Behind a season-high six home runs, No.6 Florida run-ruled No.5 LSU during Sunday’s rubber match, defeating the Tigers 12-2 after eight innings at Alex Box Stadium.
Delivering the team’s second top-five series victory in as many weekends, the Gators (14-9, 4-2 SEC) plated all 12 runs of their runs in the final four innings to deliver a statement win in the decisive game three. The series victory marked Florida’s first in Baton Rouge since a 2011 sweep.
“Early on, (Thatcher) Hurd, he had trouble commanding his fastball but he was throwing his curveball and slider for strikes, so it took us a while to get going,” Head Coach Kevin O’Sullivan said on the victory.