On to game 2! TV: SEC Network + (on-line) #4 Florida vs. #19 Kentucky (5/19/23) - Stream the NCAA Baseball Game - Watch ESPN Radio: WRUF 850 AM / 98.1 FM Listen Live - ESPN 98.1 FM - 850 AM WRUF Stats: StatBroadcast Live Stat Feed Game Notes: 5 18 Kentucky PUBLIC (PDF) - Florida Gators Weather: 76 Deg at the start and 70 to finish. 22-34% chance of precip. SW wind @ 4-7 = blowing out to left field. Starting Gator: #8 Jr RHP Sproat (4.44, 7-2, 73.0 IP) Starting Earl: #48 Sr RHP Lee (3.42, 4-2, 55.1 IP) Go Gators!
Today we need to be 100% focused on today’s game from “Play ball” first pitch to “Ball Game” with our accomplished task handled. GET IT DONE!
GatorGal will post the full lineups shortly, but Dale Thomas gets the start at 3rd tonight. Verrry Interesting. Wonder if Halter is hurt.
Looks like Dale Thomas gets the start at 3rd. In a small park- hope we see his power from last year on display. Go Gators- let's get our 20th SEC win and sew up a National Seed!
Gator Line Up: #4 Kurland 2B #36 Langford LF #14 Caglianone 1B #24 Rivera SS #15 Riopelle C #6 Shelnut RF #28 Heyman DH #1 Thomas 3B #11 Robertson CF #8 Sproat SP
Wildcat lineup #51 Gray CF #21 Wald LF #14 Gilliam 1B #4 Pitre 2B #7 Burkes C #2 Felker 3B #6 Church DH #13 McCoy RF #12 Smith SS #48 Lee SP
Halter is all Gator, anxious to get in, but he knows he has to hit to stay in the lineup. He's had good and bad streaks, but bad lately. He has the skills to hit .300 with 10 HR, but hasn't. Best defender at 2B or 3B, but it's a hitters' team this year.
I'm a Halter fan but he's is a bit of a puzzle- after last summer's All Star season on the Cape, I was anticipating a breakout year: roughly .300, 10 HRs 35+ RBI- and it's not happened with more cold streaks than hot at bat and committing errors on some routine plays. He has one year of eligibility and hopefully can gain traction in post season and next year.
I never saw that one coming. In conference Deric's average in very few at bats is averaging 333 and third on the team in SEC hitting. Sully is really trying hard to dial it in at third.
