Young leads Gators past Rebels in home series opener
No. 15 Florida bounced back Thursday night with a 4-1 win over No. 3 Ole Miss April 2, 2021 | 12:52am EDT After South Carolina swept UF on the road last weekend, No. 15 Florida bounced back with a 4-1 win over No. 3 Ole Miss on a chilly Thursday night at Florida Ballpark. Photo from UF-Jacksonville game March 14.
Up 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth with a runner aboard, Florida left fielder Jacob Young hacked at the first pitch from Ole Miss right-hander Josh Mallitz. Young drove a breaking ball into the right-center gap that turned into a RBI triple and extended the Gators’ lead to 3-1.