TCU hands Florida Gators 9-2 loss, forces elimination game Saturday

University of Florida manager Kevin O’Sullivan meets with volunteer assistant Lars Davis and assistant coach Craig Bell before the Florida Gators game against TCU / Gator Country photo by Nick de la TorreOMAHA, Neb — The 2017 Florida Gators haven’t made anything easy this season and that didn’t change in Omaha.

Facing elimination the TCU Horned Frogs pounded out nine runs on nine hits and four Frog pitchers combined on a five-hitter to force the “if necessary” game in bracket two.

For a while it looked like the game was being brought to you by the strikeout. Sophomore Jackson Kowar drew the start, his first College World Series appearance, and stuck out the first five batters he faced. Kowar…