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Florida drops to bottom of Baseball Coaches Poll after 1-3 week
TL;DR
Florida's baseball team dropped three spots in the USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll after a disappointing 1-3 week, remaining at the bottom of the top-25 rankings. The Gators suffered home losses to Jacksonville and Texas A&M, with head coach Kevin O'Sullivan citing poor offensive and defensive performance.
Key points
- Florida baseball dropped three spots in the Coaches Poll
- The team had a 1-3 record last week
- Head coach Kevin O'Sullivan criticized the team's performance
- Florida suffered home losses to Jacksonville and Texas A&M
- The Gators are at the bottom of the top-25 rankings
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Another 1-3 week for the Florida baseball program led to a three-spot drop in the USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll.
The Gators are clinging to a top-25 spot at the bottom of the rankings following home losses to Jacksonville and the Texas A&M Aggies. Once again, Florida only managed to win its series opener against an SEC opponent, with the offense falling flat whenever Aidan King wasn't on the mound.
Head coach Kevin O'Sullivan pointed to a pattern of poor offensive approaches and defensive miscues in these losses for his club after Sunday's loss.
"Pretty typical of the way we've been losing games this year," O'Sullivan said. "We had an error, led to a run; we bobbled the ball in left, led to a run... We got thrown out at the plate in the eighth, down three... We gave up five runs on a Sunday, and we scored one run... I'm just disappointed in the fact that we only had four hits over the last five innings on fastballs."
The Gators are within five poll points of the No. 24 Virginia Cavaliers and 74 points ahead of de facto No. 26 Jacksonville State.
Florida doesn't have a midweek game and will pick up SEC play on the road against the No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners on Friday.
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The Texas Longhorns are still the top-ranked SEC team at No. 4 overall, followed by the Georgia Bulldogs (No. 5), the Texas A&M Aggies (No. 7), the Auburn Tigers (No. 8) and the Mississippi State Bulldogs (No. 9) — all of whom also sit among the top 10.
Q&A
Why did Florida baseball drop in the Coaches Poll?
Florida baseball dropped in the Coaches Poll due to a 1-3 week, including losses to Jacksonville and Texas A&M.
What did Kevin O'Sullivan say about Florida's recent performance?
Kevin O'Sullivan expressed disappointment over the team's poor offensive approaches and defensive errors that contributed to their losses.
How many spots did Florida baseball drop in the rankings?
Florida baseball dropped three spots in the USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll.
What were the results of Florida's games last week?
Florida baseball had a 1-3 record last week, winning only the series opener against an SEC opponent.