Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third.
Lately, predicting who will start in the Gators' infield has been as confusing as Abbott and Costello's famous sketch.
UF coach Kevin O'Sullivan has put out seven different lineups in the infield in the last eight games with mostly the same faces, just in different spots.
When UF (11-7, 0-3 Southeastern Conference) opens its three-game series against Tennessee (9-9, 1-2 SEC) at 6:30 tonight in Gainesville, the infield could have a new look again.
"Good infielders can usually play anywhere you ask them to play as long as they have practiced there," O'Sullivan said. "It's not like we're asking a guy to play second who hasn't taken ground balls there."
The infielders - Josh Adams, Jerico Weitzel, Mike Mooney, Clayton Pisani, Brandon McArthur and Preston Tucker - have not always been good. They have committed an error in 11 of the 18 games and have had some of their worst games lately.
On Sunday at Arkansas, the infielders made four errors, and they booted another three balls Wednesday night against Central Florida.
With only two practice days a week, they often have to correct their problems in games, but the best remedy is usually a short memory.
"Baseball is a sport where you just got to forget about stuff," Weitzel said. "You have to learn from your mistakes, but you got to let them go and move on to the next day and the next ground ball."
They are making the most of the extra time they have to practice, though, taking over 200 ground balls at practices and getting to the field early on game days to get in as many grounders as they can.
To help solve some of the problems in the infield, O'Sullivan has replaced Mooney at shortstop, moving Adams over to shortstop [into that position] to take over as the leader of the infield.
Adams describes his style of leadership as lead-by-example, but the sophomore is now being asked to be a vocal leader as well, something he is still learning how to do.
As the shortstop and one-half of the double-play duo, it is crucial for Adams to communicate with whoever is playing second base that game.
"We're leaning on Josh to direct traffic at shortstop," O'Sullivan said. "It's the same old baseball philosophy that you have to be strong up the middle to be a good team, and that's why we moved Josh there."
While Adams is finding a home at short, O'Sullivan plans on taking advantage of the versatility of his other players to find a lineup that consistently works.
He has used Mooney at short and third, Pisani at second and third and McArthur at first and third. Mooney and Pisani, along with Adams and Weitzel, have all seen time in practice at second, short and third to keep as many options open as possible.
And the Gators' skipper isn't planning to stop mixing up his infield anytime soon.
"It's your responsibility as a coach to keep trying different things to see what works," O'Sullivan said. "It would be silly to run out the same lineup every game if things aren't clicking."
