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The NCAA Softball World Series field is almost set, and 25 percent of the field could be represented by the state of Florida.

The Florida Gators played Washington on Sunday in a game delayed by rain and lightning for more than three hours after taking a 4-0 lead. The forecast did not look favorable well into the night.

Leadoff hitter Kelsey Stewart slammed a three-run homer in the fourth as lightning approached the stadium.

Washington had won Game 2 in the best-of-three series 4-3 as pitcher Kaitlin Inglesby hit a two-run homer.

Florida State earlier had qualified for the World Series, and will be joined by Oregon, Baylor, Louisiana-Lafayette, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Alabama in the show, starting Thursday.

Gators lose to LSU 2-0 in baseball final

HOOVER, Ala. – Sean McMullen hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to lift LSU to a 2-0 victory against Florida in the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game.

The Tigers (44-14-1) were locked in a scoreless duel before McMullen launched his sixth home run over the right-field fence.

They've won five of the past seven SEC tournament titles, two straight and 11 overall.

The Gators (40-21) managed just two hits against four pitchers.

Gators starter Karsten Winston pitched six-plus scoreless innings, allowing three hits, walking three and hitting two batters. He left after plunking Tyler Moore to start the seventh and reliever Ryan Harris (3-2) got out of that inning unscathed but gave up the home run.

The NCAA Selection Show is today at noon on ESPNU.