Baseball vs. Auburn, Sun 4/2, 1:00 pm

diamondguy · Apr 3, 2023

shane4three said: ↑

I gotta be honest, I really like how pesky and persistent they are… I thought Nesbitt was our best pitcher all weekend before Slater today ( contextually speaking w game situation Nesbitt still best) and Nesbitt was the best I’ve seen him and yet they fouled off pitch after pitch after pitch… They do a great job getting to their pitch or getting too fast ball not located well… With that upcoming schedule I expect six and three or five and four at worst…
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You're really going to compare the role Slater was pitching in to Nesbitt doing mop up duty. Nesbitt did well and I hope we see more of him on weekends instead of wasting him midweek to see if he can do it in high leverage situations. Slater was by far the most impressive arm this weekend.

Go2gtr · Apr 3, 2023

gatorjjh said: ↑

AUBURN'S RECAP
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Auburn fought back from an early deficit to take a lead in the middle innings but couldn't hold on in a 17-8 loss at No. 2 Florida Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark. Bryson Ware hit a three-run home run to give Auburn an 8-3 lead in the top of the fifth, but Florida scored 14 runs on 10 hits, nine walks and two hit batters in its final four at-bats en route to the win. "We got right where we wanted to," head coach Butch Thompson said. "We built that 8-3 lead and when I saw them run and catch us, just so many freebies to allow them to get back in the ballgame there. "We didn't throw the ball well, and Florida really started hitting and running away," Thompson added.

Auburn (18-9-1, 3-6 SEC) threatened out of the gate for the third straight day, but the Tigers came up empty in their first at-bat and it was Florida (24-5, 7-2 SEC) who scored in the bottom of the frame. With the bases loaded and two outs, a single to left field resulted in all three runs scoring.
The Tigers answered immediately as Cooper McMurray hit a 2-2 pitch well beyond the wall in center to put Auburn on the scoreboard. The ball left McMurray's bat at 110 miles per hour and was his third homer of the year. A pair of walks put the tying run aboard, but a well-hit ball from Bobby Peirce was tracked down on the run in center field to end the inning.

Auburn got right back to even in the game with two runs to start the fourth. Nate LaRue singled through the left side and Caden Green yanked a two-run home run down the left field line, marking his second homer of the season. Later in the inning, a hit batter loaded the bases and Peirce scampered home on a wild pitch to give Auburn the lead. However, the Tigers left the bases loaded, bringing their four-inning total to nine stranded.

After surrendering the three runs in the first, Auburn starter Tommy Vail held Florida scoreless and without a hit in the second through fourth innings, allowing only one baserunner in the span. Auburn continued to produce at the plate with four runs in the fifth. Peirce hit a one-out single back up the middle to score Green from second and, two batters later, Ware hit a three-run homer the other way to extend the lead to 8-3. The homer was Ware's team-best 14th of the season, including his sixth in SEC play and seventh in the last 10 games.

Florida cut its deficit to two with three runs on one hit, four walks and a hit batter in the fifth, but Chase Isbell entered with the bases loaded and struck out the leadoff hitter to end the inning and maintain the lead.
Justin Kirby doubled immediately after Ware's three-run homer in the fifth, marking the Tigers' 10th hit of the game, but Florida retired the next 13 Auburn hitters to end the game.
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Not surprising for an Auburn perspective wrap up. They had us right where they wanted us then gave us the game by their mistakes. The last sentence is a hoot. Read the Yahoo Sports game story, embarrassing if it's supposed to be objective. Adam Dubbin, has to be an Aubrin staff writer.

Gatorhead · Apr 3, 2023

Nice bounce back after game 1. Congrats to UF for still winning every series so far this year. Impressive.

Matherly87 · Apr 3, 2023

Nice rally wrap up....

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