Florida baseball picked up a monumental victory over No.5 Arkansas on Friday night, defeating the Razorbacks 6-4 in game one of a critical three game set. The Gators improved to 29-15 (7-12 SEC) and have won nine of their last ten games.
Heroic effort from Liam Peterson
Florida’s ace Liam Peterson was simply outstanding vs one of the better offenses in the country, striking out a career high 13 batters in 6.0+ innings pitched. Peterson allowed a pair of solo shots early but settled down and fired four consecutive scoreless innings. At 105 pitches, Peterson trotted back out for the 7th inning after convincing head coach Kevin O’Sullivan.