Florida Claims Series with Dominant Effort Over Kentucky – Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida used a whole efficiency on either side of the ball to say the collection over Kentucky with a 9-1 victory in sport two at Condron Household Ballpark on Saturday evening.
 
Recreation two started in April and finally concluded in Might. Following a 56-minute rain delay that pushed the beginning time to six:56 p.m., a second climate delay struck within the backside of the fourth that lasted two hours and eight minutes.
 
Following a scoreless first inning from beginning pitcher Brandon Neely, the Gators (25-17, 8-12 SEC) jumped on the Wildcats (23-20, 6-14 SEC) for a trio of runs within the backside half. Wyatt Langford led off with an extra-base hit for the second-straight sport, legging out a triple to proper middle. Sterlin Thompson then reached on a throwing error by Kentucky second baseman Daniel Harris IV to drive in Langford, whereas Jud Fabian doubled down the left-field line on the primary pitch to attain Thompson. BT Riopelle then singled to proper middle to plate J. Fabian to cap off the large body.
 
Neely went proper again to work within the second, stranding a pair of Wildcat runners in scoring place to navigate out of the inning. That opened the door for the Gators so as to add on, as Josh Rivera led off the underside of the second with a solo shot to straightaway middle discipline. Thompson proceeded to contribute an RBI double into the left-center hole whereas Riopelle drove in two extra runs with a single to proper, scoring Thompson and J. Fabian.
 
With the rating at 7-0, rain started to pour down on Condron Household Ballpark, inflicting a two hour and eight minute delay. That pressured Neely out of the sport prematurely, as right-hander Tyler Nesbitt took over duties on the mound upon resumption of play.
 
After receiving a zero from Nesbitt, the Florida bats picked up the place they left off. The Gators shortly loaded the bases on a Riopelle single and walks by Jac Caglianone and Rivera. From there, Colby Halter prolonged the result in 8-0 with a bunt single down the third-base line to herald Riopelle.
 
Kentucky broke into the scoring column within the sixth, as Ryan Ritter doubled in Harris IV to finish the shutout bid. Florida answered with a run of their very own within the seventh, with Caglianone going yard to left discipline for his second residence run of the marketing campaign.
 
Neely (1-0) earned his first-career victory as a starter, tossing 4 no-hit innings with one stroll and 4 strikeouts. The freshman right-hander remained eligible for the win after being pressured out of the sport as a consequence of climate.
 
Kentucky beginning pitcher Zack Lee (1-1) was saddled with the loss after lasting simply 1 2/3 innings with seven runs allowed (six earned) on 5 hits and one stroll whereas hanging out three.

Thompson (2-for-5), Riopelle (3-for-5) and Rivera (2-for-3) all notched a number of hits within the win.

NOTABLES

• Recreation two started in April and concluded in Might.
• Langford led off with an extra-base hit for the second-consecutive sport since being transfer to the highest spot within the order.
  • He related for a leadoff residence run in sport one and legged out a triple in sport two.
• During the last three video games, Florida starters (Sproat and Neely twice) have mixed for 16 1/3 innings with one run allowed on six hits whereas hanging out 17.
  • Neely threw 4 no-hit innings earlier than being lifted as a consequence of a two hour and eight minute rain delay.
    • Neely didn’t enable a success till the seventh inning in his earlier begin vs. No. 1 Tennessee, retiring 19 Vols earlier than surrendering a success.
• J. Fabian and Thompson drove in runs whereas Langford, Thompson and Langford all picked up hits
  • The trio of Thompson, Langford and J. Fabian has recorded an RBI in 35 of 42 video games this 12 months whereas registering a success in 41 of 42 video games.
• Florida is now 146-70-1 all-time towards Kentucky.
  • The Gators are 64-38-1 vs. the Wildcats at residence.
  • Florida has received 11 of the final 14 conferences together with six of the earlier seven.
    • The Gators have now received five-straight towards the Wildcats.
• Head coach Kevin O’Sullivan is 25-19 vs. Kentucky.
  • That features a 12-8 mark at residence.
• Rivera prolonged his team-leading on-base streak to 16 video games.
• Thompson prolonged his on-base streak to 12 video games and his team-leading hitting streak to eight straight.

FROM HEAD COACH KEVIN O’SULLIVAN
On Neely’s outing and the offense…
“We scored three within the first and 4 within the second and acquired off to a very good begin towards a very good beginning pitcher. His numbers coming in had been actually good, so clearly leaping out to an enormous lead there after the primary two… I felt Brandon actually settled in after the second inning. He had some deep counts and had a bit bother getting the ball down the primary couple of innings however he is been actually good once more. It is unlucky that we had the rain. I assumed he was beginning to get right into a rhythm at that time.”
 
On the rain delays…
“We have had loads of rain delays right here, particularly later within the season… [we] simply got here within the clubhouse and watched a few of the different video games that had been happening on the similar time. It is actually the gamers that must exit and play and everybody has to remain able to go. The one choice we’ve to make is to determine who’s going to the mound.”
 
On the staff gaining confidence on the plate…
“I feel we’ve swung the bats fairly good all the 12 months, however I feel transferring Wyatt to the highest of the order has modified some issues. Transferring Sterlin to 2 and Jud to a few and B.T. to 4 and Jac as much as the six spot has helped us. We have been getting loads of manufacturing out of the underside of the order.”

UP NEXT
Florida and Kentucky face off within the collection finale scheduled for Sunday at 12 p.m. ET on SEC Community.