It is time for one of the biggest games of the season for the Florida Gator men’s basketball team, just a little bit early this year. The Gators face off against the Kentucky Wildcats today for their fourth SEC matchup of the season. However, this year’s first matchup will be …
Read More »Fall Ball-Gator Baseball Back on the Diamond
A year ago, Florida baseball’s season came to a screeching halt as COVID-19 forced the world to pump the breaks, just as the Gators were laying on the gas. The No.1 ranked team in the country set a record for the best start in program history and set the program’s …
Read More »Gator Baseball Starts Fall Ball
Gator baseball is finally back in action for some fall ball after a very short 2020 spring season. Pitching Depth One of the biggest problems for Gator baseball in the past two to three seasons was the pitching depth. The Gators had a strong weekend starting rotation but failed to …
Read More »Gator Baseball Begins Fall Practice
The first practice of the fall season for Florida Gator baseball begins on Thursday with six scrimmages lined up for the first week. How last season ended Florida opened the 2020 season a perfect 16-0 before dropping what would be their final home game at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium to …
Read More »Florida Putting a Pause on Gator Baseball and Lacrosse
The University of Florida Athletics Association releases Monday that they have paused all activities for the Gators Lacrosse and Baseball programs. This decision comes after September’s COVID- 19 tests reveal positive results for several players. “As of Monday, lacrosse reported 31 positive cases and baseball reported 15.” According to the …
Read More »O’Sullivan Talks Gator Pitchers in the MLB, New Stadium
Two former Gators pitchers were recently called up to pitch for their respective major league teams. Brady Singer and Dane Dunning made their MLB debut this season. Gators baseball head coach Kevin O’Sullivan recalls their years at Florida and points out their improvements since going pro. Dunning made his MLB debut …
Read More »Centralized Conference Realignment
How many different ways has it been said that this year has been a dumpster fire? For college athletics, the chaos of 2020 has unearthed deep cracks in a system of dysfunctional leadership divided by geography, politics, and mixed messaging. A single multi-billion dollar business in which a multitude of …
Read More »UF To Scrap “Gator Bait” Chant
The past few weeks of protests and demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd’s death has led many institutions to take a look inward and embrace some changes to be inclusive for all. Those introspective thoughts happened at the University of Florida as well. School president Kent Fuchs released a …
Read More »Former Gator Den Dekker hired at Charleston Southern
Former Gator and major leaguer Matt Den Dekker has taken a job on the Charleston Southern coaching staff for 2021. Den Dekker was an integral part of the Florida Gators from 2007-10, helping the program reach the College World Series in 2010. Playing Career Den Dekker came to UF and …
Read More »Gators in the MLB Draft
There is no timetable for MLB’s regular season to start. However, that won’t delay this year’s shortened MLB Draft that starts tonight at 7 which could feature some Gators. This year’s changes The most obvious change is that the draft will be just five rounds instead of 40. This rule …
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