Sophomore Sara Nevins threw her seventh complete-game shutout of the season for the Bulls (47-11), who advanced to the super regionals for the second time. She struck out 12 to earn her 29th victory of the season.
Florida shortstop Cheyenne Coyle, third baseman Sami Fagan and outfielder Kasey Fagan were dismissed from the team by coach Tim Walton on the eve of postseason play. The school would not state the reason for the suspensions but Kevin Fagan, father of Sami and Kasey, told the Ocala (Fla.) Star-Banner it was because of an altercation.
Florida (48-13) reached the championship finals in 2009 and 2011. Sami Fagan was the Gators' leading hitter with a .378 average while Coyle had 10 homers 34 RBI.
In other surprises:
? Michigan blanked No. 15 seed Louisville, 4-0, on the Cardinals' home field as freshman left-hander Haylie Wagner threw a six-hit shutout. The Wolverines (42-15) completed a 3-0 run through the regional. Ashley Lane drove in two runs and Michigan became the first team to turn three double plays in a tournament game since 1999. The Cardinals finished 55-5.
?LSU eliminated eighth seed Texas A&M in the College Station Regional, pushing across a pair of unearned runs in a 2-1 win that wrapped up a 3-0 weekend. Brittany Mack struck out seven while giving up three hits for the Tigers (37-22) while Ashley Applegate went 2-for-3 at the plate. The Aggies (41-18) managed one run in two games against LSU.
? Twelve-time national champion and No. 12 seed UCLA was one of the first teams ousted from the field of 64 when it went 0-2 in the Los Angeles Regional. The Bruins (36-20) lost to Hofstra, 7-2, in their opener and were eliminated in a 2-1 loss to Florida State. Hofstra (41-13) went on to win a regional for the first time ever, edging San Diego State 2-1 to advance to the super regionals against South Florida.
No. 2 Alabama led the wave of seeded teams to advance to the super regionals without a loss. The Crimson Tide took the Tuscaloosa regional with a 6-0 win against South Alabama.
Also moving on unscathed were No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 9 Missouri, No. 10 Georgia, No. 11 Oregon, No. 13 Arizona, No. 14 Louisiana-Lafayette and No. 16 Washington.
Top seed California was one of four national seeds that had to rebound from a loss to get to the next round, along with No. 3 Arizona State, No. 6 Texas and No. 7 Tennessee.
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