(SB) UF vs Kentucky March 23, 2024 3 PM

Kentucky comes into Saturday's game 20-9, 0-4 in the SEC. They are not ranked in D1 Softball's Top 25, while Florida is #10. The Gators are up to #22 in the RPI, Kentucky is #33. In the Diamond Sports Rankings (DSR), which many people are now saying is the most accurate ranking tool now, Florida is #9, Kentucky #27. Kentucky has 2 impressive wins over Stanford, but have losses to San Diego State, Charlotte and Fordham, plus got swept last weekend by LSU. Team BA is .318, with 43 HR, 93 BB and 126 K's, 31-38 SB. Fielding is .970. Pitching is their weakness, with a Team ERA of 3.23, 91 BB, 223 K's, 26 HR and a .233 BA against.
We'll probably face their #1 pitcher today. Senior Stephanie Schoover is 10-4 with a 2.10 ERA, 40 BB, 80 K's, 4 HR in 70 innings, .216 BA against.

 

UK Line Up

Spot Pos # Player Bats Avg
1 lf 19 Rylea Smith L .409
2 ss 21 Erin Coffel R .349
3 dp 7 Ally Hutchins R .298
4 rf 37 Peyton Plotts R .413
5 3b 33 Grace Lorsung R .294
6 c 2 Karissa Hamilton R .333
7 cf 10 Jenna Blanton L .444
8 2b 12 Margaret Tobias L .312
9 1b 88 Lauryn Borzilleri R .262
10 p 23 Stephanie Schoonover R

UF Line Up
Spot Pos # Player Bats Avg
1 cf 27 Kendra Falby L .434
2 ss 17 Skylar Wallace L .500
3 c 8 Jocelyn Erickson L .422
4 lf 33 Korbe Otis R .452
5 rf 29 Katie Kistler L .424
6 3b 15 Reagan Walsh R .367
7 p 0 Ava Brown R .328
8 dp 22 Cassidy McLellan L .391
9 2b 11 Mia Williams R .178
10 1b 2 Avery Goelz L .208

 

Live Stats link please?

 

Anthony Small - not the best ump.

 

If you know an umpire by name, it’s probably not because he’s good at his job.

 

Yeah, I think he is inconsistent at the plate. And I remember a couple of calls on the bases over the years that were controversial.

 

Very tight strtike zone that first inning.