(SB) Official Thread South Carolina vs. Florida - Weekend Series

Rather than do one for each game, I thought we could just have 1 thread for the weekend series. If anyone wants to do separate game threads, that's fine by me.
Game 1 is Friday night at 6 pm on SEC+
Game 2 is Saturday at Noon on the SECN
Game 3 is Sunday at 11:30 AM on the SECN

 

South Carolina comes to Gainesville with a 29-15 record, 5-10 in the SEC. They have significant wins over Virginia (2), Utah, James Madison, UCF, Michigan State, Minnesota, Clemson, Ole Miss (3), Mississipi State and Arkansas. Losses have been to Wichita State, South Alabama, Texas A&M (3), North Carolina State, Northwestern, Tennessee (3), Mississippi State (2), Clemson and Arkansas (2).
South Carolina is last in the SEC in team batting average at .240; Florida is 1st at .345. They are 2nd in the SEC in ERA at 1.84; Florida is 4th at 2.16. South Carolina is 10th in fielding % at .969; Florida is 2nd at .977. South Carolina is last in slugging % and on base percentage, while Florida is 1st in both categories. South Carolina is last in home runs with 21, Florida is 3rd with 63. South Carolina is 6th in walks drawn with 149; Florida is 2nd with 188. South Carolina has struck out the most with 235; Florida is 7th with 171. South Carolina is 6th in stolen bases with 45; Florida is 1st with 78.
South Carolina pitching has the 3rd best team BA against at .193, Florida is 2nd at .188. South Carolina has the 6th most K's with 254; Florida is last with 202. South Carolina is 9th in fewest walks allowed with 110; Florida is tied for 6th with 100. South Carolina is 2nd in fewest home runs allowed with 14; Florida is 1st with only 12. South Carolina is 3rd in fewest hit batter with 18; Florida is 10th with 28.
South Carolina has excellent pitching, but the worst offense in the SEC. For Florida to win, our pitchers have to match the Gamecocks in location and efficiency, while our lineup has to be better than they have been against high quality pitchers. SC's losses to Texas A&M were by scores of 3-0, 2-1 in 10 innings and 2-1. Tennessee beat them 2-1 in 10 innings and then blasted them 7-0 and 8-0. They shut out Ole Miss twice. Miss. State shut them out twice and then they beat them 4-3. They beat Arkansas 2-1 and lost to them 4-3 and 3-0. So they are used to low scoring, tight games and we're going to have to play clean and efficient.

 

SC Line Up
Spot Pos # Player Bats Avg
1 2b 2 Denver Bryant R .281
2 cf 26 Riley Blampied R .303
3 3b 13 Zoe Laneaux L .194
4 1b 19 Jen Cummings L .221
5 rf 27 Kianna Jones R .269
6 lf 24 Bre Warren L .173
7 dp 1 Aniyah Black R .252
8 c 7 Giulia Desiderio R .160
9 ss 4 Brooke Blankenship R .239
10 p 25 Jori Heard R -

UF Line Up
Spot Pos # Player Bats Avg
1 cf 27 Kendra Falby L .404
2 lf 33 Korbe Otis R .434
3 ss 17 Skylar Wallace L .408
4 c 8 Jocelyn Erickson L .403
5 dp 15 Reagan Walsh R .393
6 rf 29 Katie Kistler L .340
7 1b 0 Ava Brown R .265
8 3b 47 Ariel Kowalewski L .278
9 2b 11 Mia Williams R .154
10 p 7 Keagan Rothrock R

 

Their starting pitcher tonight is a 5'11" sophomore with a 6-1 record, 65.2 innings, 1.60 ERA, 21 BB, 56 K's, 2 HR. Surprised Vawter not out there, but I imagine we'll see her.

 

Ground out to SS, fly out to RF, walk, ground out to 2nd ends the top of the 1st. Gators up.

 

Falby strikes out, Otis walks, Wallace hits into a FC force at 2nd, Erickson doubles down the RF line, Wallace scores, Walsh strikes out. 1-0 Gators going to the 2nd.

 

Rothrock strikes out the leadoff batter, gets a pop out to 3rd, walks a batter, then gets a ground out to SS. Gators coming up.

 

Kistler walks, Brown pops out, Kowalewski doubles down the LF line, Mia Willams gets a bloop single to LF, driving in Kistler, runners on 1st & 2nd, Falby fouls out, Otis singles to right center driving in Williams. 3-0 Gators, South Carolina changes pitchers. Sage Mardjetko now in the circle. Runners on 1st & 3rd. Otis takes 2nd on a ball in the dirt. Skylar walks to load the bases. Erickson HBP, 4-0 Gators. Walsh walks, 5-0 UF. Kistler back up. Kistler strikes out on a ball in her eyes. Big inning for the Gators. Going to the 3rd, UF ahead 5-0.

 

South Carolina in the 3rd - pop out to 1st, fly out to LF, double over Falby's head, RBI single up the middle, single to RF, ground out to pitcher. 5-1 Gators.

 

Ava reaches on an infield error, AK walks, Mia flies out to LF, Faklby walks, Otis gets a 3-run double off the right center field fence. Gators up 8-1. Reganne Bennet now in to pitch for SC.

 

Wallace HBP, Erickson HBP, Walsh singles to LF, 2 RBI, Kistler flies out to LF, Wilkie pinch hits from Brown and signles over the shortstop, RBI, AK grounds uout to 3rd. Gators up 11-1 going to the 4th.

 

After a HBP, HR and 2 singles, Mackenzie Wooten relieves Keagan. Still no outs in the top of the 4th.