The Gators continued to struggled both offensively and defensively Thursday night in the series-opening game to the Bulldogs. Despite two home runs from Heyman, they were out-hit by the Bulldogs, dropping the game 9-4.
The Bulldogs got off to a quick start in the bottom of the first, putting three runs on the board to take a 3-0 lead. They added another in the second with a solo home run, making it 4-0.
The Gators had a response from Luke Heyman in the third to keep them in the game. He hit a solo home run, his 12th of the season.
Donay also hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, the Bulldogs lead now cut in half, 4-2.
Georgia added three more runs in the sixth, now starting to pull away with a 7-2 lead. They extended their lead to 9-2 with a home run in the seventh.
Kurland singled to center field to give the Gators some life in the ninth. Luke Heyman hit his second home run of the day, now having back to back games with multiple home runs.
Despite the late blast from Heyman, the Gators fall 9-4 to the Bulldogs in game one.
The Gators used six different pitchers and had a total of four strikeouts, two coming from Clemente. Pierce Coppola suffers the loss.
The Gators fall to .500 on the season, 26-26, 11-17 SEC. They will need to be above .500 on the season to qualify for postseason play.
Due to inclement weather, game two on Friday was moved to a 1 p.m. start.
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