The Gators pitching struggles continued, going through nine different pitchers Tuesday night. The Gators fall to the Seminoles 12-8.
Freshman Alex Philpott got the start for the Gators Tuesday.
The Seminoles got on the board first in the second, taking a 3-0 lead, and Fisher Jameson came in for Philpott. FSU added on another in the third, now up 4-0.
Grayson Smith went in to pitch for Jameson, and FSU kept increasing their lead with a three run homerun, making it 7-0.
The Gators finally had a response in the bottom of the fourth with a sacrifice fly from Dale Thomas to make it 7-1. Cade Kurland made it a brand new ballgame with a grand slam. Gators now only down 7-5.
Robert Satin took the mound in the fifth and then was replaced by Slater who was able to keep the Seminoles off the board.
FSU was able to add three more runs in the sixth to make it 10-5, and the Gators made another pitching change to Menendez. Then, Purnell came in for Menendez in the seventh and kept the Seminoles scoreless.
Another pitching change for the Gators came in the eighth as Jake Clemente replaced Purnell, but the Seminoles were able to add two runs. FSU now led 12-5.
Cade Kurland came to bat in the eighth with the bases loaded, a similar situation from earlier in the game. Evans was able to score off of a wild pitch to bring the score to 12-6. Kurland struck out on a call that was reviewed, saying he purposely moved to be hit by the pitch, ending the inning.
Neely came took over on the mound and was able to pitch a scoreless ninth.
Shelton was hit by a pitch to start the bottom. Evans had an inside-the-park homerun to centerfield to bring home Shelton, but still down 12-8.
Final score, Seminoles win 12-8.
The Gators will see FSU again March 26 in Jacksonville. They will face Texas A&M this weekend with the first game starting Friday at 6:30 p.m.
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