The Associated Press | May 23, 2015 Rivera lifts Florida past No. 1 LSU Mike Rivero, right, hit a solo home run to lead off the ninth and put Florida up 2-1. Share HOOVER, Ala. -- Mike Rivera homered to open the top of the ninth inning and sixth-ranked Florida beat No. 1 LSU 2-1 on Saturday to advance to the Southeastern Conference tournament championship game. Taylor Lewis (6-1) allowed one hit in 4.1 scoreless innings, including a perfect ninth, for the Gators (43-16). They'll face Vanderbilt, a 12-3 winner against Texas A&M, for the title on Sunday. The top-seeded Tigers (48-10) had been seeking their third consecutive SEC tournament title and sixth in eight years. LSU led 1-0 until Florida tied it in the eighth when JJ Schwarz drove in Josh Tobias. Then, Rivera drove a pitch from reliever Jesse Stallings over the left-field fence. Lewis recorded two flyballs to center field and a groundout in the ninth to seal the win. Harrison Bader went 3-for-4 for the Gators. LSU starter Alex Lange pitched seven scoreless innings. College baseball: Strong pitching leads No. 14 Florida to series-clinching victory over No. 2 Vanderbilt The Florida Gators rallied to claim games two and three to become just the second team to secure a series victory against Vanderbilt this season. READ MORE College basketball transfers and roster winners from Week 2 of the offseason Andy Katz ranks the top 10 winners of the second week of the offseason, based on transfers and NBA Draft decisions. READ MORE 10 best college basketball national championship teams since 2000, ranked These are the 10 best men's college basketball national championship teams since 2000, as ranked by NCAA.com's Andy Katz. READ MORE