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 »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 »Singer, Florida Power Past Auburn’s Mize
The Florida Gators (46-18) took down the Auburn Tigers (42-22) by a score of 8-2 in Game 1 of the Gainesville Super Regional Saturday afternoon. The Gator offense roughed up Auburn starter Casey Mize, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s MLB draft, and Florida is now a win …
Read More »Schwarz and Liput Selected on Day Two of MLB Draft
The second day of the MLB Draft was a busy one for the Florida baseball program. Florida 1B/C JJ Schwarz and 2B Deacon Liput were both selected on day two of the 2018 MLB Draft. Liput and Schwarz bring the number of Florida players picked in this year’s draft up …
Read More »Florida Baseball Facing Elimination Following Loss to FAU
The Florida Gators (44-18) lost a potential regional-clinching game Monday night to the FAU Owls (43-18-1) by a score of 7-4. Florida will now participate in a winner-take-all regional final game for the second consecutive season. Kowar Struggles Early After working scoreless first and second innings, Florida starter Jackson Kowar …
Read More »Gators Rally From Early Deficit to Defeat Columbia 13-5
It was tougher than it was supposed to be. Columbia gave the top seeded Gators everything they could handle on Friday afternoon as it took a comeback effort for Florida to prevail 13-5. How the Gators Came back The game started out on the right note as UF got out …
Read More »Gator Baseball Lost In A Fog, Eliminated From SEC Tournament
The Gators played in a fog in more ways than one Friday night, but it wasn’t until Saturday morning when their SEC Tournament Championship hopes came to an end. A fog delay in the bottom of the sixth inning on Friday forced the umpires to suspend the game until the …
Read More »No. 3 Florida Baseball Rallies to Squeak Past LSU
The Florida Gators (42-15) opened SEC Tournament play in Hoover, Alabama Wednesday night with a 4-3 victory over the LSU Tigers (34-24). Florida rallied from an early three-run deficit and won despite committing four errors. LSU Strikes First The Tigers got on the scoreboard first in the top of the …
Read More »Gators Lose 13-6 to MSU in Regular Season Finale
After Mississippi State found a way to score six runs in the eighth inning, Florida found themselves in the “L” column once again, ending the 2018 regular season on a four-game losing streak. The Bulldogs got out to a 4-1 lead to begin the game and never looked back. Starting pitcher …
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