(SB) OGT-Florida at Kentucky 5/5/23 6:30 SEC+ Game 1

Hope the ladies finish strong. Just some comparative numbers:
On D1 Softball, Florida is #21 in RPI ranking, SOS #9. Kentucky is #25 in RPI, #14 in SOS.
Kentucky is 7-7 at home, Florida is 7-8 on the road.
Florida is 6-12 vs. Top 25 RPI teams, 6-5 vs. 26-50, 10-0 vs. 51-100, 9-0 vs. 101-200, 3-0 vs. 200+
Kentucky is 4-13-1 vs. Top 25 RPI teams, 10-4 vs. 26-50, 2-0 vs. 51-100, 7-1 vs. 101-200, 5-0 vs. 200+

Florida is #2 in the SEC in team batting average at .327. Kentucky is 5th at .303
Florida is 12th in the SEC in team ERA at 3.69. Kentucky is 13th (last) at 4.46
Florida is tied with Auburn & LSU for 3rd in fielding % at .976. Kentucky is 11th at .968.
Florida is #2 in slugging % at .545. Kentucky is 8th at .441.
Florida is #1 in on base % at .431. Kentucky is 6th at .388.
Florida is #1 in Runs scored, Hits and RBI at 353, 421 & 331. Kentucky is 10th, 4th & 11th at 246, 374 & 215.
Florida is #2 in home runs with 61. Kentucky is last with 35.
Florida is #1 in walks with 205. Kentucky is 10th with 157.
Florida is 4th in fewest strikeouts on offense with 210. Kentucky is 6th with 217.
Florida is 3rd in stolen bases with 78. Kentucky is 6th with 60.
Florida has grounded into the most double plays with 17. Kentucky has grounded into the fewest with 3.
Florida pitching is 10th in opponent's batting average at .238. Kentucky is last at .261.
Kentucky is 9th in K's for pitchers with 284. Florida is last with only 181.
Florida is 12th in runs allowed with 194. Kentucky is last with 210.

 

Yep. Let's go up to Lexington and take the series. Go Gators.

 

They may need to play a DH Saturday. Rain predicted in Lexington all day Sunday. (Here I go with the weather concerns again!)

 

Maybe you should change your name to “Weatherman” as opposed to “Ocalaman”! Hopefully they get the games in as scheduled.

 

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UF Line Up
Spot Pos # Player Bats Avg
1 ss 17 Wallace L .461
2 3b 4 Echols L .369
3 2b 15 Walsh R .343
4 rf 55 Egan L .304
5 1b 18 Wilkie R .270
6 dp 23 Pollard L .312
7 c 52 Longley R .215
8 cf 2 A. Goelz L .281
9 lf 27 Falby L .399
10 p 22 Hightower R 14-10 3.33 ERA

UK Line Up
Spot Pos # Player Bats Avg
1 ss 21 Erin Coffel R .440
2 c 99 Kayla Kowalik L .452
3 rf 3 Taylor Ebbs L .211
4 dp 8 Kennedy Sullivan R .259
5 1b 77 Meeko Harrison L .253
6 3b 33 Grace Lorsung R .250
7 lf 11 Vanessa Nesby L .383
8 2b 12 Margaret Tobias L .313
9 cf 10 Jenna Blanton L .250
10 p 23 Stephanie Schoonover 12-1 1.84 ERA

 

Just an FYI - The pitcher starting tonight is KY's ONLY good pitcher. They have 5 others on their roster and ERA's are 3.65, 6.40, 7.54, 7.88 & 9.58. Also, Coffel and Kowalik are legit All-Americans. The rest of their lineup is not that good.

 

Nothing wrong with it but this stadium is. ..... well, basic. We have it so good at KSP.

 

Good info. Hopefully we'll chase her early.

 

Uk has a losing record at home(6-7).

 

I guess it's because of the cold weather up there that they have played 34 games away or at neutral sites.

 

I don't understand why Sam doesn't start. She has the 5th highest average overall and 6th highest in conference play.

 

Gators vs Kentucky
55-15
24-8 at Lexington

 

Top of the first
Wallace hit by pitch
Echols flied out
Wallace stole 2nd

 

Walsh popped up-2 outs
Wallace on 2nd

 

Egan singled, Wallace advanced to 3rd

 

Do not complain.It could be worse