Not many people across the college baseball landscape predicted No. 21 Miami to take two of three games versus No. 1 Florida at the brand-new Florida Ballpark in Gainesville, Florida this weekend.
Although they had reeled in one of the nation’s best recruiting classes this winter, the Hurricanes remained underdogs with the Gators having swept them at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Florida, last year.
Opening its season with a series against the nation’s consensus No. 1 team for the first time in history, Miami maintained momentum from Saturday’s 13-inning victory and held on to defeat Florida 8-6 in the rubber game.