The No. 6 Florida Gators had their five-game winning streak snapped at home by the No. 21 Florida Atlantic Owls on Wednesday night in an extra-inning affair. Now that the loss is well in the rearview mirror, the team turns its attention to the weekend series scheduled against the Florida A&M Rattlers at Florida Ballpark as UF continues its 13-game homestand.
The Rattlers have struggled mightily this season so far, dragging an empty 0-8 record into Friday’s first game. FAMU opened its schedule with pair of four-game series with the Stetson Hatters and the South Florida Bulls, both of which they were swept in. They also had a one-off game with the North Florida Ospreys last Tuesday originally scheduled but was canceled, making it five days since their last competition.
Florida has an iron grip on the all-time series between the two schools with a 22-1 record — all played in Gainesville — with its only loss coming back in 2014. Not to get too ahead of things, but it looks like the Gators have a really good chance at a sweep this weekend.
Note that the first two games of the series will be played as a doubleheader on Friday beginning at 4 p.m. EST with the second game starting 50 minutes after the first game ends. The third game will be played on Sunday with the first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. EST.
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.