Baseball

Spring training has come to an end and Opening Day for the MLB is just around the corner. Will the Cleveland Indians of the AL Central make it to the World Series again in 2017? Or will the Detroit Tigers show no mercy and give the Indians a run for …

The Gator baseball team (16-9, 2-4 SEC) had a comfortable lead on the LSU Tigers (18-7 4-2 SEC) on Sunday. It looked like Florida was going to complete a series sweep. But in the end, the LSU bats woke up as the Tigers scored eight runs over the last two …

Following their first SEC win on Friday night, the Florida Gators beat the LSU Tigers again on Saturday to clinch their first SEC series win of the season. The Gator offense showed up on Saturday to complement an excellent performance on the mound by sophomore Brady Singer. Final score, 8-1. …

After a four-game road stretch that saw the 12th ranked Gator baseball team get swept at Auburn and then win in 11 innings at Stetson, they return to Gainesville to host SEC foe LSU for a three-game series. Who's coming to the #Gators SEC home opener at the Mac?? #GoGators 1️⃣2️⃣ #Gators …

In just the fourth World Baseball Classic, the United States won it’s first title on Wednesday night. They defeated Puerto Rico 8-0 in Los Angeles, California. Lights Out Pitching Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman was the starter for Team USA. Earlier in the tournament, Stroman played poorly against Puerto …

Regardless of the outcome, a first-time champion will be crowned in the World Baseball Classic finals tonight between Team USA and Puerto Rico. Team USA’s finals berth marks the first of its kind since the tournament’s 2006 inception. Previously, they hadn’t made it past the semi-finals. Puerto Rico is looking for …

At the end of 2016, the Chicago Cubs made history. For the first time in 108 years, the World Series trophy landed in Wrigleyville. Coming off such a historic run, the Cubs are nowhere near finished. As the 2017 season quickly approaches, the Cubs are prepared to do it all again. …

Tonight’s championship game isn’t only important to baseball fans, but also to Gainesville natives, as a F. W. Buchholz high school alumni will be present along with his team. After beating Japan last night 2-1, Team USA  is making their first appearance in the World Baseball Classic Championship Game. The USA …

Tim Tebow dominated the South Carolina Gamecocks in his 3 years starting at Florida, but now he’ll be stationed in Columbia, SC; playing for the Fireflies. The Columbia Fireflies, the Mets’ low Class-A affiliate in the South Atlantic League, is where the former quarterback is officially headed. Tebow will keep …

The Gator baseball team did not start it’s SEC portion of the schedule the way it wanted to, getting swept by Auburn in their first conference series of the season. The sweep was clinched by a 6-5 Auburn win in the series finale thanks to a walk-off bunt from Tigers …