Jonathan India leads the SEC in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. (Photo: Madison Ross)
Weekly Report: April 23
Monday, April 23, 2018 | Baseball
Current Overall Record: 34-8
Conference Record: 14-4Winning/Losing Streak: Lost 1; Won 15 of last 18
Last Week (Games Monday-Sunday): 2-2
L 8-4 home against JacksonvilleW 11-2 at #9 Kentucky
W 9-4 at #9 Kentucky
L 2-3 at #9 Kentucky
This Week's Games:
Tuesday home against Mercer (6 p.m. – SEC Network+)Thursday home against Auburn (7 p.m. – ESPNU)
Friday home against Auburn (6:30 p.m. – SEC Network+)
Saturday home against Auburn (6:30 p.m. – SEC Network+)
KEY NOTES OF WEEK:
Florida went on the road and won a key league series at No. 9 Kentucky, taking the first two games in dominant fashion…The Wildcats took the third game 3-2…The Gators are now 14-4 in the SEC with a full four-game lead in the conference with four weeks to play…Despite going 2-2 last week, Florida is 15-3 over its last 18 games…The offense had a down week, hitting just .218 in four games, but still managed to average 6.5 runs per game…Austin Langworthy had a team-best .357 average (5-for-14)…Wil Dalton had 10 RBI on the week despite hitting just .263 (5-for-19); he had three home runs and a three-run triple on the week…On the mound, Florida's junior duo of Brady Singer and Jackson Kowar were dominant at Kentucky…Singer improved to 8-1 on the year with 7.0 innings and just three hits allowed while striking out 10…Kowar went 7.0 scoreless innings and allowed only five hits…Freshman Jack Leftwich entered in relief in the series finale and went a career-high six innings with no runs allowed on two hits…PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Wil Dalton – So. – OF – Spring Hill, Tenn.4 GP/GS, .263 (5-for-19), 10 RBI, 3 HR, 3B, 4 R
- Dalton had just five hits on the week but he made them count, racking up 10 RBI in four games
- He totaled 9 RBI in two wins at Kentucky with two three-run homers and a three-run triple
- Four of his five hits went for extra bases: 3 HR and a triple
- He hit three home runs, bringing his season total to a league-leading 15 on the season
- Dalton also now leads the SEC with 45 RBI on the year
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Jackson Kowar – Jr. – RHP – Charlotte, N.C.1 G/GS, 7.0 IP, 0 R, 5 H,
- Kowar improved to 7-1 on the year with 7.0 shutout innings at #9 Kentucky
- He scattered five hits over seven innings and stranded seven base runners
- Over his last four starts, Kowar has a 1.37 ERA (4 ER, 26.1 IP)
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Jack Leftwich – Fr. – RHP – Orlando, Fla.2 app, 9.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R/ER, 5 K
- Leftwich entered in relief at No. 9 Kentucky in the series finale in the third inning and went a career-high 6.0 innings
- He allowed just two hits over 6.0 innings at UK with 0 runs allowed
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