Tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET the No. 4 Florida Gators, the hottest team in the 2015 NCAA College World Series, the Florida Gators, will face off vs. the Virginia Cavaliers in the winner's bracket. Florida and Virginia fans can watch the game on ESPN or live stream it for free by clicking this link.
The Gators have been on a torrid streak of late, outscoring opponents 98-21 in their past 10 games. Tonight they will be facing left-hander Brandon Waddell, a junior entering the game with a 3-5 record and 4.15 ERA in 16 starts. Those are not encouraging numbers to bring against a club that just bludgeoned Miami, a ranked team, by a score of 15-3 in a clash that included an 11-run fourth inning.
Interestingly enough, the Gators did their damage by keeping a Conga line of hits, walks and hit batsmen moving as opposed to hitting home runs.
"We didn't try for the big at-bat or to hit it out," Josh Tobias said. "We tried to ground out at-bats, keep it up the middle, take walks and add on with each at-bat, string them together."
Virginia may be able to counter with their speed if they can get on base. While Virginia spent much of the year being cautious on the base paths, they threw caution to the wind in their matchup with Arkansas, stealing five bases in eight attempts. Opponents have stolen against the Florida Gators at a 67 percent clip this year, so look for the Cavaliers to be aggressive again.
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