Arkansas RAZORBACKS (21-12, 4-8 SEC) TENTATIVE GATOR LINEUP

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1 WEEK 9 GATORS TRAVEL TO ARKANSAS FOR ANOTHER CHALLENGING SEC SERIES THURSDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL BAUM STADIUM FAYETTEVILLE, AR John Hines, Associate Communications Director University Athletic Association - Communications Department P.O. Box Gainesville, FL Cell: Office: johnh@gators.ufl.edu Instagram: gatorsbb 9 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 31 NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCES 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 22 SEC EASTERN DIVISION TITLES 7 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 GATOR BASEBALL SCHEDULE & RESULTS FEBRUARY (7-1) 19 FGCU (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, FGCU (SEC+) 4 p.m. W, FGCU (SEC+) 1 p.m. W, EASTERN MICHIGAN 7 p.m. W, vs. E. Michigan (Lakeland) 7 p.m. W, 8-7 (FL) (ESPN3) 7 p.m. W, 5-0 (FL) (ESPN3) 7 p.m. L, 3-5 (FL) (ESPN3) 1 p.m. W, 7-3 MARCH (17-2) 6:30 p.m. W, UCF (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, DARTMOUTH 7 p.m. W, DARTMOUTH 4 p.m. W, 4-3 (12) 6 DARTMOUTH 12 p.m. W, 8-6 Florida (A-SUN TV) 6 p.m. W, NORTH FLORIDA (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, HARVARD (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, HARVARD (SEC+) 4 p.m. W, HARVARD (SEC+) 7:40 p.m. W, FLORIDA STATE (SEC) 7 p.m. W, MISSOURI* (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, 4-3 (10) 19 MISSOURI* (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, MISSOURI* (SEC+) 1 p.m. W, FLA. ATLANTIC (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, 2-1 (SEC+) 6:30 p.m. W, 12-5 (SEC+) 2 p.m. L, 4-7 (SEC+) 1 p.m. L, 4-5 (10) 29 vs. Florida State (Jax) 6 p.m. W, 3-2 APRIL (6-2) 1 TEXAS A&M* (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, TEXAS A&M* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. W, TEXAS A&M* (ESPNU) 2 p.m. W, JACKSONVILLE (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, MISS. STATE* (SEC+) 5:30 p.m. W, MISS. STATE* (SEC+) 7 p.m. L, MISS. STATE* (SEC) 4 p.m. L, 1-2 State (ESPN3) 6 p.m. W, 8-2 (ESPNU) 9 p.m. (SEC+) 7:35 p.m. (SEC+) 3:05 p.m. 19 JACKSONVILLE (SEC+) 7 p.m. 21 GEORGIA* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. 22 GEORGIA* (SEC) 7 p.m. 23 GEORGIA* (ESPN2) 2 p.m. Carolina (SEC+) 7 p.m. Carolina (SEC+) 4 p.m. MAY Carolina (SEC+) 1:30 p.m. 3 B.-COOKMAN 7 p.m. (SEC+) 6 p.m. (SEC+) 4 p.m. (SEC+) 2 p.m. 10 USF (SEC+) 7 p.m. 13 VANDEBRILT* (SEC+) 7 p.m. 14 VANDEBRILT* (ESPN2) 4 p.m. 15 VANDEBRILT* (SEC) 1 p.m. (SEC+) 7:30 p.m. (SEC) 7 p.m. (ESPNU) 4:30 p.m. POSTSEASON M SEC Tournament Hoover, Ala. J 3-6 NCAA Regionals 16 sites J NCAA Super Regionals 8 sites J College World Series Omaha, Neb. All times EASTERN and subject to change Home games in BOLD *SEC game SEC+-SEC Network Plus SEC-SEC Network ESPN/ ESPN2/ESPNU-ESPN Family of Networks ESPN3-online Arkansas RAZORBACKS (21-12, 4-8 SEC) 4Radio: Jeff Cardozo & Steve Russell will call the action on the Gator IMG Sports Network 4Television: Live on ESPNU on Thursday night with Clay Matvick & Kyle Peterson 4Internet: Streamed on SEC Network+ (Friday/Saturday); Live stats & audio through FloridaGators.com 4Series: Arkansas leads, 28-27, including 13-8 in Fayetteville; More info on page 2 4Rankings: Baseball America: UF-3rd; Collegiate Baseball: UF-3rd; D1Baseball: UF-3rd; NCBWA: UF-2nd; Perfect Game: UF-2nd; USA Today: UF-2nd. 4Head Coaches: Kevin O Sullivan, 9th year at Florida and overall, (.678); Dave Van Horn, 14th year at UA, (.640) and 28th year overall, 1, (.674) Thursday: A.J. Puk, Jr. (L) (1-2, 3.38) Dominic Taccolini, Jr., (R) (3-1, 5.31) Friday: Logan Shore, Jr., (R) (6-0, 2.66) Keaton McKinney, So., (R) (1-1, 6.25) Saturday: Alex Faedo, So., (R) (6-1, 3.97) TBA NO. 2 GATORS VISIT ARKANSAS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2011 No. 2 Florida (30-5) visits Arkansas (21-12) for a Thursday-Saturday series at Baum Stadium. The Gators are 8-4 (.667) in league play, two games behind No. 5 South Carolina (28-5/10-2 SEC), while the Hogs are 4-8 (.333) and are chasing No. 8 Mississippi State (23-9-1/8-4 SEC) in the West. QUICK HITS ABOUT THE GATORS ff Florida is No. 2 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and is No. 1 in the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) according to the NCAA. ff The Gators have split their four SEC series in alternating fashion. UF swept Missouri at home, dropped two out of three games at Kentucky (W, L, L), swept No. 1 Texas A&M at home and fell twice to No. 10 Mississippi State at home (W, L, L). ff The trip to Fayetteville marks the halfway point of the league s 10 series. Kevin O Sullivan s club is 6-3 (.667) in road games and 2-0 (1.000) at neutral sites. ff After facing the Hogs, the Orange and Blue hosts Georgia, travels to No. 5 South Carolina and Tennessee on consecutive weekends, wraps up its home schedule against No. 4 Vanderbilt and concludes the regular season at No. 12 LSU. ff Junior left-hander A.J. Puk will start Thursday night s opener, his first action since April 3 against top-ranked Texas A&M (1.0 IP, 2 K). ff Friday night s starter, junior righty Logan Shore, has captured his last 11 decisions dating back to a loss in last season s opener versus Auburn on May 14. He is seeking to tie the school record held by Russ Kibler during the 1984 season. ff The Gators have not played a series at Baum Stadium since the 2011 season, when Arkansas claimed two of three matchups by scores of 4-3, 5-3 and 3-5. ff In five career games against Arkansas, junior outfielder Buddy Reed (.303, 27 runs, 20 RBI, 16 stolen bases) is 7-for-16 (.438). ff Entering the weekend, sophomore outfielder Jeremy Vasquez (.321, 17 runs, 12 RBI) boasts a career-high nine-game hitting streak in which he is 14-for-30 (.467). ff The trio of Dalton Guthrie, JJ Schwarz and Peter Alonso powered No. 2 Florida to an 8-2 win over No. 6 Florida State on Tuesday night at Dick Howser Stadium. The Gators completed a sweep of the Sunshine Showdown with their 10th victory over the Seminoles in the last 12 meetings. ff The five straight triumphs in the series match Florida s longest stretch against FSU and O Sullivan has now guided UF