Florida Baseball Starting Lineup Today: Who's starting for the Gators?

The Florida Gators are heading to the elimination bracket game on Tuesday evening to take on the Kentucky Wildcats, wjere a loss would officially end their season. With the lineup being a critical factor in how this game will unfold, let's take a look at how the projected starting lineup will look like with the season on the line.

Florida's starting lineup projection for June 18

The lineup for the Florida Gators is going to need to carry the team today as they are in a compromised situation on the pitching side of things. Let's take a deeper dive into the projected starting lineup for the Florida Gators ahead of their game against the Kentucky Wildcats.

2B Cade Kurland
DH Jac Caglianone
RF Ashton Wilson
SS Colby Shelton
1B Luke Heyman
LF Tyler Shelnut
3B Dale Thomas
C Brody Donay
CF Michael Robertson

Florida stars to watch

Jac Caglianone

Designated hitter Jac Caglianone is going to be the driving factor in how the Florida Gators are going to do throughout the College World Series. He has played in all 64 games and has been nothing short of dominant.

Caglianonehas a .413/.537/.868 slash line with a program-record 34 home runs, 71 RBIs, 80 runs scored and three stolen bases without being caught. He has been incredible at making contact, tallying 55 walks, while striking out only 26 times.

Tyler Shelnut

One of the more underrated hitters because of Caglianone being in the lineup is Tyler Shelnut. He has been doing well and has a .908 OPS with 16 home runs, 51 RBIs, 44 runs scored and four steals without being caught. His biggest issue has been his susceptibility to strikeouts, with 82 in 241 total at-bats. Sitting in the second half in the Florida Gators lineup he is going to be someone who may be overlooked.

The Florida Gators lineup has been struggling, scoring only seven runs in the first two games so the team needs to figure out how to hit more consistently here.