JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida took down Jacksonville in a pair of six-inning exhibition games, 2-1 and 7-6, at 121 Financial Ballpark in Jacksonville on Friday night.
The Gators scored nine total runs on 10 hits across the two contests and did not commit an error in the field. Ty Evans led the offensive charge for the Orange & Blue, finishing a combined 2-for-5 with one home run, one triple, two RBI and two runs scored.
On the mound, seven Gators pitched in the Orange & Blue for the first time highlighted by five who made their unofficial collegiate debuts. Florida held Jacksonville to seven runs in the twin bill, backed by 21 strikeouts against seven walks.
Game 1 | Florida 2, Jacksonville 1
Rising sophomore ace Liam Peterson drew the start for the first six innings of play, blanking the Dolphins in the top half of the first. Jacksonville native Aidan King followed with a scoreless second, giving way for the Gators to open the evening’s scoring.
Blake Cyr led off the second with a single to left, later coming in to score on a line drive to right off the bat of Brody Donay. Landon Stripling then doubled to right to put a pair in scoring position, but JU starter Richard Long induced a strikeout and groundout to keep it to a 1-0 Florida lead.
Jake Clemente fired a clean frame in the third while southpaw Frank Menendez fanned three in the fourth to keep the shutout intact. Florida extended its lead to 2-0 in the bottom half, as Evans tripled to right-center field and crossed home on a wild pitch.
Jacksonville broke through in the fifth to make it 2-1, plating its first run on an automatic double down the right-field line by Jonah Shields to plate Jackson Westmoreland. That marked the extent of the scoring for the Dolphins, as righty Luke McNeillie closed out the final 1 1/3 innings in scoreless fashion to collect the save.
King earned the win in his unofficial collegiate debut, tossing one no-hit inning with one walk and one strikeout. Peterson earned a no-decision after pitching one scoreless frame, allowing zero hits and one walk while picking up one strikeout.
Long was saddled with the loss, allowing two earned runs on four hits across four innings. He fanned one batter.
Evans (1-for-3), Cyr (1-for-2), Donay (1-for-2) and Stripling (1-for-1) accounted for Florida’s four knocks.
Game 2 | Florida 7, Jacksonville 6
Billy Barlow got the ball for the Gators in game two, working around a pair of baserunners…
The Gators scored nine total runs on 10 hits across the two contests and did not commit an error in the field. Ty Evans led the offensive charge for the Orange & Blue, finishing a combined 2-for-5 with one home run, one triple, two RBI and two runs scored.
On the mound, seven Gators pitched in the Orange & Blue for the first time highlighted by five who made their unofficial collegiate debuts. Florida held Jacksonville to seven runs in the twin bill, backed by 21 strikeouts against seven walks.
Game 1 | Florida 2, Jacksonville 1
Rising sophomore ace Liam Peterson drew the start for the first six innings of play, blanking the Dolphins in the top half of the first. Jacksonville native Aidan King followed with a scoreless second, giving way for the Gators to open the evening’s scoring.
Blake Cyr led off the second with a single to left, later coming in to score on a line drive to right off the bat of Brody Donay. Landon Stripling then doubled to right to put a pair in scoring position, but JU starter Richard Long induced a strikeout and groundout to keep it to a 1-0 Florida lead.
Jake Clemente fired a clean frame in the third while southpaw Frank Menendez fanned three in the fourth to keep the shutout intact. Florida extended its lead to 2-0 in the bottom half, as Evans tripled to right-center field and crossed home on a wild pitch.
Jacksonville broke through in the fifth to make it 2-1, plating its first run on an automatic double down the right-field line by Jonah Shields to plate Jackson Westmoreland. That marked the extent of the scoring for the Dolphins, as righty Luke McNeillie closed out the final 1 1/3 innings in scoreless fashion to collect the save.
King earned the win in his unofficial collegiate debut, tossing one no-hit inning with one walk and one strikeout. Peterson earned a no-decision after pitching one scoreless frame, allowing zero hits and one walk while picking up one strikeout.
Long was saddled with the loss, allowing two earned runs on four hits across four innings. He fanned one batter.
Evans (1-for-3), Cyr (1-for-2), Donay (1-for-2) and Stripling (1-for-1) accounted for Florida’s four knocks.
Game 2 | Florida 7, Jacksonville 6
Billy Barlow got the ball for the Gators in game two, working around a pair of baserunners…
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