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The Florida Gators are on the brink of elimination following a 3-2 loss to the Texas A&M Aggies in the early hours Sunday morning.

The game got underway more than four hours late due to storms in the surrounding area of Omaha.

On the mound, Florida’s Liam Peterson didn’t have his best stuff. He surrendered a first inning walk, but managed to get out unscathed.

In the second, Peterson loaded the bases on a pair of singles and a walk. The first run scored on a fielder’s choice while the second run scored on a wild pitch from Peterson.

Peterson’s struggles continued into the third inning. A leadoff walk scored on a double before head coach Kevin O’Sullivan pulled the freshman pitcher.

The Gators got two back in the top of the seventh. Dale Thomas hit a ground-rule double that scored Tyler Shelnut. Two batters later, Michael Robertson grounded out to score Thomas from third.

Down by one, with one out in the ninth, Cade Kurland connected to right, but Texas A&M’s Jace LaViolette leapt and reached over the wall to bring it back in the field of play, preserving a 3-2 win for the Aggies.

The Florida bullpen kept the Gators on the game. Fisher Jameson, Cade Fisher, and Brandon Neely combined to throw 5.2 innings of shutout baseball.

The Gators will face NC State in an elimination game Monday afternoon. The game is scheduled for 2:00 PM ET.