Actually, there's at least one loss. They lost to FSU at the Florida Four on a chilly night at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.
On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Arthur Polhill <[email protected]>wrote: > And, baseball team is 5-0 against Semi's since Coach O'Sullivan came. > > A. Leon Polhill, Gator > "I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. > I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Oliver Barry <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wed, March 14, 2012 10:02:15 AM > *Subject:* [gatortalk] FW: [gatornews] GatorNews From The Gainesville SUN > For 3/14, AM EDITION > > Did you notice? Last night around 10 PM? > > Order seemed to be restored to the universe. (and Jupiter aligned with > Mars… Ok, Venus, but Mars is more poetic) > > What could it have been? > > > > Oliver Barry CRS,GRI > > Real Estate Broker > > Bob Parks Realty > > 1517 Hunt Club Blvd > > Gallatin TN 37066 > > Phone: 615-826-4040 > > Fax: 615-822-2027 > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > > > *Gator baseball dominates Seminoles for 14th straight win* > > > > Florida 's Preston Tucker follows through as he watches the ball sail > over the right-field wall for a three-run home run during a game against > Florida State , at McKethan Stadium, in Gainesville , March 3, 2012. The > Gators beat the Seminoles 9-2. > > *Brad McClenny/Staff photographer* > > By Jim Harvin > Gainesville SUN Correspondent > > *Published: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 10:03 p.m.* > > *Last Modified: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 10:03 p.m.* > > > > > > Senior Preston Tucker’s three-run home run in the bottom of the third > inning erased an early 2-0 FSU lead and No. 1 Florida went on to post a 9-2 > win over No. 6 Florida State before a record McKethan Stadium crowd of > 6,005 Tuesday night. > > The previous mark was 5,930, set last year against FSU. > > Tucker lined a one-out, 2-2 pitch from FSU reliever Scott Sitz into the > Seminole bullpen in right-center, and the Gators (16-1), who got their > leadoff batter on base in all eight innings they batted, added single runs > in the fourth, sixth and seventh before capping the night with three in the > eighth to win their 14th game in a row. > > The streak ties the all-time UF mark set in 2001 and first equaled in 2004. > > “We were down two runs at the time, and we were just trying to at least > get one across,” Tucker said. “He (Sitz) left the pitch up a little, and I > just put a good swing on it.” > > Gator relievers Greg Larson, Steven Rodriguez, Daniel Gibson and Austin > Maddox combined to hold FSU scoreless over the final 6 1/3 innings on just > two hits, with Larson (3-0) picking up the win and Maddox earning his > team-high sixth save. > > “The bullpen did great,” said Rodriguez, who tossed three innings of > no-hit ball and retired all nine batters he faced. > > “Everybody came out and threw strikes. We pounded the strike zone and we > got outs.” > > Sitz (1-1) took the loss for the Seminoles, who had a 10-game winning > streak ended in dropping to 14-2. > > “One of the strengths of our team is from top to bottom, one through nine, > we’ve got a pretty deep lineup, and our bullpen is good,” UF coach Kevin > O’Sullivan said. “We have multiple guys we can go to, to kind of settle > things down and give our offense a chance to get back into it.” > > Both teams went with freshman starters, but neither one made it to the > third inning. > > Freshman left-hander Bobby Poyner from Wellington made his second career > start for the Gators and went 2 2/3 innings before giving way to Larson. > > FSU countered with freshman right-hander Luke Weaver from DeLand, who was > pulled in favor of Sitz after issuing back-to-back walks to UF’s Tyler > Thompson and Nolan Fontana to start the bottom of the third inning after > the Seminoles had just taken a 2-0 lead in the top of the inning. > > Both came around to score one out later on Tucker’s homer, his sixth of > the year and 47th of his career. > > Catcher Stephen McGee led off the FSU third with a single and was > sacrificed to second by No. 9 hitter Seth Miller. After Sherman Johnson > reached on a base on balls, FSU’s Devon Travis placed a perfect bunt that > was fielded by hard-charging freshman third baseman Josh Tobias, but his > throw to first glanced off the back of Travis. The ball rolled into foul > territory in right field, allowing both runners to score. > > UF extended its lead to 4-2 in the fourth when the speedy Tobias lined a > double down the left-field line, went to second on Thompson’s sacrifice > bunt and scored on Fontana ’s grounder to second. > > Fontana’s two-out, solo homer to right in the sixth, his fourth of the > year, made it 5-2, and Tucker’s leadoff triple in the seventh, followed by > Mike Zunino’s sac fly to center, made it 6-2. > > Senior Daniel Pigott’s one-out, bases-loaded single in the eighth knocked > in two runs, and Zunino’s RBI single capped the Gator scoring. > > While FSU had won 11 of the last 16 matchups since O’Sullivan took over > for UF (2008), they fell to 0-5 against his Gators in Gainesville . The > Seminoles last won at McKethan Stadium on Feb. 20, 2007. > > “It’s a great feeling,” Rodriguez said. “It’s always good to beat FSU and > beat our instate rivals because it’s us pretty much against them. > > “We’re on the top right now, so we’ve got to basically go out there and > show them we’re the best.” > > Following tonight’s exhibition game at 7 that is free of charge, the > Gators open SEC play by hosting Vanderbilt in a three-game series starting > Friday. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > 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 > -- 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
