Weekly Report: May 14
Monday, May 14, 2018 | Baseball
Current Overall Record: 41-12
Conference Record: 20-7Winning/Losing Streak: Lost 1
Last Week (Games Monday-Sunday): 3-1
W 11-8 vs. USFW 7-6 vs. #15 Georgia
W 9-3 vs. #15 Georgia
L 1-4 vs. #15 Georgia
This Week's Games:
Thursday at Mississippi State (7:30 p.m. – SEC Network+)Friday at Mississippi State (7 p.m. – ESPNU)
Saturday at Mississippi State (4:30 p.m. – ESPNU)
KEY NOTES OF WEEK:
Florida clinched its second-straight Southeastern Conference title with a series win against No. 15 Georgia over the weekend…The SEC title is the 15th in program history and the fifth under head coach Kevin O'Sullivan; his five titles ties for fourth-most in SEC history by a single coach behind Tilden Campbell (9), Skip Bertman (6) and Ron Polk (5)…Florida also extended its streak of regular-season series wins to 19 dating back to last season…The Gators won 7-6 on Friday night and 9-3 on Saturday to ensure its second league title in a row…Georgia won Sunday's series finale 4-1…UF also won a midweek 11-8 against USF, a game in which it overcame a 6-0 deficit, its largest comeback since 2010…JJ Schwarz led the offense with a .533 average (8-for-15) with two home runs and four RBI…Nelson Maldonado and Blake Reese led the team with 6 RBI last week…On the mound, Brady Singer (7.0 IP, 1 ER) and Jackson Kowar (7.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER) led the way once again…Michael Byrne picked up his 12th save of the year and went 5.0 scoreless innings in three appearances on the week.PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JJ Schwarz – Sr. – C – Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.4 GP/GS, .533 (8-15), .588 OBP, 1.067 SLG, 2 HR, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R
- Led the team with a .533 average in four games as the Gators clinched the SEC title
- Was even better against No. 15 Georgia, going 6-for-11 (.545) with two home runs and four RBI
- 3-for-4 in game one against Georgia with a game-tying two run double in the sixth inning
- 3-for-3 in the second game against UGA, including a solo home run that tied the game at one in the fourth inning
- On Sunday, he made his 260th career start – the most ever by a UF player; he surpassed Preston Tucker's 259 career starts
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Jackson Kowar – Jr. – RHP – Charlotte, N.C.1 GP/GS, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 9 K, 1 BB
- Kowar scattered six hits over 7.0 innings with one unearned run allowed
- He improved to 9-2 on the season
- At one point in the game, he struck out six batters in a row
- He retired 11 batters in a row after giving up back-to-back singles in the second inning
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