TOP OF THE NINTH; FINAL 15-4 Florida
— Herrera flew out to center
— Crittenbergr struck out swinging
— Fawley struck out swinging
BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH; 15-4 Florida
— Robertson struck out swinging
— Donay struck out looking
— Thomas flew out to right
TOP OF THE EIGHTH; 15-4 Florida
— Daly struck out swinging
— Gargett grounded out to second
— Nicholson flew out to center
— Freshman righty Alex Philpott, who suffered a broken hand earlier this year, is on the the mound for the eighth.
BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH; 15-4 Florida
— Wilson flew out to center
— Heyman doubled to left
— Shelton struck out swinging
— Shelnut struck outswinging
TOP OF THE SEVENTH; 15-4 Florida
— Pitre struck out looking
— Waldschmidt walked
— Small struck out looking
— Herrera lined out to right
BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH; 15-4 Florida
— Kurland popped out to third
— SCORE: Jac Caglianone broke the all-time Florida home run record with his 35th home run of the season and 75th of his career. 15-4 Florida.
— Robertson flew out to left
— Donay struck out swinging
TOP OF THE SIXTH; 14-4 Florida
— McCarthy grounded into a fielder's choice to end the inning
— Burkes struck out swinging
— Daly singled to center
— Lopez struck out swinging
— Jake Clemente has taken over in the sixth inning
BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH; 14-4 Florida
— Thomas struck out looking
— SCORE: Ashton Wilson hit a two-RBI single to left. 14-4 Florida with two outs B5
— SCORE: Luke Heymandoubled to left, scoring Tyler Shelnut from second. 12-4 Florida with two outs and runners on second and third B5
— Shelton walked
— Shelnut advanced to second on apassedball
— SCORE: Florida just out-Kentucky'd Kentucky. Tyler Shelnut reached on a bunt single with two outs, scoring Jac Caglianone from third after he stole the bag. 11-4 Florida with two down and a runner on first B5
— Kurland struck out looking
— Caglianone walked
— Robertson grounded out to short
— SCORE: Brody Donay just hit a monster solo home run to left. Left the bat at 118 and traveled a projected 414 feet, though it looked a lot further. 10-4 Florida with no outs in the fifth
TOP OF THE FIFTH; 9-4 Florida
— Nicholson struck out swinging
— SCORE: Emilien Pitre hit a two-run home run with two outs in the fifth. 9-4 Florida
— Waldschmidt walked
— Smith struck out swinging
— McCoy struck outlooking
BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH; 9-2 Florida
— Thomas popped out to first
— Wilson struck out swinging
— Heyman struck out looking
— Shelton singled to right
TOP OF THE FOURTH; 9-2 Florida
— McCarthy struck out swinging
— Burkes struck out swinging
— Daly was hit by a pitch. Lopez to second.
— SCORE: Nick Lopez singled to center. Emilien Pitre scored from second. 9-2 Florida with one out and a runner on first T4
— Nicholson grounded outtofirst. Pitre to second.
— Pitre singled to center
BOTTOM OF THE THIRD; 9-1 Florida
— Shelnut was called out on strikes, though the final pitch of the at-bat was nowhere close to the zone
— SCORE: Kentucky intentionally walked Jac Caglianone with two outs to load the bases in the third. Cade Kurland singled to center on the first pitch he saw, scoring two. 9-1 Florida in the third.After a poor challenge on a potential hit by pitch with two outs in the second inning, Florida redeemed itself in the third when it challenged an out call at second base after Cade Kurland's two-RBI single to center.
Great slide by Kurland avoided the tag. He was safe.
— Caglianone was intentionally walked to load the bases
— Robertson struck out swinging
—Questionable pitch sequencing by Kentucky to Brody Donay, who had a two strike count but got a fastball from a pitcher with a legit slider. Donay struggles with spin andpromptly singled to right off the heater to give Florida runners on first and second with one out in the third.
— Thomas flew out to left
— Wilson was hit by a pitch to lead off the third. Kentucky junior righty Robert Hogan has taken over on the mound with no outs and a runner on first in the third inning.
TOP OF THE THIRD; 7-1 Florida
— Waldschmidt grounded into a double play to end the inning. Coppola has faced the minimum over his last two innings
— Grant Smith struck out swinging
— James McCoy walked
BOTTOM OF THE SECOND; 7-1 Florida
— Heyman popped out to second
— Shelton struck out swinging
— Shelnut struck out swinging
TOP OF THE SECOND; 7-1 Florida
— Nolan McCarthy grounded out to third to end the inning
— Devin Burkes struck out swinging
— Pierce Coppola opened the second inning with a five-pitch strikeout against Kentucky third baseman Mitchell Daly. He threw a 92 mph fastball with 2,546 RPM and 20 inches of arm-side run.
