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Updated · Gainesville Sun · May 30
Florida Blasts 7 Home Runs in 22-10 Win Over Miami, Reaching Regional Final
Updated
Updated · Gainesville Sun · May 30

Florida Blasts 7 Home Runs in 22-10 Win Over Miami, Reaching Regional Final

6 articles · Updated · Gainesville Sun · May 30
  • Florida moved within one win of its first Super Regional in three years after routing Miami 22-10 in the Gainesville Regional behind a seven-homer outburst.
  • Seven runs with two outs in the sixth inning broke open an 8-8 game, with Kyle Jones' three-run double capping the rally after Miami had erased Florida's early 6-1 lead.
  • Five of the Gators' home runs came in the eighth inning alone, from Cade Kurland, Blake Cyr, Brendan Lawson, Ethan Surowiec and Karson Bowen, turning a 15-10 game into a blowout.
  • Miami had opened with Jake Ogden's leadoff homer and kept pressure on Florida's pitching, but the Hurricanes used four arms in the decisive sixth and could not contain the late surge.
After an explosive seven-homer game, is Florida's pitching deep enough to win the College World Series?
After using nine pitchers in one game, can Miami's depleted staff possibly fight back through the loser's bracket?
With home runs dominating the regionals, are we witnessing a permanent shift in college baseball's offensive strategy?