Now the Gators have their backs against the wall.
Florida's game with Arkanasas on Wednesday night at the SEC Tournament was fated to be weird from the moment it began — shortly after 10:30 p.m. Eastern.
With nine innings almost guaranteed to stretch beyond midnight before them, the Gators ought to have known the witching hours would be weird.
For a while, that was a good thing: Florida matched three Arkansas runs in the top of the second inning with three of its own in the bottom of the frame, and took a 6-3 lead in the fifth.