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Most baseball fans know the Florida Gators have been the No. 1 team on the field for most of the year. But what they don’t know is all the work that goes on behind the scenes that allows them to be so successful. Florida baseball’s equipment managers put in hard …

The Florida Gators (48-20) staved off elimination Tuesday evening with a 6-1 win over the Texas Longhorns (42-23). Junior Jackson Kowar recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts over 6.2 innings of work en route to his 10th victory of the season. Early Florida Opportunities Florida’s offense came out of the gates …

Gators Softball If you’ve ever been to a University of Florida Softball game, you know that many of the fans take their seats on a patch of grass alongside both the first and third base lines. However, with the latest plans for a stadium renovation, Gator fans are unlikely to …

A pair of local high school baseball players officially have their chance to break out. Earlier this week, Gainesville’s Asher Akridge and Newberry’s Darmarquez Covey were invited to attend the 2018 Breakthrough Series in Bradenton fron June 25-27. The event — a joint-effort from USA Baseball and MLB — is …

Sunday, June 17 marked Father’s Day this year and for the Florida baseball team, it didn’t go quite as planned. The Gators lost to Texas Tech in their opening game of the College World Series and their backs are officially against the wall. At a time like this, support can …

The Tampa Bay Rays added another game to the loss column last night, falling 5-4 to the Houston Astros. It looked like a win was within reach. Then, the Astros got into a groove that the Rays couldn’t figure out how to stop. Tampa Struggles The Rays came out hot. …

The Florida Gators (47-20) find themselves in a position they’re rarely in heading into Tuesday’s elimination game against Texas (42-22): the team needs to bounce back following a Brady Singer loss. Over the past two seasons, he’s lost only seven games. Florida has a long road ahead of them if …

Before the start of the tournament, most people saw England and Belgium as the clear favorites to get out of Group G. Panama and Tunisia do not have the caliber of players or history of winning to make anyone think otherwise. In the inaugural match of Group G between Belgium …

With the World Cup fully underway, former champions Germany kicked off the inaugural Group F match against Mexico on Sunday. Many saw Die Mannschaft as the favorites to repeat, but thanks to a disorganized performance against El Tri, the Germans fell to the Mexicans for the first time since 1985, then …

Group play continues in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Over the weekend, three groups competed. Group C Group C began its match play on Saturday with a contest between France and Australia. France struck first with a goal in the 58th minute, but its lead didn’t last long. The …