Sunshine Showdown in the River City; Another Top 10 Matchup

For the second time this season, the Gators will face Florida State in the Fresh from Florida Sunshine Showdown. Tuesday's nights matchup will be at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville at 6 p.m.

Florida (16-9, 2-4 SEC) won the first meeting against Florida State (18-7, 6-3 ACC) with a 1-0 shutout victory in Gainesville on March 14. Four UF freshmen combined to limit the Seminoles to just four hits and no runs in the first meeting between the two teams. Dating back to last year's Super Regional, Florida State has not scored a run on Florida in 31 consecutive innings. UF has shut out FSU three straight games (5-0, 7-0, 1-0).

Freshman Garrett Milchin will be making his first career start for Florida on the mound. He has pitched 7.1 innings on the year with two earned runs allowed and nine strikeouts.

Complete game notes for tomorrow's matchup are available HERE.

Last year, Florida beat FSU 3-2 in Jacksonville. Mike Rivera had a two-run homer and Jackson Kowar started and pitched five innings for the win.

#9 Florida vs. #10 Florida State

Tuesday, March 28 | 6 p.m.

On the Mound

For Florida:	For Florida State:
RHP Garrett Milchin, Fr. 0-1, 2.45 ERA	RHP Andrew Karp, R-So. 0-1, 4.10 ERA

Series History

Florida State leads the overall series against Florida 128-113-1, however the Gators are 13-3 (.813) over the past 16 games against FSU, including a 5-1 record last year and a Super Regional victory over the Noles. Florida beat FSU 1-0 on March 14.

Fresh from Florida Sunshine Showdown

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