Weekly Report: May 7
Monday, May 7, 2018

Weekly Report: May 7

Florida is 18-6 in SEC action with a three-game lead in the conference. Overall, the Gators are 38-11 with seven games remaining in the regular season.

Current Overall Record: 38-11

Conference Record: 18-1
Winning/Losing Streak: Lost 1

Last Week (Games Monday-Sunday):  2-1

W 9-0 at #18 Texas A&M
W 6-1 at #18 Texas A&M
L 3-7 at #18 Texas A&M

This Week's Games:

Tuesday vs. USF (6 p.m. - SEC Network+)
Friday vs. #15 Georgia (6:30 p.m. - SEC Network+)
Saturday vs. #15 Georgia (1 p.m. - SEC Network)
Sunday vs. #15 Georgia (1 p.m. - SEC Network+)

KEY NOTES OF WEEK:

Florida went on the road to Texas A&M and took two of three against the Aggies to improve to 38-11 on the season…The Gators are 18-6 in the SEC and hold a three-game lead with six games remaining…UF has won 18-straight regular season series dating back to last season…The pitching staff paved the way at Texas A&M, posting a 2.08 ERA in three games with a .211 batting average against…Brady Singer had the first complete-game shutout of his career on Friday night, scattering six hits over nine innings with five strikeouts…He moved into seventh place all-time at Florida with 253 career strikeouts…Jackson Kowar followed with a one-hit performance in six innings of work…He allowed only one run, which came in the bottom of the sixth inning and ended a streak of 23 scoreless innings by UF pitchers dating back to the first inning of last Saturday's game against Auburn…The Gators' bullpen did not allow a run in 5.0 innings of work…UF pitchers totaled 22 strikeouts and just seven walks on the weekend…Offensively, Blake Reese led the team with a .500 average (4-for-8) with 4 RBI and two walks…JJ Schwarz matched him with 4 RBI and went 5-for-12 (.421) with a double and a triple…Deacon Liput also went 5-for-12 (.421) with a pair of doubles and two walks…Jonathan India ended his slump with a 3-for-4 game on Sunday and hit his 15th home run of the season.

PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Brady Singer – Jr. – RHP – Eustis, Fla.
1 G/GS, 9.0 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 5 K, 0 BB
  • Singer recorded the first complete-game shutout at Florida in over two years and the first of his career
  • In only one frame did he allow a runner to advance past first base
  • He improved to 10-1 on the season, leading the SEC in wins, and lowered his ERA to 2.33, third in the SEC
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