Columbia is opening their season this weekend at Florida. I don't know what they were doing last weekend. Studying? Writing papers? Partying? Anyway, Columbia finished 2023 with a 23-33 (11-10) record, #4 in the Ivy League (which has 8 teams). TV: SEC Network + (on-line) Radio: WRUF 850 AM / 98.1 FM Listen Live - ESPN 98.1 FM - 850 AM WRUF Stats: StatBroadcast Live Stat Feed Game Notes: 2 23 Columbia (PDF) - Florida Gators Weather: 64 Deg at the start and 60 at finish. 50% chance of precip decreasing to 23%. SW wind @ 10 decreasing to W wind @ 6 mph. Blowing out to right/center, right field. Starting Gator: #3 So LHP Cade Fisher (0-1, 22.50) Starting Earl: #24 Jr RHP Joe Sheets (0-0, 0.00) Go Gators!
Softball plays at 3:00 PM and 5:30 PM - just throwing that out there for parking considerations. Go GATORS! ,WESGATORS
Yes it's going to be a mess of almost stand still traffic unless you come in from the south on Ballpark Way. I'm hoping some of the fans go to the gymnastics meet as well.
Gator Line Up: #4 Kurland 2B #14 Caglianone 1B #28 Heyman C #10 Shelton SS #2 Evans RF #6 Shelnut LF #1 Thomas 3B #29 Donay DH #11 Robertson CF #3 Fisher SP
Lion lineup #26 Hage DH #17 Palfrey 3B #23 Selinsky CF #8 Cooper 1B #15 Lazits RF #3 Fellows LF #2 Jeon SS #6 Kail 2B #43 Blackwell C #24 Sheets SP
The softball team has already faced 3 Earlene's (or Pearl's if you like) in the first 3 innings of their game vs. Colgate. Up 13-1 going to the bottom of the 4th, after scoring 11 in the 1st.
Let's get after it tonight Gators. Hoping Fisher gets into his rhythm and makes it through 3 or more innings with few problems. And the big question can we get a hit from the DH spot tonight?