Sproat’s short outing spells disaster in Gators’ blowout loss to Auburn
By Ethan Eibe | 10:24pmBrandon Sproat glanced toward the Gators dugout as his head coach, Kevin O’Sullivan, emerged from the top step.
Ethan Eibe is a second-year UF sports media major and covers Gators baseball for The Alligator. Outside of his writing, Ethan is a play-by-play broadcaster for UF student radio and has spent two summers announcing professional baseball with the Alpine Cowboys. He is a long-suffering Miami Marlins fan.
Brandon Sproat glanced toward the Gators dugout as his head coach, Kevin O’Sullivan, emerged from the top step.
Heyman lofted the second and third home runs of his college career in the No. 3 Florida Gators’ (22-4, 5-1 SEC) 7-4 win against No. 13 Ole Miss (15-9, 0-6 SEC) at Swayze Field.
Caglianone’s nation-leading 16th home run was the catalyst for UF’s offense in the No. 3 Gators’ (21-4, 4-1 SEC) 12-8 defeat of the No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels (15-8, 0-5 SEC) at Swayze Field.
A long grand slam to right field — Caglianone’s 11th of the season – tied a bow on the 12-3 No. 6 Florida Gators’ 11-0 mercy rule win against the 7-6 Florida Atlantic Owls Wednesday night at Condron Ballpark.
The No. 6 Florida Gators (10-3) slugged four home runs to complement sophomore two-way player Jac Caglianone’s six inning performance against the No. 22 Miami Hurricanes (8-4) in a 14-4 win Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark.
Cyr’s second homer of the game put the finishing touches on No. 22 Miami’s (8-3) 14-6 trouncing of the No. 6 Florida Gators (9-3) Saturday at Condron Ballpark. Florida built an early 6-1 lead on two home runs from sophomore two-way Jac Caglianone, who now leads the nation with 10 on the young season.
The Gators (8-1) survived a shaky bullpen effort with more than enough offense in an 18-8 win against the Jacksonville Dolphins (5-4) Tuesday night at John Sessions Stadium.
Caglianone’s three home runs were the tip of the iceberg in the 7-1 Gators’ 13-7 win against the 2-5 Cincinnati Bearcats Sunday afternoon.
Evans blasted a two-run shot beyond the left-field fence to complete No. 7 Florida’s (6-1) 13-3 mercy-rule victory against the Cincinnati Bearcats (2-4) Saturday. Gators starting pitcher Hurston Waldrep electrified the Condron Ballpark crowd with a six-inning, 13-strikeout performance.
The No. 7 Gators (4-0) defeated the South Florida Bulls (1-3) at Red McEwen Field in Tampa Tuesday night.