The final day of the 2017 MLB draft brought four more Gators a chance to take their careers to the next level. The first seven rounds took Alex Faedo, Dalton Guthrie, Mike Rivera and Mark Kolozsvary. It wasn’t until the 27th round that we wouldn’t see another Gator go. https://twitter.com/GatorsBB/status/875116275277729797 …
Read More »Busy Day for Gators in Pro Draft; More to Come in Final Day
The Florida Gator baseball program has an impressive track record of getting players to the MLB. In the first round, we saw junior right-hander Alex Faedo taken 18th overall by the Detroit Tigers. Yesterday, three more Gators were taken off the board. Gators Taken in Day 2 Things got busy …
Read More »The MLB Draft and Gators Go Hand in Hand
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 …
Read More »Super Regionals: Gator Baseball Hosts Wake Forest
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 …
Read More »All-Americans Faedo and Byrne Lead Dominant Gator Pitching Staff
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 …
Read More »Gator Baseball Outlasts USF In Extra Innings Pitching Duel
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 …
Read More »Gator Baseball’s Road to Omaha Starts Against Marist in Gainesville Regional
The Gator baseball team is the overall third national seed in the NCAA Baseball Tournament and will be hosting the Gainesville Regional, with their first game coming against Marist (32-21) on Friday night. GAINESVILLE REGIONAL #1 Florida#2 South Florida#3 Bethune-Cookman#4 Marist#RoadToOmaha pic.twitter.com/A0GYG6HFA3 — NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) May 29, 2017 This …
Read More »Gator Baseball Pushes Past Auburn 5-4 to Advance in SEC Tournament
In a game that went late into the night, the top-seeded Gator baseball team left it until late in the game to score the game-winning run in its first game in the SEC Tournament. A bases-loaded walk by Christian Hicks in the eighth inning snuck Florida past Auburn 5-4 in a game …
Read More »SEC Baseball Tournament: Florida And Auburn Square Off In Hoover
The Florida Gator baseball team will begin their SEC Tournament run against the Auburn Tigers tonight around 9 p.m. Originally, the game was slated for 5:30 but all the tournament games were pushed back due to weather. Ripple effect in tomorrow's games means that the #Gators will be the last …
Read More »Kentucky Tees Off on Gator Baseball, Dominates in 12-4 Win
In an impressive road performance, No.7 Kentucky (38-16, 19-9 SEC) came into Gainesville and beatdown No.5 Florida (38-15, 19-9) by a score of 12-4. The win moves the Wildcats into a tie atop the SEC East and creates a three-way tie atop the conference after LSU’s win over Mississippi State. …
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