Alabama avoids the sweep by winning Game Three 5-1. Bama blew open a very tight game with a two run HR my McCleney in the 5th to take a 2-1 lead. We got three insurance runs in the 6th with McCleney again delivering the big hit with a two run triple. Alexis Osorio pitched a 4 hit gem giving up only one run.
The TV announcer sad it has been 11 years since Alabama has been swept at home.
GAME THREE: ALABAMA 5, FLORIDA 1
Alabama avoided a series sweep with a big win in game three, scoring five runs in the fifth and sixth innings to defeat Florida, 5-1, at Rhoads Stadium.
The pitching stayed strong in game three as it had throughout the weekend, with freshman Alexis Osorio (10-3) earning her third win over a Top 10 opponent, limiting the Gators to just one run on four hits with seven strikeouts. Haylie McCleney accounted for four of the Tide's five runs, hitting a two-run homer in the fifth and a two-run triple in the sixth. McCleney was moved into the three-hole for just the third time this season, while senior Danielle Richard went 1-2 with two runs scored out of the leadoff position.
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