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Florida Gators Drop Series Opener to No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats

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The Florida Gators lost a heartbreaker on Friday to the No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats despite Jac Caglianone's milestone.

baseball team was still clinging to the hope of an NCAA Tournament invite, but those slim chances took another hit in a heartbreaking 12-11 loss to theThe loss dropped the Gators to 25-24 overall and more problematic, 10-15 in SEC Conference play. The Wildcats moved to an impressive 19-6 in conference and 15-4 on the road.

Florida pushed the lead to 5-1 after Colby Shelton hit a three-run home run in the third inning and Brody Donay followed with a solo shot in the fourth. Brandon Neely got into trouble in the eighth inning when the Wildcats' Ryan Nicholson homered as part of his 5-RBI day. Eli Small hit a pinch-hit RBI double to level the game at 6-6.

Luke McNeillie couldn't get out of the ninth. He was charged with three runs before being lifted for Cade Fisher. The big blow was Nicholson's second home run, a three-run blast that gave Kentucky a 9-8 lead, its first since the top of the first inning.

 

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