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Florida Baseball: UF survives LSU to claim first national championship

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It wasn’t easy by any means, but in Florida baseball’s third attempt at a national championship series in Omaha, the Gators are finally national champions. That feels awesome to say.

The Gators started freshman P Tyler Dyson on the mound, for what was only his second start of the season.

The LSU Tigers started veteran Jared Poché on the mound, and he held his own for most of the game.

In order for the Gators to the claim the hardware, they needed to swing the bats early and score quickly, and they did just that.