to season sweeps in 2012, 2014 and 2016 during the annual series played in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Tallahassee. ff Guthrie went 3-for-5 out of the leadoff spot and drove in two runs, Schwarz was 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs and a solo homer and Alonso was 3-for-5 as part of the Gators 12-hit attack. ff Freshman right-hander Jackson Kowar (3-0, 3.41) registered seven strikeouts over four innings, while junior right-hander Frank Rubio (2-0, 5.59) collected his second win of the campaign. ff Junior left-hander Kirby Snead (3-0, 0.72) made his team-leading 21st appearance and junior right-hander Shaun Anderson (3-0, 1.14) has a team-high six saves and a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 35 to 1. TENTATIVE GATOR LINEUP cl. avg. gp -gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so ob% sf sh sb-att fld% C Mike Rivera So JJ Schwarz So B Peter Alonso Jr B Deacon Liput Fr SS Dalton Guthrie So B Jonathan India Fr LF Nelson Maldonado Fr Ryan Larson Jr CF Buddy Reed Jr RF Jeremy Vasquez So Nelson Maldonado Fr DH JJ Schwarz So Mike Rivera So GATOR PITCHERS cl. era w-l app-gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hbp bk R Shaun Anderson Jr / L Hunter Bowling Fr R Michael Byrne Fr R Eddy Demurias Fr / R Dane Dunning Jr / R Alex Faedo So L Nick Horvath Jr R Jackson Kowar Fr / L Scott Moss So L A.J. Puk Jr R Frank Rubio Jr / R Logan Shore Jr / R Brady Singer Fr / L Kirby Snead Jr /

2 2 HOW FLORIDA & ARKANSAS MATCH UP Florida... Category... Arkansas 30-5 (.857)...Record (.636) 8-4 (.667)... SEC Record (.333) Batting Average , At Bats...1, Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs Runs Batted In Slugging Percentage Walks Strikeouts On-Base Percentage /50... Stolen Bases/Attempts... 27/ Team ERA Opposing Team ERA Saves Walks Allowed Strikeouts Batting Average Against Fielding Percentage Errors...28 SERIES HISTORY BETWEEN FLORIDA & ARKANSAS Series Record:...Arkansas leads, At Gainesville:... Florida leads, At Fayetteville:...Arkansas leads, 13-8 Neutral Sites:...Arkansas leads, Run Games:... Florida leads, Run Games:...Arkansas leads, 3-1 Shutouts:... Florida leads, 2-0 Most Runs, Florida: (13-9 win on 5/2/98) Margin, Florida:...10, 2x, last - (10-0 on 5/22/15) Most Runs, Arkansas: (14-3 win on 4/14/07) Margin, Arkansas: (14-3 on 4/14/07) Longest Win Streak, Florida: (3/24/00-3/20/04) Longest Win Streak, Arkansas: (4/13/08-4/24/10) Current Streak:...Florida, Won 1 Gators vs. Arkansas Under O Sullivan (9-14) Date Site Result Score 4/11/08 Gainesville L 1-2 4/12/08 Gainesville W 6-1 4/13/08 Gainesville L /13/09 Fayetteville L /14/09 Fayetteville L 4-8 3/15/09 Fayetteville L 2-4 5/20/09 Hoover, Ala. L 5-8 5/22/09 Hoover, Ala. L /23/10 Gainesville L 3-8 4/24/10 Gainesville W 8-2 4/25/10 Gainesville W 2-1 5/27/10 Hoover, Ala. W 5-4 5/5/11 Fayetteville L 3-4 5/6/11 Fayetteville L 3-5 5/7/11 Fayetteville W 5-3 4/27/12 Gainesville W 3-2 4/28/12 Gainesville L 1-5 4/29/12 Gainesville L 1-3 (10) 3/14/14 Gainesville W 2-1 3/15/14 Gainesville W 1-0 3/16/14 Gainesville L 3-9 5/20/15 Hoover, Ala. L 6-7 5/21/15 Hoover, Ala. W 10-0 (7) GATORS IN THE WEEKLY POLLS Week BA CB D1 NCBWA PG USAT Preseason Feb Feb March March March March April April SERIES NUGGETS Florida and Arkansas have met 55 times on the diamond, with the Hogs holding a slight (.509) edge over the Gators. Head coach Kevin O Sullivan is 9-14 (.391) against Arkansas, 6-6 (.500) in Gainesville, 1-5 (.167) in Fayetteville and 2-3 (.400) at the SEC Tournament. The Hogs are the only school in the SEC West that O Sullivan has a losing record against and one of two schools in the league to have the upper hand on the Gators during his tenure (Kentucky has a edge). LAST MEETING BETWEEN FLORIDA & ARKANSAS Left-hander A.J. Puk fired a three-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts as fourth-seeded Florida advanced to the semifinals of the 2015 SEC Tournament by eliminating fifth-seeded Arkansas, 10-0, on May 22 at the Hoover Met. The game was halted in the seventh inning due to the mercy rule. Puk continued a strong stretch of recent performances by reaching double-digits in strikeouts for the third time in his last four outings. The southpaw yielded three singles and he was one shy of his career-best total of a dozen strikeouts set on May 8 at Vanderbilt. In tossing his first career shutout, Puk was supported by a balanced Gator offense that banged out 11 hits from seven of its nine starters and had seven different players drive in a run. Buddy Reed was 3-for-3, Dalton Guthrie was 2-for-4 and scored twice, while JJ Schwarz was 2-for-3 with a couple of runs and an RBI. RAZORBACKS RALLIED IN HOOVER TO DOWN THE GATORS In the teams first meeting last season, No. 24 Arkansas tallied three runs in the ninth inning to defeat No. 7 Florida, 7-6, on May 20 at the 2015 SEC Tournament. With UF three outs from securing the win, Andrew Benintendi, the 2015 SEC Player of the Year, brought the Hogs within 6-5 by leading off the ninth with a homer to right center off of Bobby Poyner. After a fly out by Tyler Spoon, Rick Nomura (3-for-4, three runs) drew a walk. Poyner and Bobby Wernes (2-for-4) then waged an intense back-and-forth battle before Wernes belted a go-ahead, two-run shot to left field on the 12th pitch of the at bat. Buddy Reed opened the bottom of the ninth with a base-hit up the middle and moved into scoring position on a grounder by Josh Tobias. A wild pitch by Zach Jackson pushed Reed to third base with two down but the right-hander closed the contest by striking out pinch hitter Jeremy Vasquez to collect his sixth save and secure the win for Jackson Lowery. Baseball America 1. Miami (FL) 2. Mississippi State 3. FLORIDA 4. Texas A&M 5. South Carolina 6. Florida State 7. TCU 8. Ole Miss 9. LSU 10. Oregon State 11. Louisville 12. Vanderbilt 13. UC Santa Barbara 14. North Carolina 15. Texas Tech 16. Kentucky 17. California 18. Long Beach State 19. Rice 20. NC State 21. Florida Atlantic 22. Michigan 23. South Alabama 24. Tulane 25. Southern Miss Collegiate Baseball 1. Miami (FL) 2. South Carolina 3. FLORIDA 4. Florida State 5. Mississippi State 6. Louisville 7. Vanderbilt 8. Texas A&M 9. Kentucky 10. Texas Tech 11. TCU 12. California 13. UC