Mike Rivera jumped to his feet, threw Shaun Anderson’s slider into the air and the Florida Gators dugout erupted when Florida State senior John Sansone swung at strike three in the bottom of the ninth, sealing a 7-0 win.
For the fifth time in the last seven years under Kevin O’Sullivan, the Gators are heading to Omaha.
“I couldn’t be more proud of the way they’ve handled the expectations from a team standpoint, and how selfless they were individually,” O’Sullivan said after the game. “I’m just proud that we have an opportunity to go back out to Omaha and have these guys have that experience again.