ORLANDO — Four different players turned in
multiple-hit efforts to lead No. 13 Florida (3-1) to a 5-3 victory over
UCF (2-2) in front of a record crowd of 3,678 fans on Tuesday night at
Jay Bergman Field.
Redshirt sophomore Zack Powers continued his
torrid start by going 3-for-4 with his third home run in the past two
games and senior Vickash Ramjit (2-for-5) belted his first homer of the
season and scored twice.
The Gators’ top two hitters in the lineup were a
combined 5-for-10 (.500), as freshman Richie Martin had a career-high
three hits and freshman Harrison Bader went 2-for-5.
Freshman left-hander Parker Danciu (2-0) worked
3 1/3 innings, scattering five hits and yielding two runs, to earn the
win, while sophomore Johnny Magliozzi retired all five Knights he faced
to record his second save.
With the victory, UF coach Kevin O’Sullivan improved to 5-2 against UCF, including a 2-1 mark against the Knights in Orlando.
The Gators begin an eight-game homestand at McKethan Stadium tonight at 7 p.m. by hosting Georgia Southern (2-1).
Shafer (0-0, 6.75) will be on the mound against Eagle freshman left-hander Evan Challenger (0-0, 0.00).
GSU opened its campaign by taking two of three games from Georgia.
