Following a shaky start, Jackson Kowar righted the ship and led the Gators to a 10-2 win over Siena on Saturday. Florida struck early and often on offense to give Kowar more than enough assistance. The victory is Florida’s second in a row and it ensures a season-opening series win. Pitching …
Read More »Preview: Florida Baseball Opens 2018 Season Against Siena
It’s been 234 days since the Florida Gators piled on top of one another in Omaha to celebrate the school’s first national championship. Throughout the offseason, head coach Kevin O’Sullivan has been telling this year’s Gator baseball team to write their own story. Friday night against Siena, Brady Singer and …
Read More »Returning champ Nick Horvath ready to hit the field for season opener
The 2018 baseball season has finally arrived for the National Champs. Nick Horvath, Florida’s top defensive outfielder and a cog in the front-end of the Gator’s bullpen is back for another season, but for the most part, you can expect to see plenty of new faces out on the field. …
Read More »Feature Story: Michael Byrne
The 2017 Florida Gator Baseball team had talent. Enough talent to make history for Florida’s baseball program over 103 seasons, 14 SEC championships and 11 College World Series appearances. Last season, Florida finally won their first College World Series. The guy on the mound for most of the post-game celebrations of …
Read More »Former Gators Headed to Spring Training
Seventeen former Gator baseball players returned to McKethan Stadium Saturday night to play in the Alumni Scrimmage. A few others were also on hand to support their former school and teammates before gearing up for the 2018 MLB season and heading down to Spring Training. Harrison Bader Current St. Louis …
Read More »Gator Baseball Alumni Scrimmage Recap
Gator Baseball alumni, came back to Gainesville to reminisce and give the returning National Champions a warm-up before the season. About 50 alumni Gators came out for the current Gators vs alumni scrimmage. It was a great chance for the current Gators to shake off any nerves before they host Siena …
Read More »Florida’s Pitching Arsenal for 2018 Season
As reigning national champions, the Gators will open the season ranked No. 1 in the Baseball America Top 25, as well the USA Today Coaches Poll. It comes to no surprise with their incredible talent lined up for the 2018 season. Among that talent lies three dynamic pitchers: Brady Singer, …
Read More »Tyler Dyson: A Critical Cog for Gator Baseball’s 2018 Success
The Gators are returning a bevy of talent for their 2018 campaign. Among that talent is sophomore RHP Tyler Dyson. His late-season heroics during Florida’s 2017 National Championship run are hard to forget. This season, the Gators are expecting even more out of the Bradenton native. Dyson will be getting …
Read More »Former Gator Baseball Coaches Inducted into American Baseball Coaches Association HOF
The Gator baseball program may have just recently captured its first national championship in 2017, but the standard of performance at the University of Florida was set high years before current head coach Kevin O’Sullivan arrived in Gainesville. Pat McMahon and Andy Lopez, both former Gator baseball head coaches, are …
Read More »Around Gator Sports Weekend Preview
This weekend is packed with Florida Gator athletic events. Aside from Gator Football playing in the big rivalry game against the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday; there is also Gator Cross County, Men and Women’s Swimming and Diving, Volleyball and Baseball to be played. Gator Cross country Florida’s Men and Women’s Cross …
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