Santa Barbara 14. Oregon State 15. Ole Miss 16. Missouri State 17. NC State 18. Southern Miss 19. North Carolina 20. LSU 21. South Alabama 22. Coastal Carolina 23. Clemson 24. Florida Atlantic 25. Lamar 2016 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLLS D1Baseball.com 1. Miami (FL) 2. Mississippi State 3. FLORIDA 4. Florida State 5. Vanderbilt 6. Texas A&M 7. Oregon State 8. South Carolina 9. Louisville 10. TCU 11. LSU 12. NC State 13. Ole Miss 14. Texas Tech 15. North Carolina 16. Clemson 17. California 18. Kentucky 19. UC Santa Barbara 20. Long Beach State 21. Rice 22. Tulane 23. East Carolina 24. Florida Atlantic 25. South Alabama 2016 SEC BASEBALL STANDINGS (as of April 12) Eastern Division Team SEC Pct. GB All Pct. Streak South Carolina W4 FLORIDA W1 Kentucky L1 Vanderbilt W2 Georgia W1 Missouri L1 Tennessee W1 Western Division Team SEC Pct. GB All Pct. Streak Miss. State W2 Texas A&M W4 Alabama W2 LSU L2 Ole Miss W5 Arkansas W1 Auburn L3 UPCOMING SCHEDULE Thursday, April 14 Tennessee at Auburn 7 p.m. SEC FLORIDA at Arkansas 9 p.m. ESPNU Friday, April 15 Tennessee at Auburn 7 p.m. SEC South Carolina at Georgia 7 p.m. SEC+ LSU at Missouri 7 p.m. SEC+ FLORIDA at Arkansas 7:35 p.m. SEC+ Kentucky at Vanderbilt 7:30 p.m. SEC+ Texas A&M at Miss. State 7:30 p.m. SEC+ Ole Miss at Alabama 8 p.m. SEC+ Saturday, April 16 Tennessee at Auburn 2 p.m. SEC+ FLORIDA at Arkansas 3 p.m. SEC+ Kentucky at Vanderbilt 3 p.m. SEC+ LSU at Missouri 3 p.m. SEC+ Texas A&M at Miss. State 3 p.m. SEC+ Ole Miss at Alabama 6 p.m. SEC+ South Carolina at Georgia 6 p.m. SEC+ Sunday, April 17 South Carolina at Georgia 1 p.m. SEC+ Ole Miss at Alabama 2 p.m. SEC+ Kentucky at Vanderbilt 2 p.m. SEC+ LSU at Missouri 2 p.m. SEC+ Texas A&M at Miss. State 2:30 p.m. SEC+ NCBWA 1. Miami (FL) 2. FLORIDA 3. Texas A&M 4. Mississippi State 5. Florida State 6. Vanderbilt 7. South Carolina 8. Louisville 9. TCU 10. Oregon State 11. Ole Miss 12. LSU 13. North Carolina 14. NC State 15. Missouri State 16. Florida Atlantic 17. California 18. Clemson 19. Georgia Tech 20. UC Santa Barbara 21. Brigham Young 22. UL-Lafayette 23. Texas Tech 24. Kentucky 25. Virginia Perfect Game 1. Miami (FL) 2. FLORIDA 3. Mississippi State 4. Texas A&M 5. TCU 6. Florida State 7. Vanderbilt 8. South Carolina 9. Oregon State 10. Louisville 11. Ole Miss 12. NC State 13. North Carolina 14. Texas Tech 15. California 16. Brigham Young 17. LSU 18. Florida Atlantic 19. Coastal Carolina 20. UC Santa Barbara 21. Kentucky 22. Southern Miss 23. Clemson 24. Missouri State 25. Houston USA Today 1. Miami (FL) 2. FLORIDA 3. Texas A&M 4. Vanderbilt 5. South Carolina 6. Florida State 7. Louisville 8. Mississippi State 9. TCU 10. Oregon State 11. Ole Miss 12. LSU 13. North Carolina 14. NC State 15. California 16. Missouri State 17. Florida Atlantic 18. Clemson 19. UC Santa Barbara 20. Georgia Tech 21. Texas Tech 22. Brigham Young 23. Kentucky 24. South Alabama 25. Virginia

3 3 GENERAL INFORMATION School:...University of Florida Location:...Gainesville, Fla. Founded: Enrollment:... 49,878 Nickname:... Gators Colors:... Orange (PMS 172) & Blue (PMS 287) Conference:... SEC (Eastern Division) President:...Dr. W. Kent Fuchs (Duke 77) Athletics Director:... Jeremy Foley (Hobart 74) Executive Assoc. A.D. - Baseball:...Chip Howard (URI 84) Faculty Representative:... Dr. Michael Sagas (Utah 92) COACHING STAFF Head Coach:...Kevin O Sullivan (Virginia 91) Career Record/Record at UF: (.678) - 9th year Assistant Coach:...Craig Bell (North Florida 89) Assistant Coach:...Brad Weitzel (Georgia 83) Volunteer Assistant Coach:... Lars Davis (Illinois 15) Student Assistant Coach:...Josh Adams Athletic Trainer:...Jon Michelini (Florida 01) Strength & Conditioning:... Paul Chandler (Harding 03) Director of Operations:... Buddy Munroe (Florida 13) Academic Counselor:... Ann Hughes (Washington 78) BASEBALL HISTORY First Year of Baseball: All-Time Record:... 2,428-1, ( nd season) All-Time SEC Record: ( th season) College World Series Appearances:... 9 NCAA Super Regional Appearances:... 7 NCAA Super Regional Titles:... 5 NCAA Regional Appearances: NCAA Regional Titles: SEC Championships: SEC Eastern Division Championships: SEC Tournament Championships:... 7 STADIUM INFORMATION Home Field:... Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field Capacity:... 5,500 Field Dimensions:... LF-326, CF-404, RF-321 Alleys:... LC-365, RC-375 Surface:... Natural Grass 2015 TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Overall Record: (.743) 2015 SEC Record (Finish): (.633)...(2nd SEC East, 4th Overall) Home Record: (.846) (10-5 SEC) Away Record: (.579) (9-6 SEC) Neutral Site Record: (.667) 2015 Postseason: at NCAA Gainesville Regional at NCAA Gainesville Super Regional at NCAA College World Series (tied for 3rd) SEC Tournament Finish: (Champion) Final Rankings:... 3rd in Baseball America,...Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA & USA Today Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...18/14 Position Starters Returning/Lost:...6/3 Position Players Returning/Lost:...12/6 Pitchers Returning/Lost:...7/9 Newcomers: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NUMERICAL ROSTER # Name Position Height Weight B/T Class Experience Hometown/High School (Previous School) 3 Dane Dunning RHP R/R Jr. 2L Fleming Island, Fla./Clay 4 Mike Rivera C R/R So. 1L Venice, Fla./Venice 5 Dalton Guthrie INF R/R So. 1L Sarasota, Fla./Venice 6 Jonathan India INF R/R Fr. HS Coral Springs, Fla./American Heritage 8 Deacon Liput INF L/R Fr. HS Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo 9 Christian Hicks INF S/R So. 1L St. Augustine, Fla./The Bolles School 10 A.J. Puk LHP L/L Jr. 2L Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington 11 MacGregor Hines RHP R/R Fr. HS College Station, Texas/College Station 12 Blake Reese INF S/R Fr. HS Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln 13 Jackson Kowar RHP R/R Fr. HS Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian 14 Hunter Bowling LHP R/L Fr. HS Lake Worth, Fla./American Heritage 15 Eddy Demurias INF/RHP R/R Fr. HS Miami, Fla./Miami Killian 16 Jason Lombardozzi INF S/R Sr. 2L Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg (Coll. of C. Fla.) 17 Michael Byrne RHP R/R Fr. HS Orlando, Fla./Olympia 