WATCH: Florida’s Blake Reese steals home to give Gators lead in do-or-die super-regional game
By Adam Spencer
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The Florida Gators and Auburn Tigers are playing in a do-or-die, winner-takes-all Game 3 in the Gainesville super-regional, and it’s a tight game.
The score was tied 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning before 2B Blake Reese took things into his own hands.
As you can see below, with Nick Horvath on first, Reese breaks for the plate. Horvath draws the pitcher’s attention just long enough for Reese to get home safely:
HE STOLE HOME.
IN A TIE BALLGAME.
Holy @GatorsBB. ? pic.twitter.com/RGeewmkK2f
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 12, 2018
As you can see here, Horvath executed the (presumably fake) fall while stealing second base to perfection:
lmao the gators distract the pitcher with a fake fall at 1st and steal home ??? pic.twitter.com/BG4khAT41X
— nick (@nick_pants) June 12, 2018
Now in the bottom of the fifth inning, the game is still 2-1 in favor of the Gators. With bold plays like this, the defending national champions could well be on their way back to Omaha.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
