With a chance for the Southeastern Conference title and a possible NCAA Tournament bid on the line, Florida needed someone to step up.
Down by a run in the top of the fourth in Saturday’s rubber game against Georgia, Florida had a chance to start a two-out rally.
Georgia came into the final three-game set of the season against Florida without winning a series against a Southeastern Conference opponent in 2013.
After taking the series opener on Thursday, Florida (29-26, 14-15 Southeastern Conference) lost 3-1 to Georgia (20-32, 6-20 SEC) to even the series on Friday.
Following one of his worst outings of the season, Jonathon Crawford found his command again.
Johnny Magliozzi has been Florida’s most consistent pitcher in 2013. But with one series left in the regular season, his role still has not been defined.
Florida first baseman Vickash Ramjit struggled in his last weekend at McKethan Stadium.
It looked like the Gators were about to by completely stymied by the Auburn pitching staff for the second straight night.
It looked like Jonathon Crawford had brought his best stuff on Friday night.
Desperately in need of a win to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive, Florida Atlantic looked to have Florida in an ideal spot.
What was shaping into a blowout win against a forgettable team turned into something much more for Cody Dent.
The Gators scored two runs in the top of the first and 4 runs in the top of the ninth against the Tigers on Saturday. In between those two innings, LSU scored 18 times.
Aaron Nola entered Friday with three complete games in his past three outings.
Florida had a chance to steal a game from LSU with a favorable pitching matchup on Thursday night.
The Gators’ approach at the plate didn’t work out on Sunday against Tennessee.
Florida enters its series against LSU on Thursday with Jonathon Crawford and two question marks as its three starters.
The Gators had a chance to go for the sweep on Sunday.
After two straight games where the Florida lineup put the game out of reach early, it looked like the pitching staff would have to win the game on Saturday night.
Taylor Gushue pointed to the Florida dugout as McKethan Stadium awoke from its Saturday night slumber. The sophomore catcher gave Florida a 1-0 lead on a double down the left-field line to score Casey Turgeon from first base.
The buzz generated from three home runs and seven runs disappeared for a moment. Florida left-hander Danny Young lay face down on the saturated mound clay with his glove off to the side Friday night.
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