20 Peter Alonso INF R/R Jr. 2L Tampa, Fla./Plant 21 Alex Faedo RHP R/R So. 1L Tampa, Fla./Alonso 22 JJ Schwarz C R/R So. 1L Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens 23 Buddy Reed OF S/R Jr. 2L Finksburg, Md./St. George s School (R.I.) 24 Jeremy Vasquez 1B/OF L/L So. 1L Palm City, Fla./Martin County 25 Danny Reyes OF R/R Fr. HS Miami Springs, Fla./Mater Academy 26 Nick Horvath OF/LHP R/L So. TR Jupiter, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens (Santa Fe) 27 Nelson Maldonado INF R/R Fr. HS Tampa, Fla./Jefferson 28 Mark Kolozsvary C R/R So. 1L Tavares, Fla./Tavares 29 Mike Fahrman C R/R Sr. 3L Tampa, Fla./Alonso 30 Scott Moss LHP L/L So. RS Deltona, Fla./DeLand 32 Logan Shore RHP R/R Jr. 2L Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids 37 Shaun Anderson RHP R/R Jr. 2L Coral Springs, Fla./American Heritage 39 Frank Rubio RHP R/R Jr. 2L Miami Shores, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 51 Brady Singer RHP R/R Fr. HS Leesburg, Fla./Eustis 57 Kirby Snead LHP L/L Jr. 2L Alachua, Fla./Santa Fe 66 Ryan Larson OF R/R Jr. 2L Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips GATORS HEAD TO ARKANSAS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2011 No. 2 Florida (30-5) visits Arkansas (21-12) for a Thursday- Saturday series at Baum Stadium. The Gators are 8-4 (.667) through four SEC series, while the Razorbacks are 4-8 (.333). PUK GETS THE NOD IN THE LID-LIFTER Junior left-hander A.J. Puk (1-2, 3.38) will be making his eighth start of the season for the Gators and will oppose Razorbacks junior right-hander Dominic Taccolini (3-1, 5.31) in Thursday s opener. Puk has 36 strikeouts and allowed 12 walks over 29.1 innings, while limiting opponents to a.193 batting average. His last outing was on April 3 against No. 1 Texas A&M, when he struck out two batters in the first inning before leaving his start after 11 pitches. SHORE FOR GAME TWO In a matchup of right-handers, junior Logan Shore (6-0, 2.66) will meet UA s Keaton McKinney (1-1, 6.25) on Friday night. In his eight starts this season, Shore has totaled 53 strikeouts and permitted eight walks in 47.1 innings. He out-dueled Mississippi State s Dakota Hudson last Friday night for the win, giving up two runs over 5.2 innings in the 8-2 victory. LOOKING FOR A DOZEN W S Logan Shore notched victories in his last five starts of 2015 and has claimed his first six decisions of the campaign. The Gators school record for consecutive wins is 12, set by Russ Kibler during the 1984 season. FAEDO TO WRAP UP THE SERIES WITH THE HOGS Sophomore Alex Faedo (6-1, 3.57), who leads the Orange and Blue with 65 strikeouts in a team-high 47.2 innings, will face an Arkansas pitcher to be announced on Saturday afternoon. Faedo suffered his first loss of the year against No. 10 Mississippi State in game two (5.0 IP, 10 H, 9 R, 5 K, 1 BB). PROTECTING THE HOUSE Arkansas is 17-5 (.773) at Baum Stadium this year, including 4-2 (.667) in SEC play. Florida is 1-2 (.333) in SEC road games. OMAHA BLOODLINES The Gators and Hogs were part of the four-team SEC contingent at the 2015 NCAA College World Series, joining LSU and Vanderbilt. LAST TIME OUT - SWEEEPING THE SEMINOLES The trio of Dalton Guthrie, JJ Schwarz and Peter Alonso powered No. 2 Florida to an 8-2 win over No. 6 Florida State on Tuesday night at Dick Howser Stadium. The Gators (30-5) completed a sweep of the Sunshine Showdown with their 10th victory over the Seminoles (22-9) in the last 12 meetings. Guthrie went 3-for-5 out of the leadoff spot and drove in two runs, Schwarz was 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs and a solo homer and Alonso was 3-for-5 as part of the Gators 12-hit attack. Freshman Jackson Kowar registered seven strikeouts over four innings, while junior Frank Rubio (2-0) collected his second win of the campaign. Over the three games versus the Seminoles, Florida held a 17-4 scoring advantage and its pitching staff compiled a 1.00 earned run average, with 30 strikeouts in 27 innings. DRIVE FOR FIVE ACHIEVED UF secured its fifth straight triumph in the series with Florida State, which tied its longest stretch of success versus Seminoles, done three other times (last was from April 9, 2013-March 31, 2015). EVEN YEARS MAGIC Florida also swept all three meetings against Florida State during the 2012 and 2014 seasons. In 12, the Gators won by scores of 9-2 (Gainesville), 4-1 (Jacksonville) and 6-3 (Tallahassee) and in 14 emerged victories 3-1 (Gainesville), 4-1 (Jacksonville) and 8-0 (Tallahassee). FACING THE IRON Florida sports a 10-3 (.769) record against ranked teams in 16 and is 8-3 (.727) against top-10 squads after taking two of three contests at No. 6 Miami, edging No. 8 Florida State, 3-2, on March 29, sweeping a home series with No. 1 Texas A&M, falling twice

4 FLORIDA HEAD COACH KEVIN O SULLIVAN last weekend to No. 10 Mississippi State and defeating No. 6 Florida State, 8-2, on Tuesday night. RECORD BREAKDOWN The Gators are 30-5 (.857) overall, with a 22-2 (.917) mark at McKethan Stadium, 6-3 (.667) on the road and 2-0 (1.000) at neutral sites. AWESOMENESS FROM ALONSO Junior Peter Alonso went 8-for-12 (.667) with two home runs, five RBIs and four runs in the three games against Texas A&M. Alonso had a career-high-tying four hits in Saturday s game, including a towering solo home run in the fourth inning. He also homered Friday and capped his big series with an RBI single on Sunday, driving home Florida s final run in its four-run seventh. 4 The O Sullivan File Hometown:... Jupiter, Fla. Education:...A.A. - Florida Community College, B.S. - Education/Sports Medicine, Virginia, M.S. - Exercise Science & Wellness, Florida Atlantic, 1995 Family:... wife, Barbara Jo (B.J.)... daughter, Payton; son, Finn Coaching History 2007-present... Head Coach, Florida Associate Head Coach, Clemson Assistant Head Coach, Clemson Assistant Coach, Clemson Assistant Coach, Minnesota Twins Rookie League Assistant Coach, Virginia Assistant Coach, Florida Atlantic Assistant Coach, Florida Community College Coaching Honors 2011 Baseball America College Coach of the Year 2010, 2014 SEC Coach of the Year Playing Experience University of Virginia Florida Community College Gator Accomplishments Under O Sullivan College World Series Appearances: SEC Championships: SEC Tournament Championships: All-Americans:...11 with 36 honors Freshman All-Americans:...14 with 37 honors All-South Region: first-team, 7 second-team All-SEC: first-team, 14 second-team SEC All-Freshman Team:...17 with 18 honors SEC Academic Honor Roll:...80 selections SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll:...36 selections Major League Baseball Draftees:...61 selections USA Baseball National Team Members:.. 