That would be nice. But I think Pat Dooley is right in his Back/Front Nine
articles, this team is who they are and there is no switch to turn on. Even
though they beat MSU handily, routine ground balls in the infield and bunts
where an adventure with several misplays. It didn't cost them any runs
yesterday but it did raise the pitch count. Fortunately, they only had to play
7 innings. In a close game, it could be costly as it has been throughout the
season. Hopefully, they play well today and get Friday off.
GoGators!!!Mark
On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 09:18:56 PM EDT, 'Oliver Barry' via GatorTalk
<[email protected]> wrote:
I hope it has! This would be a good time for the beast within to make an
appearance.
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On May 26, 2021, at 7:54 PM, Charlie <[email protected]> wrote:
The beast has awoken.Charlie
On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:33 PM Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote:
Florida routs Mississippi State to advance at SEC tourney
Noah RamSpecial to The Sun
HOOVER, Ala. — Not many knew what to expect when Florida took the field against
third seed Mississippi State on Wednesday morning in the second round of the
SEC Baseball Tournament.
The sixth-seeded Gators squeaked past 11th-seeded Kentucky 4-1 Tuesday to face
the third-seeded Bulldogs for the first time in 2021.
What the fans at Hoover Met. Stadium and the ones watching at home witnessed
was an ambush, as UF demolished MSU 13-1 in a seven-inning run-rule game to
advance to the third round.
The Gators (37-19), ranked No. 13 in the nation, will play 10 seed Alabama
(31-22) at 5:30 p.m. ET Thursday. The Crimson Tide defeated two seed Tennessee
3-2 in 11 innings later Wednesday.
The Bulldogs (40-14) handed the ball to relief pitcher Brandon Smith (4-3), and
almost immediately, found himself in some trouble. The Gators loaded the bases
with no outs, but only managed one run on a wild pitch which scored left
fielder Jacob Young, who had opened the game with a double.
Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan stayed with his rotation, going with big lefty
Hunter Barco, who attempted to recover from his loss to Arkansas over the
weekend, his first in nearly two months.
Barco (10-2) allowed a run in the bottom of the first after a double and
two-out single, but mowed down Mississippi State the rest of the way. He
relinquished just two more hits the next six innings, both singles.
“My mentality was just to pound the zone,” Barco said. “In the first inning,
they did a really good job of hitting. I could tell what they wanted to hit it
the other way, so I tried to bust them in.”
Offensively, O’Sullivan made a crucial lineup change, moving Nathan Hickey to
third and putting Kris Armstrong at DH. The move paid dividends, as Armstrong
batted 3-4 with four RBI, two apiece in the second and third.
“Not having Kris in the lineup yesterday, I felt like there was a huge hole in
the middle,” O’Sullivan said. “With Mac (Guscette) coming back to catch, we
were able to move Hickey to third and make it work.”
Florida tallied eight runs combined in the second and third frames before it
whacked in four in the top of the seventh, putting the nail in the coffin.
Thompson's double highlighted the seventh.
Besides Armstrong, Young drove in three runs on a 2-for-4 outing and Sterlin
Thompson also drove in three with two hits, including his fifth home run of the
season.
"I think it was probably our most-complete game that we played in a while,
obviously," O'Sullivan said. "We got production from everybody up and down the
lineup. I thought we played pretty good defense for the most part. Hunter Barco
was outstanding against a really good lineup.
"We kind of got on a roll early, and some guys were feeling really good about
their swings. I'm just really pleased with how we played the last two days
because obviously, it could have went one of two directions after the weekend
at Arkansas."
Mississippi State, which is ranked No. 8 nationally, falls to the losers'
bracket for a 10:30 a.m. ET game Thursday against Tennessee (42-15).
Note: Hickey started at third base in place of slumping Kirby McMullen
(4-for-29, .138).
Thursday
What: Third round of SEC Baseball Tournament
Who: Florida (37-19) vs. Alabama (31-22)
When: 5:30 p.m. ET
Where: Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
TV: SEC Network
Radio: AM-850, 98.1-FM
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