Florida baseball hits the road for another Southeastern Conference matchup, this time against the sixth-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks, on Saturday, April 22, for the third of a three-game weekend series inside Founders Park in Columbia, South Carolina, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.
The Gators got off to a strong start in non-conference play before earning a series win over the Alabama Crimson Tide at home to open SEC competition. Florida then took a single midweek game from the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee before sweeping a doubleheader over the Ole Miss Rebels on the road, following that up with two out of three at home from the Auburn Tigers.
Florida prevailed over the visiting Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at home before taking two of three on the road against the Tennessee Volunteers. Then on Tuesday, the Gators prevailed over the Seminoles again before dropping the opener to the Georgia Bulldogs on Friday, 13-11. They bounced back on Saturday, 2-1, before clinching the series on Sunday, 11-6. Florida then mercy-ruled the Florida A&M Rattlers on Tuesday, 17-7.
The Gators mercy-ruled in the opening game on Thursday night, 13-3, and dropped Game 2 on Friday night, 5-2.
| Team | Pitcher | Record | ERA |
| FLORIDA | LHP Jac Caglianone | 4-1 | 4.74 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | TBD | 3-1 | 2.51 |
NOTES: The big thing with Jac Caglinaone is fastball command. When he doesn’t have it, getting out of the first inning isn’t a guarantee. But when he does have command, Caglianone is one of the tougher first-year arms in baseball. His fastball regularly hits 98-99 mph and his slider has a big, sweeping movement that fools lefties.
Kevin O’Sullivan will probably have Cags on a short leash, but last week’s five-inning outing against Georgia was a good way to bounce back before this start.
South Carolina has been going with TBD on Sundays since Noah Hall went down with back injuries and an uncertain timetable to return. Matthew Becker might be the favorite to start after getting the call against Vanderbilt a week ago. — David Rosenberg
It’s unclear if Evans will return for this series, but Matt Prevesk would likely start in rightfield if he can’t go. Evans slid into the wall last Sunday and left the game early. He got the midweek game against Florida A&M off to rest up. — Rosenberg
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