8 players, 10 times O SULLIVAN YEAR-BY-YEAR AT FLORIDA Year Record Pct. SEC Postseason (3rd) Regional (3rd) Super Regional (1st) CWS (T-1st) CWS Runner-Up (T-3rd) CWS (8th) Regional (1st) Regional (4th) CWS (.667) (.635) 8 NCAA APPEARANCES ARSENAL OF ARMS Through 35 games, Florida s starting pitchers are 19-4 with a 3.03 ERA, 222 strikeouts in innings and a.216 average against. UF s bullpen is 11-1 with 12 saves and has a 2.85 ERA, with 147 K in 139 IP and a.227 opponent batting average. STREAKING ALONG Before last Saturday night s 10-4 setback, Florida s last home loss had been to Auburn on May 14, 2015, 4-1. The club had notched a school-record 29 straight wins at home. The most victories at McKethan Stadium occurred in 1998, when the squad was 35-5 (.875). The team s most wins under Kevin O Sullivan in a campaign on its own turf is 34, as Florida went 34-7 (.829) in CLOSING THE DEAL Although the Gators 12 saves have come from six different pitchers, junior Shaun Anderson locked down the closer spot with three solid relief outings against Missouri. The right-hander struck out all three batters he faced in the 10th inning of the SEC opener March 18 and became the winning pitcher when Peter Alonso delivered a walk-off RBI single. He earned the save in game two of the series by retiring all four batters that he faced and preserved Sunday s 7-5 win with a scoreless ninth. Anderson is 3-0 with six saves and a 1.14 ERA in 23.2 innings and has 35 strikeouts and one walk. FAST STARTERS Florida has out-scored opponents by a margin in the first inning this season, is 14-0 when scoring in the opening frame and 19-1 (.950) when scoring first. KIDDIE CORPS PROVIDING IMPACT Welcoming the nation s top recruiting class according to Collegiate Baseball, head coach Kevin O Sullivan is routinely starting up to three freshmen each game - third baseman Jonathan India, second baseman Deacon Liput and left fielder Nelson Maldonado. PITCHING STAFF S FAVORITE LETTER...K Florida leads the country with 369 strikeouts in innings and has reached double-digit K totals 23 times in 35 games. In comparison, the pitching corps had 20 games with 10 or more punchouts in 70 games last year. UF is No. 2 in strikeouts per 9 innings (10.8), just behind Vanderbilt (10.9). FLASHING THE LEATHER The Gators are No. 4 in the nation in fielding percentage with a.983 clip - with 22 errors in 35 contests this season. UF was tops in the country last year with a school-record.984 clip. MID-WEEK SUCCESS Freshman Nelson Maldonado drove in three runs and homered as No. 1 Florida defeated Jacksonville, 7-2, on April 5. The Gators collected their fifth straight win and also picked up their 28th consecutive triumph at McKethan Stadium in the first of two meetings with the Dolphins this season. Sophomore left-hander Scott Moss (1-0) tossed three scoreless and hitless innings with four strikeouts on a pitch count to collect his first career victory. UF s offense totaled 12 hits for the fourth consecutive outing, with sophomore Dalton Guthrie, Maldonado, junior Buddy Reed and sophomore Jeremy Vasquez chipping in with two hits apiece. RUN, BUDDY, RUN! Junior Buddy Reed had his first multiple-theft outing of the season when he stole second and third base in the fifth inning against Jacksonville. He is 16-for-18 (.889) on the basepaths, tops on the Gators and third in the SEC, and is two shy of his career best (18-for-26) from last season. SNEAD STEPPING TO THE FOREFRONT Junior Kirby Snead has developed into an excellent situational lefty out of the bullpen. Snead is 3-0 with a 0.72 ERA (25 IP, 21 H, 21 K, 8 BB) in a team-high 21 appearances. Snead earned two victories against No. 1 Texas A&M, the first on Friday night and the second on Sunday. DUNNING BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE WEAPON Junior Dane Dunning entered the season as the Gators No. 4 starter and has made four midweek starts. However, the righthander is also being used out of the bullpen on weekends. In 37.1 innings, Dunning (2-2, 2.89) has 43 strikeouts and eight walks, to go along with two saves. The righty tossed three scoreless frames in game two with Texas A&M, with four strikeouts and three hits, to clinch the series over the Aggies and induced a bases-loaded grounder to escape a jam against Jacksonville. GATORS CLINCHED SEASON SERIES OVER SEMINOLES Freshman right-hander Jackson Kowar limited No. 8 Florida State to one run over five innings as No. 3 Florida notched a 3-2 victory on March 29 at The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. A crowd of 9,035 fans watched the Gators secure the regularseason series and emerge victorious for the ninth time in the last 11 meetings between the Sunshine State rivals. Kowar (3-0) scattered five hits, registered four strikeouts and allowed one walk before freshman Brady Singer entered the game with a runner aboard in the sixth. The righty totaled three strikeouts, yielded two hits and an unearned run in three innings and junior Shaun Anderson picked up his fourth save with a perfect ninth in which he had a pair of strikeouts. Freshman Cal Raleigh had given the Seminoles a 1-0 lead in the first inning with a two-out homer to right field. Sophomore Mike Rivera moved the Gators in front, 2-1, the following inning with his team-leading sixth homer of the season. Freshman Deacon Liput had singled up the middle against sophomore Drew Carlton (4-1) and Rivera sent a 0-1 pitch over the left-field fence. After freshman Jonathan India drew a leadoff walk from freshman Cole Sands and stole second base with one down in the third, junior Buddy Reed (2-for-4) roped an RBI triple into the right-field corner for a 3-1 score. STREAKS SNAPPED BY THE WILDCATS Florida s 17-game winning streak was halted by Kentucky on March 26, 7-4, then