With the weekend sweep, the No. 1 Gators are off to a good start on the season as they go into the mid-week series hosting Eastern Michigan (3-1). Junior Dane Dunning will start for the Gators tonight competing against Eastern Michigan’s starting righty junior Kevin Shul. The Gators held a 5-1 advantage over …
Read More »Gators Sweep Weekend Matchup Against FGCU
Gainesville, Fla -The No. 1 ranked Florida Gator baseball team ended their weekend long series against Florida Gulf Coast with a 12-3 win, sweeping the series with the Eagles 3-0. The Gators came out of the gate strong putting up four runs in the bottom of the first inning. Mike Rivera singled to right field …
Read More »Freshmen Shine As Gators Pick Up Second Win Of The Season
Led by three great performances from their freshmen, the top ranked Florida baseball team picked up its second win of the season after defeating the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 8-4 Saturday afternoon. This extends the Gators win streak over the Eagles to four games. Florida jumped out to an early …
Read More »Gator Baseball Opens Season With Win Over FGCU
In front of their largest home opening crowd ever, the top-ranked Florida Gator baseball beat the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles 4-2 on Friday night in Gainesville. The win improves Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan’s opening day record to 8-1. Florida opened up the scoring in this one in the …
Read More »Gator Baseball Set To Open Up Season Against FGCU
The Florida Gator Baseball team is set to kick off their 2016 campaign against the FGCU Eagles Friday night at McKethan Stadium. Florida comes into this weekend series as the top ranked team in the country; Gators were last ranked number one back in 2012. The Orange and Blue return …
Read More »Gator Baseball Prepping for Another CWS Run
It’s not every day a team can say they were voted No. 1 in the nation before the season even begins, but this year the Gator baseball team can. With the only other time being in 2012, this year marks the second time in school history that Florida was voted …
Read More »Former Gator Baseball Great Nolan Fontana Returns to Gainesville
Gainesville residents may recognize a familiar face around town for the next few weeks. Nolan Fontana was a member of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Gator baseball teams that made three consecutive runs at the College World Series. Fontana was drafted by the Houston Astros as the 61st overall pick at the 2012 …
Read More »Florida Baseball Prepares to Open Up 2016 Season
Good news Florida baseball fans, it’s February and in t-minus 16 days the #1 Gators will take the field at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium. Florida has high expectations coming into this season ranked #1 in just about every major preseason poll. Knowing the pressure that comes with top preseason rankings the …
Read More »Former Gator Baseball Coach McMahon Now Working with Yankees
Pat McMahon served as the head coach of the Florida Gator baseball team from 2002 to 2007. During his time as head coach, McMahon led the Gators to the College World Series during the 2005 season and compiled a 231-143-1 record, before being fired in 2007 after the team missed …
Read More »The Road Ends Here; Florida Baseball Falls 5-4 to UVA
Florida’s College World Series run in 2015 is over. Virginia sets up a rematch from last year’s CWS final with Vanderbilt with a 5-4 win over Florida in Omaha on Saturday night. It was a long and winding road in 2015 for the Florida baseball team. Expectations were blurry given …
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