Baseball

The Florida Gators baseball team (15-4, 2-0 SEC) crushed the Alabama Crimson Tide (12-8, 0-2 SEC) Saturday night with an astounding 13-6 win. The game was neck and neck up to the fourth inning, but the Gators dominated from the fifth on, scoring eight runs to lengthen their lead. Not …

The Santa Fe Saints settled a quick game earlier today against St. Johns River State College, giving them their third win in the Mid-Florida Conference series. Slow Start The Saints started off hot in the bottom of the first inning, with a solo home run from Tyler Shelnut. The score remained …

The ninth-ranked Gators baseball team (14-4, 1-0 SEC) opened SEC play last night, taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide (12-7, 0-1 SEC). Hunter Barco shined once again for the Gators, pitching eight innings, giving up just one earned run and striking out 10 batters. Early runs in the second and …

24 days after their season debut, the Oak Hall Eagles finally got to play on their home field Friday afternoon. In their first home game of the year, their offense caught fire early and stayed hot the entire game. Oak Hall walked away with a 16-1 win against the Bronson …

By Shailey Klein, Scarlett Cooney & Brett Unger In Friday night’s high school baseball matchup, the Saint Francis Wolves dominated the Branford Buccaneers, with a final score of 16-5. Wolves Start Strong Saint Francis’ Mason Bell took advantage of a sloppy pitch from Branford senior Tanner Miller, leading to an …

Florida will head to Tuscaloosa and start their three game series against Alabama starting Friday at 7 p.m. Alabama, 12-6 comes off a 3-2 loss against Southern Mississippi. Florida, ranked No. 9, is 13-4 this season and also comes off a loss versus Seton Hall. However, they won the series …

The Santa Fe Raiders defeated the Crystal River Pirates 4-3 in a nail-biter Thursday evening. The Raiders advance to 6-1 on the season. A beautiful evening for a high school baseball game between the Santa Fe Raiders and Crystal River Pirates! Pirates strike first on a score from Zach Smith …

By Madi Walker and Bianca Papa The P.K. Yonge Blue Waves take home another win on their home turf against the Chiefland Indians Thursday evening. This brings P.K. Yonge’s record to 5-2 and Chiefland to 4-6 for their seasons so far.  Covering the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave versus the Chiefland …

By: Cherie Chick, Hugh Green and Abby Ogier The Eastside Rams hosted the Newberry Panthers Thursday night in a battle between two 3-3 teams. Eastside was coming off a 17-2 loss to Bucholz on Monday. They had won the two prior games before losing to Bucholz. Newberry came into this …

Following the conclusion of the extensive 2021-2022 MLB lockout, free agency ensued immediately. Players have just under a month to make a decision before Opening Day kicks off on April 7. Players began signing contracts on March 13, with several notable players leaving their previous teams to ink long-term deals. …