The No. 2 Gator softball team lost 5-4 against No. 15 Texas A&M on Friday. Aleshia Ocasio (21-7) allowed nine hits in six innings including two home runs to center field in the second game of the Gainesville Super Regional. Payton McBride (3-0), the Aggies pitcher who gave up the …
Read More »NCAA Regional: Gators Softball Play Bethune-Cookman, Players Honored
The Florida Gators softball team will host its 14th consecutive NCAA Regional at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Only Oregon precedes the Gators as the nations top seed. Bethune-Cookman (31-24), South Florida (38-21) and Ohio State (34-14) are joining Florida in the Gainesville Regional. Florida will battle the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats on …
Read More »Historic 1998 Gator Baseball Team is Honored
The 1998 Florida Gator Baseball Team was honored on the field Friday night before the start of the Florida-Auburn game. The ’98 team became the first team in school history to earn the number one seed at the College World Series. Some of the former players who showed up for …
Read More »Florida Gators in the MLB
The Florida Gators have a rich history of baseball dating back to their first College World Series appearance in 1988. Since then, the Gators have made the CWS 10 more times, securing their first national championship last season in 2017. Below is a list of former Florida sluggers and pitchers …
Read More »Stony Brook Looks to Challenge Gators Baseball
The Florida Gators baseball team will take on the Stony Brook Seawolves in a three-game home series this weekend. Florida has established their reputation as a ‘big name’ program, after multiple College World Series appearances, a national championship, and their current number one ranking. Stony Brook is not a program …
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 »Gator Softball Near the Top of Pre-Season Polls
The Women’s Softball pre-ranking polls looks a lot like how the softball season ended last year. The 2017 reigning College Softball National Champions, the Oklahoma Sooners, were ranked No. 1 in both the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll and the Florida Gators are …
Read More »Gators Baseball Announces Start of Fall Practice
The Florida Gator baseball team will begin its fall practice sessions this Wednesday at McKethan Stadium. Team workouts will be held on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Practices will be open for the public to watch. Pitching Schedule The practices may change depending on weather or other on-campus events and …
Read More »Former Gator Harrison Bader Slides into the MLB in A Big Way
Could this be the year for Gator baseball and former Gator baseball players to succeed? Well, after grabbing their first national championship last month in Omaha, there’s no doubt 2017 is year for the Gator Baseball team. However, there is proof Florida’s success could rubbing off on their former players. …
Read More »A Look Back on Gator Baseball’s Historic Season and A Look Toward Next Season
On Tuesday night, the Gator baseball team lived out their dream scenario in Omaha — a dogpile, celebratory hats and t-shirts, and the hoisting of a championship trophy. It was official: After a 6-1 victory over LSU, Florida won their first College World Series title in school history. Looking Back …
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