Gators sweep Mizzou to match season-high win streak
After promising wins over No. 5 Tennessee, No. 24 Florida State and Missouri in the past week, No. 18 Florida carries a five-game winning streak into an advantageous road trip April 19, 2021 | 6:17am EDT Florida improves to 9-6 (.600) in conference play and leads the SEC in home wins (23). Photo from UF-Jacksonville game March 13. Photo by Grethel Aguila | The Independent Florida Alligator
Up by four in the top of the ninth inning, Florida southpaw Trey Van Der Weide surrendered two unearned runs before he stranded Missouri’s tying baserunner with the final out.
Van Der Weide secured his first save this season and completed the Gators’ first series
After Friday disaster, Florida’s bullpen battles back
A combined two-hitter on Saturday and no runs in the final six innings Sunday a harbinger for the Gators and their opponents March 16, 2021 | 3:12am EDT
Outfielder Kendrick Calilao runs out of the batters box Mar. 14 against Jacksonville. The sophomore is one of just two Florida players without an error this season Photo by Grethel Aguila | The Independent Florida Alligator
When the visiting Jacksonville Dolphins stormed the grass of Florida Ballpark Friday night, the Gators’ bullpen appeared rudderless, far from ready for conference competition.
Florida led 4-2 after six innings, but the arms and the gloves faltered from there. Across the final three innings, Jacksonville r