the Wildcats claimed the series on Sunday with a 5-4 win in 10 innings. The squad was bidding to tie the school record of 18 straight victories set in The Gators had captured eight consecutive series dating back to a 2-1 series loss to UK from April 24-26, 2015, and had not dropped consecutive outings since last April 24 & 25 to the Blue and White by scores of 3-0 and 7-6. MALDONADO IN THE ZONE Freshman Nelson Maldonado was a sizzling 8-for-13 (.615) in the series at Kentucky, with multiple hits in every contest, two homers and two doubles. The rookie went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, had one RBI and scored in the finale and was 3-for-4 in game two against the Wildcats. Maldonado belted a pair of homers during his career-best 3-for-5 effort in Friday s win, with three RBI and three runs. HAT TRICK OF WALK-OFFS Florida has captured three of its wins by walk-off - Feb. 24 against Eastern Michigan (Buddy Reed reaches on catcher s interference with the bases loaded), March 5 against Dartmouth (leadoff homer in the 12th by Reed) and March 18 against Missouri (bases-loaded RBI single by Peter Alonso). KENTUCKY TOOK TWO IN LEXINGTON After taking game one at Kentucky, 12-5, the Gators dropped

5 5 GATORS WINNING TRADITION 9... College World Series Appearances (1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015) 7...NCAA Super Regional Appearances (2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015) 5...NCAA Super Regional Titles (2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015) 31...NCAA Regional Appearances (1958, 1960, 1962, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) 11...NCAA Regional Titles (1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015) Hosted NCAA Regionals (1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) 13...SEC Regular-Season Titles (1952, 1956, 1962, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2014) 7...SEC Tournament Championships (1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1991, 2011, 2015) 22...SEC Eastern Division Titles (1960, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014) Victory Seasons (1991, 1996, 2011, 2015) Victory Seasons (1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) 2...National Player of the Year Recipients All-America Selections for 43 Players 60...Freshman All-America Selections for 35 Players since Academic All-America Recipients 67...All-South Region Selections All-SEC Selections for 126 Players Academic All-SEC Selections since Major League Baseball Players Players drafted by Major League Baseball since First-Round Major League Baseball Draft Picks 75...Weeks Ranked No. 1 Entering the 2016 Season 8... No-Hitters since TV Appearances since 1988 Entering the 2016 Season 20...Straight Years Among Top-25 in Attendance TOP-10 CROWDS AT ALFRED A. McKETHAN STADIUM AT PERRY FIELD 1. 6,244 vs. Mississippi State... 4/9/ ,108 vs. LSU... 4/7/ ,081 vs. Miami (FL)... 2/21/ ,005 vs. Florida State... 3/13/ ,930 vs. Florida State... 3/15/ ,917 vs. Florida State... 3/15/ ,827 vs. Florida State... 3/17/ ,793 vs. LSU... 4/6/ ,783 vs. Miami (FL)... 6/12/ ,778 vs. FGCU... 2/19/16 the next games by scores of 7-4 and 5-4 in 10 innings to be on the short end of a series for the first time this season. Redshirt sophomore pinch runner Tyler Marshall scored the winning run in the 10th inning on a wild pitch as Kentucky notched a 5-4 victory on Easter Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats scored twice in the frame after the Gators had taken a 4-3 lead. In the top of the 10th, junior Buddy Reed reached on an error and moved to second on a wild pitch. JJ Schwarz gave the Gators a 4-3 lead with an RBI single into center field to score Reed. Sophomore RHP Alex Faedo struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings but was not involved in the decision. Senior Dorian Hairston snapped a 1-1 tie with a three-run homer in the fourth inning during Kentucky s 7-4 win on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats ended the Gators winning streak at 17 games, one shy of the school record set during the 2012 season. UK tallied three runs in both the fourth and fifth innings. Freshmen Nelson Maldonado (3-for-4) and Jonathan India (2-for-4) had multiple-hit outings for the second straight day to lead the Gator offense, while junior LHP A.J. Puk was on the hook for the setback. Maldonado homered twice and drove in three runs and India chipped in with three RBI as UF posted a 12-5 win in the opener. Junior RHP Logan Shore won his 10th straight decision and was supported by an offense that had four players turn in multiple-hit efforts, highlighted by Maldonado (3-for-5, three runs). Dalton Guthrie was 2-for-4 out of the leadoff spot and scored twice, Reed was 2-for-5 with the go-ahead RBI single and India (2-for-5) scored twice and matched his career best with three RBI. After trailing 1-0, Florida answered in the third with three runs on three hits to take a 3-1 lead. Maldonado opened the frame with his third homer to right field. India followed with a double into right center, went to third on a passed ball and Guthrie was hit by a pitch for runners on the corners. Reed put the Gators in front with an RBI single up the middle to drive in India and Schwarz delivered an RBI grounder to bring home Guthrie. MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Florida s record when... Overall At home On the road At neutral sites Day games Night games Extra-inning games vs. left-handed starter vs. right-handed starter When starter receives decision When reliever receives decision When starter goes 5+ innings When starter goes <5 innings When scoring first When opponent scores first When leading after 6 innings When trailing after 6 innings When tied after 6 innings When leading after 8 innings When trailing after 8 innings When tied after 8 innings In one-run games In two-run games Winning in its last at bat Coming from behind When scoring 0-3 runs When scoring 4-7 runs When scoring 8-10 runs When scoring 11+ runs When opponent scores 6 runs or less When opponent scores 7 runs or more When collecting 1-3 hits When collecting 4-6 hits When collecting 7-9 hits When collecting hits When collecting 13+ hits When out-hitting opponent When out-hit