Michael Byrne, former Florida Gator pitcher, joined the Steve Russell on Sportscene Show recently to reflect on his time at Florida and discuss his experience with the Cincinnati Reds organization thus far. Byrne’s career as a Gator In 2016, Byrne joined Florida’s baseball program. His role was limited as a …
Read More »Arkansas Best the Returning National Champions Florida Gators in College World Series Semifinal
The Florida Gators baseball season has come to an end as the Arkansas Razorbacks beat them 5-2 in the College World Series. Despite Brady Singer starting on the mound tonight and freshman Tommy Mace only giving up one run over four innings in relief, the Gators were unable to make …
Read More »College World Series: Florida Exacts Revenge, Eliminates Texas Tech
The Florida Gators (49-20) exacted revenge with a 9-6 win against the Texas Tech Red Raiders (45-20) Thursday night. After seeing his pitch count run up early, Florida starter Jack Leftwich settled down and quieted the Red Raiders offense to lead the Gators to victory. Florida has now won seven …
Read More »Gators Baseball in the CWS: Off Days in Omaha
While Gator baseball isn’t under the lights playing in the College World Series, the team has been finding ways to enjoy their stay and take in the city of Omaha, Nebraska. There’s a lot of down time between games, so when the boys aren’t practicing they have been exploring the city …
Read More »Preview: Florida, Texas Tech Square Off in Elimination Game Rematch
The Florida Gators will attempt to redeem their College World Series opening game loss against Texas Tech when they face the Red Raiders for a second time Thursday night. However, this time it’s win or go home. Florida is looking to extend their streak of six straight wins in elimination …
Read More »Gator Baseball Managers: Meet the Team Behind the Team
Most baseball fans know the Florida Gators have been the No. 1 team on the field for most of the year. But what they don’t know is all the work that goes on behind the scenes that allows them to be so successful. Florida baseball’s equipment managers put in hard …
Read More »Kowar’s Career Day Leads Florida to Victory over Texas
The Florida Gators (48-20) staved off elimination Tuesday evening with a 6-1 win over the Texas Longhorns (42-23). Junior Jackson Kowar recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts over 6.2 innings of work en route to his 10th victory of the season. Early Florida Opportunities Florida’s offense came out of the gates …
Read More »CWS Preview: Florida Faces Texas with Season on the Line
The Florida Gators (47-20) find themselves in a position they’re rarely in heading into Tuesday’s elimination game against Texas (42-22): the team needs to bounce back following a Brady Singer loss. Over the past two seasons, he’s lost only seven games. Florida has a long road ahead of them if …
Read More »Texas Tech Takes Down Gator Baseball In Its CWS Opener
Sloppy defense and a lack of timely hitting proved to be the downfall of the Florida Gator baseball team in their opening game of the College World Series against Texas Tech. The Gators fell to the Red Raiders 6-3 in their 2018 CWS debut in Omaha. Texas Tech now has …
Read More »Field Set for 2018 College World Series
After a thrilling round of Super Regionals that saw the most winner-take-all Game 3s since the round debuted in 1999, the eight team field in Omaha is set for the 2018 College World Series. The 2018 Omaha Eight#CWS pic.twitter.com/ZRmW7PQxBG — NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 12, 2018 SEC Leads the Way …
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