GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Florida and Seton Hall battled through 13 innings in game one of today's doubleheader and the Pirates came out with a 3-2 win, getting a sac fly in the top of the 13th for the winning run.
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Game two of the doubleheader is scheduled to start at 8:45 p.m.
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Seton Hall struck first in the opening frame. Leadoff hitter Rob Dadona singled, stole second and came around to score on Ryan Ramiz's RBI single to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.
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Both pitchers were in a groove until the bottom of the fifth, when Florida's
Christian Hicks hit his first home run of the season to tie the game.
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The Gators took the lead in the sixth inning. Singles from
Dalton Guthrie and
Jonathan India set Florida up with runners on the corners and one out.
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Keenan Bell stepped to the plate and hit a ball off the top of the wall that bounced back in for a double and scored Guthrie from third for a 2-1 lead.
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The Pirates tied the game in the ninth. After a one-out walk, Ramiz singled to set up SHU with runners on the corners. Mike Caputo bunted to bring home the runner from third to tie the game 2-2.
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After battling in extra innings, Seton Hall finally broke the tie in the 13th. A leadoff single by Dadona got things started and the Pirates loaded the bases with a pair of walks. A sac fly from Caputo gave SHU a 3-2 lead.
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In the Gators half of the inning, Seton Hall reliever struck out consecutive batters to start the inning and got a line out to end the game.
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