Current Overall Record: 25-5
Conference Record: 7-2
Winning/Losing Streak: Won 6
Last Week (Games Monday-Sunday): 4-0
W 1-0 vs. #5 Florida State (in Jacksonville)
W 8-4 vs. #8 Vanderbilt
W 10-2 vs. #8 Vanderbilt
W 8-2 vs. #8 Vanderbilt
This Week's Games:
Tuesday vs. Florida Gulf Coast (6 p.m. – SEC Network+) - PRE-GAME NOTES
Friday at Tennessee (6:30 p.m. – SEC Network+)
Saturday at Tennessee (6 p.m. – SEC Network+)
Sunday at Tennessee (12 p.m. – SEC Network)
KEY NOTES OF WEEK:
Florida went 4-0 last week with all four wins coming against Top 10 opponents…The week started with a 1-0 win against No. 5 Florida State in Jacksonville and finished with the Gators sweeping No. 8 Vanderbilt in Gainesville…Florida's sweep of Vanderbilt was the Dores first SEC sweep since 2012, a streak of 59-straight league series without being swept…The Gators outscored Vandy 26-8 and hit .309 in the series…Four different players had four RBI in the series…On the mound,
Jackson Kowar had the best start, going 6.1 innings with one unearned run allowed…
Brady Singer allowed one earned run on just two hits over 7.0 innings to improve to 6-1 on the season…Overall, the pitching staff posted a 1.75 earned run average over four games last week, racking up 46 strikeouts with just 8 walks…Freshman
Jack Leftwich and
Jordan Butler combined with
Michael Byrne to shut out Florida State on Tuesday night...
Jonathan India's hot hitting continued as he went 6-for-13 (.462) with four RBI and two home runs on the week…He now has a 15-game hitting streak on the year.
FRESHMAN / PITCHER OF THE WEEK:
Jack Leftwich – Fr. – RHP – Orlando, Fla.
2 G/1 GS, 0.00 ERA, 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 win, 1 save
- Leftwich started the midweek contest against No. 5 Florida State and limited them to just one hit over five-plus innings of work
- He then pitched 3.0 innings in relief against No. 8 Vanderbilt with one hit allowed
- Leftwich limited opposing batters to a .077 average against last week
PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Jonathan India – Jr. – OF – Coral Springs, Fla.
4 G/GS, .462 / .923 / .588, 6-for-13, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB, 3-3 SB
- India has been the hottest hitter in the country, extending his hitting streak to 15 games
- He hit two home runs last week, tying him for the SEC lead in overall home runs (11) and HR in league play (5)
- He also tied his career-long errorless streak at 20 games
