To say that at any point, No. 9 Florida had a chance to win on Sunday felt improbable. Already dropping the series after back-to-back tail whoopings by High Point, the Panthers were on the verge of completing the first mid-major sweep against Florida since Florida Gulf Coast University did it back in 2013.
Trailing 11-8 with one out in the ninth, the game felt over – until it wasn’t.
Brendan Lawson blasted his eighth home run of the season and second of the day to cut the lead down to 11-9 and instill a little life into the Gators dugout. Following the sixth UF homer hit on Sunday – the most hit in a single game since they blasted seven out against Stetson in 2024 – the Gators used plate discipline to grind out at-bats and make life tough on High Point’s pitchers…