Tennessee got off to a slow start against Florida Sunday. And having played games into the wee hours of the morning on Friday and Saturday, that was understandable.
The late nights, and Florida starter Carsten Finnvold, with his fastball in the mid-80s and off-speed offerings dipping into the high 60s, yielded a befuddled group of Volunteer bats early on.
Finnvold gave up one hit in the first four frames and struck out four, as the Tennessee hitters chased balls out of the zone and were consistently getting behind in counts. Six Vols fell victim to UF’s change-of-pace lefty before things got rocky for Finnvold in the fifth.