Those who think Caglianone can’t do both were proved wrong on Sunday. The Gators took the series and game three by a score of 8-4.
Colby Shelton got things going for the Gators in the first with a two-out, two-run homerun. It was Shelton’s fourth of the season. Gators strike first, up 2-0.
Caglianone kept things rolling into the bottom of the first, striking out two batters.
Things were quiet on both sides until Ty Evans hit a solo homerun, his third of the season, in the top of the fourth, Gators up 3-0.
Shelnut followed that up with a homerun of his own, adding another, up 4-0. Shelnut got ejected from the game on his celebration, flipping his bat.
Caglianone got in on the offense with a solo homerun in the fifth. The Gators with a nice lead up 5-0. Caglianone then recorded his tenth strikeout in the bottom of the fifth, a career high.
In the sixth, he stranded two runners to end the inning. Caglianone looked unstoppable.
Ryan Slater took over for the Gators in the seventh. Caglianone finished with eleven strikeouts through six innings; his best outing yet.
Slater went 1-2-3 to keep the Canes scoreless through the seventh.
Hayden Yost got his first career hit in the top of the eighth. Tanner Garrison provided a sacrifice bunt to score Yost, Gators up 6-0.
Neely went in to pitch for Slater with two outs and bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth. The Canes hit a grand slam and suddenly it was a whole new ballgame. The Gators still led 6-4.
The Gators got some breathing room in the ninth with a two run homerun from Shelton, his second of the day and the team’s fifth homerun on the day, a team-high for the season. The Gators secured their lead, up 8-4.
Neely went 1-2-3 in the ninth to secure the Gators win, 8-4. They take the series against Miami and improve to 8-3 on the season.
The Gators are back at home on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, playing FAU and UCF, respectivelly.
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