Florida and LSU faced off in Game 2 of the 2023 Men’s College World Series championship series, with Florida needing a win to stay alive. The game was a record-setting one for the Gators, who hit six home runs to tie the series and break the record for the most runs in a MCWS game. Ty Evans hit a grand slam in the third inning, while Joe Caglianone finished with three runs and five RBI, including two homers. Wyatt Langford notched his second homer of the game, putting three more on the board. Florida won the game 24-4, beating the Tigers by the largest margin in MCWS finals history.
LSU had won Game 1 of the best-of-three series in an 11-inning thriller, with Tigers starting pitcher Ty Floyd striking out 17 batters to set the MCWS finals single-game record. The Tigers looked like the better team for the majority of the first nine innings, but Florida managed to take the lead in the sixth inning of Game 2 and never looked back. The two teams will face off in a winner-take-all Game 3 on Monday evening to decide the 2023 national championship.
The matchup is set for 7 p.m. ET, with Florida’s two-way superstar Jac Caglianone set to start at pitcher for the Gators. The game can be watched on ESPN or streamed on ESPN+. Florida will be looking for its second national championship, while LSU will be looking to take home its seventh national title and first since 2009. The game promises to be another exciting one in a series that has already delivered plenty of drama and late-game heroics.
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