{"id":2267,"date":"2026-05-31T15:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2267"},"modified":"2026-05-31T15:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T15:37:02","slug":"gators-ride-record-night-at-the-plate-to-historic-ncaa-regional-rout-of-rival-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2267","title":{"rendered":"Gators ride record night at the plate to historic, NCAA Regional rout of rival Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>GAINESVILLE \u2014 Florida turned its NCAA Regional matchup with Miami into a home-run derby, showing no mercy for the Gators\u2019 rival Hurricanes to move within a game of hosting a Super Regional \u2014 with a trip to the College World Series at stake.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2265\">Asking Eric: My wife\u2019s children might wreck our marriage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coach Kevin O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s squad blasted a five homers, including three in a row, during the bottom of the eighth inning of a 22-10 rout that began Saturday night and ended early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t explain tonight,\u201d O\u2019Sullivan said. \u201cIt was amazing. That doesn\u2019t happen very often. It\u2019s incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A reported crowd of 5,673 at Condron Family Ballpark savored every blast over the fence. At one point fans chanted, \u201cSEC, SEC,\u201d as ACC\u2019s Hurricanes watched helpessly as baseballs clear the outfield wall at a record rate.<\/p>\n<p>Florida had never hit five homers in a single inning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never seen the atmosphere it was tonight, and it helped,\u201d O\u2019Sullivan said. \u201cThis is my 19th year and that\u2019s the best it\u2019s ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the four-hour, 13-minute marathon, the Gators (41-19) recorded seven home runs, an NCAA Tournament record for Florida, and 15 hits while cycling through nine Miami pitchers and producing a pair of seven-run innings.<\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s run total is the highest-ever against the Hurricanes (39-19).<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Gators will now face the winner between Miami and Troy (33-30) on Sunday seeking to sweep the double-elimination regional and an avoid a Monday winner-take-all game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never done that, three games straight, so that\u2019d be awesome,\u201d said redshirt junior Cade Kurland, who hit two home runs against Miami. \u201cLet\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither team could pull away as the Gators and Hurricanes were knotted 8-8 entering the bottom of the sixth inning.<\/p>\n<p>Miami had chased Florida ace Aidan King after three innings as the SEC Pitcher of the Year allowed eight hits and six earned runs while striking out three on 74 pitches.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Hurricanes, however, struggled even more on the mound, while adding to their problems in the field. The ACC leader with 89 errors committed four more against Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not the way you draw it up,\u201d coach J.D. Arteaga said. \u201cStarting pitcher (AJ Ciscar) doesn\u2019t they get out of the first inning, you make four errors \u2026 That\u2019s a good team. You can\u2019t give them extra outs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Gators broke open the game as Miami used three pitchers in the sixth, and was inept in the field. Florida managed just one hit but scored seven runs during a 35-minute inning to lead 15-8.<\/p>\n<p>Two Florida batters walked to sandwich the inning\u2019s first out. The second came on a pop-up by third baseman Ethan Surowiec to catcher Alonzo Alvarez.<\/p>\n<p>The Hurricanes then fell apart.<\/p>\n<p>A Miami miscue loaded the bases. Shortstop Vance Sheahan fielded a grounder by Caden McDonald, but casually threw the ball to third baseman Gabriel Milano who missed the tag of Kyle Jones to load the bases.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2264\">Last man standing: SEC\u2019s Greg Sankey resists rush toward 24-team CFP expansion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida catcher Karson Bowen drew four consecutive balls off pitcher Ryan Bilka, who had replaced Jack Durso (0-2), to score Jones to break the tie and lead Miami to send in Brixton Longren. He immediately walked Landon Stripling to score Blake Cyr \u2014 a former Hurricane who transferred to Gainesville in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>A line drive by Kurland was then misplayed by Sheahan, allowing another McDonald to score.<\/p>\n<p>Longren followed with a wild pitch to score Bowen. A double by Jones over the head of Miami right fielder Derek Williams scored three more runs to complete Florida\u2019s scoring.<\/p>\n<p>Miami rallied briefly to score two runs in the top of the eight inning against Jackson Barberi. The second score came on a line drive that ricocheted off the 6-foot-4 sophomore right-hander\u2019s right ankle \u2014 leading a trainer to the mound to check on him.<\/p>\n<p>With runners on first and second, Barberi quickly refocused and struck out pinchhitter Brandon DeGoti swinging at a 96 mph fastball \u2014 his 61st pitch of the night.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan praised Barberi\u2019s resilency, considering he\u2019d allowed a grand slam to Rider on Friday to tie the game 4-4 during the Gators\u2019 dramatic 8-7 win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe just reached back and threw three of his best fastballs the entire night,\u201d O\u2019Sullivan said. \u201cIf he doesn\u2019t pitch the way he does tonight, we\u2019re still playing, who knows? It was really good to see him bounce back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Florida\u2019s hitters were just getting warmed up.<\/p>\n<p>Kurland delivered a solo home run with one out in the top of the eighth inning. After a second out and walk by Jones, shortstop Brandon Lawson blasted a homer to center field, his team-leading 18th of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Cyr and Surowiec followed with home runs. Two batters later, Bowen hit his second on night the senior recorded a team-best five RBI.<\/p>\n<p>All five homers came against sophomore Tate DeRias.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt some point, you got to think about pitching tomorrow,\u201d Arteaga said.<\/p>\n<p>In two NCAA Regional games, Florida now has 12 home runs, giving the Gators 102 in 2026 \u2014 ranking sixth in school history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s kind of just building for awhile, where we can kind of just explode at any moment,\u201d Bowen said.<\/p>\n<p>Miami was blown away and left to win three games to win the regional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBacked ourselves into a corner,\u201d Arteaga said. \u201cWe got to play a lot of baseball tomorrow, win some games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida needs just one more victory to advance. But Kurland warned the Gators need to quickly put a historic performance behind them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTomorrow\u2019s a new day,\u201d he said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter how many runs you put up, you gotta do the same thing day after day. It\u2019s as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=2262\">Blue Origin gets closer look at New Glenn launch pad damage after explosion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Edgar Thompson can be reached at egthompson@orlandosentinel.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida hit seven home runs, including a school-record five in one inning, to rout error-prone, rival Miami 22-10 during the NCAA Regional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-sports","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gators ride record night at the plate to historic, NCAA Regional rout of rival Miami - 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