1 FLORIDA GATORS Vs. #21 MIAMI HURRICANES
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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BASEBALL NEWS & NOTES BASEBALL CONTACT Zach Dirlam / EMAIL [email protected] / PHONE 352-262-3887 / @GATORSBB #1 FLORIDA GATORS vs. #21 MIAMI HURRICANES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 - 3 PM / SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 - 1 PM / SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 - 1 PM .285 BA .256 FLORIDA BALLPARK at ALFRED A. McKETHAN FIELD (GAINESVILLE, FLA.) 600 AB 539 TV SEC NETWORK (FRIDAY) | RADIO 98.1 FM / 850 AM (GAINESVILLE) | ONLINE SECNETWORK + / ESPN APP (SATURDAY / SUNDAY) 123 R 98 OVERALL / SEC 16-1 / 0-0 OVERALL / ACC 12-4 / 3-0 171 H 138 H / A / N 11-1 / 5-0 / 0-0 H / A / N 11-3 / 1-1 / 0-0 32 2B 18 D1BASEBALL RANK 1 D1BASEBALL RANK 21 1 3B 1 HEAD COACH Kevin O’Sullivan / 547-256 (14th season) HEAD COACH Gino DiMare / 55-24 (3rd season) 21 HR 16 FRI Jr. RHP Tommy Mace (3-0, 1.67 ERA) PROB. STARTER FRI Jr. RHP Daniel Federman (0-1, 2.08 ERA) PROB. STARTER 106 RBI 91 SAT Jr. RHP Jack Leftwich (2-0, 4.15 ERA) SAT Fr. RHP Alejandro Rosario (n/a) .447 SLG% .382 SUN Fr. LHP Hunter Barco (2-0, 1.40 ERA) SUN Fr. RHP Victor Mederos (n/a) 88 BB 84 SERIES HISTORY OVERALL 127-130-1 IN GAINESVILLE 76-48-1 AWAY 49-80 NEUTRAL 2-2 167 SO 125 NOTABLE Florida has won each of the last six regular-season series, and 15 of the last 18 games in the series .386 OB% .369 UNANIMOUS DECISION: Florida was voted Jack Leftwich, Hunter Barco -- are back, as streak in 2018 remains the longest under 24-28 SB-ATT 14-22 preseason No. 1 by all six major outlets, is nearly every contributor from one of the O’Sullivan. Tim Olson (2000) holds the 2.41 ERA 2.80 making the Gators the seventh team since nation’s top bullpens. school record at 29 games. 5 SV 3 2008 to earn unanimous preseason No. 1 In 17 games last season, relievers were 8-0 Prior to a 1-for-4 night against Florida A&M 47 BB 49 status. It is the fourth time wihtin that span with five saves and 1.76 ERA in 76.2 innings. (March 4), Young was one of three Gators 187 SO 197 Florida is the unanimous preseason No. 1, At one point (Feb. 29-March 6) UF’s bullpen since the start of 2009 to record seven .207 BAA .205 previously doing so in 2012, 2016, and 2018. tossed 22.2 consecutive scoreless innings. consecutive multi-hit games. The others .984 FLD% .968 No other program has been a multi-time UNIQUE HITTING STREAK: Sophomore Jacob were Jonathan India (March 9-21, 2018) and 10 E 19 unanimous preseason No. 1 since the start Bryson Smith (May 28-June 12, 2011), who of 2007. Young‘s active 18-game hitting streak dates back to the 2019 NCAA Tournament, giving also had seven-game streaks. ON DECK RIVALRY DOMINANCE: Florida’s record him an opportunity to have a hitting streak Young’s team-leading .450 average ranked F23 at North Florida 6:05 PM against Florida State, Georgia and Miami span three different seasons. tied for 15th nationally last season. F24 North Florida SEC+ 6 PM since Kevin O’Sullivan’s arrival in 2008 is F26 Samford SEC+ 6:30 PM Young recorded hits in the final two games GAINESVILLE BOMBERS: UF’s 21 home runs F27 Samford SEC+ 4 PM a remarkable 89-42. Since the beginning of of the 2019 Lubbock Regional, and all 16 F28 Samford SEC+ 1 PM 2015, they are 41-14 against its three primary last year were tied for 13th nationally, and its games he made a plate appearance in 2020. .447 slugging percentage was tied for 37th. M3 Florida Atlantic SEC+ 6 PM rivals. M5 Florida A&M SEC+ 6:30 PM When Young steps to the plate Friday, his Sophomore Jud Fabian‘s team-leading five hitting streak will be in its 630th day of ac- M6 Florida A&M SEC+ 4 PM Specifically against Miami, the Gators are homers were tied for 36th nationally. M7 Florida A&M SEC+ 1 PM 34-13 under O’Sullivan, have won 15 of the tivity, as his streak began June 1, 2019. Flor- THREE-PHASE TEAM: In addition to its hot M9 Georgia State SEC+ 6 PM