A.J. Puk Among Louisville Slugger National Players of the Week
Monday, May 11, 2015 | Baseball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Sophomore left-hander A.J. Puk was chosen as one of the National Players of the Week by Louisville Slugger after pitching Florida to a key victory over Vanderbilt on Friday night in Nashville.
Puk's Highlights
*Had a career-high 12 strikeouts over seven innings in the second matchup with No. 8 Vanderbilt and picked up the win as the Gators evened the series
*Scattered five hits and yielded two runs in his second straight quality outing
*Over his last two starts at Georgia and at Vanderbilt, Puk has totaled 23 strikeouts, permitted three walks and surrendered two runs in 13 innings
*Leads Florida in wins (7) and strikeouts (68 in 51.1 innings) and has held opponents to a .218 average
The No. 7 Gators (38-14/17-10 SEC) wrap up the regular season by hosting Western Division rival Auburn (32-20/12-15 SEC) in a three-game series that starts Thursday at 7 p.m. at McKethan Stadium. The series can be heard through GatorZone.com and on the Gator IMG Sports Network with Jeff Cardozo and Mick Hubert. It will also be carried on SEC Network+ with Cardozo and Hubert through participating TV providers only through WatchESPN. Live stats for each game will be available on GatorZone.com and fans can also follow updates of each game on @GatorZoneBB, the official Twitter account of the Gator baseball team.
Single-Game Tickets can be purchased online through GatorZone or by calling the Gator Ticket Office at 1-800-34-GATOR from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
