HOOVER, Ala. (Interstat) — Liam Peterson pitched five scoreless innings, striking out eight without allowing a hit, as Florida routed Alabama 13-3 in eight innings Thursday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The Gators improved to 39-18, while the Crimson Tide fell to 37-19 in Southeastern Conference play.

Florida scored all 13 runs in the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth innings. Brendan Lawson and Ethan Surowiec hit solo home runs in the fourth. Surowiec finished 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs. Caden McDonald drove in three runs with two doubles and struck out four over two innings in relief. Lawson added two hits and a home run.

Brady Neal homered and drove in three for Alabama, which managed nine hits. Tyler Fay took the loss, allowing five earned runs over 4⅔ innings. Peterson, coming off a dominant seven-inning, one-run outing against LSU on May 15, earned the win.

The game ended after eight innings with Florida totaling 16 hits to Alabama’s nine.