last 18 games -- including last year’s sweep ida Ballpark could become the sixth venue M10 Stetson SEC+ 6 PM in Coral Gables. Young recorded a hit in during the streak. pitching and hitting starts last season, the Young is hitting .433 (29-67) in this streak, Gators finished 10th nationally and tied a GATORS’ HISTORIC START TO 2020: Florida with four doubles, nine RBIs, and 12 runs. school record for fielding percentage (.984) 2021 TEAM INFORMATION won its first 12 games for the first time in -- an massive improvement from the 2019 Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 28 / 7 school history, breaking the record held by Young eclipsed Mike Zunino (17 games in squad which ranked tied for 74th with a .973 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 8 / 1 the 1989 and 2002 Gators, both of whom 2011) for the second-longest hitting streak percentage. Pitchers Returning / Lost: 16 / 2 started 11-0. under O’Sullivan. Jonathan India’s 24-game Newcomers: 10 (9 fresh.) Florida ran its winning streak to 16 games, the third-longest streak in school histo- PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP (2020 final statistics) 2020 RECAP ry, behind an 18-game run in 2012, and a NO NAME CL AVG AB R H HR RBI SLG OBP SB-ATT 2020 Overall Record: 16-1 (.941) 17-game streak in 2016. The loss to Florida C 11 Nathan Hickey FR .311 45 12 14 4 7 .622 .439 1-1 2020 SEC Record: -- State was UF’s only setback of the season, 1B 34 Kris Armstrong SO .250 32 5 8 1 6 .438 .368 0-0 SEC Finish: -- as the COVID-19 global pandemic halted play 2B 22 Cory Acton SO .192 52 7 10 1 4 .269 .364 4-4 Home Record: 11-1 (.917) shortly thereafter. Away Record: 5-0 (1.000) 3B 52 Kirby McMullen SR .278 54 14 15 1 10 .407 .458 1-2 Neutral Site Record: 0-0 GATORS RETURN ELITE PITCHING DEPTH: SS 24 Josh Rivera FR .298 57 12 17 2 9 .439 .385 1-2 2020 Postseason: n/a UF’s 2.41 team earned run average ranked LF 1 Jacob Young SO .450 60 12 27 0 9 .517 .514 6-7 16th nationally last season, while its 3.98 K/ CF 4 Jud Fabian SO .294 68 19 20 5 13 .603 .407 2-2 BB ratio and 2.69 walks allowed per nine innings average were both 10th nationally. RF 6 Kendrick Calilao SO .262 42 9 11 1 10 .357 .319 1-1 The Gators also tied for 12th in WHIP (1.06). DH 15 Jordan Butler JR .333 42 6 14 2 12 .571 .370 1-1 All three weekend starters -- Tommy Mace, SP 47 Tommy Mace JR 3-0 1.67 ERA / 27.0 IP / 21 H / 5 R / 5 BB / 26 K 1988 1991 1996 1998 2005 2010 2011 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BASEBALL 2020 GAME RESULTS DATE GAME OPPONENT TV TIME LOCATION W-L SCORE OVERALL SEC WIN LOSS SAVE ATT. TIME 2/14 1 Marshall SEC+ 6:30 PM Gainesville W 9-2 1-0 Tommy Mace (1-0) Wade Martin (0-1) -- 4,441 2:43 2/15 2 Marshall SEC+ 4:00 PM Gainesville W 10-0 2-0 Jack Leftwich (1-0) Brady Choban (0-1) -- 4,453 2:54 2/16 3 Marshall SEC+ 1:00 PM Gainesville W 15-8 3-0 Christian Scott (1-0) Bryan Callaly (0-1) -- 3,903 3:40 2/18 4 at Jacksonville ESPN+ 6:00 PM Jacksonville, Fla. W 13-3 4-0 Nick Ficarrotta (1-0) Mike Cassala (0-2) -- 1,063 3:53 2/19 5 Jacksonville SEC+ 6:00 PM Gainesville W 4-3 (10) 5-0 Nick Pogue (1-0) Chris Mauloni (0-1) -- 3,300 3:44 2/21 6 at No. 1 Miami (Fla.) ACCN Ex. 7:00 PM Coral Gables, Fla. W 2-1 (11) 6-0 Ben Specht (1-0) Daniel Federman (0-1) Pogue (1) 4,046 3:20 2/22 7 at No. 1 Miami (Fla.) ACCN Ex. 7:00 PM Coral Gables, Fla. W 7-4 (10) 7-0 Ben Specht (2-0) Alex McFarlane (1-1) -- 4,172 4:00 2/23 8 at No. 1 Miami (Fla.) ACCN Ex. 1:00 PM Coral Gables, Fla. W 5-3 8-0 Hunter Barco (1-0) Slade Cecconi (1-1) Cabarcas (1) 3,554 2:56 2/25 Florida A&M SEC+ 6:00 PM Gainesville PPD 2/26 at Stetson ESPN+ 6:30 PM DeLand, Fla. PPD to 3/18 2/28 9 Troy SEC+ 6:30 PM Gainesville W 3-2 9-0 Tommy Mace (2-0) Lance Johnson (0-1) Specht (1) 3,377 2:48 2/29 10 Troy SEC+ 4:00 PM Gainesville W 10-7 10-0 David Luethje (1-0) Dalton Wilder (0-1) Specht (2) 4,140 3:32 3/1 11 Troy SEC+ 1:00 PM Gainesville W 7-1 11-0 Hunter Barco (2-0) Tyson Ellis (0-1) -- 4,001 2:36 3/3 12 vs.