The Florida Gators are staying in Gainesville this weekend to host the Georgia Bulldogs for a weekend series, and UF is looking to get some revenge on the diamond for what’s been a lopsided series on the football field for the last few years.
Thankfully, Georgia is much worse at baseball than it should be considering the Peach State is one of the most-talent-rich prep regions in the country for the sport. Florida has no such problem and regularly recruits the top pitchers and position players from each state (see [autotag]Cade Fisher[/autotag]).
That difference should be apparent on the scoreboard over the weekend, and Florida could get another mercy rule win after succumbing to the new rule last Sunday. It will be interesting to see how Florida’s weekend rotation gets along. [autotag]Brandon Sproat[/autotag] and [autotag]Hurston Waldrep[/autotag] seem to be hitting a nice streak of near-quality starts and are this close to being a lights-out 1-2 for UF.
There were flashes of it last weekend against Tennessee, and Georgia isn’t a team either arm should struggle against. [autotag]Jac Caglianone[/autotag] is the big question mark after failing to make it out of the first inning last Sunday. All eyes will be on him to see if Florida needs to make a change to the rotation or not.
Offensively, this team is going to keep hitting and they’re going to do it well. Florida is third in the nation in home runs and boasts three of the best players at their positions in the country: left fielder [autotag]Wyatt Langford[/autotag], first baseman Jac Caglianone and shortstop [autotag]Josh Rivera[/autotag].
The trio has shifted to the top of the order and produced strong results against UT last week.
Here’s a look at what’s on tap for the weekend.