On Monday, the Buchholz senior pitcher signed a national letter of intent with the University of Florida. Hunter Ruth, a Gainesville native, grew up playing baseball all throughout Alachua County and surrounding areas. As an Under Armour All-American with a fastball that’s been clocked at 95 miles per hour, Ruth had …
Read More »Notable Gators to Watch in the 2016 NBA Season
The 71st season of the NBA is set to start on Tuesday with a number of notable Gators set to get on the court around the country. That being said, let’s take a look at where some those players are at in their professional careers. Joakim Noah The 6’11” player played at Florida from …
Read More »Pitcher Jackson Kowar Looks Ahead to 2017 Florida Baseball
A year under his belt and regained health is what sophomore Jackson Kowar is bringing to the field this year for the Florida Baseball team. The Gators are back with a second week of practice, and head coach Kevin O’Sullivan is getting the younger players comfortable. Right-handed pitcher Jackson Kowar is using …
Read More »Fall Ball in Full Swing for Gator Baseball
The Florida Gator baseball team returned to the diamond last week for the start of fall ball. The Gators are hard at work preparing for the 2017 season. Successful First Week Entering the second week of practices, Coach Kevin O’Sullivan says the first week of practice went well and was a good period …
Read More »Gators Baseball Schedule Released
Coming off the best regular season in school history in 2016, 44-11, the Florida Gators baseball team is back after an early exit from the College World Series in June. Florida finished the season ranked sixth, as the top-seeded Gators fell to the eventual national champions Coastal Carolina in Omaha. …
Read More »Gator Baseball Opens Fall Practice
The Florida baseball team officially began their first full team practice for the 2017 season Tuesday. During the first week, practices and scrimmages will be at McKethan Stadium and are open to the public. Practices times during the first week Tuesday, October 11 – 2:15 p.m. (4 innings) Wednesday, October 12 – …
Read More »Gator Baseball in Full Swing
Florida Gator baseball is back in business this week as fall ball begins with scrimmages open to the public. The Gators were ranked No. 1 for most of last season but made a quick exit with two straight losses in the College World Series. They finished the season 52-16 overall and …
Read More »Former Gator Josh Tobias Transitions from Gators to Pro Baseball
Josh Tobias has a history of moving up. Tobias, who played the infield for the Florida Gators from 2012 to 2015, showed outstanding improvement, raising his batting average each year, starting with a .252 mark as a freshman and leaving his senior season with a .355 batting average. He now is cashing in his ability to adjust and …
Read More »Richie Martin, From Gator to Major League Prospect
Richie Martin may be a major league prospect but he will always be a Gator first. Martin played for the University of Florida Gators for three years spanning 177 games.Martin had a solid career here at UF. His career numbers in 177 games at Florida included a .284 Batting Average with 136 runs 81 …
Read More »Arizona On The Brink of Title in the College World Series
With a 3-0 win over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers last night, the Arizona Wildcats are 27 outs away from capturing the 2016 College World Series crown. This could potentially be the fifth title in school history for the Wildcats and the second championship win in five years. Arizona has their …
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