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Florida Gators Baseball Gets Eighth-Straight Consecutive Home Series Win As Regular Season Concludes

Writer: Buddy Martin
Buddy Martin
May 17, 2021
2 min read

The No. 9 Florida Gators baseball team (35-16, 17-10 SEC) took the series over the rival Georgia Bulldogs (29-20, 12-15 SEC) this weekend despite falling in game three. The Gators now have eight consecutive series victories at Florida Ballpark.


*Catch a full video recap at the bottom


Series Notes


Game One: 4-3 Florida

The Gators got the comeback victory in game one thanks to infielder Josh Rivera’s late-inning performance. He singled home the winning run in the bottom of the eighth with two outs and a 1-2 count.

  • Gators tie season high with 16 strikeouts

    • Tommy Mace, Trey Van Der Weide and Jack Leftwich combined to strike out 16 batters

    • Mace

      • 6.2 innings of three-run ball on seven hits and two walks while striking out 10 batters

  • Kendrick Calilao

    • 2-for-3

  • Cory Acton

    • 2-for-2


Game Two: 9-2 Florida

Florida’s four home run night clinched the series victory over the Bulldogs.

  • Ties season high in home runs in a single game

    • Also hit four home runs on March 12 against Jacksonville and on May 1 versus Vanderbilt

  • Outfielder Jud Fabian accounted for two home runs

    • Fourth two-homer game of the 2021 season

    • Fifth player in Gator baseball history to hit 20 or more homers in a single season

    • Leads the SEC in homers

    • Went 2-for-3

  • Calilao

    • Home run

    • 2-for-3

  • Rivera

    • Home run

    • 2-for-3

    • Career-high four RBI

  • LHP Hunter Barco

    • 6.1 innings

      • Allowed two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out eight

        • Has now struck out seven-or-more batters on seven separate occasions this season


Game Three: 6-1 Georgia

Florida fell 6-1 to Georgia on senior day.

  • RHP Franco Aleman

    • 6 innings, ties career high of innings pitched in single game

    • Allowed seven hits, five runs and three strikeouts

  • Kirby McMullen extended his on-base streak to 23 games.

    • Went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch

  • Calilao

    • 2-for-4

      • 6-for-10 over the weekend series

    • Now has multiple hits in five of the last six games



What’s Next?

Florida will be on the road next weekend facing No. 1 Arkansas for their final series of the regular season next weekend. Game one is set for Thursday at 7 p.m., game two Friday at 8 p.m. and game three Saturday at 3 p.m.


The Gators are 7-9 on the road this season.


The 2021 SEC Tournament begins May 25 in Hoover, Alabama.



 
 
 

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