Jacob Young has a flair for the dramatic this season. Last Sunday, the third-year sophomore outfielder laced a walk-off single against Samford.
What he did this Sunday in the Gators’ 8-0 defeat of Florida A&M had nothing to do with the scoreboard. He entered the day with a 29-game hitting streak that dated back to the 2019 Lubbock Regional. That streak tied the mark established by Tim Olson in 2000 for the longest in school history.
Every time Young stepped to the plate against the Rattlers (0-11), you could feel a nervous tension grow over the crowd.