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Florida travels to Vanderbilt for a 3-game, Thursday-Saturday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.
Austin Langworthy, Florida
Hawkins Field (3,700)
Austin Martin, Vanderbilt
Series Schedule March 15-17
Day
Start Time (CT)
TV
Tickets
Game 1
Thursday
6:00 PM CT
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Tickets
Game 2
Friday
6:30 PM CT
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Tickets
Game 3
Saturday
1:00 PM CT
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Tickets
Team Statistical Comparison
Hitting
BA
OB%
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
CS
SB
Florida
0.293
0.388
172
220
40
5
24
148
97
6
21
Vanderbilt
0.318
0.425
166
221
40
10
17
150
118
8
21
Pitching & Fielding
ERA
K
OBA
H
R
ER
BB
2B
3B
HR
F%
Florida
3.77
174
0.247
187
96
82
68
43
1
21
0.968
Vanderbilt
4.24
225
0.225
151
94
84
91
30
4
6
0.980
Statistical Leaders
Florida Batting Leaders
Name
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
Nelson Maldonado
0.380
0.457
0.620
1.077
21
30
8
1
3
19
10
10
1
Kendrick Calilao
0.342
0.426
0.544
0.970
16
27
3
2
3
26
10
21
1
Brady McConnell
0.341
0.404
0.471
0.875
21
29
5
0
2
13
7
23
2
Jud Fabian
0.299
0.429
0.612
1.041
17
20
6
0
5
13
12
19
5
Cory Acton
0.258
0.367
0.273
0.640
10
17
1
0
0
9
10
14
1
Wil Dalton
0.254
0.372
0.423
0.795
19
18
4
1
2
12
11
12
4
Austin Langworthy
0.198
0.286
0.309
0.595
17
16
3
0
2
10
8
16
0
Florida Pitching Leaders
Name
W
L
ERA
SHO
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Jack Leftwich
4
1
3.29
0
0
27.1
29
10
10
4
28
0.269
Tyler Dyson
3
0
3.42
0
0
23.2
22
12
9
11
16
0.239
Tommy Mace
4
1
3.70
0
0
31.2
25
14
13
11
25
0.225
Vanderbilt Batting Leaders
Name
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
Austin Martin
0.446
0.556
0.662
1.218
26
29
2
3
2
9
13
6
4
Ethan Paul
0.400
0.443
0.600
1.043
12
30
6
0
3
27
7
11
3
Cooper Davis
0.365
0.466
0.473
0.939
17
27
4
2
0
15
14
10
3
JJ Bleday
0.363
0.439
0.650
1.089
20
29
5
0
6
21
13
16
0
Stephen Scott
0.356
0.484
0.493
0.977
18
26
7
0
1
18
16
17
0
Philip Clarke
0.275
0.366
0.463
0.829
19
22
4
1
3
23
8
12
1
Pat DeMarco
0.237
0.322
0.421
0.743
16
18
7
2
1
15
9
26
2
Vanderbilt Pitching Leaders
Name
W
L
ERA
SHO
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Patrick Raby
3
0
0.70
0
0
25.2
15
4
2
12
22
0.172
Drake Fellows
4
0
4.88
0
0
27.2
24
15
15
16
40
0.231
NCAA RPI
Florida:
35
Vanderbilt:
15
Florida Roster
No.
Name
Pos.
Bats-Throws
Ht.
Wt.
Class
City
State
1
Jacob Young
OF
R/R
6′-0″
175
Fr.
Ponte Vedra
FL
2
Cal Greenfield
C
R/R
6′-0″
205
So.
Chicago
IL
3
Garrett Milchin
RHP/INF
L/R
6′-5″
210
R-So.
Windermere
FL
4
Jud Fabian
OF
R/L
6′-1″
195
Fr.
Ocala
FL
5
Santino Miozzi
C
R/R
6′-2″
215
Jr.
Maracay
Venezuela
6
Kendrick Calilao
OF
R/R
6′-1″
205
Fr.
Kissimee
FL
8
Christian Flint
INF
R/R
5′-11″
170
Jr.
Delray Beach
FL
9
Brady Smith
C/INF
R/R
5′-11″
195
So.
Niceville
FL
11
Jonah Girand
C
R/R
6′-0″
200
Sr.
Winter Park
FL
12
Blake Reese
INF/OF
S/R
5′-11″
187
Sr.
Tallahassee
FL
13
Brady McConnell
INF
R/R
6′-3″
195
So.
Merritt Island
FL
14
Christian Scott
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
195
Fr.
Parkland
FL
15
Jordan Butler
LHP/1B
L/L
6′-0″
185
So.
Tampa
FL
16
Wil Dalton
OF
R/R
6′-0″
190
Jr.
Spring Hill
TN
17
David Luethje
RHP
R/R
6′-5″
192
Fr.
Vero Beach
FL
18
Tyler Dyson
RHP
R/R
6′-3″
225
Jr.
Bradenton
FL
20
Nick Pogue
RHP
R/R
6′-5″
225
Fr.
