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Matt den Dekker makes a spectacular diving catch during the Gators' 7-3 loss to Vanderbilt on Thursday / Gator Country photo by Tim Casey

Hoover, Ala. -- The Florida baseball team fell to Vanderbilt 7-3 in its opening game of the 2008 SEC baseball tournament. Only Gator Country sent a photographer from Florida to cover the action. Here's an exclusive photo gallery of 133 images from the action.

A crowd of 6,027 fans at Regions Park were in attendance for the first session of the tournament

Florida starting pitcher Patrick Keating suffered his first loss of the season as his record fell to 8-1. Vanderbilt starter Mike Minor improved to 6-2 while Russell Brewer earned his sixth save.

UF had two hits from Brandon McArthur and Jon Townsend in the game, totaling 14 hits. McArthur’s double was the only extra-base hit for either team.

The Florida bullpen allowed only one run off of Kyle Mullaney, as Tony Davis, J.K. LaCoste and Clint Franklin kept the Commodores off of the scoreboard.

The Gators (34-21) will face South Carolina (37-20) at 11am EDT on Friday in an elimination game.

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SEC Baseball Tournament: Gators vs. Vanderbilt, May 21, 2008

DIRECTORY OF PAST GATOR COUNTRY PHOTO GALLERIES

About the author

Tim Casey

Tim Casey covered the 2007 BCS Championship Game, 2007 Final Four, 2005 College World Series and 2008 Women's College World Series. He’s had photos published in Sporting News magazine, GQ magazine, SI.com, ESPN.com and nearly every newspaper in the state of Florida. Now he's home as Gator Country's Photography Editor.

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