Gators collapse late, get swept at home by Tennessee

Kevin O'Sullivan looks on during the Gators' game against Georgia State on Feb. 26, 2022. GatorCountry photo by David Bowie.The Gators found yet another way to lose a game that they should’ve won on Sunday afternoon.

They led No. 1 Tennessee 4-1 thanks to Brandon Neely carrying a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Jac Caglianone driving in a couple of runs in his first career start. Tennessee’s Jorel Ortega led off the ninth with a home run to left-center field off of Blake Purnell, but Purnell struck out the next two batters to draw tantalizingly close to his fifth save of the year.

Then, things blew up on Purnell in a hurry. Trey Lipscomb flared a single in front of right fielder Sterlin…