Gators hold off Tigers after three-hour rain delay
Two early home runs and a mammoth third inning built a lead Florida held the rest of the night
Kendrick Calilao prepares for a pitch against Jacksonville March 14
Christian Scott hadn’t expected to be on the mound after midnight.
As the game developed, Missouri wished he hadn’t been, either.
On a rainy night in Gainesville that delayed first pitch until well into the night, Florida exploded out of the gate with seven early runs and leaned on Scott’s dominant performance to dispatch Missouri with a three-run victory.
On a drizzly day in Gainesville, the Gators draped the tarp over the infield a few hours longer than planned. With steady rainfall for hours, first pitch waited until 9:22 pm, nearly three full hours after the scheduled start time.