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Horned Frogs batter Braden Taylor mashed a 95 mph fastball to deep left center, garnering cheers from the crowd, but Robertson, a redshirt freshman who had scored the go-ahead run for Florida, sprinted toward the back wall, jumped up and caught the ball while his momentum threw him into the wall.“At that point, it’s do-or-die,” Robertson said of his catch. “I’m going to run through the wall if I have to. I knew I was getting close to the wall, had to get up.
Michael Robertson celebrates with Gators right fielder Richie Schiekofer after making a game-saving catch.The snag not only sealed the win, it also made Florida the fourth team in history to win its bracket with three straight one-run wins.“I mean it’s an unbelievable feeling,” the right fielder said. “Any time you get to do something like that for your team, it fills my heart up. Seriously. I’m excited to move on and I think everybody’s really pumped. We’re excited to get going.
Florida outfielder Ty Evans , center fielder Michael Robertson , pitcher Blake Purnell and second baseman Cade Kurland celebrate after their win over TCU.Thanks, in part, to his catch — Gators shortstop Josh Rivera hit a two-run homer — Florida can now rest easy awaiting the winner of the Wake Forest-LSU semifinal.“It’s not easy to get to this point. It’s just not,” coach Kevin O’Sullivan said.
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