Ty Evans becomes first player to hit five home runs in single College World Series
Despite facing a massive deficit late, Florida outfielder Ty Evans is going to leave Omaha having made a bit of history.
After belting a solo homer over the fence in the bottom of the seventh inning against LSU, Evans has now become the first player to ever hit five home runs in a College World Series final. He previously had hit two home runs in each of the first two games in the series.
During the entire regular season, Evans only hit four long balls.
Evans’ home run was the first time Florida had added to its lead since Wyatt Langford’s 401-foot two-run homer in the bottom of the first.
Check out Evans’ history-making hit in the video below:
Florida breaks multiple College World Series records in Game 2 win vs. LSU
Before the nightmare that was Monday night, Florida turned in a performance for the ages in Game 2 of the College World Series Finals against LSU on Sunday. The Gators’ bats were scorching all afternoon long as they went on to win 24-4 and force a winner-take-all Game 3 on Monday.
Florida finished the day with six home runs, the most in a single game at Charles Schwab Field (combined or by one team). That included two each from Ty Evans and Jac Caglianone.
Evans got the scoring started with a solo homer in the second inning, but it was his next home run that served as the turning point in the game. After the Tigers scored a pair of runs to tie the game at 3, the sophomore stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs. He remained unfazed by the moment, however, launching a ball to left field that went over the fence for a grand slam.
That play gave Florida a lead it would never relinquish, and it was far from the end of the scoring onslaught. The Gators went on to add 17 more runs after that moment, also setting the College World Series record for most runs in a game. As if that weren’t impressive enough, their 20-run victory is the largest margin in CWS history.
With their six home runs Sunday, the Gators added insult to injury by surpassing LSU for the most in the country with 143 this season. In addition to the multiple other records set, Florida’s 23 hits are also tied for the most in College World Series history.