Ashton Wilson had three doubles, a home run and 3 RBI in a 5-2 Florida Gators win over Nebraska in Game 1 of the Stillwater Regional.
baseball was one side worked and the other didn’t. Specifically, if the Gators offense showed up, the pitching usually didn’t. And that led to a mediocre regular season, but Florida still found itself in the NCAA Tournament for the 16th season in a row.
Through five innings, Florida recorded 10 hits and caused Nebraska starter Brett Sears to exit earlier than expected. But the Gators only scored three runs on those 10 hits.So, it was up to the pitching to keep the Cornhuskers from crossing the plate. In the bottom of the eighth with a 4-2 lead, Nebraska loaded the bases with one out.
Peterson went 5 ⅓ innings, giving up just two earned runs while striking out seven. Still, the Gators’ lead wasn’t comfortable, but behind a strong outing Neely and the insurance runs in the eighth and ninth, the three-seeded Gators got the opening round win.
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