Kevin O'Sullivan discusses Florida baseball's Game 1 win over Auburn

Florida baseball opened its series at home against the Auburn Tigers on Thursday night with a 6-3 victory . It was a hard-fought matchup in which the Gators prevailed, and it took a total team effort to earn that first win of the weekend. Aidan King put together his second-straight strong outing since being anointed as the Game 1 starter, while the bullpen held strong through the later innings to preserve the lead until the final out.

Meanwhile, the bats were able to produce enough offense to overcome their SEC foes, largely due to Blake Cyr's three-run home run, which ultimately gave the Gators the edge in the final score. Following the game, coach Kevin O'Sullivan spoke with the media about his team's performance. Here is a look at what he had to offer.

O'Sullivan's opening response "(Aidan King) had really good fastball command. I know he had the two walks in the one inning — he was probably running out of gas. He actually came up to me and said he wanted to go back out for the seventh.

And I said, 'Absolutely not. But I appreciate you asking. ' "But it was a short week, and he did exactly what he needed to do, and we had a fresh bullpen.