Gators swept by Arkansas, enter SEC Tournament as No. 6 seed

University of Florida pitcher Jordan Butler delivers to the plate in a win over the Miami Hurricanes / Gator Country photo by David BowieFor the third day in a row, the Gators found themselves in a tight battle with No. 1 Arkansas heading into the late innings.

For the third day in a row, bullpen struggles and an inability to get one or two clutch hits caused the game to get away from them.

The Razorbacks exploded for seven runs in the seventh inning to defeat the No. 9 Gators 9-3 and sweep the series on Saturday afternoon at Baum-Walker Stadium.

“Credit to Arkansas; they played really well this weekend,” UF coach Kevin O’Sullivan said. “Kind of fell apart there in the bottom of the seventh,…