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With one out in the eighth inning of a scoreless game, UF coach
Kevin O’Sullivan called upon Bryson Smith. Three pitches later, the
senior delivered.
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The righty’s pinch-hit RBI single scored Josh Adams from second
base for the only run of the game as Florida (9-1) beat Miami (4-6)
1-0 on Saturday in McKethan Stadium.
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“It was a clutch situation,” Smith said. “They brought in the lefty
… I knew I had to see a ball and I had to drive it, so that’s what
I did.”
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Hitting at the bottom of the order for the second game in a row,
Adams drew a walk from UM starter E.J. Encinosa (0-2) to leadoff
the eighth. The right-hander was pulled after 102 pitches and
seven solid innings for lefty reliever Sam Robinson.
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Playing the matchups, O’Sullivan pinch for the left-handed Kamm
Washington, who started the game in center field.
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“We thought it was a better matchup in that situation with Bryson,”
O’Sullivan said. “He’s a senior … and he deserves that
opportunity.”
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Smith knew he would get a chance at the plate as soon as Robinson
came in from the bullpen, and the senior said he was ready for the
late-game situation.
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“The key with pressure is you got to stay relaxed and you got to
stay within yourself, and that’s what I did.”
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a Georgia native, Smith wasn’t as familiar with the rivalry between
Florida and Miami. But his game-winning RBI gave the senior a
taste, as it was the first 1-0 game between the two schools since
1971 and the first time the Gators shut out the Hurricanes in
Gainesville since Feb. 20, 1994.
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After Preston Tucker grounded into a double play to end the eighth,
righty Anthony DeSclafani (2-0), who pitched two scoreless innings,
sat the Hurricanes down in order in the ninth to earn the win and
clinch the series.
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DeSclafani relieved starter Hudson Randall, and the two combined
for the team’s first one-hitter since May 5, 2002.
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Randall continued his early-season success, pitching seven
scoreless innings, striking out five and giving up no walks while
earning a no decision. In 18 innings of work, the righty has struck
out 15 batters and walked zero.
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Randall said “pretty much everything” was working for him Saturday
afternoon, particularly his slider, which he said was his out pitch
against Miami.
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The right-hander had a no-hitter through five innings before giving
up a leadoff single to center fielder Dale Carey in the sixth.
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try not to think about those things when I’m out there playing the
game, but once I was done I was kind of mad about it” Randall said.
“It was in the back of my mind.”
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The teams wrap up the three-game series Sunday at 12:30.
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Etc.: The three shutouts by UF already matches
last season’s total. … 4,851 fans were in attendance. … Daniel
Pigott extended his hit streak to nine games with a leadoff double
in the fifth.
