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Gators blow ninth-inning lead, lose opener to Georgia

For the second road SEC game in a row, Jud Fabian blasted a home run to give the Gators a two-run lead in the latter stages of the game.

For the second road SEC game in a row, the game ended with their top reliever, Blake Purnell, getting walked-off in the bottom of the ninth.

Josh McAllister’s walk-off RBI double in the bottom of the ninth launched No. 23 Georgia past No. 14 Florida, 7-6, on Thursday evening at Foley Field.

The Gators (18-8, 3-4 SEC) began the bottom of the inning with a 6-4 lead, thanks to Fabian’s mammoth two-run shot past the trees in left-center field in the top of the inning.