WHAT HAPPENED: Jack Leftwich pitched a complete-game shutout as Florida clinched the series at No. 22 Missouri with a 2-0 win over the Tigers on Friday night.
 
Leftwich was phenomenal on Friday, limiting Missouri to just two hits while striking out nine. It was the longest outing of his career and first shutout of his career.
 
The lone runs in the game came in the fourth inning. Brady McConnell reached base following an error by the third baseman and Austin Langworthy followed with a line drive home run to right field to make it 2-0.
 
Missouri's TJ Sikkema was almost as good as Leftwich on Friday, tossing nine innings with two runs allowed on three hits.
 
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Jack Leftwich – The sophomore turned in the best outing of his career on Friday night, surpassing his career high innings pitched (9.0, previously 6.2) and matching his career high in strikeouts (9). He retired the first 14 batters he faced in the game.
 
STANDOUT STAT: 225 – Jack Leftwich and TJ Sikkema combined for 18 innings and 225 pitches on Friday night. They combined to allow just five hits with 19 strikeouts and three walks.
 
FROM THE COACH: Head Coach Kevin O'Sullivan – On Jack Leftwich's performance: "It's been an unfortunate year for him. He's dealt with that blister that lasted a lot longer than we expected; then he rolled his ankle in a bullpen session. It's just been one of those weird years where he hasn't had the opportunity to be healthy. He was really, really good tonight. That's about as good a performance as I can remember. On the road with a lot at stake. He threw a ton of first-pitch strikes, threw close to 70 percent strikes overall. That's the best his changeup has looked. I could tell early on in the game when he threw some right-on-right changeups … that was an unbelievable performance. I think he threw 36 total changeups and about 65 percent strikes with it. That kind of slows them down. I can't say enough about his effort. Their starter Sikkema was equally as good. Obviously one swing of the bat can make a difference in a ballgame like this and Austin, left on left, ran into a ball. Overall it was a great game for us; it was a well-played game on both sides. When you're going to beat other teams' number one, especially in this league, you need to have performances like that. [Leftwich] wiggled himself out of a jam there in the seventh inning … got himself in trouble there but buckled down and got himself out of it … Hopefully we'll come out tomorrow and play just as well and hopefully finish this thing off."