The No. 13 national seed Gators will begin their postseason run in the Gainesville Regional on Friday night when they take on Central Michigan at 6:30 at Condron Ballpark.
Reading that last sentence might’ve caused you to laugh about five weeks ago. On April 24, the Gators got swept by No. 1 Tennessee to fall to 6-12 in SEC play. The starting rotation was a jumbled mess following Hunter Barco’s season-ending elbow injury. The bullpen seemingly couldn’t hold onto a lead of any size, and the offense disappeared for large stretches of games.
Forget hosting a regional.