Special report on the Florida Gators baseball team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 14 Florida used strong pitching performances from Hunter Barco and Jack Leftwich to take game three and claim the series against No. 2 Vanderbilt by a score of 5-3. The Gators (30-13, 13-8) are just the second team to post a series victory against the Commodores (32-9, 14-7) this season.
Offensively, Florida was led by Kris Armstrong (2-for-3) and Sterlin Thompson (1-for-3). Armstrong was the lone Gator to collect multiple hits in the game, while Thompson paced the team with two RBI.
The Florida offense picked up right where it left off following an 11-run barrage in game two, plating a pair of runs in the first to jump out to a 2-0 lead.