Michael Robertson’s double lifts Florida over Clemson, into MCWS

Florida outlasted Clemson in a wild five-hour sport Sunday to finish a two-game sweep of the Tigers within the NCAA tremendous regionals and return to the Males’s School World Sequence.

Michael Robertson, the Gators’ No. 9 hitter, sliced a ball into the left-center hole to deliver residence two runs within the thirteenth inning and ship an 11-10 walk-off win.

Florida has gained 9 straight tremendous regionals underneath coach Kevin O’Sullivan, the longest streak by any workforce because the spherical was added in 1999, based on ESPN Stats & Info analysis.

The Gators be a part of Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida State and Virginia for the CWS in Omaha, Nebraska, beginning Friday.

Tennessee (55-12) superior to the MCWS for the second straight season and seventh time total with a 12-1 win over Evansville within the championship sport of the Knoxville Tremendous Regional on Sunday.

Three different spots stay open. Georgia compelled a 3rd and deciding sport of its tremendous regional towards North Carolina State, bouncing again from a 17-run loss Saturday to beat the Wolfpack 11-2. Oregon was at Texas A&M and Oregon State was at Kentucky in Recreation 2s on Sunday.

Florida lastly prevailed in its 5-hour, 3-minute sport after the Tigers’ Cam Cannarella stored it going with a tying homer within the ninth and the defensive play of the event within the tenth. Alden Mathes hit a go-ahead residence run within the prime of the thirteenth.

The Gators led 9-6 with one out within the ninth when Cannarella got here to bat with two runners on. Cannarella launched Brandon Neely’s first pitch out to proper to tie it.

The following inning, Cannarella made an inning-ending, over-the-shoulder basket catch on Ashton Wilson’s deep fly to middle. Cannarella, who was taking part in shallow, turned and gave chase and the ball deflected off the heel of his glove into his chest as he left his ft to hit the wall. He was in a position to dangle on to the ball and delay Florida’s celebration.

The Gators, the nationwide runners-up final 12 months, needed to win their final regular-season collection at Georgia to realize a successful file and qualify as an at-large choice for the event. As a No. 3 regional seed, they went to Stillwater, Oklahoma, and beat host Oklahoma State twice to advance. Their sweep at Clemson got here within the packages’ first assembly since 1983.

No. 7 Georgia acquired homers from Slate Alford, Tre Phelps and Paul Toetz to get out to a 10-0 lead towards NC State. Held to 4 hits Saturday, the Bulldogs had 15 Sunday. Their starter, Leighton Finley, pitched a season-high 6⅔ innings, permitting one run and hanging out 5.

“For us, the bounce-back was enormous, and we simply stayed targeted on taking part in the sport,” Georgia coach Wes Johnson mentioned. “Clearly, scoring these two proper there within the first acquired us off to a terrific begin. Leighton threw the ball extraordinarily properly. It actually put our bullpen relaxed a bit of bit since you by no means know what you will should do in a sport like this.”

The Related Press contributed to this report.