Florida will face Virginia's ace — who hasn't pitched since April — in a game the Gators must win to stay alive at the College World Series.
For Florida, Friday's game against Virginia (3 p.m., ESPN2 or WatchESPN) isn't about revenge — it's about staying alive.
But for the Cavaliers, it's about taking a chance and hoping it pays off, with another game left to do the necessary work of eliminating the Gators.
There's good reason for Virginia to be confident that a chance will pay off: Nathan Kirby, its Friday starter, was ahead of Monday's starter Brandon Waddell in the Cavaliers' rotation all year, and all Waddell did was limit the most productive offense at the College World Series to two hits in seven innings of work.