GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Junior RHP Chenise Delce twirled a two-hit shutout and senior Danielle Gibson homered to help No. 6 Arkansas to a 2-0 win and complete a road sweep over No. 9 Florida Sunday afternoon at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
“I’m super proud of how our team stepped up to the challenge this weekend and continued to take care of business each day,” said Delce. “This is a huge series win for us, and I’m super happy with how our offense and defense played each game. It takes a lot of pressure off me when I know I have a strong defense behind me that will make every play. I trust out offense will do its job and put up the runs we need to win.”
Arkansas moves its record to 35-8 and 14-4 in conference play. Sunday’s victory also marks the 12th win against a Top-25 opponent this season.
Delce went the distance for the Hogs, tossing her ninth complete game of the season and second against Florida. The Oklahoma City, Okla., product racked up eight strikeouts and limited the Gators to two hits. In dominating fashion, Delce held Florida to just one run in two appearances against Florida. Delce and the defense played flawlessly with zero errors and five 1-2-3 innings. Additionally, Delce retired the last 12 hitters she faced to secure the shutout.
Gibson led the offense with a home run in the second. KB Sides accounted for Arkansas’ other run after reaching on a leadoff single to left and then later scoring on an error. Hannah McEwen and Audrie LaValley accounted for Arkansas’ other base hits.
Arkansas broke the game open on Danielle Gibson’s solo home run in the second. The game remained scoreless until the Razorbacks added their second run in the sixth frame on Linnie Malkin’s grounder, which forced a Florida throwing error and plated a speedy Sides from third.
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Arkansas hosts UCA for a midweek game at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bogle Park. The game will be available on SEC Network+.
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