This was a gratifying win. With two outs and two strikes in the top of the ninth, KY fans standing, cheering, we get a base hit to tie it up. Then, a home run to top off the inning. You could hear ancient echos of Mic yelling, “Doering’s got a touchdown!”
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 8, 2021 at 8:34:01 AM CDT > To: GatorNews <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Florida scores four runs in ninth to down > Kentucky 8-5 > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > Florida scores four runs in ninth to down Kentucky 8-5 > Special to Gatorsports.com > > LEXINGTON, Ky. — Down to its final strike and trailing Kentucky 5-4 in the > top of the ninth inning Friday, Florida was in need of a hero. The No. 10 > Gators found two. > > Cory Acton hit a game-tying RBI single and Kendrick Calilao followed with a > three-run home run to pull the Gators out of the jaws of defeat for an 8-5 > win. > > Florida improved to 32-14 overall and 14-9 in the SEC, while Kentucky, which > won the series-opener 7-5 on Thursday, dropped to 27-16, 11-12. > > The rubber game of the series is set for a 2 p.m. Saturday (stream on SEC > Network +), with Florida pitching lefty Hunter Barco (7-2) vs. UK righty Zack > Lee (4-4). > > Facing the series defeat, the Gators mounted the rally with two outs and one > on base in the ninth. Kris Armstrong singled to advance Jacob Young, who had > walked. Halter, pinch hitting for Jordan Carrion, got the count to 3-2 before > lacing a single to drive in Young. Calilao followed with his home run. > > "I’m really, really happy for those guys," UF coach Kevin O'Sullivan said. > "It’s one of those games that comes down to the last strike, and we kept > hanging in there. > > "We made a bunch of mistakes again, but hopefully we’re going to get through > this. I keep saying it, but hopefully a win like this can help us play a > little bit better on the road.” > > Kentucky jumped to a 2-0 lead in the second inning on Cam Hill's two-run > single. > > Fabian followed in the third with a two-run home run to deadlock the game at > 2-all. He put the Gators up 3-2 with a solo home run in the fifth. > > The Wildcats retook the lead with two runs in the fifth. > > Then after a 15-minute rain delay following the seventh inning, UF tied the > game at 4-4 in the eighth when Kirby McMullen doubled and scored on a single > by Calilao. > > Not to be outdone, Kentucky went up 5-4 in the home half of the eighth thanks > to misplays by the Gators. A single, balk, groundout, error and RBI grounder > put the Wildcats in front. > > “Nine of our 14 losses this year, they’ve basically been gift-wrapped," > O'Sullivan said. "We just beaten ourselves, and that’s the frustrating part. > I’m hoping, we’ll see if a win like this can get this team moving even more > in the positive direction, but we’ve just got to learn to play cleaner on the > road. It’s as simple as that.” > > Florida starter Tommy Mace struck out nine in seven innings, and Christian > Scott (3-3) picked up the win out of the bullpen. Jack Leftwich shut Kentucky > down in the ninth to earn his third save of the season. > > Notes: McMullen extended his career-best hitting streak to 13, also the > longest by a Gator this year. ... Fabian hit his 17th and 18th home runs, > moving into the SEC lead. It marked Fabian’s second consecutive weekend with > a multi-homer game. He has four career two-home run games, three of those > this season. ... Calilao’s four RBIs marked his personal best in SEC play. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Shane’s iPhone > Go Gators! > -- > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/E1C4EB83-A44B-461E-966C-9D1D57586BA3%40gmail.com. -- -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/413A2FC5-9297-4290-8EA3-FE39955FAA80%40realtracs.com.
