By Jesse Bratman and Ellen Mulgrew HAWTHORNE — Three unearned runs was the difference in Hawthorne’s 5-1 high school baseball loss to St. John Lutheran on Monday. Pitching Dominates in Early Innings Hawthorne (1-7) starting pitcher Drake Barbato dominated early, having a 1-2-3 first inning with two strikeouts. St. John …
Read More »Florida Baseball Hosts Mississippi State For Three-Game Set
Gators baseball is in an interesting position. The team’s inability to consistently win midweek games is hurting them in terms of overall record. At just 14-10, the Gators’ record overall this season is second-to-last in the SEC. Yet at the same time, Florida has proved to be strong in baseball’s …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays Baseball is Back
Ready, set, go. – Today, at 4:10 p.m., the Tampa Bay Rays begin their 2024 season slate against divisional rival, the Toronto Blue Jays. https://twitter.com/RaysBaseball/status/1773376540035735937 The Rays will be without Wander Franco. He was placed on administrative leave until June 1 as an investigation continues into an alleged relationship with …
Read More »Florida State Baseball routs Florida, 14-3
The No. 6 Florida Gators baseball team has been up-and-down coming into Tuesday’s game against No. 17 Florida State. The Gators in recent weeks lost in their midweek games, but would end up winning the weekend series. This trend continued against their state rivals. The Seminoles defeated the Gators 14-3 …
Read More »Florida Baseball Falls At No. 5 LSU
No. 5 LSU took control from the start of Friday’s series opener at Alex Box Stadium to defeat the No. 6 Florida Gators 6-1. The Tigers (19-4, 2-2 SEC) rode ace Luke Holman (5-1) and two strong innings by their offense, while Florida struck out 19 times and just had …
Read More »Gators Baseball Stunned By Dolphins
The No. 6 Florida Gators were defeated by the Jacksonville Dolphins 7-6 at Condron Family Ballpark on Tuesday night. Yet another mid-week collapse by the Gators (12-8). This time caused by ice-cold bats and inconsistent pitching. Jac Caglianone (two home runs), Tyler Shelnut and Luke McNeillie were bright spots in …
Read More »Gators Take SEC Series Against Aggies
A total of 30 runs and 40 hits occurred in the first two games between the No. 8 Florida Gators and No. 4 Texas A&M Aggies at Condron Family Ballpark. In the SEC baseball opening series that was defined by that offensive explosion by both teams, it was only fitting …
Read More »Shelton Carries Florida Baseball To Victory Against St. Mary’s
Things looked grim for the Gators after reliever Brandon Neely allowed five runs in the ninth and 10th innings that turned a 9-6 lead to an 11-9 deficit to put Florida on upset watch Friday at Condron Family Ballpark. But Colby Shelton had other plans and pulled a victory out …
Read More »Caglianone Shines As Gators Win Series Against Miami
After losing 10-6 Saturday against the Miami Hurricanes, the No. 4 Florida Gators rebounded Sunday to take the series 8-4 on the strength of five home runs. Jac Caglianone had one of the most productive days of his collegiate career, Colby Shelton is finding his spot on the Gators (8-3) …
Read More »Gators Take First Game Against Hurricanes
The No. 4 Florida Gators defeated the Miami Hurricanes 7-3 Friday night in the first game of the three-game series. Cade Kurland, Jac Caglianone and Ryan Slater were three crucial members of the Gators (7-2) that led to the win before a sellout crowd of 3,555 at Mark Light Field …
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