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After toppling the Kentucky Wildcats, 15-4, earlier in the day, the Florida Gators baseball are now eliminated from the College World Series after being shutout by the Texas A&M Aggies, 6-0.

Florida had a tremendous day swinging at home plate against Kentucky, but their bats went cold Wednesday night. There we plenty of opportunities for the Gators to score, but instead they went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position.

The Gators started the game on defense with right handed pitcher Liam Peterson on the rubber. The freshmen got off to a rocky start by walking the first four batters and giving the Aggies an early 1-0 lead. Soon after, Peterson’s replacement, Fisher Jameson would give up a sacrifice fly, adding on to the pressure and making it a 2-0 Texas A&M lead.

The Aggies’ fanbase started a collective taunt toward Peterson and before things got out of control, Florida manager Kevin O’Sullivan went to his bullpen in an attempt to settle things down. O’Sullivan called in right hander Jameson who would go on to pitch through 4.2 innings and tally five strikeouts.

Texas A&M would take advantage of another pitching change in the fifth inning, when leadoff hitter Gavin Grahovac launched a pop fly to center field, taking a friendly bounce into the crowd for a ground rule double and advancing base runner Jace Laviolette across home plate, making it a 3-0 ballgame.

Florida redshirt freshman Jake Clemente was on the mound during the sequence and had his day cut short during the same inning he started.

The Aggies would place two more daggers in the heart of the Orange and Blue during the sixth inning when left fielder Caden Sorrell launched a two-run home run to push the score to 5-0. Texas A&M second baseman Kaeden Kent would add an additional RBI with a single to shallow right field.

The Florida Gators baseball season is now over and the squad will fly back home to Gainesville following the shutout loss. Florida finishes the season with a 36-30 overall record.