Sophomore starting pitcher Brandon Sproat pitched 6.1 innings for the Gators (34-19, 14-14), as Florida rolled over South Carolina (26-26, 12-16) 14-5 behind four total homers.
Redshirt freshman Nick Ficarrotta started on the mound for Florida (33-19, 13-14) in a thrilling Tuesday matchup that clinched the season series over FSU (32-19, 15-12), 7-5.
Florida (32-18, 13-14) defeated the Tigers (26-21, 8-18) 4-3 Sunday in a victory that was much too close for comfort.
Florida (31-18, 12-14) lost to Missouri (26-21, 8-18) 3-5 Saturday. The Gators led early before running out of gas in the fifth inning.
In a game that wasn’t close early on, Florida (31-18, 12-13) wiped the floor with the Mizzou Tigers (25-21, 7-18), 13-1.
Starting pitcher redshirt freshman Tyler Nesbitt did just that, working four scoreless innings before passing the torch to his relief to finish the night. The Gators (30-18, 11-13) blanked the ‘Cats (21-27, 15-9), 7-0.
Florida (29-18, 11-13) defeated the Bulldogs (25-23, 9-15) 6-2 Sunday in a game that came down to the final two innings and some late-stage heroics from sophomore second baseman Sterlin Thompson.
With the help of a six-run ninth inning, the Gators (28-18, 10-13 SEC) topped the Mississippi State Bulldogs (25-21, 9-14 SEC) in a 9-3 thriller.
Sproat outlasted Smith in the series opener Friday, working four scoreless innings to open the game en route to a 8-6 victory for Florida (27-18, 9-13 SEC) over the Bulldogs (25-21, 9-13 SEC).
Hunter Barco announced on Instagram he would be out for the remainder of the season to undergo Tommy John surgery.
Florida (26-18, 8-13 SEC) defeated South Florida (23-21, 4-11 AAC) 18-2 in a dominant offensive performance across the Gators lineup. Fabian finished with a career-high in single-game home runs and RBIs, moving up the ladder in career homers in the process.
Freshman starting pitcher Brandon Neely worked four scoreless innings, as the Gators (25-17, 8-12 SEC) topped the Wildcats (23-20, 6-14 SEC) 9-1.
With a chance at sweeping the series against the Kentucky Wildcats on the line, the Gators (25-18, 8-13 SEC) fell flat, losing to the ‘Cats (24-20, 7-14 SEC) by a score of 8-1.
Sproat did his part, delivering a scoreless outing, and the offense eventually woke up to handle its business as the Gators (24-17, 7-12 SEC) topped the Kentucky Wildcats (23-19, 6-13 SEC) 9-2 in the series opener.
Leading by three in the bottom of the ninth, Florida (23-17, 6-12) still managed to blow the game, losing to the No. 1 Volunteers (37-3, 17-1) 6-4 in the 11th inning.
Tennessee (35-3, 15-1) trounced Florida (23-15, 7-9) by a score of 9-2, a performance that showed the current gap between the two teams.
After trailing early by four, the Gators (23-14, 6-9) rallied back to secure a win over Stetson (18-18) in a shootout, 10-8.
It was freshman Deric Fabian who saved the day for No. 23 Florida (22-14, 6-9) in the 10th inning with a solo home walk-off run to seal a 4-3 victory over the Commodores (25-10, 7-8).
BT Riopelle’s three home run game and Brandon Sproat’s outing on the mound were spoiled by Vanderbilt’s four-run sixth inning en route to an 8-6 Gators loss Saturday night.
Florida’s roller coaster of a season dropped again as they blew a late lead to Vanderbilt.
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