Locked in another struggle with a feisty, resilient Bethune-Cookman nine, the Florida Gators needed some timely hitting and timely pitching to finally get over the hump and out of the Gainesville Regional on Monday.
Austin Langworthy provided both.
Florida’s two-way freshman allowed one run in four innings of relief and deposited a three-run homer over the fence in right field, powering the Gators to a 6-1 win over the Wildcats that sends them to the Super Regional round for the seventh time in the last nine seasons.
Prior to Langworthy’s big fly, Florida initially had about as much success at the plate as it had for most of Sunday’s loss to the Wildcats.