The Gators got some revenge Saturday in a dominant 10-1 win in game two against Kentucky. The offense was in full swing, highlighted by two home runs from Heyman. Liam Peterson and Ryan Slater had outstanding outings on the defensive side of things for a much-needed win to stay above .500.
The offense got things started in the second inning with a RBI double from Yost. In the third, Kurland hit his 10th home run of the season to make it 2-0 Gators.
Following that, Caglianone doubled to extend his hitting streak to 29 games. After, Caglianone was intentionally walked four times on the day. Shelton got a single to score Cags and made it 3-0 Gators.
Thomas stayed hot with an RBI double to center field to score Shelnut in the fourth, and the Gators were up 4-0.
Like Kurland, Heyman also hit his 10th home run of the season; Gators up 6-1.
Kurland continued his offensive momentum with a two RBI double to left field, scoring Thomas and Shelnut. Ashton Wilson kept the inning going with a RBI single of his own. Gators up 9-1.
Heyman hit his second home run of the game in the eighth to make it 10-1 Gators. They would go on to close out the game from there.
Liam Peterson continued his recent dominating outings, pitching six innings, only allowing five hits and striking out six. He gets the win on the day. Ryan Slater got the save, his second of the season. Slater pitched three innings and had one strikeout.
The Wildcats lone run came in the fifth inning off of an RBI single.
With the 10-1 win, the Gators avoid dropping to .500 on the season. They are now 26-24 overall, 11-15 SEC.
The series finale will be 12 p.m. Sunday. They will look for their first SEC series win since taking the series against Mississippi State at the end of March.
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