Senior second base Rylee McDaniel was up to bat for the Gators in the seventh inning of the first game against the Hawaii Pacific University Sharks. The Gators just tied the game to one run each in that same inning. Olivia Clavero and Lexi Holihan were on bases and in scoring position. If one of them were to run home, the Gators would take game one. McDaniel stepped up to the plate and spectators were silent. Sharks pitcher Taylor Thompson threw the ball and McDaniel made the right hit at the right time. McDaniel hit a homer that would allow her, Clavero and Holihan to run to home plate and clinched the first game 4-1 as fans cheered. “I knew she was going to throw me inside,” McDaniel said. “I just got off the plate a little bit, and then I got my hands through.” San Francisco State University’s softball team’s late-game heroics in game one against the Sharks resulted in a doubleheader series sweep on March 19. The no. 20 nationally ranked no. SFSU Gators are now 23-7. 🔗 Re...