Melbourne
FL
21
Nick Blasucci
RHP/INF
R/R
6′-2″
195
R-Jr.
Fort Myers
FL
22
Cory Acton
INF
L/R
6′-0″
170
Fr.
Fort Lauderdale
FL
23
Jack Leftwich
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
210
So.
Orlando
FL
24
Roberto Peña
INF
R/R
6′-2″
215
Fr.
Caracas
Venezuela
25
Hunter McMullen
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
200
So.
Ocala
FL
26
Devin Hemenway
LHP
L/L
5′-10″
160
So.
Niceville
FL
27
Nelson Maldonado
OF
R/R
5′-10″
195
Sr.
Tampa
FL
28
Hunter Ruth
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
190
R-Fr.
Gainesville
FL
30
Felix Garcia
RHP
R/R
5′-10″
195
R-Jr.
Miami
FL
32
Justin Alintoff
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
220
So.
Jupiter
FL
34
Kris Armstrong
INF/RHP
S/R
6′-4″
215
Fr.
Jupiter
FL
37
Nolan Crisp
RHP
R/R
5′-9″
175
Fr.
Locust Grove
GA
44
Austin Langworthy
OF/LHP
L/L
5′-10″
195
Jr.
Williston
FL
47
Tommy Mace
RHP
R/R
6′-6″
200
So.
Tampa
FL
52
Kirby McMullen
OF/RHP
R/R
5′-11″
200
Jr.
Ocala
FL
55
Ben Specht
RHP
R/R
6′-1″
210
Fr.
Fort Myers
FL
Vanderbilt Roster
No.
Name
Pos.
Bats-Throws
Ht.
Wt.
Class
City
State
2
Harrison Ray
IF
R/R
5′-11″
200
Jr.
Longwood
FL
3
Cooper Davis
OF
L/R
5′-10″
175
So.
Mississauga
Ontario
5
Philip Clarke
C
L/R
5′-11″
190
So.
Franklin
TN
6
Tate Kolwyck
IF
R/R
5′-11″
185
Fr.
Memphis
TN
8
Isaiah Thomas
OF
R/R
6′-2″
190
Fr.
Palm Beach Gardens
FL
10
Ethan Paul
IF
L/R
5′-10″
180
Sr.
Bellevue
WA
11
Matt Hogan
OF
L/R
6′-0″
190
Fr.
Melville
NY.
12
Dominic Keegan
UTL
R/R
6′-0″
210
Fr.
Methuen
MA
13
Kiambu Fentress
OF
R/R
6′-0″
175
R-Jr.
Nashville
TN
16
Austin Martin
UTL
R/R
6′-0″
175
So.
Jacksonville
Fla
17
Walker Grisanti
OF
L/R
5′-11″
195
Sr.
Collierville
TN
18
Pat DeMarco
OF
R/R
5′-9″
192
So.
Staten Island
NY.
19
Stephen Scott
UTL
L/R
5′-11″
200
Sr.
Cary
NC
20
Ty Duvall
C
L/R
5′-10″
185
Jr.
Lebanon
OH
21
Tyler Brown
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
233
So.
Ashland
OH
22
Julian Infante
IF
R/R
6′-3″
210
Sr.
Miami
FL
27
Ethan Smith
RHP
R/R
6′-1″
200
Fr.
Mt. Juliet
TN
29
Patrick Raby
RHP
R/R
6′-3″
230
Sr.
Knoxville
TN
30
Sterling Hayes
IF
R/R
6′-1″
190
Fr.
San Diego
CA
32
Hugh Fisher
LHP
R/L
6′-5″
187
So.
Eads
TN
33
Erik Kaiser
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
215
So.
Waterloo
IL
34
Zach King
LHP
L/L
6′-6″
212
Jr.
Spring Hill
TN
35
Jackson Gillis
LHP
R/L
6′-3″
235
Jr.
Wilmington
MA
36
John Malcom
UTL
L/L
6′-3″
220
Fr.
West Bloomfield
MI
39
Jake Eder
LHP
L/L
6′-4″
220
So.
Ocean Ridge
FL
42
Justyn-Henry Malloy
UTL
R/R
6′-2″
210
Fr.
Bergenfield
NJ
43
Austin Becker
RHP
R/R
6′-5″
190
Fr.
Columbus
OH
44
Mason Hickman
RHP
R/R
6′-6″
230
So.
Hendersonville
TN
45
Chance Huff
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
210
Fr.
Niceville
FL
49
AJ Franklin
LHP
L/L
6′-1″
180
R-Jr.
Lebanon
TN
50
Kumar Rocker
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
255
Fr.
Athens
GA
51
JJ Bleday
OF
L/L
6′-3″
205
Jr.
Panama City Beach
FL
55
Joe Gobillot
LHP
L/L
6′-6″
228
R-Fr.
Houston
TX
66
Drake Fellows
RHP
L/R
6′-5″
216
Jr.
Plainfield
IL
99
Jayson Gonzalez
IF
R/R
6′-2″
207
So.
