Florida and Georgia to meet in NCAA softball Super Regional

Florida and Georgia will battle for a spot in the Women’s College World Series. The Gators and Bulldogs each won their NCAA Regionals on Sunday, advancing to the Super Regional.

As the No. 4 national seed, Florida will host the Super Regional in Gainesville. UF went 3-0 in the Regional against USF and South Alabama. The Gators took down USF for the second time on Sunday, winning 8-0 behind a no-hitter from Elizabeth Hightower. The Florida offense exploded for six runs in the seventh inning, including a grand slam from Sarah Longley.

SARAH. LONGLEY. GRAND. SLAM.#Gators have busted this one open, and are headed to the Super Regionals next weekend! pic.twitter.com/HxwC8E0aGa

— InAllKindsOfWeather.com (@AllKindsWeather) May 23, 2021

While Georgia hosted the Athens Regional, No. 13 Duke was the nationally seeded team in the Regional. UGA, however, went 3-0, downing Duke twice in one-run decisions. Saturday’s Georgia win was 1-0 but it was a wild one on Sunday with multiple lead changes and UGA coming out on top 10-9.

Sydney Chambley, ladies and gentleman, has driven in the go-ahead run for the Dawgs in the bottom of the sixth!!

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🐶 10#Team25 | #GoDawgs | #RoadtoWCWS pic.twitter.com/dSWYHur2XV

— Georgia Softball (@UGASoftball) May 23, 2021

Florida and Georgia met in April. UGA won the series opener in Athens 4-2, a game nationally televised on ESPN. UF came back to take the series with 17-1 and 8-1 victories. The Gators will be looking to get revenge for the 2016 Super Regionals when the 16-seed Bulldogs knocked off the top-seed with a walk-off homer in Gainesville.

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