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________________________________ From: Woody <[email protected]> To: Gatortalk <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, March 31, 2010 8:11:41 AM Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Errors doom Gator baseball in loss to FSU [Dooley] See what happens when you weauff! :-P On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 8:07 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: Errors doom Gator baseball in loss to FSU > >By Pat Dooley >Gainesville SUN Staff writer >Published: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 11:26 p.m. >Last Modified: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 11:26 p.m. > > >JACKSONVILLE— On a perfect night for baseball, Florida played a very imperfect >game Tuesday against Florida State. >As a sellout crowd of 9,276 watched, Florida committed a season-high five >errors that led to five unearned runs for the Seminoles and managed only six >hits in a 7-2 loss to FSU. FSU takes a 2-1 lead in the Traveling Rivalry >Series (the first two games were in Tampa and Gainesville) with the finale set >for April 13 in Tallahassee. >"Games like this against a rival have a lot to do with momentum," said Florida >coach Kevin O'Sullivan. "We could never get the momentum on our side. It's >hard for me to put my finger on it. We've played great defense all year." >Florida had committed only 15 errors in 23 games heading into Tuesday night's >game, but got things off to a bad start when rightfielder Kamm Washington >misplayed Stuart Tapley's pop fly. Tapley later scored the first unearned run >of the game. >It kept getting worse. >While Florida's bats were quieted for the most part, FSU kept taking advantage >of Gator miscues. An unearned run in the fifth gave the Seminoles a lead they >would not relinquish. Two unearned runs in the seventh gave FSU some breathing >room and Tapley iced the victory with a two-run homer in the ninth after, you >guessed it, another Florida error. >"That's uncalled for," said second baseman Josh Adams of the mistakes made by >the Gators. "I take it personally because I'm one of the older guys out there. >You won't see that again." >Florida, now 18-6 on the season, returns home for a weekend series against >Vanderbilt starting on Friday night. FSU is now 20-4. >"As painful as it is, we have to turn around and get ready for a big series >this weekend," O'Sullivan said. "It's really frustrating. Some of our older >guys have just got to start playing better, It's as simple as that." >FSU scored first in the top of the second against starter Jeff Barfield, who >only pitched to nine batters. Devon Travis' RBI single gave the Seminoles a >1-0 lead, but in the bottom of the inning it was erased when Thompson ripped a >line-drive homer just inside the right field foul pole with Kamm Washingon >aboard. >That lead lasted only two batters as FSU tied the game off reliever Justin >Poovey on Stephen Cardullo' single. >Florida missed out on a chance to score in the bottom of the fourth when >Austin Maddox doubled to lead off the inning and couldn't advance past third. >FSU took the lead in the fifth on an error by Preston Tucker at first base >after Tapley's two-out double. >"That's a play Preston usually makes," O'Sullivan said. "Even if he knocks it >down, they don't score." >An error by third baseman Maddox in the seventh was followed by a double by >Florida State's James Ramsey, who later scored on a sacrifice fly. >Florida had its chances to rally but couldn't get the big hit. With two on and >two out in the seventh, Tucker's deep fly ball died in the big Triple A ball >park and was corralled by Tyler Holt in center. Holt also chased down Josh >Adams' line drive in left center with a runner on second in the fifth. >The Gators also struck out 10 times in the game against a pair of Seminole >pitchers. >"We had some bad swings out of the zone," said Maddox. "We just have to put it >behind us and get ready for this weekend." > -- >GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions >2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions >2008 National Football Champions | >Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), >Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
