Live Updates: Florida baseball takes on LSU Tigers in College World Series Final

OMAHA, Neb. — More than 299 teams played more than 15,000 Division I baseball games in 2023 but only two remain. The LSU and Florida baseball teams will meet at Charles Schwab Field on Saturday night with a National Championship on the line.

The Gators have made quick work of their side of the bracket, going 3-0 on their way to the College World Series Final. Florida won three one runs games over Virginia, Oral Roberts, and TCU to earn its spot in the final. The Tigers took a longer route. LSU lost its second game of the tournament. The Tigers had to come out of the loser’s bracket, playing Tennessee and Wake Forest twice to meet the Gators.

The first pitch is scheduled for 7:00 pm EST on ESPN. Florida will throw Brandon Sproat while LSU is expected to pitch Ty Floyd.

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Florida baseball notes

CWS FINALS PREVIEW: Playing in the program’s 13th CWS including the eighth under Head Coach Kevin O’Sullivan, the SEC Regular-Season Cham- pion Gators are playing in the fourth CWS final in team history after going 3-0 in Omaha for the second time ever (2011). UF began with a come-from-behind, walk-off win over No. 11 Virginia (6-5, first walk-off win in CWS in team history) before beating Oral Roberts and No. 17 TCU in one-run affairs as well. Florida takes an eight-game, postseason winning streak into the championship series vs. LSU, a rematch of the 2017 title game. The two last faced off in Gainesville during the 2022 regular season, with the Tigers winning two of three. UF is 23-19 vs. LSU in the O’Sullivan era including 5-4 at neutral sites.

HISTORIC CAMPAIGN: UF’s 53 victories are tied for the most in a single season in team history (2011).

FLOMAHA: Florida is 24-24 all-time at the College World Series, having made a nation-leading eight trips out of a possible 15 since 2008: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2023.

THE BIG PITCH: In 10 NCAA Tournament games, Florida has pitched three shutouts and held opposing teams to 23 total runs on 72 hits, equating to a 2.33 ERA and .222 batting average against in 89 innings. In that span, UF pitchers have a 3.3 strikeout-to-walk ratio, having fanned 101 against 31 free passes. Florida has now pitched eight shutouts on the season, which is tied for fourth nationally.

SEC’S FINEST: Florida won its 16th SEC Regular Season Championship in program history including the team’s sixth under O’Sullivan. After being swept on the road at South Carolina, the Gators went 11-3. That includes 9-3 in SEC play down the stretch to win UF’s sixth overall conference title in 2023. That total leads the SEC

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