The fifth ranked Gator baseball team (35-13, 16-8 SEC) hosts 23rd ranked USF (37-10, 12-6 AAC) tonight in the final game of a six-game home stand. The game is also the final mid-week game of the regular season, as Florida has just two SEC weekend series left afterwards before the …
Read More »Gator Baseball Dominates Ole Miss Behind Big Fourth Inning, Strong Start from Faedo
The Gator baseball team was tied 0-0 with Ole Miss on Friday night when Christian Hicks walked up to the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning with the bases loaded. Hicks worked his way to a full count. And then kept fouling off pitches to stay alive. And …
Read More »Gator Baseball Completes Road Sweep of Georgia
A team always relishes the opportunity to get a sweep of a rival. Even more when it’s on the road. That’s what the Gator baseball team did against Georgia, sealing the sweep with a 4-3 win Sunday afternoon in Athens. Florida used a strong start from starting pitcher Jackson Kowar (7.0 …
Read More »Schwarz Grand Slam Launches Gator Baseball to Series Win over South Carolina
On Friday night, the Gator baseball team was down by two and had the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth with no outs against South Carolina, but squandered the opportunity and ultimately lost the game 4-2. When presented with the same opportunity Saturday afternoon, this time down 5-3, …
Read More »Ninth Inning Rally Pushes Gator Baseball Past Vandy
The No.12 ranked Gator baseball team has had a knack for dramatic games as of late. Thursday night was no different, as the Gators produced five runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat Vanderbilt in Nashville 10-6. After being much maligned for failing to score runs earlier …
Read More »Gator Baseball Drops Second Straight in Extra Innings to Tennessee, Falls 3-2
For the second straight day, the Gator baseball team went to extra innings with Tennessee. And for the second straight time, the Gators lost a one-run game to the Vols in 10 innings. Florida fell 3-2 to Tennessee on Saturday night at McKethan Stadium, one night after losing to them …
Read More »Gator Baseball Completes Road Sweep of Missouri with 2-1 Win
The ninth ranked Gator baseball team hung on for a close 2-1 win on Sunday in Columbia, completing the sweep of 23rd ranked Missouri (21-7, 4-5 SEC). The win marks Florida’s (20-9, 5-4 SEC) first sweep of the SEC schedule, and could be a sign of a team that’s starting to …
Read More »Gator Baseball Travels to Auburn For Start of SEC Schedule
The No. 5 ranked Gator baseball team will start their quest for an SEC regular season title this weekend when they travel to Auburn for a three-game series. Florida Florida (13-5) is coming off of a big 1-0 mid-week win over top ranked Florida State at home on Tuesday. The Gators …
Read More »Gator Baseball Splits Saturday Doubleheader, Takes Series Against Seton Hall
The Gator baseball team bounced back Saturday night, winning the second leg of a doubleheader after dropping the first game to take the series against the Seton Hall Pirates. Seton Hall won the first game 3-2 in 13 innings, while the Gators took the rubber match 4-3. Florida sits at …
Read More »No. 2 Gator Baseball Opens Season With 5-4 Comeback Win over William and Mary
It wasn’t easy for the second-ranked team in the country, but the Gator baseball team used a two-run bottom of the seventh inning to come from behind and defeat the William and Mary Tribe 5-4 on opening night at McKethan Stadium. Sophomore pitcher Michael Byrne earned the win for the …
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