Everything the Gators had worked for this year had come down to this. One final game to either stay alive in the hunt for the NCAA Tournament, or all but sink to the bottom of the pack. With their lives now on the line, the Florida Gators not only answered …
Read More »Florida Throttled by Georgia 9-4 As NCAA Hopes Dwindle
The Gators baseball team came into Athens, Ga., treading water and it’s simply now or never in their last regular-season series of the season. After dropping two of three games to then-N0. 4 Kentucky in extra innings the previous weekend in Gainesville, the Gators (26-26, 11-17 SEC) are pressing going …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Caglianone Best To Play Baseball At UF
The Back Nine comes at you after an eventful weekend that was some good, some not so good. Some of it was just downright sad. 10. And I will start out with sadness because we found out as we were all preparing to have our Sponsors Party Friday night that …
Read More »Gators Drop Home Season Finale To No. 4 Kentucky In Extra Innings
The Florida Gators’ home season finale felt like an appropriate summary of the team’s 2024 campaign as a whole. After falling behind early on, the Gators clawed their way back into the game and managed to tie things up… only to run out of steam and come up just short …
Read More »Florida Baseball Pounds No. 4 Kentucky 10-1 To Even Series
Florida defeated the No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats 10-1 to even the series Saturday at Condron Family Ballpark. The Gators received an excellent performance from freshman pitcher Liam Peterson, the team reached base 22 times while three batters dominated at the plate. However, UF will be without junior right fielder Ty …
Read More »Florida Baseball Can’t Hold Off Kentucky In 10-Inning Thriller
It’s still the regular season, but for the Gators, it’s playoff mode now looking for their 11th conference win. From a 6:30 p.m. start that shifted to 1 p.m., the first pitch still wasn’t thrown until 3:30 p.m. due to a weather delay at Condron Family Ballpark. Adding to that, …
Read More »Gators Pick Up Midweek-Finale Win Against USF
The clock is ticking on Florida’s chances to put itself in a confident position heading into the postseason. The urgency is evident following the first inning of Tuesday’s baseball game against the USF Bulls. Even with freshman Liam Peterson getting the start after giving up just one run and striking …
Read More »Florida Baseball Hosts USF In Key Game Today
No way Florida Gators baseball fans would have thought today’s regular-season contest against South Florida at Condron Family Ballpark would slide into the must-win category when the season started in February. Tuesday night baseball! 🆚: South Florida 📍: Condron Family Ballpark ⏰: 6:30 p.m. ET 📺: https://t.co/uMN0l1p9yE 📻: https://t.co/Ei0yhmAq0I 📊: …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Former UF standout Horschel Earns Special Spot
The Back Nine comes at you on Bob Dooley Invitational Week and I am stressing so be nice to me. I’m just kidding, Gainesville has been plenty nice to me. 10. This is the 29thyear of the tournament and we are once again overwhelmed by the generosity of people. We …
Read More »Florida Surrenders 11 Runs In Sixth En Route To Series Loss Against Tennessee
In the first five innings of their rubber match against the Tennessee Volunteers, the Florida Gators did not trail once. But that all changed following a turbulent sixth inning. In a frame that saw Florida shuffle through three pitchers, the Gators surrendered 11 runs, all but sealing their fate in …
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