Florida righthander Ryan Slater (Aaron Fitt)
Fitt: Emerging bullpen, star-studded lineup make Gators look downright scary
SEC ExtraGAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hurston Waldrep was dialed in.
Waldrep, Florida’s Saturday starter, mowed down the top of Vanderbilt’s lineup on just 10 pitches — nine of them strikes — in the top of the first inning, pumping 96-97 mph heat and striking out Davis Diaz and RJ Schreck on vicious 89 mph splitters.
But a few raindrops started falling as Waldrep’s first inning progressed, and by the bottom of the first it was raining hard. Play was halted a handful of pitches into the bottom of the first, and it wouldn’t resume again for another 76 minutes. As usual, Florida[…]
