Florida Vs. South Carolina, CWS Score: Gamecocks and Gators Escape Close Calls In Tenth Inning

Things looked bad to start the tenth inning for the Gators. South Carolina’s Jake Williams singled to center field to start the inning, followed by Robert Beary’s blooper to left. With men on first and second, and only one out, Florida removed right-handed pitcher Austin Maddox in favor of the lefty, Nick Maronde.

Maronde went right to work, somehow squirming his way out of the jam by striking out Evan Marizilli and inciting Scott Wingo to hit into a force-out.

The tables turned in the bottom of the inning, as the Gators quickly put runners on second and third with two outs. With Mike Zunino coming to the plate, and Cody Dent standing as the winning run on third base, Gamecock pitcher John Taylor was facing a tough spot.

The situation instantly turned dire, as Zunino ripped a single to left field. However, the Gamecocks found another miracle in their pocket. Leftfielder Jake Williams fired a missile to home plate, forcing out Dent before the winning run hit the scoreboard. On to the eleventh inning.

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