Florida baseball completes a masterful comeback in their opening game of the Men’s College World Series, defeating Virginia 6-5 behind a three run ninth inning, launching the Gators into the winner’s bracket.
Virginia was previously 46-0 on the season when leading after eight innings.
The Gators found the scoreboard first after junior infielder Colby Halter smoked a line drive over the shortstop’s head, scoring BT Riopelle from third base. Halter is now 7 for 18 (.388) in the NCAA Tournament, totaling four RBIs in that span.
A pair of Virginia base running errors left Florida’s starter Brandon Sproat on cruise control through the first three innings of the game.