Florida scored four runs in the first inning and never relinquished the lead as the Gators earned a 13-5 win over Florida State in front of 5,709 in the first game of the Gainesville NCAA Super Regional Friday night.
Florida (48-16) is one win away from the College World Series. Florida State (44-20) must win Saturday's game at 5 p.m. to force a deciding game on Sunday.
"I think anybody that saw it could see it the way I saw it," FSU coach Mike Martin said. "It was just an old fashioned switching. They beat us in every phase.