Florida Baseball: Top five moments for Gators at College World Series

CORAL GABLES, FL - FEBRUARY 26: Peter Alonso #20 of the Florida Gators crosses home plate after hitting a two run home run against the Miami Hurricanes on February 26, 2016 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Florida. Florida defeated Miami 5-0. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images) /

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CORAL GABLES, FL – FEBRUARY 26: Peter Alonso #20 of the Florida Gators crosses home plate after hitting a two run home run against the Miami Hurricanes on February 26, 2016 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Florida. Florida defeated Miami 5-0. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images) /

Florida Baseball CWS Moments: Polar Bear sets history and sends Miami packing

In 2015, the Gators were ranked third in the country and came to Omaha with high hopes of finally getting over the hump and winning the title.

That didn’t quite happen as the Gators were ultimately knocked off by the eventual champ Virginia, but Florida did make history along the way.

When TD Ameritrade Park opened in 2011, it was noted as a pitchers’ ballpark, and hitting home runs was not an easy task due to the size of the park.

For the first four years that the park was open, no one had hit a home run to dead center field.

In an elimination game against Miami, the Gators did it twice in the same game.

First, Ryan Bader launched one over the center field fence, then deciding that looked like fun, Peter Alonso also launched one over.

June 17, 2015: Pete Alonso blasts one 421 feet at the CWS. pic.twitter.com/MPPZ0u3kaw
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