Normally at this time of year, with college conference tournaments just completed and high school seasons nearly over, we’d be in full-on Draft fever/panic mode, trying to get one of our last mocks correct right before the Draft started.
So it’s been hard to tell that muscle memory to take
Have Mercy! Gators run-rule Mississippi State
Nick de la Torre
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Following a sweep at the hands of No. 1 Arkansas the Florida Gators got together in a players-only meeting for a heart-to-heart.
âAfter that Arkansas series, it wasnât too fun for us. We kind of got together and talked about how we needed to play more as a team and play together, Kris Armstrong said. Not just doing it for ourselves but for something bigger. Weâre trying to play the last game of the season.â
Whatever was said behind those closed doors is working in Hoover.
Like Tommy Mace the day before Hunter Barco took the ball on short rest looking to give the Gators another win. He wouldn t need much help, allowing just one run over seven innings of work, but the Gators offense decided to give him plenty early on.
Jacob Young homered, Tommy Mace struck out eight in five innings and No. 6 seed Florida beat 11th-seeded Kentucky 4-1 in the first game of the SEC Tournament