OMAHA, NE – Florida scored four runs in the third and another five in the sixth to down Virginia 10-5 and force a deciding game between the teams on Saturday.
Gators shortstop Richie Martin led the way with three hits and a pair of RBIs as Florida handed the Cavaliers their first loss in Omaha this season.
The teams will do it all again in a winner-take-all matchup for a place in the best-of-three championship series, which begins on Monday.
Kevin Kugler and John Bishop called the action from TD Ameritrade Park.