Virginia vs. Florida in Omaha, Neb., 8 p.m. today ESPN
The Cavaliers came up with the clutch hits again Saturday to top Arkansas in the first game of the College World Series, 5-3. Kenny Towns hit an RBI double in the eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie and Ernie Clement got a trickling hit through the infield in the ninth for an insurance run. Connor Jones went six innings on the mound and Josh Sborz was terrific in relief.
Now, the 'Hoos take on quite possibly the hottest team in the CWS, Florida. The Gators are scoring an incredible 11.3 runs per game in the NCAA tournament. Now for more on the Gators:
No. 1 seed Florida
National seed: No. 4
Record: 50-16, 19-11 SEC, champions of SEC tournament at 4-1, 3-0 and champs of Gainesville Regional (beat Florida Atlantic, Florida A&M, and South Florida), 2-0 and champs of Gainesville
Super Regional (beat Florida State 13-5 and 11-4), and 1-0 at CWS after beating Miami 15-3
Last 10: 10-0
Team batting average: .300 (19th in nation)
Batting average leaders: Josh Tobias (.370), JJ Schwarz (.335), and Buddy Reed (.316)
RBI leaders: Schwarz (73), Harrison Bader (62), and Mike Rivera (45)
HR leaders: Schwarz (18), Bader (15), and Tobias and Richie Martin (5 each)
SB leaders: Martin (20), Reed (18), and Tobias (13)
Team fielding percentage: .985 (1st)
Team ERA: 3.20 (29th)
Starter: A.J. Puk (10-3, 3.96)
The winner of this game next plays Friday. The loser plays either Arkansas or Miami on Wednesday in an elimination game. Those two squads play earlier today.
The Cavaliers came up with the clutch hits again Saturday to top Arkansas in the first game of the College World Series, 5-3. Kenny Towns hit an RBI double in the eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie and Ernie Clement got a trickling hit through the infield in the ninth for an insurance run. Connor Jones went six innings on the mound and Josh Sborz was terrific in relief.
Now, the 'Hoos take on quite possibly the hottest team in the CWS, Florida. The Gators are scoring an incredible 11.3 runs per game in the NCAA tournament. Now for more on the Gators:
No. 1 seed Florida
National seed: No. 4
Record: 50-16, 19-11 SEC, champions of SEC tournament at 4-1, 3-0 and champs of Gainesville Regional (beat Florida Atlantic, Florida A&M, and South Florida), 2-0 and champs of Gainesville
Last 10: 10-0
Team batting average: .300 (19th in nation)
Batting average leaders: Josh Tobias (.370), JJ Schwarz (.335), and Buddy Reed (.316)
RBI leaders: Schwarz (73), Harrison Bader (62), and Mike Rivera (45)
HR leaders: Schwarz (18), Bader (15), and Tobias and Richie Martin (5 each)
SB leaders: Martin (20), Reed (18), and Tobias (13)
Team fielding percentage: .985 (1st)
Team ERA: 3.20 (29th)
Starter: A.J. Puk (10-3, 3.96)
The winner of this game next plays Friday. The loser plays either Arkansas or Miami on Wednesday in an elimination game. Those two squads play earlier today.
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