The No. 10 Florida Gators (31-13, 13-8 SEC) head up to Lexington on Thursday for a three-game weekend series against the Kentucky Wildcats (26-15, 10-11 SEC) riding high on a three-game winning streak. UF took two out of a three-game set last weekend at home against the then-No. 2 Vanderbilt Commodores while sneaking away with a midweek win against the Stetson Hatters on Tuesday.
The Wildcats, on the other hand, enter the weekend having dropped their previous series at the Tennessee Volunteers, losing two of three including their last game on Saturday in which they were pummeled 11-2. Otherwise, Kentucky has had a perfectly mediocre season in the nation’s best baseball conference, though they stumbled with a four-game losing streak before winning three in a row heading into the Vols series.
Historically, Florida holds a massive edge in the all-time series with a 142-69-1 record since the first meeting in 1953. The Gators have been dominant from the get-go, winning the first eight games between the two schools, while registering a series-best 17-game winning streak from 1964 to 1971 while losing no more than four in a row at any point. The last time UF and UK tangled on the baseball diamond was in 2019, when Florida took two of three at home.
Here is a look below at the starting pitchers lined up for this weekend’s series along with the projected starting lineup. Scroll down further for interesting excerpts from the media guide.