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catmandoo
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posted 03-28-2016 09:42 AM
After making two errors in the top of the 10th inning to allow No. 1 Florida to take a one-run lead, Kentucky shortstop Riley Mahan belted a game-tying home run in the bottom of the inning to set up a wild walk-off win for the 29th-ranked Wildcats, lifting UK to its fourth consecutive series win over the Gators, on a perfect Sunday afternoon at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
Kentucky (17-6, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) won its fourth consecutive series meeting vs. Florida and the Wildcats have now won a series vs. the nation’s top-ranked team in three straight seasons, besting South Carolina in 2014 and LSU on the road in 2015.
The Wildcats opened the series on Friday with a 12-5 loss to Florida in the opener, as the Gators plated five runs in the ninth. UK then bounced back to even the series with a 7-4 win on Saturday, snapping Florida’s 17-game winning streak, and setting up UK’s rubber-match win, in comeback fashion, on Sunday.
Trailing by three runs with Florida star Alex Faedo bidding to win his sixth straight to open the season on the mound, Kentucky mounted a two-run rally in the sixth inning and tied the game in the seventh inning to force extra innings.
To open the 10th inning, Mahan misplayed a pair of balls for errors, with All-American JJ Schwarz taking advantage to drive home the go-ahead run for the Gators. UK freshman reliever Sean Hjelle (3-0) – making his SEC debut – was able to wiggle out of the 10th inning and hold Florida to just the unearned run, setting up the bottom of the inning heroics.
Mahan got behind in a 1-2 hole with one out in the 10th, before turning on a Dane Dunning (3-1) offering and sailing it over the rightfield fence for a game-tying homer. It was Mahan’s third home run of the year and the fourth of his career.
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rlt4uk
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posted 03-28-2016 05:40 PM
taking 2 of 3 from the gators, is very impressive
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catmandoo
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posted 03-28-2016 09:35 PM
The Gators ae rated number 2 in the country!
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catmandoo
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posted 03-28-2016 09:37 PM
In checking these ratings the first 3 teams in the country are SEC teams and 4 out of the top 5 are SEC teams.
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