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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The 14th-ranked Lady Vols could only muster two hits as they fell to No. 6 Florida, 4-1, in the series finale Sunday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Tennessee ultimately took the three-game set with back-to-back victories on Friday and Saturday.

Sophomore catcher/outfielder Rylie West accounted for UT’s only run on Sunday with a solo home run to left field in the top of the second. Zaida Puni tallied Tennessee’s second and final hit of the game with a leadoff double to center field in the top of the fourth.

Lady Vol lefty Erin Edmoundson was credited with her third loss of the season, spinning 5.2 innings with four earned runs on nine hits allowed. The graduate transfer dealt her 600th career strikeout with a swinging K in the bottom of the sixth.

Down 1-0 after West’s homer, UF evened the score in the bottom of the third on an RBI single through the left side from senior outfielder Cheyenne Lindsey. Florida shortstop Skylar Wallace scored her first of three runs in the contest to tie it up.

With the game knotted 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth, the Gators (27-5, 5-4 SEC) took the lead when designated player Reagan Walsh laced an RBI single through the middle. Florida added two runs to its lead in the sixth, scoring on a leadoff homer from Avery Goelz and an RBI double by Charla Echols.

Tennessee (22-9, 5-3 SEC) could not put together a comeback rally, going down in order in the sixth and putting only one runner on base in the seventh via McKenna Gibson’s two-out walk. The Lady Vols were awarded six free bases throughout the game with five walks and one HBP, but could not capitalize on their run-scoring opportunities.

UP NEXT: The Lady Vols return to Knoxville for a four-game home stand, beginning Wednesday at 5 p.m. with a midweek in-state matchup against Lipscomb. Tennessee will then host a three-game SEC series against Mississippi State April 1-3 at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

-UT Athletics