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Florida's pitching falls apart in 13-7 loss to Miami in series finale

On3 imageby:Zach Abolverdi•03/02/25•

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After the Florida clinched the series on Saturday, Miami took the finale Sunday with a 13-7 win to hand the Gators their first loss of the season.

The Florida Gators jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but their pitching fell apart as Miami plated 13 consecutive runs from the fourth inning to the top of the eighth to build a nine-run lead.

Florida (11-1) finished with 12 hits, including two-run homer by Brody Donay in the third. After that, UF produced just one hit (a Donay single) over four frames while the Hurricanes (8-4) scored two runs in the fourth, five in the fifth, two more in the sixth and four in eighth on 14 hits.

It was a tough outing for UF starter Jake Clemente, who only went four innings with six strikeouts, two hits, four runs and four walks, as well as Billy Barlow (five hits, three earned runs and one K in two innings) and Jacob Gomerg (five hits, four runs, one walk and one K in the eighth).

“It’s disappointing. We got out to a 4-0 lead after three and it just kind of fell apart on the mound,” Florida Gators coach Kevin O’Sullivan said. “We need our starter to go six innings, bottom line, and kind of piece that thing together to get the last nine outs. Just too many free passes. I think between walks and hit-by-pitches, they had 10 on the day.

“We walked two guys in with the bases loaded. It’s really the first time all year that we fell apart on the mound. We’ll have to look at the starting rotation stuff, but we’ve been pretty clear with the pitchers we start on the weekend that we expect you to go six innings with three runs or less.”

The Gators were unable to sweep Miami for the first time since 2020, but they won the series for the 10th time in the last 11 meetings. The all-time series is now retied at 136-136-1 after UF held the advantage Saturday for the first time since 1969.

Here are live updates from Sunday’s game.

Florida vs. Miami Live Blog

END OF 8TH: MIAMI 13, FLORIDA 6

UM added four runs in the eighth after Jacob Gomberg gave up five hits in the frame, including Bobby Marsh’s 3 RBI double, before being replaced by Chrisitan Rodriguez. The Gators scored two runs on five hits but leave three on after loading the bases with no outs.

BOTTOM OF 7TH: MIAMI 9, FLORIDA 4

The Gators got a much-needed scoreless frame from Jackson Barberi. Fischer tossed his second straight 1-2-3 frame and still has two strikeouts. Just one hit and no runs for UF in the last four innings.

BOTTOM OF 6TH: MIAMI 9, FLORIDA 4

Two hits and two more runs for the Canes on a pair of RBI singles. Barlow has given up five hits and four runs (three earned) with just one K in two innings. Miami reliever Carson Fischer pitched a 1-2-3 frame.

BOTTOM OF 5TH: MIAMI 7, FLORIDA 4

Florida made two pitching changes in the fourth as UM scored five runs on a hit by pitch, three straight RBI singles and a ground out that was a double play for UF. Donay had another hit but the Gators left two stranded. Clemente finished with 6 Ks, four walks, two hits and two runs in 4.0 innings (77 P, 48 S).

END OF 4TH: FLORIDA 4, MIAMI 2

The Canes scored their first two runs with an RBI single by Dorian Gonzalez Jr. and a couple of hit batters and two walks by Clemente, but he stranded the bases loaded to preserve the lead. Walters tossed his second 1-2-3 frame.

END OF 3RD: FLORIDA 4, MIAMI 0

Brody Donay blasted a two-run homer (398 feet/103 exit velo) to extend the lead to four and bring home Colby Shelton after his double. Five Ks and no hits for Clemente, who struck out three in a row in the third.

END OF 2ND: FLORIDA 2, MIAMI 0

Clemente tosses his second hitless frame and strikes out a pair looking for his first two Ks. After a single by Justin Nadeau, Yost grounded out into a double play to end the inning.

END OF 1ST: FLORIDA 2, MIAMI 0

Bobby Boser hit an RBI single to score Hayden Yost following his leadoff double. Landon Stripling then lined out to bring home Boser after the Gators loaded the bases with a walk and hit by pitch. After a leadoff walk by Miami, Stripling made the double play to Boser and Brendan Lawson.

Florida Gators Starting Lineup

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

SP: RHP Jake Clemente

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