Florida Baseball Weekly Report ? April 13, 2015
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Florida Baseball Weekly Report – April 13, 2015
(Games from April 6-12)
Overall Record: 28-9 (23-3 at home, 4-5 on road, 1-1 at neutral sites)
SEC Record: 9-6 (7-2 home, 2-4 on road)
Record Last Week: 4-0 (4-0 at home)
Streak: Won 4
Last Week's Results (4-0):
Tuesday, April 7 – Defeated Stetson, 22-2
Friday, April 10 – Defeated No. 21 South Carolina, 14-3
Saturday, April 11 – Defeated No. 21 South Carolina, 12-5
Sunday, April 12 – Defeated No. 21 South Carolina, 12-2
This Week's Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Tuesday, April 14 – at No. 8 Florida State (26-12/11-7 ACC), Dick Howser Stadium, 6 p.m. (ESPN3)
Friday, April 17 – at Mississippi State (22-16/6-9 SEC), Dudy Noble Field, Polk-Dement Stadium, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network+)
Saturday, April 18 – at Mississippi State (22-16/6-9 SEC), Dudy Noble Field, Polk-Dement Stadium, 3 p.m. (SEC Network)
Sunday, April 19 – at Mississippi State (22-16/6-9 SEC), Dudy Noble Field, Polk-Dement Stadium, 3 p.m. (ESPNU)
Team Notes
Florida (28-9/9-6 SEC) enjoyed a 4-0 week, defeating Stetson (22-2) and then taking all three games from No. 21 South Carolina by scores of 14-3, 12-5 and 12-2…The Gators will be away from the friendly confines of McKethan Stadium, where they are 23-3 this year, for their next four games…UF will travel to No. 8 Florida State (26-12/11-7 ACC) for the rubber game of the Sunshine State rivals' three-game series on Tuesday night and face Western Division foe Mississippi State (22-16/6-9 SEC) as part of Super Bulldog Weekend in Starkville…Over their four triumphs last week, the Gators batted .415 (66-for-159), had a slugging percentage of .748 and outscored opponents, 60-12…Florida had 25 extra-base hits (14 homers and 11 doubles), totaled 55 RBI (compared to 10 for opponents) and had 22 walks and 22 strikeouts…The Orange and Blue registered double-digit hits and double-digit runs in every game, notched a perfect fielding percentage and continues to lead the nation with a .985 clip…Sophomore right fielder Ryan Larson (.345, 22 runs, 17 RBI) batted .545 (6-for-11) with five runs last week and went 6-for-9 (.667) in the sweep of the Gamecocks…Freshman catcher/designated hitter JJ Schwarz (.309, 45 RBI, 12 HR) hit .529 (9-for-17) with 15 RBI, 12 runs, seven homers and a slugging percentage of 1.882…Schwarz belted a school-record four homers against Stetson, tying the SEC's single-game mark set in 1982 by Kentucky's Bill Sandry, and established a UF single-game mark with 18 total bases…He hit .364 (4-for-11) with a team-high seven runs, five RBI and three homers during the three wins over the Gamecocks, including a two-homer showing in the finale…Junior shortstop Richie Martin (.312, 37 runs, 25 RBI) went 7-for-14 (.500) last week, highlighted by a career-high six RBI in the Gators' series-clinching victory over South Carolina, junior left fielder Harrison Bader (.347, 42 RBI, 11 HR) had a .474 (9-for-19) average with nine RBI, three homers and three doubles and junior center fielder Buddy Reed (.324, 30 RBI, 30 runs, 13 stolen bases) was 8-for-17 (.471) with eight runs and five RBI…Senior third baseman Josh Tobias continues to lead Florida's offense with a .400 batting average overall and a .390 performance in SEC play…On the mound, freshman RHP Alex Faedo (3-1, 2.12) picked up a pair of wins last week and sophomore RHP Logan Shore is 5-2 with a 2.16 ERA in nine starts…A four-run second inning and a solid SEC debut by Faedo helped the Gators complete the sweep of USC, 12-2, on Sunday afternoon…UF swept the Gamecocks in a regular-season series for just the fifth time in school history and the third time under Kevin O'Sullivan…Faedo (3-1) retired the first 14 batters of the contest before surrendering a fifth-inning double and set career bests and strikeouts (6) and innings pitched (5.2 IP)…Schwarz (2-for-4, three RBI) launched two more homers, giving him seven for the week and a team-leading 12 on the season…Florida batted .400 (44-for-110) over the three games and enjoyed a 38-10 scoring advantage, with eight doubles and seven homers…Martindrove in a career-high six runs, with a two-run single in the second inning that broke a 2-2 tie, a three-run homer in the fourth and an RBI double in the sixth as the Gators clinched the series with an 12-5 win on Saturday night…The Gators have taken the last four regular-season series from the Gamecocks…Sophomore LHP A.J. Puk picked up his team-leading sixth victory with a three-inning relief stint following sophomore RHP Dane Dunning (4-1, 3.19)…UF snapped a 3-3 tie with six runs in the fifth and plated the game's final 11 runs in a 14-3 victory) on Friday night…Every Gator starter contributed at least one hit, with Bader, freshman Christian Hicks and Schwarz each homering…Florida totaled 17 hits on the night, seven for extra bases with four doubles and three round-trippers…Schwarz became the first Gator in school history with four homers in a game and freshman Dalton Guthrie (.321, 35 runs) notched the first two round-trippers of his career as Florida cruised to a 22-2 victory over Stetson by scoring in every inning last Tuesday night...Schwarz (5-for-6) totaled a career-high 10 RBI with a two-run homer in the second inning, a two-run blast in the third inning, a three-run jack in the fourth, a solo big fly in the seventh and a two-run double in the eighth and set a school record with 18 total bases …Guthrie (2-for-7, three runs) led off the Gators' first inning with a homer into the left-field bleachers, the first of his career and the first Gator leadoff dinger since Casey Turgeon went yard on March 5, 2013, at Jacksonville.
