Live Updates: Florida Gators look to keep season alive against Texas Tech
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators will get another crack at the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday night. Florida bounced back from a 5-4 loss to Texas Tech with an 8-2 win over UConn to keep its season alive.
Hurston Waldrep, who dealt with the flu all week, threw seven innings with just one run allowed and struck out three. Waldrep’s outing allowed Florida to use just two pitchers (Nick Ficarrotta in relief) against UConn.
Freshman left-hander Cade Fisher will start the second game of the day for the Gators. Fisher is 5-0 on the season. This will be his second career start in 20 appearances. Texas Tech right-hander Zane Petty (3-1, 6.27, 13 appearances, 10 starts) will start for the Red Raiders.
SCORE: Florida 0 Texas Tech 0
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STAGGERING STAT: Caglianone became the first Southeastern Conference player to hit 30 or more home runs in a season since LSU’s Brad Cresse hit 30 in 2000. Caglianone joins Cresse and SEC single-season record-holder Brandon Larson (40 in 1997) as the only players in conference history to hit 30 home runs in a season.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Waldrep was excellent in his first NCAA Tournament start for the Gators. The fourth-year junior surrendered just five hits and one run over seven innings. Waldrep struck out 12 and walked two in his 101-pitch outing. With two more potential games in the regional, the Gators needed Waldrep to eat innings Sunday. He did that and more, turning in his best performance since a dominant outing against Georgia on April 15.
KEY MOMENT: UConn starter Garrett Coe escaped jam after jam early in the game. However, he could not get out of the way of a Cade Kurland line drive in the fourth inning. Kurland’s shot nailed Coe on his upper left leg. Coe fell to the ground and was obviously in severe pain following his final pitch. He exited the game after lasting 3 1/3 innings. Langford hit reliever Will Nowak’s first pitch for an RBI sac fly, and then Caglianone hit Fogell’s first pitch for a three-run homer. In the end, three costly pitches for the Huskies.
BY THE NUMBERS: 5 — Games in which Waldrep has struck out 10 or more batters in his 16 starts;
123 — Home runs hit by the Gators this season, second-most in school history behind the 132 home runs clubbed by the 1998 team.
82 — RBI this season for Caglianone, passing Ryan Shealy (80 in 2002) for second in the program’s single-season record book.
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