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University of Florida Baseball has started fall practice for their 2015 campaign. The Gators went 40-23 last season on the way to earning their third Southeastern Conference title in five years, and a national seed for NCAA play for the fifth time in six years. Head coach Kevin O’Sullivan is …
Read More »Superstitions Are No Game To Buddy Reed
Baseball players are infamous for their shameless superstitions, rituals, and quirks. Even those unfamiliar with the sport often recognize the strange tendencies of its players, and Florida Gator outfielder Buddy Reed is no exception to this rule. Reed, a New York-bred sophomore, played in 60 games his freshman year alone. …
Read More »Gator Baseball Drops Both Games in Regional Play; Season Over
The Gator baseball season is over. The Gators lose 5-2 Sunday to North Carolina to drop them from their own NCAA Regional. Dating back to their 2012 College World Series appearance, Florida has now lost its last six NCAA Tournament games. As was the case Friday when Florida lost …
Read More »Gator Baseball Falls In Game One of Regional Play; Next Up Is North Carolina
The College of Charleston Cougars came out of a three hour 10 minute rain delay eager, scoring three quick runs in the first inning that would be enough to put the top-seeded Gator baseball team on the brink of elimination as Florida falls 3-2 in an NCAA Regional match up. …
Read More »Friday Night Lights; Florida Baseball Opens NCAA Tournament Play Against College Of Charleston
The Florida baseball team will begin its hopeful journey to Omaha and the College World Series Friday night as they take on the College of Charleston in an NCAA Regional. Gainesville will play host to North Carolina and Long Beach State as well. The four teams will square off against …
Read More »Gator Baseball Number Two National Seed For NCAA Regionals
The Florida Gator baseball team is a number two national seed as the 64 teams for the NCAA Baseball Tournament were announced today. Oregon State is the overall number one seed, followed by Florida, Virginia, Indiana, FSU, Louisiana-Lafayette, TCU and LSU. Florida gets what many consider to be a tough …
Read More »Florida Baseball Falls 2-0 In SEC Championship Pitching Duel
The LSU baseball team came into Sunday’s SEC Championship having won seven straight games. The Tigers proved to be the tournament’s hottest team, winning yet another game Sunday afternoon. LSU defeated the Florida Gators 2-0 in a fight to the finish to win the SEC Tournament Championship. LSU head coach …
Read More »Saturday’s Sweet Revenge; Florida Baseball Defeats Kentucky And Advances To SEC Championship
After losing to Kentucky and being sent to the losers bracket on Wednesday, the Florida baseball team got its shot at UK again Saturday evening. The Gators edged the Wildcats in a 6-5 SEC tournament semifinal thriller. It gave Florida 40 wins on the year, the fifth time that …
Read More »Florida Baseball Defeats MSU 5-1; Advances To SEC Tournament Semifinals
The Florida baseball team kept their SEC Tournament Championship hopes alive with a 5-1 victory over Mississippi State Friday night. Florida improves to .500 (57-57) all-time in SEC tournament play with the win. The game marked UF’s 16th win against a top 25 opponent this season. Only two arms saw …
Read More »Gator Baseball Trumps South Carolina; Mississippi State Next
The Florida Gator baseball team stays alive in the SEC Tournament after beating South Carolina 7-2 on Thursday; the Gators will now face Mississippi State tonight. Florida found themselves in a come from behind situation for the second straight day after the Gamecocks scored a run in the second inning with …
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