This weekend was an important SEC series for Florida’s baseball team (20-10). Having opened the season 1-5 in conference play, Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan said Sunday he recognized the significance of these three games against Alabama. The Gators completed their sweep of the Crimson Tide (20-9; 2-7) by defeating the …
Read More »Gator Baseball Comes From Behind to Beat FSU 4-2
A wild, error filled, seventh inning ended up giving No. 24 Florida’s baseball team its 10th consecutive win over No. 21 Florida State (17-7; 5-4 in ACC) by a score of 4-2 in a game played at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. The Gators (17-10; 1-5 in SEC) were the first …
Read More »Gator Baseball Takes Sunday Doubleheader, Sweeps Winthrop
A 23-point victory might be common in basketball, or even a game of football, but not so much in a collegiate baseball game. A 23-run victory is exactly what Florida’s baseball team (9-4) delivered in Game 2 of the series against the Winthrop Eagles on Sunday. The Gators would rout …
Read More »Gator Baseball Preview: Florida prepares for three-game series against Winthrop
The Florida Gator’s baseball team’s weekend series against the Winthrop Eagles will be about regaining momentum. Had it not been for a 12-9 loss to UCF in the midweek, Florida (6-4) would’ve entered Friday’s game with four consecutive victories. However, the Knights bats’ racked up 14 hits on five different …
Read More »Former Gator David Eckstein Gets a New Job With His Brother
Former Gator and major league infielder David Eckstein will be in the front office for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Eckstein will serve as a special assistant for baseball operations for the organization. For Eckstein, this job has sentimental value because he gets to work with his brother, Rick, who is a …
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 »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 »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 »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 …
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