Florida baseball head coach Kevin O'Sullivan praised his team's focus, resiliency and execution following Friday night's 9-2 win over Texas A&M.

Aidan King set the tone for the series with eight innings of two-run ball, pushing himself to more than 120 pitches. Sully talked about the decision to let his ace go deep into the game, noting how it affects bullpen management for the rest of the year. King never likes coming out of the game, so the decision was O'Sullivan's to make, and at this point in the year, he's comfortable letting his starters push themselves a bit.

Florida's offense production was another point of pride for O'Sullivan, particularly Caden McDonald's three-hit night. McDonald had not gotten many opportunities to prove himself at the plate this year, but he was prepared for the moment and earned himself a spot in the lineup moving forward.

With the SEC being so tough this season, O'Sullivan stressed focus and attention to detail. The team has a meeting before this series, and that talk seemed to resonate with the players, bringing a new level of intensity to the dugout.

Here's everything O'Sullivan said after the win.

"Same thing everybody here probably saw. He was throwing strike after strike after strike. Did a really nice job getting the leadoff hitter. Their lineup is potent. It’s as good a lineup as there is in the entire country. One through nine, they’ve got their shortstop, Kellner, hitting (ninth), and he’s going to be a superstar in this league.

"You've got two big leaders at the top. You’ve got Hacopian and Duer, who we saw last year at FAU, and the third baseman (Partida) is a freshman, and Kiel and Wilson, and you know about Bear Harrison. It’s a really good lineup.

"So, for him to do what he did, I can’t say too many great things about him because it was just an awesome performance. You’ve got to limit the walks. We talked about that because they’re capable of running into a three-run homer at any point during the game. I thought he was great."

"Caden McDonald, what a great story that is. He continued to work hard. You’ve watched all of our games. We’ve struggled in the bottom half of the order. So we tried to do some different things today, and it worked out.

"But the underlying message is that as you continue to work hard, you’re a good teammate, and when you get your opportunity, things like this tend to happen. So I’m pleased with him. He'll be in the lineup again tomorrow."

"Huge, the way things set up, that’s one of the things that’s been hurting us. We’ve been having to go to the pen so early, and one thing affects the other.

"Karson moves the ball. He doesn’t strike out. Then Cade does the same thing in the eighth and adds another run and a couple of other runs. To score four there in the eighth was huge. We didn’t have to use McNeillie. We didn’t have to use Josh.

"The thought process was that if we had a four-run lead, it was probably going to go to Josh and not mess around. But scoring those four runs in the eighth was huge for us. Then we didn’t have to throw a couple of those guys. Some of those guys who threw on Tuesday are getting an extra day's rest."

"We won the first game last weekend, too. We’re facing a really good pitcher tomorrow. It was good to get the first one out of the way. It can be a bit head-scratching when we play the way we did on Tuesday and then beat Texas A&M, one of the best teams in the country. Hopefully, we can continue on this trend.

"We talked about it yesterday at practice. We had a really good team meeting. It’s a 12-game season moving forward. I know we have a game against North Florida, but it's one pitch at a time, one inning at a time, one game at a time. Don’t look too far ahead. Don’t look behind.

"We just could not let Tuesday’s game or last weekend against Auburn leak into this weekend. We just cannot let that happen. Every game is a game in itself. They came out with the right attitude tonight. They were focused."

"There were some things going on in the dugout that kind of take away from concentration and focus, with the overhead clapping and stuff like that, doing stuff at second base after doubles. There are some things we've gotten away from our identity a little bit.

"Not to take away from the fun. I want them to enjoy the game. But sometimes when you’re not playing well, those things need to be addressed. I thought the focus tonight was as good as it’s been in a while."

"He gets upset with me every time I take him out. He did last week, too. If you look at Kellner's numbers, the nine-hole hitter, he’s got more walks than strikeouts. At that point, I was trying to avoid a two-inning save by Josh. It was a roll of the dice. If somebody would have gotten on, I would have gone to Josh in the eighth because it was only a two-run game.

"It was just a gut feel. That's what makes this game so interesting. You can make decisions, and they turn out right, and you want to be right most of the time. You can make decisions, and you’re not right. I had a gut feel with the way Kellner can control the strike zone, and the way Aidan was pitching, that getting the leadoff hitter in the eighth was vital."