The buzz surrounding the Florida Gators series with the Vanderbilt Commodores centered largely on Friday’s pitching matchup. Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan warned, however, of the Dores’ Saturday starter Kyle Wright.
“Our players commented on it last year on how impressed they were with Wright,” O’Sullivan said Thursday. “He’s another one, he’s 92-95, and the ball is never straight. He’s got a slider. He’s developed his cutter now 88-90 and it’s real. It’s a real pitch. He’s another first-rounder.”
Wright was unconventional, mixing pitches as often as he mixed up his throwing motion. Wright followed up Logan Shore’s complete game performance from Friday with one of his own, shutting out Florida (42-9, 17-8) and allowing just three hits in a 5-0 win on Saturday.