For the second day in a row, the Gators lost the battle of the bullpens. No. 9 UF jumped out to a 3-0 lead over Liberty in the fourth inning but was outscored 5-0 the rest of the way to lose the game 5-3 and drop their first series of the season.
Liberty pounded out 10 hits compared to just five for the home team. The Gators only recorded two hits over the final five innings, and one of them was a bunt single.
“Their pitching staff did a really good job of attacking the entire weekend, and, obviously, that was probably the difference in the weekend,” UF coach Kevin O’Sullivan said.