GAINSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Reliever Carsten Finnvold labored out of a jam within the first inning and threw what amounted to a whole sport as Florida, the general No. 13 seed, defeated Oklahoma 7-2 on Sunday, organising a Monday showdown for the Gainsville Regional title.
Gator starter Timmy Manning hit the primary batter, threw two wild pitches after which walked the bases loaded within the backside of the primary. Finnvold relieved and acquired two popups and a flyout.
Finnvold completed the sport, permitting 5 hits and two runs. Four of the hits got here got here within the sixth when the Sooners (39-21) tied the sport 2-2. A ninth-inning single was erased on a game-ending double play.
BT Riopelle broke the tie within the seventh with a single, scoring Sterlin Thompson who had doubled. Those had been the one two batters reliever Carson Atwood (2-4) confronted in taking the loss.
Florida (42-23) added 4 extra runs within the eighth, beginning with Jud Fabian’s leadoff homer. Fabian additionally opened the scoring with a house run within the fourth, giving him 10 multi-homer video games in his profession.
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