I tuned in just after the 7th inning HR to make it 7-8. I’m glad I stayed with it.
Oliver Barry CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker PARKS Real Estate Services 305 B Indian Lake Blvd Suite 220 Hendersonville TN 37075 Office: 615-826-4040 Mobile: 615-972-4239 [email protected] > On May 9, 2018, at 10:18 AM, Jay Cicone <[email protected]> wrote: > > I tuned in at the top of the 3rd. Heck of a comeback victory. > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Oliver Barry > Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2018 11:13 AM > To: Gator Talk <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatortalk] Fwd: [gatornews] [SUN]: No. 1 Florida rallies for 11-8 > win over USF > > USF brought in their best closer at 8-7. We then went on to score 4 more > runs. > > Oliver Barry CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > PARKS Real Estate Services > 305 B Indian Lake Blvd > Suite 220 > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Office: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > [email protected] > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Date: May 9, 2018 at 8:18:53 AM CDT > To: GatorNews <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: No. 1 Florida rallies for 11-8 win over USF > Reply-To: [email protected] > > No. 1 Florida rallies for 11-8 win over USF > By > Kevin Brockway > (Gainesville Sun) - > May 8, 2018 > 5 > 226 > > <image001.jpg>Florida's infielder Deacon Liput finished 3-for-3 on the night > with a pair of runs scored and three RBI. [Cyndi Chambers/Correspondent/File] > Florida junior shortstop Deacon Liput said he wasn’t surprised when he > received a bunt sign after belting a three-run homer to get the Gators back > into the game against USF. > > “That’s a part of my game,” Liput said. “I take pride in being able to bunt. > In that situation when you need runs and you get runners on first and second > with nobody out, that’s what it calls for.” > > Liput’s bunt didn’t just move the runners over, it brought in the go-ahead > runs in UF’s eventual 11-8 win Tuesday over USF before an announced crowd of > 3,484 at McKethan Stadium. > > Liput had lined a three-run homer to right, his sixth of the season, to cut > USF’s lead to 8-7 in the bottom of the sixth inning. After senior center > fielder Nick Horvath belted an RBI single to tie the score at 8 in the bottom > of the seventh, Liput got the bunt sign with runners on first and second and > none out. > > Liput laid down a sacrifice in front of the mound that USF pitcher Kevin King > fielded late. King rushed the throw and it sailed over the head of first > baseman Joe Genord into foul territory in right field. Freshman first baseman > Brady Smith and Horvath raced all the way home with the go-ahead runs, > putting the Gators up 10-8. Smith added an RBI double in the eighth for UF’s > 11th run. > > <image002.jpg> > > > https://youtu.be/kglBQGeE3lo > > > > Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan said he called for the bunt because the > left-handed hitting Liput was facing a lefty reliever and with junior righty > Michael Byrne warming up in the bullpen, he wanted to take the lead. > > “Every situation is different, but often times, when you lay down a good > bunt, it leads to a big inning,” O’Sullivan said. > > The No. 1 Gators (39-11) rallied from an early 6-0 deficit to win for the > fourth time in their last five games. Freshman lefty Jordan Butler (5-1) > pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win, while Byrne struck out two > over two scoreless innings to pick up his 12th save of the season. > > “It shows a lot about our team and the fight we have and the confidence we > have,” Liput said. “Just the love we have for each other and everybody wants > to have each other’s back. So when it’s not someone’s best day, everyone > wants to pick him up.” > > The matchup with hard-hitting No. 24 USF (29-16) got off to an ominous start. > Sophomore righty Tyler Dyson got the start for the Gators and once again > struggled on the mound, allowing five of the first six batters he faced to > reach base. Dyson lasted just .1 inning, allowing four earned runs on two > hits with three walks and no strikeouts. > > Designated hitter Chris Chatfield belted a double off the left wall with the > bases loaded to give USF an early 2-0 lead. The Bulls added two more runs in > the first inning on a bases loaded walk and a sac fly off reliever Tommy > Mace, though the runs were credited to Dyson. > > “He’s just going through a tough stretch,” O’Sullivan said. “There are some > things mechanically, he’s pushing the ball against left-handed hitters, he’s > not getting on top of the ball and his release point is changing. But these > things occur, these physical things you see from the dugout, when guys lose > their confidence and he’s just going to have to get his confidence back. > There’s no way it’s going to happen other than to keep running him out there. > > “He’ll get himself through it. He’s frustrated. It’s just one of those > things. He’s not the first person that has had to struggle a little bit and > get through it and he’s not going to be the last.” > > Chatfield added a two-RBI single in the second inning off Mace to put USF up > 6-0. But the Gators chipped away at the deficit. An RBI single by Nelson > Maldonado and sac fly by Wil Dalton cut USF’s lead to 6-2. Maldonado then > scored on a wild pitch to cut USF’s lead to 6-3 before the end of the third. > > Junior second baseman Blake Reese led off the fourth inning with a solo home > run, his third of the season, to cut USF’s lead to 6-4. > > USF extended its lead back to 8-4 in the fifth inning on back-to-back, > two-out RBI singles by Coco Montes and Duke Stunkel Jr. But Liput’s three-run > blast in the sixth, off a 3-2 pitch from reliever Carson Ragsdale, gave the > Gators life. > > “It’s always coachspeak when you talk to your team, you can come back, you > can come back, don’t get your head down, but you have to do it,” O’Sullivan > said. “I think we can draw from it if we get in this situation and fall > behind later this season.” > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > -- > -- > 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. > 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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