BOTTOM OF THE FIRST; 7-1 Florida
— Kurland struck out swinging.Florida brought 11 to plate, scored seven and chased Kentucky's starter from the game after one out. About as good a start as this team could have asked for with a potential doubleheader on tap today.
— Caglianone walked
— Michael Robertson grounded out to short
— SCORE: Brody Donay's 13th home run of the season was an opposite-field grand slam with one out in the first. Florida is demolishing the Wildcats early. 7-1 Gators with one out B1
— Dale Thomas singled to right to load the bases
— Ashton Wilson walked.Kentucky starter Dominic Niman's day is done after just recording one out. Righty Cameron O'Brien is replacing him with runners on first and second in the first inning. Florida leads 3-1.
— SCORE: Luke Heyman singled to left, plating a pair. 3-1 Florida with one out and a runner on first B1
— SCORE: Colby Shelton hit a 109 mph double to the base of the wall in right, scoring Jac Caglianone and advancing Cade Kurland to third. 1-1 with one out and runners on second and third B1
— Tyler Shelnut struck out looking
— Cade Kurland was hit by a pitch
— Jac Caglianone singled to right-center and advanced to second on a fielding error by right fielder James McCoy
TOP OF THE FIRST; 1-0 Kentucky
— Lopez was caught stealing to end the inning
— SCORE: Nick Lopez singled to right-center, driving in Ryan Waldschmidt from second. Waldschmidt stole second despite Pierce Coppola having him picked off after Jac Caglianone's throw hit the runner in the back. 1-0 Kentucky with two outs and a runner on first T1
— Waldschmidt stole second despite Pierce Coppola having him picked off. Jac Caglianone's throw hit Waldschmidt in the back.
— Ryan Nicholson flew out to left
— Emilien Pitre struck out swinging on a breaking ball in on his hands
— Ryan Waldschmidt drew a five-pitch walk
FLORIDA LINEUP
1B Jac Caglianone
2B Cade Kurland
LF Tyler Shelnut
SS Colby Shelton
C Luke Heyman
RF Ashton Wilson
3B Dale Thomas
DH Brody Donay
CF Michael Robertson
SP Pierce Coppola
KENTUCKY LINEUP
LF Ryan Wladschmidt
2B Emilien Pitre
1B Ryan Nicholson
DH Nick Lopez
3B Mitchell Daly
C Devin Burkes
CF Nolan McCarthy
RF James McCoy
SS Grant Smith
SP Dominic Niman
PREGAME
— Florida (35-29) is set to take on Kentucky (46-15) in a College World Series elimination game at 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday morning in Omaha, Nebraska. The game will be televised. The Gators are the home team for Wednesday's meeting.
— Wednesday's contest was originally scheduled to be played on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET but was postponed due to weather in the area. As a result, the winner of Wednesday morning's game will have to play a doubleheader with the second game set to start at roughly 7 p.m. ET against Texas A&M.
— The Gators are starting redshirt sophom*ore lefty Pierce Coppola on Wednesday morning. It is unclear who will oppose him on the mound for the Wildcats.
PREGAME READING
Behind Caglianone historic blast, Gators survive CWS elimination against Wolfpack
'It's night and day': Gator bullpen continues postseason success in win over Wolfpack
Jac Caglianone ties Florida career home run record
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
All but two of the eight teams in this year's College World Series field entered play ranked among the top 20 Division I squads in total home runs. The outliers? NC State, which checked in at No. 33, andKentucky, whichsat at a distant 70th.
The Wildcats' offense is far more dependent on its ability to move runners from station to station via things like bunts and stolen bases (they rank No. 14 in the nation in steals) than it is home runs or extra base hits. And whether or not that old-school style of play holds up in Omaha could be heavily dependent upon whether or not Kentucky's pitching can continue to keep opposing bats at bay, something they've largely been able to doso far, holding their opponents to a combined nine runs in two games, which continued their trend of strong NCAA Tournament play as the entered the College World Series having limited their competition to just three total runs across their last four contests, which included the Super Regional round when they faced No. 15Oregon State.
Success on the mound for Kentucky starts with ace right-handerTrey Pooser, a graduate transfer from College of Charleston who allowed just one earned run on nine hits over his last 19 innings pitched prior to Omaha.
Pooser, who started for the Wildcats on Saturday and could potential be available for Wednesday's games, relies heavily on a sinker-slider combo which has proven incredibly effective this year, especially since joining the Wildcats' rotation March 22. The senior righty has a 3.21 ERA in 70 innings since then.
The Wildcats are starting senior lefty Dominic Niman, who enters play with a 6.24 ERA in 70.2 innings. Opposing teams are batting .274 against him.
