One of the biggest concerns for the Gators heading into this weekend’s series with No. 1 Tennessee was how their beleaguered pitching staff would hold up against the best offense in the SEC without ace Hunter Barco available.
Surprisingly, they’ve done fairly well through the first two games. If you take out the seven-run second inning on Friday, they’ve given up four runs on 10 hits in 17 innings. Everybody involved with the UF program would’ve absolutely taken those results heading into the series.
Unfortunately, the Gators’ offense has failed them. After notching just three hits in the opener on Friday, Tennessee pitchers Blade Tidwell and Camden Sewell pitched a two-hit shutout to lead their team to a 3-0 series-clinching victory on Saturday evening.