Big SEC Match up Today as No.7 Kentucky Wildcats take on the Vanderbilt Commodores. Vanderbilt Sitting at the bottom of The SEC, the Commodores are coming off a tough lost to the Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12/SEC match-up, 86-55. Vanderbilt comes into this game (0-6 SEC) and (9-10 overall) …
Read More »Florida Gators Baseball Begins Practices for Upcoming 2019 Season
The Florida Gator baseball team begins full team practices today for the upcoming 2019 season. The practices will last for three weeks prior to the start of the season on Feb. 15. Pitching Schedule Friday, Jan. 25 – 2:30 p.m. (4-inning scrimmage at 5 p.m.) Jordan Butler Tyler Dyson Hunter …
Read More »Santa Fe Baseball Opens Season On Friday
The Santa Fe Saints’ baseball team kicks off its 2019 campaign on Friday when they play the Hillsborough Community College Hawks in Tampa. https://twitter.com/santafesaints/status/1088431334090067969 How Good Can The Saints Be? The Saints head into this season with an impressive amount of momentum. Last year, the team went 39-11 overall with …
Read More »Florida Baseball Ranks No. 6 In Preseason Poll
The Florida Gators baseball team enters their season on a high note, ranked No. 6 in DI Baseball’s Preseason Top 25 poll released Monday. What This Means Though the team finds itself outside the top five, it ranks third among SEC teams overall. Vanderbilt ranks No. 1, while LSU sits …
Read More »Former Gator Mike Zunino Traded to Tampa Bay
The Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a trade just a few short weeks after the conclusion of the season. Seattle is sending Mike Zunino, Guillermo Heredia and Michael Plassmeyer to Tampa Bay for Mallex Smith and Jake Fraley. Source confirms #Rays are in agreement with #Mariners on …
Read More »Justin Shafer: Another Gator Alum debuts in the Major Leagues
Many athletes can pick out a specific instance that changed their careers forever. Twenty-five-year-old right-handed pitcher Justin Shafer may have just had this moment for his career. Road to the Big Leagues Shafer played at the University of Florida for three years before he was picked in the eighth round …
Read More »Gators Bullpen Ace Michael Byrne Signs Major League Contract
In so many close games, the Florida Gators needed somebody to shut the door. That role for the past two seasons fell on the shoulders of Michael Byrne. Thanks to Byrne, Florida came out on top in many of those contests. However, UF will have to find a new hurler to …
Read More »From the Gators to the Reds: Jonathan India Signs with Cincinnati
Just under a couple of weeks ago, Jonathan India was playing in the College World Series for the Florida Gators. Although one chapter closed that night as the Gators lost 5-2 against Arkansas, another chapter began for India 11 days later. This past Tuesday, the former third baseman received a …
Read More »Faedo Promoted to AA with Erie SeaWolves
Former Florida Gators pitcher Alex Faedo has been promoted to AA baseball within the Detroit Tigers organization. Faedo is now in Erie, Pennsylvania where he is a member of the SeaWolves after spending the last year in Single-A Lakeland. Faedo was taken in the first round of the 2017 MLB …
Read More »Arkansas Best the Returning National Champions Florida Gators in College World Series Semifinal
The Florida Gators baseball season has come to an end as the Arkansas Razorbacks beat them 5-2 in the College World Series. Despite Brady Singer starting on the mound tonight and freshman Tommy Mace only giving up one run over four innings in relief, the Gators were unable to make …
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