He had game-winning RBI singles against South Florida and Arkansas and also had a game-winning sacrifice fly against Georgia. Zunino won the catching job and has started 44 games there. 385 with three homers and 14 RBI in 22 games. He has struck out 44 and walked 14 and is hitting. Johnson has started 13 games and has a 5-4 record with a 4.41 ERA. Johnson, who also is a designated hitter, threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his first appearance in a victory over South Florida on Feb. The others have been similarly impressive. I think he's proved to us that he's a baseball player." "We've gotten a lot of mileage out of him at third base. "We also thought that some point he would struggle a little bit, like all freshmen do. I think we all thought he was going to hit," O'Sullivan said. 339 with a team-high 17 homers and 66 RBI while starting games at catcher, third base, first base and DH. The former Eagle's View Academy standout was named the SEC's freshman of the year after hitting. One of the team's hardest workers, according to O'Sullivan, is Maddox. Everything you've done up to this point really doesn't mean a whole lot. "But like I said, this is the second season. "The level of consistency and to be able to play at a high level in the SEC has been a great accomplishment for all of them," coach Kevin O'Sullivan said.
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Now the question is whether shortstop Nolan Fontana, pitcher/DH Brian Johnson, utility player Austin Maddox, catcher Mike Zunino and pitcher Hudson Randall - all of whom made the SEC's all-freshman team - will avoid getting caught up in postseason pressure and continue to help the Gators' quest for their first College World Series appearance since 2005. 3 national seed in the NCAA Tournament, which begins Friday. 1 in the nation have played key roles for fourth-ranked Florida, helping the Gators win the regular-season Southeastern Conference title and earn the No. GAINESVILLE - A recruiting class that appeared pretty good on paper has looked even better on the field.įive members of the signing class that Baseball America ranked No.
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