HOOVER, Ala. (Interstat) — Blake Cyr went 4 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs to lead Florida past Vanderbilt 8-3 on Wednesday afternoon at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Brendan Lawson added a 3-for-3 performance with a homer and two RBIs, and Hayden Yost went 3 for 4 with a homer and an RBI. The Gators grabbed an early lead in the first on Lawson’s RBI double and a run-scoring groundout. Yost tied the game in the second with a solo shot. Vanderbilt answered in the fifth, taking a 3-2 lead on Holcomb’s two-run double and Johnston’s RBI triple. Florida regained control in the bottom half on Cyr’s two-run homer, then added two runs in the seventh on Kurland’s two-run single and another in the eighth on Lawson’s solo homer. Aidan King earned the win, allowing three runs on five hits over 4 2/3 innings with five strikeouts. Jackson Barberi threw 2 1/3 hitless innings with three strikeouts. Florida outhit the Commodores 14-6 and improved to 38-18; Vanderbilt fell to 33-24.