Full Postgame Coverage from Gators’ Victory Over Miami
Sunday, June 14, 2015 | Baseball
Photo gallery: Miami vs Florida, by Tim Casey
OMAHA, Neb. – The Gators started the 2015 NCAA College World Series with a flourish on Saturday night, rebounding from a 2-0 deficit to post a 15-3 victory over Sunshine State rival Miami in front of 26,377 fans at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
Florida (50-16) is back on the diamond on Monday night at 8 p.m. in a winner's bracket contest against Virginia (40-22), last season's national runner-up. The game between the Gators and Cavaliers will be carried on ESPN2.
Above are highlights from GatorVision from tonight's triumph, the Gators' 10th win in a row, as well as a recap done by Jeff Cardozo and Mick Hubert from the Gator IMG Sports Network, postgame reaction from sophomore first baseman Peter Alonso, senior third baseman Josh Tobias, freshman catcher/designated hitter JJ Schwarz, sophomore center fielder Buddy Reed and video of the press conference that included head coach Kevin O'Sullivan, Schwarz, sophomore right-hander Logan Shore and Tobias.
Transcript of the Gators' Postgame Press Conference
Postgame Notes:
- Sunshine State rivals Florida & Miami met in Omaha for the first time.
- The Gators have now claimed 20 of the last 25 meetings with the Hurricanes, including three of the four encounters this season.
- Kevin O'Sullivan improved to 7-0 in the postseason against Miami.
- Florida reached the 50-win plateau for the fourth time in school history (1991, 1996, 2011, 2015). The single-season mark for wins is 53, set in 2011.
- Tonight marked the Gators' ninth opening-round game at the NCAA College World Series and they improved to 4-5.
- UF collected its 20th come-from-behind win of the campaign of the year after trailing 2-0 in the third inning.
- The Gators' 11-run fourth inning was their highest output in a frame this season and was their most in an NCAA Tournament game.
- The 11 runs set a TD Ameritrade Park Omaha record for most runs in an inning and matched a CWS record for runs in a stanza.
- Logan Shore made his first career start in the CWS and his team-leading 18th start of the season.
- JJ Schwarz extended his hitting streak to a career-high 12 games with a second-inning single.
- Miami's Andrew Suarez had not been called for any balks all season until the third inning that resulted in UF's first run.
- Josh Tobias drew a leadoff walk in the fourth and has now reached base in a team-leading 28 straight games.
- Every Gators' starter reached base and scored at least one run.
- Florida has now reached double-digits in runs in three straight outings – 13-5 and 11-4 over Florida State and 15-3 against Miami.
- Tonight's attendance of 26,377 fans was the fourth-highest at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
- The Gators are now 16-6 against ranked teams this year, including 10-4 against top-10 foes.
Up Next
Florida will take on Virginia (40-22) on Monday in a winner's bracket game at TD Ameritrade Park at 8 p.m. The game can be heard on the Gator IMG Sports Network with Jeff Cardozo and Mick Hubert, will be carried on ESPN2 with Kyle Peterson, Karl Ravech and Jessica Mendoza and will be available through WatchESPN.
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