Tigers Get Swept Again
After dropping three at home to Tennessee this weekend, the Tigers now have lost 15 of their last 16
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As the 2021 season continues to go from bad to worse, the Tigers are all but certain to be out of the SEC tournament picture after getting swept at the hands of the No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers.
Game Recaps
Friday night turned out to be the only competitive game of the series, and the Tigers had a great chance to win right until the bitter end.
Thanks to an Andrew Keefer 2-run HR in the 2nd and an RBI single from Brandt Belk in the third, the Tigers jumped out to an early 3-run lead against the No. 5 Volunteers. However, that lead was short-lived as the Volunteers got those three runs back by stringing hits together in the 4th and 6th. Nevertheless, Seth Halvorsen’s 5 IP and 3 ER combined with Lukas Veinbergs 2 shutout innings out of the bullpen had the Tigers in a prime position to get a victory.
Gators hold off Tigers after three-hour rain delay
Two early home runs and a mammoth third inning built a lead Florida held the rest of the night
Kendrick Calilao prepares for a pitch against Jacksonville March 14
Christian Scott hadn’t expected to be on the mound after midnight.
As the game developed, Missouri wished he hadn’t been, either.
On a rainy night in Gainesville that delayed first pitch until well into the night, Florida exploded out of the gate with seven early runs and leaned on Scott’s dominant performance to dispatch Missouri with a three-run victory.
On a drizzly day in Gainesville, the Gators draped the tarp over the infield a few hours longer than planned. With steady rainfall for hours, first pitch waited until 9:22 pm, nearly three full hours after the scheduled start time.