2011 College World Series Championship: Florida, South Carolina Begin Best-Of-Three Series Monday Night

South Carolina plays Florida in the best-of-three final of the 2011 College World Series championship round beginning at 8 p.m. Monday.

Florida and South Carolina have run the table thus far so something will have to give. Both the Gators and Gamecocks completed a sweep on Friday, advancing to the finals following three-consecutive wins. Florida knocked off Vanderbilt in the early game, 6-4, and South Carolina finished off a marathon by eliminating Virginia, 3-2 to set up the three-game series for the title.

The Gators did it the easy way, at least by comparison. Florida opened with an 8-4 over Texas and knocked off Vanderbilt, 3-1, to take control of the top-half of the bracket. On Friday, the Gators downed Vanderbilt a second time, earning the right to play for the NCAA championship.

South Carolina opened its College World Series with a 5-4 win over Texas A&M and, like Florida, moved into the driver’s seat with a 7-1 win over Virginia in the second round. In Friday’s rematch, however, the task was tougher, and it took extra innings for the Gamecocks to advance. After 13 grueling innings, a throwing error gave South Carolina a 3-2 win over Virginia, setting up next week’s championship series.

Check back with this StoryStream for more updates on the College World Series. And for more on these schools, check out SB Nation’s Florida blog, Alligator Army, and our South Carolina blog, Garnet and Black Attack.