Gators Baseball

**Courtesy of The University Athletic Department for The Florida Gators**** OMAHA, Neb. – Florida junior catcher Mike Zunino (Cape Coral, Fla.) is the 26th recipient of the Dick Howser Trophy, presented by Easton Foundations, as college baseball’s Player of the Year. The presentation was made on Friday morning as part …

The Florida Gators baseball team got to enjoy the opening ceremony of the College World series Thursday as Gators head coach Kevin O’Sullivan called it something special. However, now it’s down to work as Florida gets ready to take on reigning champion South Carolina. The Gamecocks are the team who knocked …

Gator baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan announced that lefty Brian Johnson will get the start Saturday in Florida’s first College World Series game in 2012 against two time defending national champion South Carolina. And perhaps because it is Carolina that Florida is playing is specifically why Johnson is getting the start …

It was a long day for the Florida Gator baseball team.  Florida’s Super Regional game ran over six hours with a two hour rain delay, but Gator fans went home happy as Florida pulled out the win 9-8 over NC State. The win sends Florida to College World Series for the …

The top seeded Gator baseball team will return to the College World Series for the third straight year after beating North Carolina State 9-8 in extra innings Sunday to win its Super Regional in Gainesville. Just like in Saturday’s game, Florida had to wait out a long rain delay and …

After the Gator baseball team saw two current players and three signees taken in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft yesterday, several more players have been taken today. Shortstop Nolan Fontana was the first player taken in the second round, selected by Houston.   Also drafted in the …

University of Florida junior catcher Mike Zunino became the highest drafted player in school history when he was taken third overall Monday in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners.   Pitcher John Burke was taken sixth back in 1991. Pitcher/designated hitter Brian Johnson was also a first round …

The Florida Gator baseball team will play North Carolina State this weekend at home in an NCAA Super Regional.   The Wolfpack wins the Raleigh Regional by downing Vanderbilt 9-7 on Monday. The entire Super Regional field is now set with the SEC well represented with Florida, Arkansas, LSU and South …

The top seeded Gator baseball team moves on to host a Super Regional in the NCAA Baseball Tournament after whipping Georgia Tech 15-3 Sunday in Gainesville to win an NCAA Regional. The outcome in this one was not in doubt early; Florida mounted an 8-1 lead early and sealed the win …

The University of Florida baseball team tries for its third straight trip to the College World Series as it begins play today in an NCAA Regional being hosted by the Gators. At 1pm, two seed Georgia Tech faces three seed College of Charleston while at 7pm top seed and overall …