FIRST WORD
WE HAD OUR STRUGGLES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OFFENSIVELY. IN MIDMARCH, WE WERE HITTING ABOUT .230 AS A TEAM. THEY KEPT WORKING AND BELIEVING, AND I TOLD THEM BEFORE THE SEASON STARTED THAT WE HAD WHAT IT TOOK, THE INGREDIENTS, TO PULL THIS THING OFF.” Kevin O’Sullivan, Florida baseball coach, on the Gators’ first national championship, which they won by beating LSU on Tuesday night.