The Gators will play No. 3 Seed Cal Sunday at 4 p.m. If Cal defeats host Fresno State in Saturday’s nightcap, UF would need to beat the Bears twice for the regional championship. If the top-seeded Bulldogs hold out, UF and Cal’s game will serve as an elimination game for the right to play Fresno for the title.

Marino’s swung on a 2-0, one-out pitch to record her 15^th home run of the year. "I’m so in shock," Marino said. "I don’t remember what it was, I remember it was up. I knew I hit it hard, and when I looked at (first base coach Gaye Lynn Wilson), she was going crazy. That’s when I knew it was out."

"Our team just keeps going," fourth-year Coach Larry Ray said. "I’m very proud of them. And, I’m extremely proud of Emily Marino to get the key hit."

UF scored first in its first inning, but Texas went ahead with a pair of runs in the third frame. UT pitcher Charla Moore retired 17 consecutive Gators before UF got hot again in the sixth. Senior Lora Pinkerton (Phoenix, Ariz./Moon Valley) rallied with a base hit, setting the school, single-season hits record with 73. But, the Gators didn’t score again until the seventh. Sophomore Andrea Zimbardi (Green, Ohio/Green) drove in freshman pinch runner Lana Harris (Satellite Beach, Fla./Satellite) from second base. Harris was running for shortstop Jenn Mossadeghi (Jupiter, Fla./The King’s Academy), who hit a double.

Junior pitcher Renise Landry (West Monroe, La./West Monroe) came in relief for senior Beth Dieter (Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips) after three and a third innings. Landry (21-11) recorded the win while setting the UF record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched. She now has 28 and two-thirds shutout frames. Landry gave up five hits and a walk, and struck out one. Dieter allowed both runs off of four hits and a walk. She also had one strikeout. UT’s Carmen Martinez subbed in for Moore in the eighth. She went a third of an inning before giving up Marino’s shot to left field.

WRUF-AM 850 will broadcast the game live.