The Gator baseball team faced TCU on the opening Sunday of this year’s College World Series. Both teams looked to get off to a good start, knowing life in the winner’s bracket would be significantly easier than having to win four consecutive games to make it to the final series. …
Read More »College World Series: Gator Baseball Faces Louisville in Winners’ Bracket
With each team coming off of wins in their opening game of the College World Series, Florida will take on Louisville in a winner’s bracket matchup Tuesday night. Whoever wins will really be in the driver’s seat for a spot in the championship series, needing only one more win afterward …
Read More »Rays Surging, Marlins and Braves Trying To Stay Afloat
On Father’s Day, Rays first baseman Logan Morrison crushed two home runs, his 20th and 21st of the season. Tampa trounced the Detroit Tigers 9-1 and sneaked into the second AL Wild Card spot. Morrison, now second in baseball in HR, has been a good representation of the Rays in …
Read More »Gators Shut Out TCU in Opening Game of CWS
Stellar pitching and runs sprinkled throughout the game led the Florida Gators to a 3-0 win over Texas Christian University in their opening game of the College World Series on Sunday. Not only did the Gators snap a three-game losing streak in Omaha but they were only the second team …
Read More »College World Series Preview – Meet the Field
After some exciting NCAA Super Regional action, the College World Series has begun. The eight remaining teams have now been divided into two groups of four. Group play will be double elimination style. One team from each group will remain, setting up a championship series match up. Let’s take a …
Read More »College World Series: Gator Baseball Starts Quest for Title Against TCU
It’s that time of the year again in college baseball. All roads lead to this point every year. Eight teams battling it out in Omaha, Nebraska for a national title. And this year, in a field full of teams plenty familiar with TD Ameritrade Park, Florida and TCU are the …
Read More »Exchange of Gators At Fenway Park
On Wednesday, the Boston Red Sox made the decision to send Brian Johnson, left-handed pitcher and former Gator, to the 10-day disabled list due to a left shoulder impingement. Curiously, the Red Sox also decided to call Austin Maddox, right-handed pitcher and another former Gator pitcher, from the the Triple-A …
Read More »Busy Day for Gators in Pro Draft; More to Come in Final Day
The Florida Gator baseball program has an impressive track record of getting players to the MLB. In the first round, we saw junior right-hander Alex Faedo taken 18th overall by the Detroit Tigers. Yesterday, three more Gators were taken off the board. Gators Taken in Day 2 Things got busy …
Read More »The MLB Draft and Gators Go Hand in Hand
Florida Gators’ Alex Faedo, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound All-American pitcher was the 18th overall pick in the MLB draft Monday night. Faedo to the Bigs The Detroit Tigers snagged Faedo during the first round of the draft. The Tigers have selected a pitcher 10 out of their 13 first-round picks, so …
Read More »Super Regional: Gator Baseball Drops Game 2 in Extras
The Florida Gator baseball team was back in action on Monday afternoon after being rained out mid-game on Sunday. The Gators fell by a score of 8-6 in the conclusion of Game 2, which ended in the 11th inning, and will now play in a do-or-die Game 3. Before the Delay …
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