OMAHA, Neb. -- His body crumpled to the ground, as his team's hope for a national championship seemed to crumple with him. Florida pitcher Alan Horne, clutching his left thigh in the third inning of Thursday's elimination game against Arizona State, was done. The Gators' dreams had vanished. The energy had faded. slugger Matt Laporta would send a shot sailing into the trees over the leftfield bleachers. Laporta, who leads the nation in homeruns with 26, provided the final blow of what initially seemed like an improbable comeback. Or so it only seemed. Just as the line was about to...
