LSU and Florida faced off in the 2014 SEC Tournament championship game, when the Tigers posted a 2-0 victory over the Gators.
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Florida (46-12) survived to qualify for the SEC Tournament semifinals where they meet LSU tomorrow. Dalton Guthrie, the son of former LSU pitcher and Major League Baseball veteran Mark Guthrie, singled to lead off the inning against freshman Caleb Gilbert, who pitched brilliantly throughout five and two-thirds innings – the longest outing of his career. The victor of Friday’s Florida-Mississippi State will face LSU on Saturday at approximately 3:30 p.m. CT. “We swung it well today and hope it translates to tomorrow”.
Kramer Robertson gave LSU hope by leading off the ninth inning with a base hit and moving to second on a wild pitch by Florida closer Shaun Anderson.
The LSU pitching staff has been especially effective over the past 15 games, recording a 2.85 ERA in 139 innings with 105 strikeouts and a. 233 opponent batting average.
Gilbert allowed the only run of the game in the sixth on third baseman Jonathan India’s two-out RBI double. The rest of the bullpen will be available, excepting Jake Latz, who Mainieri says might be available Sunday if LSU advances. starting 3B Chris Reid is questionable after falling ill and leaving the game early against State on Thursday night.
The loss to the Tigers ended the Bulldogs’ string of 12-consecutive wins and 15 out of their last 16. Regardless of if we went 0-2 or won the tournament, we’re still going to be a national seed.
Florida, of course, went on to win the 2015 edition of the SEC Tournament, steaming through eventual fellow College World Series participants LSU and Vanderbilt on the weekend to do so. Sexton allowed 11 hits and seven runs (six earned), with three strikeouts and a walk.
“When we’re making our plans for who’s going to pitch in that regional next week certainly Zac Houston has got his name in the middle of this thing”, Cohen said. “Next time we will”. Currently No. 6 in the nation in the Ratings Percentage Index, the Tigers are a lock to host that round.
The defending SEC champion Gators (47-12) face Texas A&M Sunday for the title. I thought Poche’ was outstanding, and of course, Parker Bugg did a tremendous job.
“I can’t emphasize enough how proud I am of our team”, Mainieri said.
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