Gators Baseball

Florida Gators’ Alex Faedo, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound All-American pitcher was the 18th overall pick in the MLB draft Monday night. Faedo to the Bigs The Detroit Tigers snagged Faedo during the first round of the draft. The Tigers have selected a pitcher 10 out of their 13 first-round picks, so …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — There will be no more rain on the Gator baseball parade. After a tumultuous Super Regional series with Wake Forest and nearly 10 hours of weather delays, the Gators locked in their spot in the College World Series. Florida is headed to Omaha for the sixth time in …

The Florida Gator baseball team was back in action on Monday afternoon after being rained out mid-game on Sunday. The Gators fell by a score of 8-6 in the conclusion of Game 2, which ended in the 11th inning, and will now play in a do-or-die Game 3. Before the Delay …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A near four-hour rain delay couldn’t keep the Florida Gators away from a win over Wake Forest. The Gators took Game 1 of Super Regionals play over the Demon Deacons 2-1 after 11 innings of baseball. The Gators led 1-0 coming back from the delay and looked …

Junior ace for the Gators and recent All-American selection Alex Faedo was asked Thursday if he thought Florida’s season had been a success in his eyes so far. “I wanted to be in the situation to go to Omaha at the beginning of the year, and I think we’re in that …

In a NCAA regional littered with pressure-packed situations, the Florida Gators were able to stave off elimination by turning to leaders on their pitching staff. Alex Faedo and Michael Byrne responded to huge challenges throughout the Gainesville Regional with a series of brilliant outings. These type of performances have become …

The Florida Gators can breathe a sigh of relief after taking down a pesky Bethune-Cookman bunch on Monday night by a score of 6-1. After losing a 6-2 Sunday night meeting between the two schools, Florida was facing elimination from an unlikely foe. Monday’s game featured two teams in search …

Beat a team to avoid elimination? That’s a great win. Beat that same team for the first time in school history? Well, that’s just icing on the cake. That’s what Bethune-Cookman (36-24) accomplished Sunday night in Gainesville, taking down regional top seed Florida (44-17) by a score of 6-2. The …

The Florida Gator baseball team worked hard and late into Saturday night to pick up a 5-1 victory over the USF Bulls in a 12-inning pitchers duel. In a game that included about a 40-minute lightning delay, Florida’s pitching managed to maintain focus throughout. With the win, Florida improves to …

Two runners on. Two outs. Close game. J.J. Schwarz at the plate. The crowd had a suspicion of what was coming, and as soon as they heard the crack of the ball getting crushed by his bat, they received their confirmation. Clinging to just a one run lead, Schwarz again …