Florida has won each of its three weekend series to start the season, but the Gators haven’t figured out how to take a two-game set during the week just yet. After splitting home-and-home series with Jacksonville and South Florida, UF will be hosting the Florida Atlantic Owls on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Like most of Florida’s midweek opponents, FAU isn’t the toughest team to beat in the nation, but it’s still a program that had 35 wins a season ago and is returning the heart of its lineup. Gators head coach Kevin O’Sullivan likes to throw young arms during the week, and this Owls lineup is the type to take advantage of such a situation.
Florida should be able to score more than FAU, though. The Gators lead the nation in hits (164), home runs (35) and slugging percentage (.671) and are top five in both batting average (.350) and runs scored (147). The tandem of [autotag]Wyatt Langford[/autotag] and [autotag]Jac Caglianone[/autotag] might be the best in all of baseball, and senior leaders [autotag]Josh Rivera[/autotag] and [autotag]BT Riopelle[/autotag] are both shining as well. Freshman [autotag]Cade Kurland[/autotag] has also emerged as one of the team’s most consistent hitters.