Gator Baseball Beats Georgia; Wins Series

The Florida baseball team wins an SEC series on the road after beating Georgia 7-4 Sunday in Athens, Georgia. Florida took two of three from the Bulldogs in the series. This game was back and forth early. The Gators took a 2-0 first inning lead when Buddy Reed hit a two run single to score Dalton Guthrie and Pete Alonso. However, the Bulldogs went up 3-2 in the bottom of the frame when first baseman Daniel Nichols hit a monster three run homer. The Gators took a 4-3 lead in the third when Richie Martin scored on a passed ball and Josh Tobias scored on an RBI ground out by Harrison Bader. Georgia tied the game in the bottom of the inning on a solo home run by Stephen Wrenn but that would be the last time Georgia would score in the game. Florida took a 7-4 lead in the sixth inning. Ryan Larson had the big hit, a three run double to score Reed, JJ Schwarz and Mike Rivera. The

Gator bullpen made the lead stand up, with the win going to Taylor Lewis (3-1) who pitched two and two thirds innings of scoreless relief. Danny Young picked up his second save, pitching the final three innings while giving up no hits or runs. Florida (35-13, 15-9 SEC) hosts USF Tuesday before playing at Vanderbilt starting Thursday.