As expected, Friday’s series opener between No. 14 Florida and No. 22 Miami was a tightly contested pitchers’ duel that came down to just a handful of plays.
This game came down to which team made the fewest self-inflicted mistakes, and Miami was that team. They defeated the Gators 5-2 at Mark Light Field.
UF put six more runners on base than Miami did, but they stranded 12 of them. They went just 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position and left at least two runners on base in four innings. They also had a runner picked off of first base.