Hall of Fame Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver once said that “momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher.”
Weaver’s theory was proven correct yet again on Saturday night at Florida Ballpark. After the No. 5 Gators suffered an ugly and mistake-filled upset loss to Jacksonville on Friday, the Dolphins entered Saturday with momentum. They could sense a series victory within reach.
And then Jack Leftwich changed everything. Leftwich pitched six scoreless innings in the Gators’ 9-0 defeat of Jacksonville (4-9).
UF’s bullpen is perilously thin right now. Nick Pogue and Tyler Nesbitt are out for the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.