No. 8 Florida and Mississippi State will begin a three-game series tonight at 7:30 in Starkville, Mississippi.
Right-hander Logan Shore (5-2, 2.16 ERA) will get the start for the Gators (28-10, 9-6 Southeastern Conference), who are coming off an extra-innings road loss to Florida State on Tuesday.
Despite the 4-3 loss, UF found some positives from its play in Tallahassee.
Freshman JJ Schwarz hit a home run in the sixth inning, marking the fourth time in five games where he knocked a ball out of the park.
The Gators also lead the nation in fielding percentage (.985) and rank sixth in slugging percentage (.483) as they begin the back half of the SEC season.
Currently, the Gators sit in fifth place in the conference, three places ahead of the Bulldogs.
Mississippi State (22-16, 6-9 SEC) has lost four of its last five games and rank in the bottom half of the SEC in ERA (3.99), hits (343), batting average (.278) and opposing batting average (.256).
Florida is 12-5 against Mississippi State under head coach Kevin O’Sullivan.
The game can be viewed online through SEC Network+.
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UF's Logan Shore pitches during Florida's 14-3 win against the South Carolina Gamecocks on April 10, 2015 at McKethan Stadium.
