That was quick. Then it got harsh.

After enduring a three-hour weather delay, Alabama punished SEC rival Florida in an elimination game of the Women’s College World Series. The 15-3 run-rule final sends the Crimson Tide on to face Arizona for a spot in the semifinals. It was the largest margin of victory for Alabama over Florida -- bettering the 11-2 win back in 1998.

Alabama (58-9) scored 11 of its 15 runs with two outs while getting a strong pitching performance from Sarah Cornell. The Tide batted .667 (8-for-12) with two outs on a pleasant Saturday evening.

And late in the rout, Bailey Hemphill crushed her 26th home run of the season to break the Alabama single-season record.

Lay off the riseball, Alabama coach Patrick Murphy said was the plan. See it low and drive the ball and that’s exactly what the Tide did in four innings at the plate.

Florida, the 2014 and ’15 national champions, ended its season with a 49-18 record.

The party started early for Alabama’s lineup. A pair of three-run home runs in the first left the Gators stunned. First, it was Kaylee Tow who destroyed one to right after KB Sides singled and Bailey Hemphill walked.

Merris Schroder then sent one to the left field seats for the 6-0 edge. That was the final meaningful pitch of three-time Florida All-American Kelly Barnhill’s collegiate career. She was replaced after 30 pitches and the six earned runs before reentering in the fourth to throw one final pitch.

“Well,” Barnhill said. “I just came out not having my best stuff today. I looked pretty good in the bullpen but when we got out there in the game, Alabama was on it. They took some good swings and I didn’t make my best pitches."

Alabama reached run-rule territory when things really got out of hand with two down in the third. A wild pitch brought in Elissa Brown before RBI singles from Sides and Hemphill. Tow added a fourth RBI when she doubled in Hemphill.

Another five runs in the bottom of the fourth featured Hemphill’s record-breaking home run to left center. It also broke the school record for RBIs with 85.

“I kinda got jammed a little bit,” Hemphill said. “But it’s just an honor to be talked about with Kelly Kretschman. It’s pretty cool.”

Florida’s lineup just couldn’t get anything going against Cornell. At least one runner was stranded in each of the first four innings for a game total of seven.

Cornell (22-1) got swinging strikeouts to end three of the first four innings against a Gator lineup that went 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position. Cornell went all five innings scattering seven hits and striking out four. Kendyl Lindaman’s solo homer with one out in the fifth ended the shutout. And Sophia Reynoso tacked on a two-run shot.

The win was Alabama’s fourth over Florida this season after sweeping the Gators in Gainesville. Florida then beat the Tide 2-1 in the SEC tournament championship game before getting a historic win Saturday.

“I think it was like a little bit of revenge,” Cornell said. “We wanted to get back at them..."

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Michael Casagrande is an Alabama beat writer for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.