Wednesday nights match-up will feel a little different than the last time Bethune Cookman visited McKethan Stadium. The last time the Gators and Wildcats faced off was in last years NCAA Regional final. Bethune Cookman beat Florida in the first of two games, snapping a 31-game losing streak to the …
Read More »Former Gator, Paco Rodriguez, Returns to Gainesville
All you have to say is the word Omaha and any baseball fan knows exactly what you’re talking about. Former Gator baseball pitcher, Paco Rodriguez, became quite familiar with the Nebraska town during his time at Florida. Now, he is back in Gainesville helping the current team in anyway he …
Read More »Jack Leftwich Shines In First Collegiate Start, Gator Baseball Beats FAU 6-1
4.1 innings pitched, five strike outs, 13 consecutive outs. Not bad for a freshman. That was the final line of Jack Leftwich’s first start as a Florida Gator and it showed a lot of potential. Leftwich’s great start combined with Wil Dalton’s bat was enough to get the top ranked …
Read More »Tim Tebow Invited to Spring Training with the NY Mets
Gator legend Tim Tebow is invited to spring training by the New York Mets for the second straight year. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson says he could see Tebow in the MLB one day. https://twitter.com/SInow/status/965254606006648832 Tebow’s 2017 Season in the Minor League Tebow was last signed by the New York …
Read More »Double Threat Ohtani Joins Powerful Angels Roster
Many claim Mike Trout to be the best player in baseball, but the Los Angeles Angels have a bigger sensation joining the roster. Japanese 23-year-old Shohei Ohtani started training with the Angels Tuesday to kick off spring training. He is a double threat as a strong righty pitcher and a …
Read More »Astros Looking For Another World Series Ring
Spring is in the air, which means baseball is too. Spring training is officially underway for the 2018 season. The reigning World Series Champions, the Houston Astros, have been working hard during their off-season. Houston returns almost all of their team that led them to such great success. With their …
Read More »Returning champ Nick Horvath ready to hit the field for season opener
The 2018 baseball season has finally arrived for the National Champs. Nick Horvath, Florida’s top defensive outfielder and a cog in the front-end of the Gator’s bullpen is back for another season, but for the most part, you can expect to see plenty of new faces out on the field. …
Read More »New-Look Evil Empire Marching into 2018
The nine-year-long chapter of Joe Girardi as manager of the New York Yankees has officially ended. Girardi’s contract was never renewed, and instead New York signed former player Aaron Boone to fill his shoes. Boone has yet to prove his abilities as manager, but he has remained a student of …
Read More »Feature Story: Michael Byrne
The 2017 Florida Gator Baseball team had talent. Enough talent to make history for Florida’s baseball program over 103 seasons, 14 SEC championships and 11 College World Series appearances. Last season, Florida finally won their first College World Series. The guy on the mound for most of the post-game celebrations of …
Read More »Senior JJ Schwarz Returns for 2018 Season
Back in October, Florida manager, Kevin O’Sullivan, named JJ Schwarz the first-ever Gator Baseball Team Captain. O’Sullivan has revered how much of a team player JJ has been over his college career. Especially when he moved from catcher to first base to help the team out. O’Sullivan was thrilled to hear …
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