GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The No. 5/7 Florida softball team dropped the second game of its three-game Southeastern Conference series against No. 13/16 Mississippi State on Saturday. Just the second loss at home this season for the Gators, the record at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium stands at 18-2.

Special report on the Florida Gators softball team: DELAND, Fla. – In front of a sold-out crowd at Patricia Wilson Field on Wednesday evening, the No. 5/7 Florida softball team defeated Stetson, 8-2, completing the two-game series sweep over the Hatters.

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The No.7 Florida Gators and Stetson Hatters softball teams had a front row seat to history on Wednesday evening.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 5/8 Florida softball team (30-2, 7-1 SEC) evened up its weekend series against No. 1 Tennessee (28-2, 6-2 SEC) with a 5-2 win on Saturday afternoon at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

The softball game entered a delay eight minutes before first pitch at 6 p.m., while baseball was scheduled to start for 6:30 p.m. The chance for rain is expected jump to 60% at 8 p.m., but there has yet to be any rainfall — just nearby by lightning. Florida baseball will begin at 8:30 p.m., while softball is set to start for 8:10 p.m.

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The loss was just Florida's second at home this season, now holding a 18-2 record at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, and sets up a Sunday rubber match. Shumaker had Florida's sole multi-hit outing for the Gators, going 1-for-2 with a run and an RBI, while Erickson drove in three runs.

No. 5 Florida (34-4, 9-3 SEC) bounced back with a 8–2 win over Stetson (22-15, 7-2 A-SUN) on Wednesday at Patricia Wilson Field. The Gators improved to 9–0 against in-state opponents, including wins over USF,