Kevin O'Sullivan, Josh Whritenour talk series loss to Texas A&M
After a disappointing series loss to Texas A&M, here's what Florida baseball head coach Kevin O'Sullivan and closer Josh Whritenour said to the media.
Florida baseball head coach Kevin O’Sullivan pointed to a familiar script after Florida's series-deciding 5-1 loss against Texas A&M on Sunday. The Gators' offense couldn't figure things out, despite seeing pitchers they'd already faced earlier in the series, and defensive mistakes let valuable runs cross against them. "Disappointing" was the word O'Sullivan found himself returning to throughout his post-game press conference.
Closer Josh Whritenour admitted that "everything sucks right now" when describing the emotion in the dugout. Looking ahead, Florida's schedule doesn't get much easier. The amount of parity in the SEC this year means every series will be a battle.
The good news is Florida doesn't have a midweek game this week, giving the team time to reset and rest ahead of a three-game set at Oklahoma . Kevin O'Sullivan on Russell Sandefer’s Start and Game Flow "I thought Russ was just hanging on, to be honest with you. I looked up on the board, he had 80 pitches, I think, through four, and their guy had less than 40.
I think that pretty much tells the difference in the starts. Tried to get an inning out of Coop (Walls), obviously couldn't do that, and Josh (Whritenour) came in and did an outstanding job. "Pretty typical of the way we've been losing games this year.
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