Nelson Maldonado’s two home runs and a solid start from Logan Shore led the Florida Gators (23-1, 4-0 SEC) to its 17th consecutive win in 2016 with a 12-5 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats (15-7, 2-2 SEC) on the road.
Florida went quietly in the first two innings and Shore found trouble in the bottom of the second. Gunnar McNeill started the frame with a single to left center. Shore walked Zach Reks before a great defensive play from Pete Alonso got McNeill out at third on an attempted sacrifice bunt by Kole Cottam. Kentucky made up for the failed sacrifice attempt when Tristan Pompey singled home Reks to open the scoring.