by opponent When hits are equal When hitting a home run When opponent hits a home run When errorless When commiting 1 error When committing 2+ errors When opponent is errorless Game 1 of weekend series Game 2 of weekend series Game 3 of weekend series Maldonado blasted his second homer of the game with sophomore Jeremy Vasquez aboard in the fourth for a 5-1 margin. Maldonado became the first Gator to have multiple homers in an outing since Schwarz had a pair against Florida State during the NCAA Gainesville Super Regional on June 6, CLIPPED THE OWLS The Gator bullpen delivered 4.2 scoreless innings as No. 1 Florida downed No. 19 Florida Atlantic, 2-1 on March 22. The Gators extended their winning streak to 16 games and matched their school-record stretch of 24 victories at McKethan Stadium with the triumph. Junior Frank Rubio notched his first career victory by working 1.1 innings, while freshman Brady Singer retired both batters he faced in the ninth inning to pick up his first save. UF s six pitchers on the night accounted for 11 strikeouts. FAU junior Stephen Kerr opened the game with a homer into the left-field bleachers off of freshman Jackson Kowar. The Gators grabbed a 2-1 lead in the second inning against sophomore David McKay when freshman Nelson Maldonado delivered an RBI triple to drive in freshman Deacon Liput and also scored on the play. Liput had delivered a one-out double and Maldonado followed his second triple in as many games to bring across his teammate. A throwing error on the relay by junior CJ Chatham enabled Maldonado to come home with the decisive run. CAGED THE TIGERS Florida started SEC play with a sweep of Missouri at McKethan Stadium (4-3 (10), 6-2, 7-5) to open SEC action. The Gator pitching staff registered 44 strikeouts over 28 innings of work against the Tigers, a record for a weekend series in the nine years of Kevin O Sullivan s tenure. Florida s trio of starting pitchers, junior RHP Logan Shore, junior LHP A.J. Puk and sophomore RHP Alex Faedo combined for 30 strikeouts and two walks in 18 innings versus Missouri. Sophomore Mike Rivera led the offense in the first league series by going 5-for-9 (.556) with five RBI, while junior Buddy Against top-5 teams Against top-10 teams Against top-25 teams Against unranked teams vs. SEC vs. SEC East vs. SEC West vs. Non-Conference vs NCAA Tourney participants BY DAY Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday BY MONTH February March April May BY UNIFORM Blue Cream (Throwbacks) Gray Orange White

6 6 MULTIPLE-HIT GAMES Player Total 5- Guthrie 12 (25) 6 (13) (2) - 18 (40) 20-Alonso 10 (28) 3 (10) 1 (2) - 14 (40) 23-Reed 9 (30) 3 (13) (43) 22-Schwarz 8 (26) 3 (7) (1) (1) 11 (35) 8-Liput Vasquez 9 (17) 1 (3) (20) 6-India Rivera 7 (19) (2) (1) - 7 (22) 27-Maldonado Larson (13) (3) 1 (1) - 1 (17) 26-Horvath Fahrman (2) (2) 9-Hicks (1) (1) Totals: career totals in parentheses MULTIPLE-RBI GAMES Player Total 4-Rivera 9 (20) 3 (5) (25) 22-Schwarz 6 (12) 2 (9) - (3) 8 (24) 20-Alonso 4 (12) 3 (7) 1 (3) (1) 8 (23) 6-India Reed 4 (12) 1 (5) (17) 8-Liput Guthrie 4 (8) (2) (10) 27-Maldonado Vasquez 1 (7) 1 (1) (8) 28-Kolozsvary Larson (3) (1) (1) - (5) 9-Hicks (2) (2) 29-Fahrman (2) (2) Totals: career totals in parentheses CAREER HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Player 1R 2R 3R GS Total 22-Schwarz Alonso Rivera Reed Maldonado Guthrie Hicks Kolozsvary Liput Vasquez India Larson CURRENT GATORS LAST HOME RUN Player Games Date Opponent 20-Alonso 1 4/10/16 Miss. State 15-Demurias 4 Never None 29-Fahrman 45 Never None 5-Guthrie 69 4/7/15 Stetson 9-Hicks 21 4/10/15 South Carolina 26-Horvath 20 Never None 6-India 25 3/1/16 at UCF 28-Kolozsvary 5 3/9/16 North Florida 66-Larson 90 2/14/15 Rhode Island 8-Liput 10 3/26/16 at Kentucky 16-Lombardozzi 41 Never None 27-Maldonado 4 4/5/16 Jacksonville 23-Reed 2 4/9/16 Miss. State 12-Reese 5 Never None 25-Reyes 10 Never None 4-Rivera 8 3/29/16 vs. Florida St. 22-Schwarz 0 4/12/16 at Florida St. 24-Vasquez 64 3/28/15 Alabama GATOR HITTING STREAKS Player Season Current Career 23-Reed Schwarz Guthrie Larson Liput Rivera Vasquez Alonso India Maldonado Fahrman Hicks Kolozsvary Lombardozzi Horvath Reese Reyes Reed was 5-for-11 (.455) and freshman Jonathan India was 4-for-11 (.364) in the SEC debut. Junior RHP Shaun Anderson was called upon in all three games and responded with a win in Friday s opener and a pair of saves. Over 3.1 innings, the righty totaled six strikeouts and permitted one hit. Reed went 3-for-4 and Anderson picked up his second save in as many days as the Gators held off Missouri, 7-5, to sweep the series on Sunday. The Tigers had pulled to within 6-5 with a four-run sixth inning before being kept at bay by four Florida relievers. Faedo struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings to earn the decision and was followed to the mound by junior Kirby Snead (0.2 IP, 2 H), sophomore Scott Moss (0.1 IP), junior Dane Dunning (1.1 IP, 2 K) and Anderson (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K). Puk registered a season-high 11 strikeouts over seven shutout innings as UF secured the series with a 6-2 win on Saturday night. In his longest start of the season, Puk surrendered three hits and was one strikeout shy of his career high to lift the Gators. Freshman Deacon Liput (second inning), junior Peter Alonso (sixth inning) and Rivera (eighth inning) each homered for Florida, while India (2-for-3) drove in a pair of runs. Anderson picked up his second save of the year by retiring all four batters that he faced. Alonso delivered a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning to bring home sophomore Nick Horvath as Florida defeated Missouri, 4-3, in the league opener. The Tigers had tied the game on a two-out single in the ninth. After Anderson struck out the side in the top of the 10th, Horvath drew a leadoff walk. A grounder by sophomore Dalton Guthrie pushed Horvath into scoring position and Reed (2-for-4) and sophomore JJ Schwarz earned back-to-back free passes to load the bases. Facing a full count, Alonso singled through the left side of the infield to drive in Horvath. Shore had a career-high 10 strikeouts over 5.1 innings but was not involved in the decision. GATORS TOOK ROUND ONE WITH FSU No. 1 