To say it was a statement made over the weekend might be a gross understatement for Florida baseball.
Freshman left-hander Hunter Barco threw 5.1 innings, striking out seven, walking just two and giving up just one earned run as the Gators topped then-No. 1 Miami 5-3 at Alex Rodriguez Field in Coral Gables.
The win gave the then-No. 2 Florida baseball team a three-game sweep of the Hurricanes in a thrilling series.
On Monday, that was enough to propel Florida baseball to be the new No. 1-ranked team in the country, according to D1baseball.com.