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. …
Read More »No. 5 Gator Baseball Hosts No.6 Kentucky with SEC Title On The Line
The fifth-ranked Gator baseball team (38-14, 19-8 SEC) is set to host its biggest series of the season. Sixth-ranked Kentucky (37-16, 18-9 SEC) comes into Gainesville for an SEC showdown, with both teams having a chance to win both the SEC regular season title, and the SEC East divisional crown. …
Read More »No. 5 Gator Baseball Travels to Alabama as It Looks to Keep SEC East Lead
The fifth-ranked Gator baseball team (35-14, 16-8) will look to hold on to its slim SEC East lead when they travel to Alabama (19-29, 5-19 SEC) this weekend. The series is the last road series of the regular season for Florida and is the last one before they host Kentucky …
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