Looking back, Florida’s narrow 3-2 win over Bethune-Cookman in March was really the start of the Gators’ struggles. [autotag]Jud Fabian[/autotag]’s two homers lifted UF to victory, but something didn’t seem right then and the team is still looking to find its groove with only two weekend series left to play.
With that in mind, Florida is hopeful to take the second game of the series against the Wildcats in a convincing fashion and put an end to the inconsistencies that have plagued this season.
The team seems to be turning the corner with a four-game winning streak under its belt. The offense has picked up and led UF to an 18-3 blowout of South Florida last Tuesday and a three-game sweep of the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Nick Pogue got the midweek start last time around for UF against Bethune-Cookman, but he took the mound Sunday so Kevin O’Sullivan will turn to [autotag]Tyler Nesbitt[/autotag] instead. Nesbitt isn’t known for going deep into games, so this should be a heavy bullpen day as well.
Florida won’t be taking Bethune-Cookman lightly after the last matchup ended with such a close score, and it’s likely we see the offense pile up runs as they did against USF. The playoffs are coming and Florida needs to be in fifth gear to make it out of a regional alive. This is the kind of game that allows you to kick in the clutch and take things up a level for the remainder of the season.