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Gators beat Virginia 10-5 to force another CWS bracket final

Florida starting pitcher Logan Shore (32) throws to first base in the first inning of an NCAA College World Series baseball game against Virginia at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., Friday, June 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Florida starting pitcher Logan Shore (32) throws to first base in the first inning of an NCAA College World Series baseball game against Virginia at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., Friday, June 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) Florida starting pitcher Logan Shore (32) throws to first base in the first inning of an NCAA College World Series baseball game against Virginia at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., Friday, June 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

By Associated Press 3 min read

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The way Florida has been swinging the bat, the Gators’ shutout loss to Virginia looks like an aberration now.

The Gators scored four runs in the third inning and five in the sixth on their way to a 10-5 win over the Cavaliers on Friday, forcing a second Bracket 1 final at the College World Series.

Richie Martin doubled twice and reached four times as the Gators scored in double digits for the fifth time in six games. They are the first team since South Carolina in 2002 to score 10 or more runs in three CWS games.

“We have a tendency to have big innings,” Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan said. “In order to have big innings, you have to have a consistent lineup, one through nine. We’re getting a lot of contributions up and down the lineup, and it just allows us when we get things rolling to build some big innings.”

The Gators (52-17) and Cavaliers (41-23) will play again Saturday, with the winner going to the best-of-three finals starting Monday against defending champion Vanderbilt. Virginia, which lost for the first time in eight NCAA Tournament games, is trying to make the finals for the second straight year.