The No. 15 Florida Gators (25-11, 9-6 SEC) head east on Tuesday to face the Jacksonville Dolphins (7-22, 0-9 ASC) for a midweek matchup between the two intrastate foes. The schools met earlier in the year for a three-game set in Gainesville and this game represents the final faceoff for them this season.
It has been a rough year for JU, who have struggled to get into the win column consistently and have failed to defeat a fellow Atlantic Sun Conference opponent so far. It has lost 12 of its past 14 games including the last four straight and simply has not been able to find a way to get things going.
UF holds a firm grip on the all-time series with a record of 63-34 since the two schools first met in 1963. The Gators took seven of the first ten meetings, and in the intervening years since have consistently held the upper hand, with a longest winning streak of seven games — which came from 1971 to 1974 — and only a three-game losing streak in 1995. When the two teams met earlier this season in Gainesville, Florida won two out of three in the series, dropping the opening game 10-9 while taking the final pair that weekend.
Here is a look below at the starting pitchers lined up as well as details on how to follow Tuesday night’s action, along with the projected starting lineup. Scroll down further for interesting excerpts from the media guide.