GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Shaylon Govan hit a three-run home run, RyLee Crandall shut down fourth-seeded Florida, and Baylor forced a deciding third game in the Gainesville Super Regional with a 5-2 win on Saturday.
The Bears (36-22) and Gators (50-13), who had won 12 in a row, meet on Sunday for a berth in the Women’s College World Series.
A walk and a single to start off the bottom of the first set the stage for Govan’s blast, her 11th, to left-center off Keagan Rothrock (29-7).
Crandall (17-8) scattered five hits and walked two while striking out six.
Reagan Walsh led off the Florida second with a home run, but Baylor got that back quickly. Taylor Strain scored on a wild pitch after leading off the inning with a single.
Skylar Wallace had an RBI single for Florida in the fifth, but Ana Watson added an insurance run in the sixth, coming around to score on a sacrifice fly after a leadoff single.
Rothrock, a freshman who won the opening game in the best-of-three series 4-2, was pulled after Govan’s home run. Ava Brown pitched the rest of the game.
Associated Press
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