The term “must-win” is overused in sports. It’s important to not let the outcome of one game or one series blind your vision of a long season, especially in the 56-game grind that is the college baseball season.
Still, this weekend’s series between No. 18 Florida and Missouri felt like not only a must-win series for the Gators but a must-sweep series.
The Tigers entered the weekend as one of two SEC teams with an overall losing record. They ranked last in the league in both team batting average and team earned run average. With the Gators trying to creep back into contention following their sluggish start to conference play, they needed to take care of business at home against a team like this.