GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Interstat) — Florida erupted for 22 runs on 15 hits Saturday to defeat Miami (Fla.) 22-10 at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium. The Gators improved to 41-19; the Hurricanes fell to 39-19.

Miami struck first on Jake Ogden’s solo homer in the top of the first, but Florida answered with six unearned runs in the bottom half, capped by Cade Kurland’s three-run homer. The Hurricanes regained a 10-6 lead in the third on a two-run single by Alvarez and a RBI double by Sosa. Karson Bowen homered in the third for Florida, cutting the deficit to 10-7.

Florida seized control with a 10-run sixth inning, turning a 10-10 tie into a 15-10 lead. Kyle Jones delivered a three-run double, and Kurland reached on an error to drive in another run. Bowen walked with the bases loaded earlier in the frame. The Gators added six more in the eighth on homers by Kurland, Brendan Lawson, Blake Cyr, Ethan Surowiec and Bowen, who finished 3 for 5 with two homers and five RBIs.

Miami got a pair of RBI singles in the eighth but could not close the gap. Packy Bradley-Cooney threw 1 1/3 hitless innings with two strikeouts in relief for the Hurricanes.