The No. 6 Gators baseball team (9-4) continues its 14-game homestand when it hosts Florida Gulf Coast (8-5) for a pair of midweek games on Tuesday and Wednesday. On the Mound The only announced starter for either team in either of the two games is Gators red-shirt junior Nick Blasucci. …
Read More »Gator Baseball Takes Extra Inning Win Over Jacksonville
The Florida Gator baseball team defeated the Jacksonville Dolphins, Tuesday night in extra innings, 5-4. Florida is now 6-3 on the year while the Dolphins fall to 3-4. How It Went Down Florida started well, scoring two runs in the first inning. Brady McConnell drew a lead off walk and …
Read More »Florida Baseball Set To Host Miami
After dropping two mid-week matches against USF and UNF, the Florida Gators are set to host the 4-0 Miami Hurricanes this weekend. Florida looks to overcome early season inconsistencies at the plate in a three game series against the undefeated Hurricanes. In their latest loss, UNF used a trio of …
Read More »Preview: Florida Baseball Travels to USF For Mid-Week Matchup
The No. 5 Florida Gators baseball team is off to a white-hot start after an opening weekend sweep of the Long Beach Dirtbags. They’ll look to carry that momentum into Tuesday night when they travel to Tampa to play against the USF Bulls. Did your favorite play from opening weekend …
Read More »Eckstein Joins Pirates Front Office
Former Florida baseball player and major league infielder David Eckstein joined the Pittsburgh Pirates front office as their special assistant for baseball operations. This is Eckstein’s first front office role in Major League Baseball. Eckstein will work alongside his brother Rick Eckstein, the Pirates’ hitting coach. College Baseball Career Eckstein began …
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 »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 »A Florida Baseball Father’s Support Never Stops
Sunday, June 17 marked Father’s Day this year and for the Florida baseball team, it didn’t go quite as planned. The Gators lost to Texas Tech in their opening game of the College World Series and their backs are officially against the wall. At a time like this, support can …
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 »CWS Preview: Florida’s Road to Repeat Begins Against Texas Tech
The Florida Gators (47-19) open College World Series play Sunday evening against Texas Tech (44-18). The Gators are making their fourth straight appearance in Omaha under the leadership of head coach Kevin O’Sullivan. They’re just the fifth team to do so since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams in …
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