The Auburn Tigers earned their first series win of the SEC slate last weekend when the Tigers took two-of-three games from Georgia at Plainsman Park.
This week, Auburn will face another top-10 team on the road in the Florida Gators, who enter this week ranked No. 3 in the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll. The Tigers and Gators will begin a three-game series on Friday night at 5:30 p.m. CT at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville.
Florida enters the series with a 22-4 record and has lost just one SEC game since conference play began on March 16. Florida has earned series wins over Alabama and, more recently, swept Ole Miss in Oxford.
There are very few holes within the Gators roster, as four batters hit .300 or higher, and two of those batters have hit over 10 home runs. Two weekend starters have over 50 strikeouts, with sophomore Jac Caglianone thriving in both aspects.
What else do we need to know about the Gators heading into this weekend’s crucial SEC series? We called in Adam Dubbin, managing editor of Gators Wire, to provide some insight. As always, he delivered.
Here is this week’s edition of Behind Enemy Lines with Gators Wire editor, Adam Dubbin.
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The Gators are enjoying early success in SEC play by coming into the series at 5-1. What have been some factors that have led to Florida’s conference wins?
Quite frankly, this team is an absolute juggernaut on offense and all three weekend starters have done relatively well. While we expected the bats to be good, few foresaw the contributions the freshmen would be making, as well as shortstop Josh Rivera’s offensive outburst. Watching this team, you get the feeling that on any given night the Gators will light up the board at a moment’s notice.
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Jac Caglianone has one of the hottest bats in the country with 17 HR, 38 RBI, and a .400 average. Is he exceeding expectations in his season with the Gators?
Nobody really expects the kind of outburst we have seen from Cags to start the season, but it is worth noting that he has slowed down in SEC play going 0-for-11 before finally snapping the skid. However, that is really just a function of the talent gradient he is facing between non-conference and conference competition and he is still a beast to keep your eye on as he makes his in-season adjustments.
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