Good for him. I hope he gets to finish the game too. I still feel bad he got pulled because of a rain delay. He was on fire too.
On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 11:58 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > It’s Singer’s turn to keep Gators rolling at College World Series > > Sophomore Brady Singer gets the call to start on the mound tonight for the > Gators vs. Louisville. > *Brad McClenny/Staff Photographer/file* > By Kevin Brockway <http://www.gatorsports.com/personalia/kevinbrockway> > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 8:19 a.m.Last Modified: Tuesday, > June 20, 2017 at 8:19 a.m. > > Florida is hoping its pitching and defense formula will continue to fuel a > deep run in the College World Series. > FactsToday > > *What:* College World Series, winner’s bracket > > *Who:* Florida (48-18) vs. Louisville (53-10). Cardinals won coin toss > and are designated home team. > > *When:* 7 p.m. > > *Where:* TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Omaha, Neb. > > *TV:* ESPN > > *Radio:* AM-850, 98.1-FM > > *Pitching matchup:* UF sophomore righty Brady Singer (7-5, 3.29 ERA) vs. > Louisville junior righty Kade McClure (8-3, 3.43 ERA) > > The third-national seed Gators (48-18) will next face seven seed > Louisville (53-10) today at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. ( 7 p.m. > ESPN). > > Florida advanced to the winner’s bracket following a 3-0 win over TCU on > Sunday night. Junior righty Alex Faedo and sophomore righty Michael Byrne > combined for UF’s first shutout in a CWS game since 1991. > > Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan said sophomore righty Brady Singer (7.5, > 3.29 ERA) will start against Louisville. > > Singer pitched six scoreless innings in UF’s Super Regional series against > Wake Forest. He’ll face a Louisville lineup led by two-way standout Brendan > McKay, who is batting .340 with 17 home runs and 56 RBIs. As a team this > season, Louisville is batting .290 with 70 home runs. > > “It just comes down to our guy on the mound,” O’Sullivan told reporters > following UF’s win in Omaha on Sunday night. “And if he executes, we’ve got > a chance. If he doesn’t, you know, we won’t be successful. > > “But I do know this: If Brady throws like he’s been throwing as well as, > he’s similar to Alex, he’s been a little bit different the last couple of > weeks as well, so we’ll see.” > > In its third straight trip to the College World Series, Florida won its > first game in Omaha since 2015 after going two-and-out last year. > > “It’s definitely a little sigh of relief,” Florida shortstop Dalton > Guthrie said. “And you don’t want to start out playing from the loser’s > bracket and have to play — I think it would be four games to get into the > finals. Getting the first one out of the way is the biggest one. It’s nice > to be on the right side of it this time.” > > A win Tuesday night would put Florida in strong position to reach the CWS > Finals Series for the first time since 2011. > > “Going two and out was tough on us, the whole team, coaching staff, > everything,” Faedo said. “But I think once we got back to Gainesville, > didn’t take too much time to get to work, and we remember especially the > juniors and seniors that were here freshman year, or my freshman year, when > you win here, it’s just — it’s no feeling like it. So we’ve been putting a > lot of effort to get back on the winning side of things.” > > Florida didn’t have its cleanest game in its opening win against TCU. > Guthrie had a pair of errors, uncharacteristic for UF’s slick fielding > shortstop. The Gators left 10 runners on base, but did enough offensively, > scoring on a JJ Schwarz RBI groundout and RBI singles from Christian Hicks > and Nelson Maldonado. > > Maldonado was forced to leave the TCU game in the eighth inning after > rolling his ankle, but O’Sullivan said he should be fine for the Louisville > game. > > “We played uncharacteristically (on) defense, we made some errors,” > O’Sullivan said. “But I think the first game out here you get some nerves > and stuff like that and I’m sure we’ll be better as we move forward.” > > *Contact Kevin Brockway at 352-374-5054 <(352)%20374-5054> > or [email protected]. Also check out Brockway’s blog at > Gatorsports.com > <[email protected].+Also+check+out+Brockway's+blog+at+Gatorsports.com>.* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. 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