GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 6 Florida used an 11-hit day to secure a series sweep of Siena with a 12-2 victory in seven innings at Condron Family Ballpark on Sunday afternoon.
Starting the game on the mound, Jac Caglianone pitched three shutout frames while blasting two home runs and driving in four. Josh Rivera also turned in a strong day offensively, finishing 2-for-3 with one homer and two runs scored.
The Gators (15-3) spotted Caglianone three runs in the first, beginning with an RBI single to left by Cade Kurland. BT Riopelle and Tyler Shelnut then drove in one run apiece, reaching on back-to-back fielder’s choice plays.
Florida put four more runs on the Saints (2-13) in the second. Kurland drove in his second run of the day with a fielder’s choice while Caglianone busted the game open with a three-run homer to left-center field.
Right-handed reliever Blake Purnell took over for Caglianone in the fourth and promptly fired a scoreless inning. In the bottom half, Caglinaone and Rivera connected for back-to-back homers to push the score to 9-0.
In the fifth, Kurland crossed home on a Rivera single aided by a Siena throwing error at shortstop. Riopelle then produced a two-run single to right, bringing the score to its final tally of 12-2 via the 10-run rule.
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