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Florida UF 33-24
11
Winner DBU DBU 42-18
Florida UF
33-24
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Final
11
DBU DBU
42-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida UF 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 8 10 1
DBU DBU 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 X 11 17 2

W: Johnson, MD (10-2) L: Mace (8-5) S: Carraway, Burl (5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Patriots Hold Off Gators in Regional Opener

THE LEAD
Third-seeded Florida put up a fight, but No. 2-seed DBU answered each blow Friday night in an 11-8 win in the first round of the NCAA Lubbock Regional at Dan Law Field. Jackson Glenn and Andres Sosa homered as part of a 17-hit attack by DBU (42-18).

Glenn's homer gave DBU a 2-0 lead as it cleared the right field fence in the bottom of the first inning. A two-run home run by Cory Acton brought the Gators (33-25) level in the second, but a Blayne Jones double and a Bryce Ball single restored the Patriots' two-run advantage. RBIs by Sosa in the fifth and Evan Sandman and Luke Bandy in the sixth extended the lead to 7-2. 

MD Johnson improved to 10-2 with the win, as he threw 6.2 innings and limited Florida to five runs, three of which came around on a bloop double in the seventh. Sosa launched the second pitch of the bottom of the seventh over the left field fence to swing the momentum back DBU's way. The Gators got a run back in the eighth, but an RBI groundout by Bandy and Herbert Iser's two-run double padded the Patriots' lead further.

Florida scored twice in the ninth, but Burl Carraway closed the door to preserve the win for DBU.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
 - The Patriots will face No. 1 seed Texas Tech on Saturday in the winner's bracket. The Red Raiders defeated No. 4 Army 11-2 in Friday's first game.
 - DBU won its opening regional game for the first time since 2012.
 - The Patriots turned three double plays, their most since May 2, 2018 vs. TCU.

COACH DAN HEEFNER ON A COMPLETE TEAM EFFORT
"I thought MD gave us a really good start through the first six innings. I thought up and down the lineup we had quality at-bats all game long, and I thought we played some really good defense. I thought the three double plays were a big turning point." 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.571 - The Patriots were 8-for-14 (.571) with two outs Friday night.
7 - Glenn's home run was his seventh of the year and his first since April 20.
110 - Johnson increased his strikeout total to 110 for the season, fifth-most all-time in DBU history and one behind Cory Morris' total of 111 from the 2000 season. 

UP NEXT
DBU will take on top-seeded Texas Tech at 6:00 pm Saturday at Dan Law Field.
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