For the first time in 351 days the No. 6 Florida Gators (32-11, 12-7 SEC) was shutout at home in a 3-0 loss to Kentucky (24-16, 9-9 SEC) on Friday night.
The Florida bats, which had been swinging red hot the past two weekends, ran into a buzz saw in the form of sophomore right-hander Zack Brown. Brown was throwing heat, topping out at 97 MPH, and he kept Florida’s bats off balance with an array of off-speed pitches as well.
“He competed and made pitches when he needed to,” Kevin O’Sullivan said after the game. “He pitched really well.