Live blog: Updates from the series finale between Florida and Miami

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After clinching the series Saturday with a 6-3 win in front of a program-record crowd of 9,303 fans, the Florida Gators look to sweep Miami on Sunday.

With their 11 straight victory to open the 2025 season, UF took the all-time series lead against the Hurricanes (8-3) at 136-135-1, which dates back to 1940. Florida will defend the series advantage for the first time since 1969 as it goes for its first sweep of Miami since 2020.

Florida RHP Jake Clemente (1-0, 1.80 ERA) gets the nod in the series finale and RHP Brian Walter (2-0, 0.82 ERA) will start for the Hurricanes.

Here are live updates from Sunday’s game.

Florida vs. Miami Live Blog

First pitch between the Gators and Hurricanes is at 1 p.m. on SEC Network+.

Florida Gators Starting Lineup

1. RF Hayden Yost
2. 3B Bobby Boser
3. SS Colby Shelton
4. C Brody Donay
5. 1B Brendan Lawson
6. DH Landon Stripling
7. LF Blake Cyr
8. C Luke Heyman
9. CF Justin Nadeau

SP: RHP Jake Clemente 

Florida-Miami Game Notes

On Saturday, Condron Family Ballpark welcomed a program-record crowd 9,303 fans, marking the largest on-campus crowd for a baseball game in the history of the state of Florida.

Florida gained the all-time series lead against Miami at 136-135-1 with tonight’s win.

The Gators last led the series, 29-28, on Feb. 28, 1969.

The Gators are 43-18 overall and 23-9 in Gainesville in the series under coach Kevin O’Sullivan.

Florida is 81-51-1 in the series at home.

Florida has now won 10 of the last 11 series against Miami and is 24-8 across the last 32 meetings.

Florida’s 11-game winning streak is the team’s longest since winning 16 in a row to open the 2020 season.

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