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Florida Gators Beat Vanderbilt 6-4, Clinch Spot in College World Series Finals
Published by Tucker Sargent on June 24, 2011
The University of Florida baseball team has advanced to the 2011 College World Series Finals.
Florida (53-17) held on to beat Vanderbilt 6-4 in a CWS rematch between the two teams. The Gators beat the Commodores 3-1 on Tuesday.
But the win didn't come easy for the second-seeded Gators, who will play either South Carolina or Virginia in next week's best-of-three finals series.
Vanderbilt (54-12) started the scoring in the first inning when Aaron Westlake homered to right field.
The Gators tied the game at one in the third on Preston Tucker's sacrifice ground-out. Florida would add three more runs to its lead in the fourth inning.
Josh Adams and Tyler Thompson came across the plate on Nolan Fontana's RBI single. Daniel Pigot scored on a fielder's choice later in the inning to make the score 4-1.
Vanderbilt mounted a comeback in the seventh and eighth innings, tying the game at four.
Mike Yastrzemski scored off Connor Harrell's RBI single to make the score 4-2 before Florida's bullpen almost cost the Gators a berth in the finals.
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