Midweek baseball games are stupid. A team like Florida isn't using our regular pitchers and there is a lot of experimenting with lineups and positions.
My only concern with the team this year is we were supposed to be changing to a lineup that could manufacture runs instead of relying on the home run ball. It now seems we are having a problem with both and just can't score. God thing our starting pitching is great. Ken Kirkley > On Mar 9, 2017, at 5:37 PM, Woody <[email protected]> wrote: > > baseball is stupid > >> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:43 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: >> Gators drop consecutive games to FGCU >> >> >> Florida outfielder Nick Horvath (26) and Nelson Maldonado (27) both try to >> catch a ball throw at them by a teammate during the second game of the >> weekend series against Miami at McKethan Stadium in Gainesville Saturday >> Feb. 25, 2017. >> >> Brad McClenny/Staff Photographer >> By Graham Hall >> Gainesville SUN Correspondent >> Published: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 11:05 p.m. >> Last Modified: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 11:05 p.m. >> The No. 2 Florida baseball team’s hitting woes continued Wednesday night >> when the Gators' comeback fell just short in a 3-2 loss to Florida Gulf >> Coast in Gainesville. >> >> Facts >> Up next >> Who: Seton Hall vs. Florida >> >> When: 6:30 p.m. Friday >> >> Where: McKethan Stadium >> >> Radio: AM-850, 98.1-FM >> A night after falling 7-3 to the Eagles (12-2) in Fort Myers, the Gators >> (10-4) looked impressive from the opening stretch. >> >> Florida got the scoring started in the first inning as sophomore Blake Reese >> scored on a wild pitch from Eagles junior right-handed pitcher Peyton Gray. >> >> But after the shaky start, Gray wouldn’t give up a hit before exiting in the >> seventh inning. FGCU’s bats, however, had no trouble making contact on >> Florida’s pitches. Six hits in as many innings helped solidify the win for >> the Eagles. >> >> “I thought we got off to a good start,” UF coach Kevin O’Sullivan said. “We >> got on the board there in the first, but just did not make any adjustments.” >> >> In his first career start, freshman left-hander Austin Langworthy (0-1) >> lasted until midway through the fourth inning. In addition to two strikeouts >> and two walks, the Williston native gave up all three runs on five hits. >> >> Looking to slow the bleeding, right-handed freshman Kirby McMullen entered >> in relief of Langworthy and struck out four FGCU batters while giving up a >> lone hit. >> >> Freshman Tyler Dyson, who didn’t become a pitcher until prior to his senior >> year of high school, closed the game for the Gators. >> >> “If I go into close games, my mentality is to just shut it down and not let >> the offense get anything going,” Dyson said. “I just want to end the game if >> I’m a closer. I just want to help my team win the game.” >> >> A solo home run to deep left-center field from junior JJ Schwarz, his first >> of the season, brought Florida to within one in the bottom of the ninth >> inning, but UF’s comeback would come up just short. >> >> With the winning run on base, sophomore infielder Jonathan India connected >> on a pitch that was within several feet of giving Florida the walk-off win. >> >> But Eagles center fielder Gage Morey made a diving catch at the wall to end >> the inning and give FGCU the two-game series sweep. >> >> “Home runs come when you least expect it, and when you’re not trying to,” >> Schwarz said. “That was a big relief, yeah, but I’d rather get out and have >> a win than have a home run and get a loss.” >> >> Florida returns Friday at 6:30 p.m. to McKethan Stadium for a weekend series >> with Seton Hall. >> >> “Teams go through this, players go through difficult stretches,” O’Sullivan >> said. “We just so happened to go through it to start the season.” >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent From Shane's iPhone >> Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! >> ALPCA #8756 >> Europlate #1045 >> -- >> -- >> 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) >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "GatorNews" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > 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) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- 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) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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