The postseason often provides the opportunity for unlikely heroes to emerge, and that’s exactly what happened for the Gators on Saturday in Hoover, Alabama.
A few hours after Nick Ficarrotta threw a career-high 6 1/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen in a win over Alabama, sophomore lefty Timmy Manning did something even more unbelievable in an SEC Tournament semifinal game against Texas A&M.
This season hasn’t gone the way that Manning had hoped for at all. He began the year as a member of the starting rotation, but he quickly fell out of favor with coach Kevin O’Sullivan after posting a 6.