Lindsey goes 3 for 3; Florida tops Oregon State 7-1 in WCWS
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Cheyenne Lindsey went 3 for 3 and scored three runs to assist 14th-seeded Florida beat Oregon State 7-1 on Thursday evening within the Ladies’s School World Collection opener for each groups.
Avery Goelz had two hits and knocked in three runs and Charli Echols hit a solo homer for the Gators (49-17).
Natalie Lugo (12-5) stepped in for starter Lexie Delbrey and received the win in six innings of scoreless aid. She gave up one hit and struck out six.
Oregon State’s Sarah Haendiges (13-7) pitched 4 2/3 innings and gave up seven runs on 10 hits within the loss.
Florida superior to play the winner between No. 7 seed Oklahoma State and unseeded Arizona on Saturday. Oregon State (39-21) will play the Oklahoma State-Arizona loser in an elimination sport Friday.
Oregon State opened the scoring on an RBI single by Frankie Hammoude within the high of the primary inning.
Florida took the lead within the second when Goelz hit one down the primary final analysis that Hammoude couldn’t give you. Two runs scored on the error.
Goelz knocked in two on a single within the fourth, then Echols’ blast within the fifth made it 5-1.
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