Top Performances Last Week
Harrison Bader, Junior, Left Field, 6-0, 190, Bronxville, NY
*Had another solid week, going 9-for-19 (.474) with nine RBI, five runs, three homers and three doubles
*Went 6-for-14 (.429) in the meetings with South Carolina and homered both Friday and Saturday
*Delivered multiple hits in the first two outings against the Gamecocks, going 3-for-5 with four RBI in game one and then 2-for-5 in game two
*Was 3-for-5 and drove in four runs against Stetson, including a round-tripper
*Ranks second on the Orange and Blue in batting average (.347), RBI (42), homers (11) and doubles (10)
Alex Faedo, Freshman, Right-Hander, 6-4, 220, Tampa, FL
*Turned in a 2-0 record with a 1.04 ERA in two appearances last week, with eight strikeouts in 8.2 innings and a .161 batting average against
*Made his SEC debut in the finale with No. 21 South Carolina and retired the first 14 batters of the game on his way to the victory as the Gators finished off a weekend sweep
*The right-hander set career highs for strikeouts (6) and innings pitched (5.2) and limited the Gamecocks to two hits and one run
*Hurled three scoreless innings to collect the mid-week win over Stetson
*Faedo is 3-1 with a team-low 2.12 ERA in 11 appearances and four starts this season, with 31 strikeouts and six walks
Ryan Larson, Sophomore, Right Field, 6-0, 185, Orlando, FL
*Paced the Gator offense with a .545 (6-for-11) average in four games and was 6-for-9 (.667) against South Carolina
*Went 3-for-5 on Sunday with an RBI single in the sixth inning
*Scored three runs in the series-clinching win and was 2-for-3
*Made a highlight reel catch in the seventh inning on Saturday night
*Is hitting .345 overall with 22 runs and 17 RBI and is at .375 in SEC action
Richie Martin, Junior, Shortstop, 6-0, 185, Brandon, FL
*Turned in a .500 (7-for-14) average, with nine RBI, six runs, four walks, two doubles and a homer last week
*Went 2-for-3 with a sacrifice fly, a run scored and a stolen base on Sunday
*Established a career best with six RBI on Saturday night, with a two-run single and a three-run homer and just needed a triple to hit for the cycle
*Continued stellar play at shortstop with several top-notch plays and flawless defense
*Has a .312 clip, 37 runs, 25 RBI, 12 stolen bases and 12 extra-base hits (seven doubles, three homers, two triples)
Bobby Poyner, Senior, Left-Hander, 6-0, 205, Wellington, FL
*Was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two appearances spanning 5.1 innings
*Earned the victory in the series opener against South Carolina when he came in with the bases loaded in the fifth inning and none out and induced a double play and notched a strikeout
*The Gators would go on to snap a 3-3 tie with six runs in the home part of the fifth
*Poyner threw three scoreless and hitless frames
*Closed the weekend with 2.1 innings of shutout ball in which he permitted one hit
*Has a 2-1 record with a 2.29 ERA in 12 appearances spanning 35.1 innings, with 36 strikeouts and only two walks
Buddy Reed, Sophomore, Center Field, 6-3, 200, Finksburg, MD
*Hit .471 (8-for-17), scored eight runs and had a pair of doubles
*Batted .417 (5-for-12) during the weekend series with South Carolina
*Had a two-run double and swiped two bases against the Gamecocks on Sunday
*Started the series by going 3-for-5 with a couple of runs
*Went 3-for-5 and scored four runs against Stetson
*Has a .324 average, to go along with 30 RBI, 30 runs, 13 stolen bases, 13 walks and nine doubles
JJ Schwarz, Freshman, Catcher/Designated Hitter, 6-1, 205, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
*Batted .529 (9-for-17) with 15 RBI, 12 runs and seven homers as Florida captured all four games last week, including a sweep of No. 21 South Carolina
*Amazingly, Schwarz's seven-homer barrage surpassed the six homers Taylor Gushue had in 63 games last year to lead the Gators
*All nine of his hits went for extra-bases (seven homers, two doubles) and he recorded a slugging percentage of 1.882
*Belted a school-record four homers against Stetson, tying the SEC's single-game mark set in 1982 by Kentucky's Bill Sandry, and established a UF single-game mark with 18 total bases
*Went 5-for-6 against the Hatters and totaled a career-high 10 RBI, second-most ever by a Gator, with a two-run homer in the second inning, a two-run blast in the third inning, a three-run jack in the fourth, a solo big fly in the seventh and a two-run double in the eighth
*Hit .364 (4-for-11) with a team-high seven runs, five RBI and three homers during the three wins over the Gamecocks
*Completed the weekend by going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a pair of round-trippers, a solo shot in the fourth and a two-run dinger in the eighth
*Started the series with USC with a run-scoring double in the fifth and a leadoff homer in the seventh
*Leads the Gators in homers (12) and RBI (45) and has a .309 overall average
Josh Tobias, Senior, Third Base, 5-10, 205, Greensboro, NC
*Went 5-for-11 (.455) and scored six runs in three games played
*After missing the series opener with South Carolina, he was 3-for-7 (.429) and scored five runs
*Was 1-for-3, scored three runs and drew two walks on Sunday
*Collected two hits and tallied two runs in the second matchup with USC
*Leads Florida in both overall (.400) and SEC (.390) batting average
