After getting the week off between the Tennessee and Kentucky series, Florida baseball is back to midweek action with a home game against the USF Bulls Tuesday.
The Bulls made history in Gainesville last time they were in town by beating Florida, 5-3, and winning the first regional championship in team history. That sets the table up for the Gators to get some sweet, sweet revenge at a time when [autotag]Kevin O’Sullivan[/autotag] needs his club to play their best baseball.
Winning the first two games of the Kentucky series in such a dominant fashion (9-2, 9-1) is what’s expected of this team, but they need to keep it up down the stretch. Pitching is still an issue after [autotag]Brandon Sproat[/autotag] and [autotag]Brandon Neely[/autotag]. [autotag]Ryan Slater[/autotag] got touched up early against the Wildcats on Sunday and [autotag]Karl Hartman[/autotag] had a short night against Stetson last time the Gators played midweek.
It remains unclear who will get the ball in Tuesday’s matchup, but starters should be announced at some point over the afternoon. With that in mind, Florida’s offense will need to be productive enough to overcome any pitching woes that could, and likely will, come up.
The first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. EDT Tuesday night at Condron Family Ballpark.