Everything worked for the Gators Sunday afternoon. The offense put up six homeruns on the day, two from Shelton. Jac Caglianone was phenomenal on the mound and added a homerun as well. They won in eight innings, 12-2. The Gators take the series against the Tigers and improve to 14-9 on the season.
It was a quiet first few innings, with the first run going on the board in the fourth inning by LSU to go up 1-0.
The Gators got things started in the fifth with a leadoff single to right field. Shelton took advantage and homered to right field to take a 2-1 lead.
Heyman kept the momentum going with a double to left field, scoring Shelnut and Evans. Gators now up 4-1. They weren’t done just yet. Kurland homered to right field and took a commanding lead up 6-1.
The Tigers had a response with a solo homerun to make it 6-2.
The Gators kept adding on runs in the sixth with Shelton’s second homerun of the day. Their lead was now 8-2.
The offensive party wasn’t done yet. Evans, Caglianone and Shelnut all homered to make it 12-2 Gators.
Neely pitched the eighth and closed out the game with two strikeouts. Caglianone finished with five strikeouts in seven innings. Final score, the Gators win 12-2 in eight innings.
The Gators will take on Florida State at 6 p.m. in Jacksonville. They will then face Mississippi State next weekend for an SEC series.