After a sluggish start to the season against the Miami Hurricanes last weekend, the Gators baseball team got its footing back in a mid-week home-and-home series against the North Florida Ospreys that helped the team right the ship. Now, the team looks to its current weekend opponent the Samford Bulldogs, who they will play against in Gainesville as part of a 13-game homestand for Florida.
The Bulldogs arrive in town carrying a 3-1 record thus far in this nascent 2021 season, winning its first three games of the season in their home-opening series against the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks before dropping their last game to the Alabama State Hornets on Tuesday. Their meeting with UF these next three days is likely the most difficult series on its schedule.
The Gators are 3-1 in the all-time series between the two schools, going a perfect 3-0 at home while dropping its one road game against the ‘Dogs. Those previous matchups came in 2000 when UF took both games in Gainesville and then in 2012 when the two squads split a home-and-home series.
Here is a look below at the starting pitchers lined up for the series as well as details on how to follow all three games, along with the projected starting lineup. Scroll down further for interesting excerpts from the media guide.