Baseball vs. Bethune-Cookman, Tue 4/4, 6:00 pm

Oh boy, so now I have to figure out what swirling waft means. This is more interesting Gal than the other threads.
So is this waft like when you swirl mouthwash around or more like when you are blending a smoothie?

 

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tied atop the SWAC standings with tiebreakers over both Alabama State and Florida A&M, the Wildcats will face their toughest challenge of the season as they take on No. 3 Florida, Tuesday April 4 in Gainesville, Fla.
Tuesday marks the start of an 18-game road trip for B-CU. The Wildcats will not return to the friendly confines of Jackie Robinson Ballpark until May 3.
The Wildcats took two of three from Florida A&M last weekend at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. The Rattlers were previously 6-0 in conference play.

Hylan Hall was named SWAC Hitter of the week for his play over the weekend. He finished the weekend with two multi-hit games and seven total RBI on the weekend. In a game three win Sunday, Hall tallied five RBI thanks in part to a first-inning, two-run homerun.
Robert Moya also tallied four RBI on the weekend thanks to a pair of homers in game two of the series.
Marcos Gamboa led the B-CU staff on Saturday, working 7.2 innings, allowing only two unearned runs on six hits with two walks and five strikeouts in the game two win.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT​

The Gators are 24 and five this season, and 7-2 in SEC play. They are 18-5 at home. Last weekend, they took two of three from Auburn, outscoring the Tigers 29-13 in the final two games of the series.

The Gators boast one of the top lineups in the country, ranking fourth in the nation in batting average at .334 as a team. They rank fourth in runs with 260 and second in homers with 61.

Utility player Jac Caglianone has been one of the nation's top players, ranking first in baseball with 17 homers and fifth with 44 RBI.

• Nolan Santos is fourth in the country in strikeouts, and only two behind second place with 57 in six games.
• The Wildcats have the third most hits in the SWAC at 275. They have the second most doubles at 61.
• B-CU owns the SWAC's best fielding percentage at .965

Tuesday's contest will mark the 47th meeting all time between B-CU and Florida. The Gators own the advantage in the series at 33-12-1. Last season, the Gators took down B-CU by scores of 2-3 and 0-7, both in Gainesville.

 

This is not a pushover opponent. Surprisingly they have beaten Florida 12 times in the history.

 

As a team BCU has a total of 16 HRs. As a player Jac Caglianone has a total of 18 HRs.

 

The guy that's been their midweek starter for the last 4 weeks is named Earl "Some people call him Santiago" Gomez with an ERA of 11.49 giving up 20 earned runs in over 15 innings. Let's hope they let him go the distance.

 

That would be great

 

I'm not normally one to get on to folks about spelling, but you spelled "1" wrong. Their only win came in a Regional against the eventual national champions.

Go GATORS!
,WESGATORS

 

The correct record is 36-1, and this includes a 31 game win streak. The one loss was June 4, 2017.

 

I was thinking 33-12-1 doesn't sound right.

 

Confirmed Tejeda is our starting pitcher

TEJEDA TUESDAY
Tuesday starter Yoel Tejeda Jr. is making his first appearance since starting against FAU on March 7. In advance of his fourth-career start, Tejeda Jr. holds a 4.7 K/9 and 6.5 BB/9 through 9 2/3 innings.

 

No. 3 Florida Faces Bethune-Cookman in Midweek Tilt - Florida Gators

He got roughed up a little bit in that FAU game, and we haven't seen him since. Good luck tonight!

Go GATORS!
,WESGATORS

 

Tejeda has potential and looked fine early in his two starts but was victimized by sloppy fielding and then started missing his spots. I think he will be a key contributor at some stage in his career. Wish him a good outing-- 4 solid innings would be great.

 

Yeah, that sounds closer to our record against FSU over the last 46 games.

 

HOME RUN UPDATE
@NCAABaseball
. Through the first 46 days of the season: 2023: 8,406 homers, 2.12 per game 2022: 7,126 homers, 1.83 per game

 

So we may be looking at a football score with these 2 pitchers?

 

Earl Mendez—Never heard of him….