Bethune-Cookman had played the Florida Gators 31 times coming into Sunday’s Regional Final in Gainesville. All 31 times the Wildcats had come out on the losing end. That streak ended on Saturday with a historic 6-2 win.
“This one is even bigger for our program,” Wildcats manager Jason Beverlin said after the game. “To beat someone the caliber of Florida in a championship game to force it to the ‘if necessary game’ is huge.”
The Gators were the home team on Saturday. Florida has been to a Regional in every season since Kevin O’Sullivan took over as head coach and had swept six of those Regionals.