Saturday’s doubleheader between the Florida Gators and Arkansas Razorbacks yielded mixed results for both squads. While the Gators managed to avoid the sweep, they still dropped their fourth consecutive SEC series. Arkansas squeezed by in a 6-5 win in the first game, while Florida bounced back with a 9-5 win …
Read More »Caglianone’s Record-Tying Performance Not Enough To Lift Gators Past Commodores
Jac Caglianone, the two-way phenom of the Florida Gators, made history in the team’s matchup Friday with the No. 13 Vanderbilt Commodores. Caglianone hit a home run for the ninth game in a row to tie the longest streak in NCAA history. In those nine games, UF has gone 2-7, …
Read More »Shelnut, Caglianone Lift Gators Past Jacksonville For First Midweek Run-Rule
Entering their Tuesday night matchup with the Jacksonville Dolphins, the Florida Gators knew something had to give. After a 1-6 start to the month, Florida needed to make a statement as they took to the diamond. Not just to their fans or their foes. But to themselves. With just over …
Read More »Gators Baseball Looks For Redemption Against Jacksonville
For the first time this season, the Gators are not in D1Baseball’s Top 25 rankings. It’s a far fall from the No. 2 spot the Gators started in the preseason poll. The Gators (18-17, 7-8 SEC) struggled to find themselves in the previous weeks. The team that went to the …
Read More »Gators Can’t Complete Comeback In 9-8 Loss To South Carolina
The Saturday afternoon showdown between the Florida Gators and South Carolina Gamecocks followed a script that the former squad has become all too familiar with: falling behind early on in the day, showing inconsistent signs of life at the plate as the game goes on, and running out of gas …
Read More »Florida Baseball Looks to Get Past Struggles, Faces FSU In Tallahassee
The No. 24 Florida baseball team plays against No. 10 Florida State at 7 p.m. today in front of a sold-out crowd at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee. The game will be on ESPN2 and also airs on ESPN 98.1-FM/850-AM WRUF. Weekend Recap The Gators (17-14, 6-6 SEC) are in …
Read More »Gators Swept By Missouri After Allowing Three Runs In The Ninth Inning
Things looked bleak for the Florida Gators on Sunday afternoon. After dropping their first two games of the weekend against the Missouri Tigers, the Gators fell behind by six runs within two innings in the series finale. On the verge of being swept, Florida had to buckle down and get …
Read More »Gators Open Weekend Series With Extra-Inning Loss At Missouri
Entering the month of April, the Florida Gators had won three consecutive SEC series. In their series opener against the Missouri Tigers on Friday night, however, the Gators did not have as much luck. No. 6 Florida (17-12, 6-4 SEC) only recorded a season-low two hits en route to a …
Read More »One-on-One with Colby Shelton: Slugger Finds His Florida Footing
“Leader by example.” That’s how Florida’s Colby Shelton views himself, both in his approach to the game of baseball and the game of life. Since his arrival in Gainesville this past fall, Shelton has made a seamless step into a leadership role for the Florida baseball program. After former UF …
Read More »Caglianone Saves Day For Gators In Series-Clinching Win Over MSU
On a crisp Easter Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark, the No. 6 Florida Gators were looking for a miracle of their own. Facing a one-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning, designated hitter Jac Caglianone entered the batter’s box with a man on first and no outs. Facing …
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