Sunday night, the Florida Gators open up their run in the 2016 College World Series against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, in Omaha, Nebraska. Florida, a team who is no stranger to the College World Series, is making a run for it for the 10th time in program history. Coastal Carolina is making its first ever …
Read More »Jim Callis: Florida’s A.J. Puk Slipped in MLB Draft Due to “Inconsistency”
MLB.com’s Jim Callis, an MLB draft and prospect expert, joined SportsScene’s Steve Russell on Monday to discuss and recap the 2016 MLB Draft. The draft concluded last weekend, and the Gator baseball team had eight players drafted. Pitcher A.J. Puk was the first Gator off the board, going to the Oakland Athletics with …
Read More »Gator Baseball Blanks FSU, Advances to College World Series
The Florida Gator baseball team (52-14) is headed to the College World Series for the fifth time in nine seasons, following a 7-0 rout of Florida State (41-22) in the deciding game of the Gainesville Super Regional on Monday night. Dane Dunning earned the win for Florida, improving to 6-3 on …
Read More »Florida Baseball Bounces Back in Super Regional Elimination Game
The Florida Gator baseball team (51-14) staved off elimination with a 5-0 win over Florida State (41-21) in Sunday night’s Super Regional match up from Gainesville. Logan Shore got the win for Florida, pitching his 17th consecutive victory in his final start at McKethan Stadium. Tyler Holton shouldered the loss for …
Read More »Florida Baseball Blanked in Super Regional by In-State Rival FSU
The top-seeded Florida Gator baseball team (50-14) fell 3-0 against in-state rival Florida State (41-20) in Saturday night’s NCAA Super Regional game from McKethan Stadium. The loss marks the first time the Gators have been shut out at home in an NCAA tournament game. Drew Carlton improved to 8-3 on …
Read More »NCAA Baseball: Super Regionals Get Underway
As the college baseball season starts to enter its final days of the year, the competition is at its highest point. Teams all over the country will start competing this weekend for their ticket to Omaha as the NCAA Super Regionals begin. 16 teams will play for eight spots in …
Read More »Five Gators Selected On the First Night of the MLB Draft
On the opening night of the Major League Baseball Draft, five University of Florida juniors were selected in the first two rounds. In the first round left-handed pitcher AJ Puk was selected sixth overall to the Oakland Athletics. There were some who believed Puk might have been the overall number one …
Read More »Gators Looking to Continue Dominance over Florida State in Super Regional
The Florida Gators are looking to stay unbeaten against Florida State this season as NCAA Baseball Super Regional play approaches. This is the second year in a row that the Gators will face the Seminoles in the Super Regionals. The Gators swept the series last year, winning 13-5 in Game 1 …
Read More »MLB Draft Analysts Weigh In On 2016 MLB Draft
Tonight is the night. The 2016 Major League Baseball Draft will be in full swing beginning at 7 PM. The three day event consists of 40 rounds and a total of 1,186 picks. Rounds 1 and 2 tonight will be televised on MLB Network; all the other rounds can be …
Read More »FSU Baseball Faces Biggest Hurdle in Gainesville Super Regional
Big-time rivalries have fueled big time match ups since universities started competing against one another. Rivalries such as Ohio State-Michigan, Alabama-Auburn, and North Carolina-Duke have a history of heated exchanges and fierce fan bases. In the State of Florida, nothing matters more than the Florida-Florida State rivalry. Regardless of the sport, …
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