Florida topped No. 11 Florida State, 6-0, on March 15 in the first of the squads three Sunshine Showdown matchups this season. With their first shutout of the Seminoles in Gainesville since March 3, 1994, the Gators raised their winning streak to 12 games in front of a crowd of 5,917, the fifth-largest in McKethan Stadium history. Junior Dane Dunning (2-0) scattered seven hits and totaled five strikeouts over 5.2 innings to earn the victory and was followed to the mound by freshman Jackson Kowar (2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 K), junior Kirby Snead (0.1 IP, 1 K) and junior Shaun Anderson (1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K). The Gators turned a season-high three double plays and their pitching staff notched 11 strikeouts and permitted one walk. Freshman Nelson Maldonado opened the scoring with a solo homer in the second inning off of freshman Tyler Holton (0-2). It was his second homer in the past three games and landed in the left-field bleachers. The Seminoles put their first two runners of the third inning aboard but Dunning had junior Quincy Nieporte ground into an inning-ending double play. In the bottom of the frame, sophomore JJ Schwarz (3-for-5) led off with a single into left field and junior Peter Alonso followed with his fourth homer to deep left field for a 3-0 Gator advantage. Schwarz boosted Florida s margin to 4-0 with a two-out RBI single up the middle in the fourth that scored junior Buddy Reed. The Gators tacked on two more runs in the fifth on an RBI single by freshman Jonathan India and sophomore Jeremy Vasquez came home on a wild pitch with the bases full. FAEDO EARNED WEEKLY ACCOLADES Florida sophomore Alex Faedo was chosen as the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week on March 14 for the first time in his career after notching career highs in innings pitched (8.1) and strikeouts (13) in a 3-1 victory over Harvard on Saturday. Sharing the weekly accolade with Vanderbilt s Jordan Sheffield, Faedo became the second recipient from the Gators this season, as junior right-hander Logan Shore earned the honor on Feb. 29. In addition, Faedo was recognized as one of Louisville Slugger s National Players of the Week by Collegiate Baseball. Faedo s Highlights Retired the first 19 Harvard hitters of the series finale on Saturday night until yielding a one-out single in the seventh inning Totaled career highs in innings pitched (8.1) and strikeouts (13) in improving to 4-0 on the campaign Lowered his ERA to 1.42, the best for a Gator starter, and did not issue any walks Gave up two hits and an unearned run It marked the second time this season that Faedo had carried a no-hitter deep into a game, as he threw 6.1 innings of hitless ball at No. 6 Miami on Feb. 28 GATORS POSTED MID-WEEK SWEEP Junior Shaun Anderson induced a game-ending grounder with the tying run on third base as No. 1 Florida nipped North Florida, 5-4, on March 9 at McKethan Stadium. Anderson collected his first save of the season to help the Gators take both ends of a home-and-home mid-week series. Anderson had senior Keith Skinner ground out to complete the contest and preserve the triumph for freshman Jackson Kowar (2-0). Kowar went a career-high six innings in his second start. After the Ospreys grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first, sophomore Mike Rivera delivered a triple with the bases full for a 3-1 Florida advantage. Sophomore Dalton Guthrie (2-for-3) opened with a single but was erased on a fielder s choice by junior Buddy Reed. After Reed stole second, junior Peter Alonso drew a two-out walk and freshman Deacon Liput legged out an infield single to fill the bags. Rivera lofted a ball into left center that eluded a dive by senior Dakota Higdon and brought in all of the Gators. Sophomore Mark Kolozsvary extended UF s lead to 4-1 with a solo homer into the left-field bleachers in the second and sophomore JJ Schwarz had given the Gators a 5-2 advantage in the seventh. GATORS & OSPREYS WENT TO THE WIRE IN JACKSONVILLE Tied at two runs apiece entering the eighth inning, No. 1 Florida scored four runs on five hits in the frame to defeat North Florida, 6-2, on March 8 at Harmon Stadium. The Gators downed the Ospreys in Jacksonville for the first time in four meetings. After junior right-hander Dane Dunning registered a careerhigh 10 strikeouts over a season-high six innings, junior Kirby Snead (1-0) retired all nine batters he faced to collect his first victory of the campaign. The southpaw retired UNF on 18 pitches over three perfect innings, 17 of which were strikes. In the decisive eighth, sophomore Dalton Guthrie (3-for-5, two runs) doubled to left center with one down and junior Buddy Reed (2-for-4) followed with a base-hit into left field for runners on the corners. Sophomore JJ Schwarz gave Florida its first lead of the night by sending a 3-2 pitch from junior Matthew Naylor (1-2) into left field to drive in Guthrie. Junior Peter Alonso (2-for-4, two RBI) followed with a double to left field to plate Reed and sophomore Jeremy Vasquez was walked intentionally to load the bases with one down. The move backfired when sophomore Mike Rivera (2-for-4) stroked a two-run single through the right side of the infield to bring Schwarz and Alonso across the dish to build a four-run cushion. GATORS SWEPT THE BIG GREEN Florida downed Darmouth over the weekend of March 4-6 by scores of 7-0, 4-3 (12) and 8-6. The Gators finished the sweep of the Big Green with an 8-6 victory on Sunday by overcoming a 3-0 deficit and used a threerun fifth inning to move in front. Sophomore Alex Faedo (3-0) picked up the decision with a five-inning stint, sophomore Nick Horvath (1-0) collected his first save and the Gator offense was powered by two RBI apiece from sophomore Dalton Guthrie (2-for-4, one run), junior Buddy Reed (1-for-5, one run) and sophomore JJ Schwarz (1-for-3, two runs). The Gators tallied three runs on two hits and an error to seize a 4-3 lead in the fifth inning. Freshman Jonathan India (2-for-3, two runs) was hit by a pitch with one down and Guthrie laced a single into left field before Reed smashed a game-tying, two-run triple into the right-field corner. Schwarz put the Orange and Blue ahead with an RBI grounder.