COLUMBIA — Florida’s mastery of South Carolina continued, and in dramatic fashion Friday night at Founders Park.
Gators third baseman Jonathan India hit one ninth-inning homer to tie the game, and then outfielder Nick Horvath added another to win it as No. 1 Florida came from behind to stun sixth-ranked South Carolina 5-4 before a crowd of 7,948 left mostly silent at the end.
The Gators beat South Carolina for the 16th time in 13 meetings since USC’s last series victory over Florida, which came in the championship round of the 2011 College World Series. Florida (37-6, 14-5 SEC) also knotted the Gamecocks (33-9, 14-5) for first in the SEC.