Jac Caglianone believes Florida turned a corner once postseason began

Once Florida got to the postseason, Jac Caglianone and the Gators turned a corner en route to the College World Series.

Sometimes, it’s all about the team who gets hot at the right time. It seems like Florida hit its stride in recent weeks.

Now, Caglianone and the Gators have Texas A&M up first in Omaha.

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“Once we got the opportunity to play in the postseason, I mean, record is reset. None of it matters,” Caglianone said. “We knew that we have loads of talent from top to bottom on this roster. Like I said earlier, just playing for each other, knowing what this program is about and what this program has always been about. Our final goal is to be here.

“Having everybody buy into that and realizing we had that opportunity was really a good push in the right direction for us, and we just kind of built on it.”

To go along with Caglianone’s take, Colby Shelton agreed.

“I would say the same thing,” Shelton said. “Just the opportunity that we had to get in the NCAA tournament and show everyone what we’re really about. I think we’ve proven everyone why we should be in the tournament, and that’s why we’re here in Omaha.”

Turning the corner could mean redemption. Caglianone and company want to make sure they leave Omaha with a trophy this time around.

“Yeah. I mean, this is what you work for all year,” Caglianone said. “Coming up one game short last year put a chip on our back, so we wanted to return. Having another shot at it is something we don’t take for granted. We’re thankful to be here and excited to play here.”

Teammate Brandon Neely added Florida was one game away last year. Caglianone, him and others want to take that extra step.

“Pretty much what he said,” Neely said. “Coming in one game short last year, and all fall leading up to this year we’ve all been grinding and trying to get back to where we left off last year. Falling one game short last year has motivated a bunch of us coming back and a bunch of people coming into this program as freshmen and Colby and wanting to play here coming to the big stage, so yeah.”