Covina
CA
Schedule/Results
Florida
Vanderbilt
Date
Opponent
Score
Feb 15
vs Long Beach St
W 8-2
Feb 16
vs Long Beach St
W 5-2
Feb 17
vs Long Beach St
W 3-1
Feb 19
@ South Florida
L 6-1
Feb 20
vs North Florida
L 7-1
Feb 22
vs Miami
L 5-2
Feb 23
vs Miami
W 9-3
Feb 24
vs Miami
W 4-1
Feb 26
@ Jacksonville
W 5-4
Feb 27
vs UCF
L 12-9
Mar 1
vs Winthrop
W 16-4
Mar 3
vs Winthrop
W 28-5
Mar 3
vs Winthrop
W 15-0
Mar 5
vs FGCU
W 15-0
Mar 6
vs FGCU
L 7-2
Mar 8
vs Yale
W 6-5
Mar 9
vs Yale
W 15-1
Mar 10
vs Yale
W 4-3
Mar 12
vs Florida State
W 20-7
Mar 15
vs Mississippi St
L 6-5
Mar 16
vs Mississippi St
L 10-5
Mar 16
vs Mississippi St
W 4-2
Mar 19
vs Jacksonville
W 13-8
Mar 21
@ Vanderbilt
Mar 22
@ Vanderbilt
Mar 23
@ Vanderbilt
Mar 26
@ Florida State
Mar 29
vs Alabama
Mar 30
vs Alabama
Mar 31
vs Alabama
Apr 2
vs Florida A&M
Apr 5
@ Ole Miss
Apr 6
@ Ole Miss
Apr 7
@ Ole Miss
Apr 9
@ Florida State
Apr 11
vs South Carolina
Apr 12
vs South Carolina
Apr 13
vs South Carolina
Apr 16
vs Jacksonville
Apr 18
@ LSU
Apr 19
@ LSU
Apr 20
@ LSU
Apr 23
vs FAU
Apr 26
vs Kentucky
Apr 27
vs Kentucky
Apr 28
vs Kentucky
May 3
@ Georgia
May 4
@ Georgia
May 5
@ Georgia
May 7
vs South Florida
May 10
vs Tennessee
May 11
vs Tennessee
May 12
vs Tennessee
May 16
@ Missouri
May 17
@ Missouri
May 18
@ Missouri
Date
Opponent
Score
Feb 15
Virginia (@Talking Stick, AZ)
W 15-9
Feb 16
CSU Fullerton (@Talking Stick, AZ)
W 14-9
Feb 17
TCU (@Talking Stick, AZ)
L 10-2
Feb 20
vs Evansville
W 5-4
Feb 22
vs Pepperdine
Cancelled
Feb 24
vs Pepperdine
W 6-3
Feb 24
vs Pepperdine
W 6-2
Feb 26
vs SE Missouri St
W 11-3
Feb 27
vs Austin Peay
L 7-6
Mar 1
vs Dayton
W 11-3
Mar 2
vs Dayton
W 5-1
Mar 3
vs Dayton
W 2-0
Mar 5
vs Davidson
W 24-2
Mar 6
vs ETSU
W 12-4
Mar 9
vs Illinois State
W 10-4
Mar 10
vs Illinois State
W 9-1
Mar 10
vs Illinois State
L 7-3
Mar 12
vs Samford
W 11-6
Mar 15
@ Texas A&M
W 7-4
Mar 16
@ Texas A&M
L 8-7
Mar 17
@ Texas A&M
L 7-0
Mar 19
@ Belmont
W 3-0
Mar 21
vs Florida
Mar 22
vs Florida
Mar 23
vs Florida
Mar 26
@ Lipscomb
Mar 29
vs Tennessee
Mar 30
vs Tennessee
Mar 31
vs Tennessee
Apr 2
vs W Kentucky
Apr 5
@ Georgia
Apr 6
@ Georgia
Apr 7
@ Georgia
Apr 9
@ Middle Tenn
Apr 12
vs Arkansas
Apr 13
vs Arkansas
Apr 14
vs Arkansas
Apr 16
vs Indiana State
Apr 19
@ Alabama
Apr 20
@ Alabama
Apr 21
@ Alabama
Apr 25
vs Auburn
Apr 26
vs Auburn
Apr 27
vs Auburn
Apr 30
vs Tenn Tech
May 3
@ South Carolina
May 4
@ South Carolina
May 5
@ South Carolina
May 7
@ Louisville
May 10
vs Missouri
May 11
vs Missouri
May 12
vs Missouri
May 14
vs Middle Tenn
May 16
@ Kentucky
May 17
@ Kentucky
May 18
@ Kentucky
Florida-Vanderbilt Prediction
Both these teams laid eggs in their conference series openers last weekend. At least neither one was swept. The good programs in the SEC rarely if ever get swept. Florida has owned Vandy the last few seasons but the Dores will be the favorite this weekend in Nashville. Vanderbilt 2 wins, Florida 1 win.
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