Score updates for Florida Baseball vs. Kentucky in the College World Series
Florida baseball two-way star Jac Caglianone takes batting practice
Florida baseball batter Jac Caglianone makes his first at-bats at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha before the start of the College World Series
OMAHA, Nebraska – The Florida baseball team faces another win or home game against Kentucky in the College World Series at Charles Schwab Field on Wednesday.
The Florida Gators (35-29) have responded well when their backs were against the wall, winning their last eight NCAA Tournament elimination games since 2023 by a score of 7-1. That included Monday, when UF advanced in the losers’ bracket by narrowly defeating North Carolina State 5-4 on the strength of an early three-run homer from Jac Caglianone and three scoreless innings from the bullpen by Brandon Neely, who earned his fifth save of the season.
“Obviously, everyone knows that the elimination rounds are about emotions and keeping the energy up, and that’s what we did,” Florida baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan said.
Kentucky (46-15) fell to the losers bracket with a 5-1 loss to Texas A&M on Wednesday night. The Wildcats won 2 of 3 against UF in the regular season, with both victories against Florida coming in overtime.
Kentucky has not yet named a starter but will likely use left-hander Dominic Niman (8-4, 6.24), who has not yet started for the Wildcats in Omaha. Florida will counter with left-hander Pierce Coppola (0-4, 9.16 ERA).
What channel is the Florida vs. Kentucky baseball game on today?
TV: ESPN
Time: 11am ET
Streaming: Watch ESPN; with FUBO (free trial); Streaming link: https://go.web.plus.espn.com/g1x9ZA
Florida Baseball vs Kentucky in 2024 College World Series: Live Score Updates
Quebec native Emilien Pitre helps the ‘Cats start a two-out rally by hitting a two-run home run to right-center field, scoring Ryan Waldschmidt, who had issued a walk with two outs. Pierce Coppola ends the inning with a K, but UK now has three unanswered runs. Florida leads 9-4 in the middle of the 5th inning.
Nick Lopez’s second RBI single of the game for Kentucky cuts Florida’s lead to 9-2. But Pierce Coppola gets out of a tough spot in the first and second innings by striking out two batters in a row to end the inning. Coppola with 68 pitches in 4 innings. Florida 9, Kentucky 2 midway through the 4th inning.
Florida scores two more runs as Kentucky walks Jac Caglianone to load the bases and Cade Kurland gets them to play. Kurland gets his first hit of the CWS, hitting a two-RBI single to extend Florida’s lead to 9-1. Gators 9, Kentucky 1, end 3.
To say Florida’s lineup change worked would be an understatement. The Gators sent 11 batters to the plate and scored seven runs to take a 7-1 lead. Jac Caglianone started the game with a single, moved to second base on an error and scored on an RBI double by Colby Shelton to tie the game at 1-1. Luke Heyman followed with a two-RBI single to give the Gators a 3-1 lead. Later in the inning, Brody Donay hit the big coup: a grand slam extended UF’s lead to 7-1. Florida 7, Kentucky 1, End 1.
Kentucky takes an early 1-0 lead when Ryan Waldschmidt leads off with a walk and scores on an RBI single by Nick Lopez. Florida had a chance to end the inning without a run when pitcher Pierce Coppola intercepted Waldschmidt on his way from first to second base, but first baseman Caglianone’s throw to catch Waldschmidt at second base bounced off his back, allowing Waldschmidt to steal second base and score on the Lopez single. Kentucky 1, Florida 0 midway through the 1st inning.
Waldschmidt LF, Pitre 2B, Nicholson 1B, Lopez DH, Daly 3B, Burkes C, McCarthy CF. McCoy RF, Smith SS
Florida is the home team for the first time in three games of the College World Series. The Gators will wear white tops and white pants, while Kentucky will wear blue tops and gray pants.
Kentucky will start left-hander Dominic Niman (8-4, 6.24 ERA) against the Gators today. The Gators worked Niman hard in their regular-season game against him on May 11, allowing six runs on seven hits in four innings.
Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan made some changes to the lineup ahead of today’s must-win College World Series game against Kentucky. The biggest change? Jac Caglianone will start first for the first time in his career. Florida lineup: Caglianone 1B, Kurland 2B, Shelnut LF, Shelton SS, Heyman C, Wilson RF, Thomas 3B, Donay C, Robertson CF. SP: Pierce Coppola (0-4, 9.16 ERA).
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