Softball Hosts Annual All for Alex Game, Falls to Gators

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina softball team (23-19, 3-11) hosted the SEC’s annual All for Alex game Saturday (Apr. 11) against No. 6 Florida (39-5, 13-4), but the Gamecocks fell to the Gators 15-2 in five innings.

The All for Alex event honors and recognizes Alex Wilcox, a member of the 2018 Mississippi State team. She inspired the nation with her courageous fight against ovarian cancer, but one that ultimately took her life in the summer of 2018. The 15 SEC schools join together to wear teal or teal accents as the entire league recognizes her impact on the softball community nationwide and in the fight against ovarian cancer.

Carolina jumped out in front in the bottom of the second. Tori Ensley put the Gamecocks on the board with a leadoff home run to left center for her team-leading eighth home run of the season.

A walk and a hit by pitch extended the inning for South Carolina. Down 0-2 in the count, Quincee Lilio added to that score, hitting a double to left center and sending pinch runner Lexie Shaver home for an early 2-0 lead over the Gators.

Florida gained the lead in the third inning with a pair of three-run home runs. They later tacked on four in the fourth and five more in the fifth, with six of those runs also coming on home runs.

Jori Heard (6-7) took the loss after striking out two and allowing four earned runs in an inning of relief.

The Gamecocks return to Carolina Softball Stadium Sunday for game three of the series and Quincee Lilio Day, with first pitch set for 1:00 p.m.

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