Pickin' Splinters » Ali Gardiner http://www.pickinsplinters.com There's always room for one more on the bench. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Performance Of The Week 5/25 – 5/29 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/06/01/performance-of-the-week-525-529/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=performance-of-the-week-525-529 http://www.pickinsplinters.com/2009/06/01/performance-of-the-week-525-529/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:13:53 +0000 Casey http://www.pickinsplinters.com/?p=3431 Photo Courtesy of Tim Casey - Florida Athletics

Photo Courtesy of Tim Casey - Florida Athletics

Florida’s Ali Gardiner demonstrated the virtue of perseverance this week.

The Gator senior had struggled through a season that saw her drop in the batting order from third to sixth and finally to seventh.

As she made her way to the batter’s box in the seventh, Gardiner found herself shackled in an 0-9 slump.

Forget all that.

With her team’s season on the line, Gardiner ripped a two-out, walk off grand slam to propel the Gators past the Alabama Crimson Tide 6-5.

Gardiner’s granny was the first of her career.

Who gets your POTW?

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