Florida baseball has advanced to the winners bracket of the Gainesville Regional.
The Gators opened the tournament with an 8-7 walk off win over Rider. Florida will play again at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, when UF will face either Troy or Miami.
Notably, Florida will start Aidan King on the mound.
The Gators and Miami met earlier this season, which ended in UF winning a pair of games as the final contest of the series was rained out. In those two games, three different Gators homered, while Liam Peterson recorded eight strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work.
As a pitching staff, Miami holds a team ERA of 4.88 and a WHIP of 1.45. Rob Evans headlines the staff as he recorded a 3.16 ERA, a 10-3 win-loss record, 94 strikeouts and 29 walks.
Florida last played Troy back in 2020, which ended with the Gators sweeping the Trojans in Gainesville. Troy has struggled to pitch it, with its staff holding a 5.64 ERA and walking 250 batters.
Anchoring the Trojans’ lineup, which hit .285 this season, is Sun Belt Player of the Year Jimmy Janicki. The catcher batted .350 and hit 22 doubles and 17 home runs and drove in 73 runs.
First pitch between Troy and Miami will be at 6 p.m. and will be televised on the ACCN on May 29.
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Reporting by Andrew Abadie, Gainesville Sun / The Gainesville Sun
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