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.
In the second matchup of the season against the Florida State Seminoles (19-13, 7-8), Florida (21-12, 5-7) suffered a five-run bottom of the first inning, three of those runs allowed by redshirt sophomore starting pitcher Nick Pogue
Sophomore Wyatt Langford has arguably been Florida baseball’s best player this season. It comes after he had to prove himself worthy of the starting left field job in the fall.
With the Florida Gators needing a win to get their season back on track, freshman Blake Purnell took to the hill. It has been a wild year for Purnell, but he came through when his team needed it most.
In a night highlighted by a dominant showing from sophomore starting pitcher Brandon Sproat, the Gators (20-11, 4-7) snapped a six-game SEC losing streak, topping the Razorbacks (23-6, 8-3) 7-2.
The Gators (19-11, 3-7) mustered just two hits and two walks Thursday night in a deflating 8-0 loss to the No. 2 Arkansas Razorbacks (23-5, 8-2).
In a lopsided 13-3 weekday affair, Florida (19-10, 3-6) dominated the Florida A&M Rattlers (12-18, 6-3) on the back of three perfect innings from starting pitcher Nick Pogue.
Florida (18-10, 3-6) once again fell victim to a breakdown from the bullpen, allowing eight runs in the seventh inning to blow a four-run lead and eventually fall to the ‘Dawgs (22-6, 6-3) 14-8.
In a decisive game two, Georgia topped the Gators 6-1. Florida, who has now lost four straight SEC games, will look to avoid the sweep tomorrow.
It would end with No. 14 Florida (18-8, 3-4) in a major hole, down a game in the series following a 7-6 loss to the rival No. 23 Bulldogs (20-6, 4-3) Thursday.
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