Tag Archives: Florida Gators baseball

Former Gator and major leaguer Matt Den Dekker has taken a job on the Charleston Southern coaching staff for 2021. Den Dekker was an integral part of the Florida Gators from 2007-10, helping the program reach the College World Series in 2010. Playing Career Den Dekker came to UF and …

David Eckstein is a former walk-on infielder for the Florida Gators who went on to play 10 seasons of Major League Baseball for five different teams. He is a two-time World Series champion and is still involved with the league, today. He is now a “Special Assistant” in the Pittsburgh …

Mike Martin Jr. did something his Dad couldn’t in his last 11 tries in playing baseball against the University of Florida…he  beat the Gators. The top-ranked Gators fell to number 15 Florida State 2-0 Tuesday night, suffering their first loss of the season.  Not only is it Florida’s first loss to …

Things are clicking for Florida baseball as the competition steeps up the rest of the way. The Gators defeated the South Florida Bulls 15-5 to push their record to 15-0. With Alabama dropping to Lipscomb, Florida is now the only undefeated team in Division 1 baseball. Kevin O’Sullivan on his …

The Florida Gator baseball team got its lucky number 13 win of the season Wednesday night. UF moved to 13-0 after it cruised past the Florida A&M Rattlers 5-0 in Gainesville. While the Gators are nowhere near Texas’s 34 straight wins to open the 1977 season, they’re just five wins …

Florida Gators baseball is off to its best start ever. The top-ranked Gators downed the Florida Atlantic Owls 7-3 in West Palm Beach on Tuesday night. Florida now has a school-record 12 straight wins to start a season.  Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan said it was great to play in …

The Florida baseball team hosts a three-game series against the Troy Trojans beginning on Friday. The Gators have a chance to build on their already impressive start. This is the first 8-0 start in the Kevin O’Sullivan era. Additionally, it’s Florida’s first 8-0 start since 2002. Meanwhile, the Trojans come …

UPDATE: Wednesday’s game has been postponed due to weather. The makeup date has been set for March 18. After an unexpected day off on Tuesday, Florida Gator baseball is back at it.  The Gators (8-0) heads down to DeLand for a midweek match up with the Stetson University Hatters (6-1). …

The number two Florida Gator baseball team outlasts the number one ranked Miami Hurricanes, 7-4, on Saturday night in Coral Gables. Florida clinched the series in their extra-inning thriller. Right-hander Jack Leftwich took the mound for the Gators in Game 2 against the Hurricanes. Leftwich (6.0 IP, 1 R, 1 …

The Florida Gators baseball team heads down to Coral Gables for a weekend series against top-ranked Miami. It’s a top 5 matchup in a hostile environment and a critical early test for Kevin O’Sullivan’s squad. Florida took Saturday and Sunday after Miami’s 5-2 Friday night victory in 2019. Let’s just …