Florida hits 5 home runs, beats Mississippi State 8-6 to reach College World ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Preston Tucker and Florida powered their way to another appearance in the College World Series.

The junior right fielder hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Gators an 8-6 victory against Mississippi State in the deciding Game 3 of the NCAA Super Regional on Sunday. The Gators are going to the CWS in Omaha, Neb., for the seventh time.

Tucker drove a 3-1 pitch from Mississippi State reliever Caleb Reed to center field to erase a 6-4 deficit. It was his eighth career postseason homer, a Florida record and one better than Mario Linares hit during his career from 1988-91.

“I got a change-up up I could handle and put a good swing on it,” said Tucker, who had just two hits in the three-game series at McKethan Stadium. “We had just given up three runs. We weren’t down but everyone was kind of questioning whether or not we could come back even though we’ve done it plenty of times this year.

“It completely changed the momentum and we carried it on to the next inning.” Florida’s first two batters of the seventh inning — Bryson Smith and Nolan Fontana —drew walks from Mississippi State reliever Daryl Norris before Bulldogs coach John Cohen called in Reed, who had given up just four hits and one run in five-plus innings on Saturday. Reed was supposed to pitch around Tucker but left a pitch up in the strike zone.

“Those two walks by Norris are just a killer,” Cohen said. “We just let them create an inning there by walking people.”

Tucker’s home run was one of a season-high five the Gators (50-17) hit on Sunday. Daniel Pigott hit two — a two-run shot in the second inning and a solo shot in the eighth — and Mike Zunino and Vikash Ramjit hit solo homers in the first and second innings, respectively.

Mississippi State (38-25) scored six runs after falling behind 4-0. Nick Vickerson drove in four of those runs, three on a home run in the fourth inning and another on a single in the seventh that tied the game at 4-4. Bret Brownlee but the Bulldogs ahead 6-4 later that inning with a two-run single.

But the lead was short-lived thanks to Tucker’s blast, his 14th of the season.

Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan celebrated the victory by emphatically doing the Gator chomp at the crowd. He also shared some of the credit with Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan and offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, with whom he had talked to in the past few days seeking advice.

Northwest Mississippi Community College Provides Student Friendly ...

A two year public community college located in Senatobia , Mississippi , in United States , the Northwest Mississippi Community college serves 11 counties. Widespread campus activities and leisure engagement facilities puts the college among student-friendly academies in the university directory of Mississippi .

Brief History

Established in 1928, the college serves Tate, Desoto, Marshall , Benton , Tunica, Panola, Lafayette , Quitman, Calhoun, and Yalobusha districts in northwest Mississippi and is 1 of the fifteen state community and junior colleges in Mississippi .

Campus

With enrollment of nearly 7,500 students overall, the campus has over 3,000 students. Around 1,200 reside in the residence halls of the college. Around 3,000 students are enrolled at DeSoto Center in Southaven , Mississippi and an additional 1,200 have been enrolled at Lafayette , Yalobusha Center in Oxford , Mississippi . Major campus in Senatobia has 247 acres of land while the satellite campuses in Southaven and Oxford have additional areas. Around 43 buildings are there in Northwest campus. The McCormick Building became 1 of the Mississippi Landmarks in 1993. Similarly, with 28 classrooms, glass and steel tower, four pc labs, a practical nursing lab and two science labs, DeSoto County became the Olive Branch, Mississippi career-technical campus, established in 1985. Net capable lab stations are provided at Lafayette Yalobusha Technical Center opened in 1983.

Programs Provided

Degrees provided consist of associate degrees in arts and science and numerous certificates. Technical and vocational subjects like automotive, agriculture, collision, medical office, and cosmetology are readily available. Component time courses are offered. Evening classes are accessible in summer.

Special Features

30 student organizations and leisure activities like pep rallies, swimming, dancing, free of charge movies, concert, and cookouts are the special offers of the college.

Admission

Open door admission policy is followed by the academy. Requirements are official copies of SAT or ACT scores and the later is mandatory for Mississippi students. Dual credit and advance placements are the college admission credits accepted.

Accreditation

Northwest Mississippi Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and can award the Associate of Arts and Associate of Applied Science degrees as well as professional career certificates.

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