HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Sophomore Timmy Manning and freshman Fisher Jameson mixed to throw a six-hitter, Jud Fabian gave No. 7 seed Florida the lead for good with a second-inning house run and the Gators superior to the championship game of the SEC Tournament with a 9-0 romp over No. 2 seed Texas A&M on Saturday.
Florida (39-21) will play the winner of Saturday night time’s semifinal nightcap between top-seeded Tennessee and Twelfth-seeded Kentucky in Sunday’s title game.
Manning (1-0) went the primary 5 innings, permitting 5 hits and a stroll whereas hanging out six to earn his first resolution of the season. James yielded only one hit over the ultimate 4 innings, hanging out 4 for his first save.
The Gators scored a minimum of one run in each inning however the first and eighth.
BT Riopelle had three of Florida’s 9 hits in the game, driving in a run and scoring twice. Lead-off batter Wyatt Langford had a double and a two-run single. Catcher Mac Guscette had a two-run single that made it 4-0 in the fourth.
Prager (1-3) took the loss for the Aggies (37-18). He allowed 4 runs — three earned — on three hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings.
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