The No. 6 Florida Gators (32-10) improved to 29-0 all-time against the visiting Bethune Cookman Wildcats (15-30) with a 3-2 win thanks to some timely hitting late in the game.
Eric Hanhold drew the start for the Gators and gave Florida the best performance of his career. Hanhold scattered five hits through 5.1 innings of work and struck out a career-high seven batters. Hanhold was able to work out of jams in the first four innings to keep Bethune Cookman off the board before he handed the ball off to A.J. Puk in the sixth.
“That is the best Hanhold has looked all year,” manager Kevin O’Sullivan said.