BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – No. 13 Florida (35-19, 17-13 SEC) opens up play at the 2021 SEC Baseball Tournament on Tuesday, May 25 with a 10:30 a.m. ET single-elimination matchup against Kentucky (29-22, 12-18 SEC).
The action will be carried by SEC Network and fans can listen in Gainesville on WRUF 850 AM/98.1 FM and in Jacksonville on 1010 XL, or on any mobile device via the TuneIn app (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tunein.com_radio_Florida-2DBaseball-2Ds308240_&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=DMQ1XPaWHljYhevC32UjZJocyOyVmIxrWSbFiOvmYxs&s=DnsGYDDLlY7GVgwJ4PizRpQNHV1o65jE7e2Of-rk8jY&e= or by searching for the “Florida Baseball” station).
Tuesday | 10:30 a.m. ET (SEC Network)
Kentucky RHP Sean Harney (3-1, 3.86 ERA)
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Tuesday’s SEC battle represents the fourth time this season that the Gators and Wildcats will go head-to-head, as the two teams met for a three-game series in Lexington from May 6-8. After dropping game one of that set by a 7-5 tally, the Gators rallied to claim games two and three and steal a road series victory.
Outfielder Jud Fabian<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14217&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=DMQ1XPaWHljYhevC32UjZJocyOyVmIxrWSbFiOvmYxs&s=nUivMzlwni0TJ1rSu9N5pPWpRB_T0zltjmLzGB1kHuQ&e= > homered twice in game two, while Kendrick Calilao<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D14215&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=DMQ1XPaWHljYhevC32UjZJocyOyVmIxrWSbFiOvmYxs&s=TChepcRMFg6Pya7CBi0n3jgk58PxupkwzUPAYi83TeE&e= > came off the bench to provide a game-tying RBI single in the eighth and eventually a game-winning, three-run home run in the top of the ninth.
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Dating back to 1953, the Gators and Wildcats gave faced off 215 times with Florida holding a 144-70-1 advantage (.672) in the all-time series. Under head coach Kevin O’Sullivan<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_coaches.aspx-3Frc-3D1291&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=DMQ1XPaWHljYhevC32UjZJocyOyVmIxrWSbFiOvmYxs&s=b-ux6D8EM56f4PA42skWyqAqg0doxNGGpfcNutt8ptw&e= >, the Gators are 22-19 versus Kentucky including 5-3 at neutral sites.
In the history of the program, the Gators have compiled a 68-65 (.511) record at the SEC Tournament and claimed seven Tournament Championships at the event, with the most-recent such title coming in 2015. Overall, Florida has made the SEC Tournament cut 39 out of a possible 43 times dating back to 1977 – the inaugural year of the tournament.
The winner of Tuesday’s game advances to take on No. 3-seed Mississippi State on Wednesday, May 26 at 10:30 a.m. ET with coverage on SEC Network. Fans can also tune in on radio via WRUF 850 AM/98.1 FM in Gainesville, 1010XL in Jacksonville and on any mobile device via the TuneIn app (search for the “Florida Baseball” station).
