“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 »SEC Baseball Continues To Reign Supreme
About one-third of the way through the college baseball season, the SEC standard is holding up. Out of 25 teams ranked in D1Baseball’s top 25 poll, 10 teams are from the SEC, with five in the Top 7. This is no surprise, as the SEC has seemingly dominated the sport …
Read More »Gators Baseball Outhits Rattlers For 10-7 Win
It was not the prettiest of wins, but the No. 6 Florida Gators won a midweek game at Condron Family Ballpark. Gators defeated the Florida A&M Rattlers 10-7. Solid relieving pitching, hot bats and Jac Caglianone being a one-of-a-kind player were the key factors in Tuesday’s win. Florida (17-11) has …
Read More »Florida Baseball Out To Stop MidWeek Woes, Hosts FAMU
The No. 6 Florida Gators baseball team will play Florida A&M at 6:30 today at Condron Family Ballpark looking to get over their midweek game slump. They have not won a Tuesday game since Feb. 2o. The Gators (16-11, 6-3 SEC) have found ways to win their weekend series, but …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Baseball Making Things Interesting
The Back Nine comes at you after a great weekend and I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Sunday. I know I did. 10. Let us start with baseball where the Gators had two walk-off wins in a series for the first time in 10 years. On Friday night, …
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 …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Sure, ‘I had Yale beating Auburn’ In My Bracket
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that pretty much had every emotion possible. 10. Let’s start with what happened Friday evening and the depression that fell over Gainesville with the end of another basketball season. There was anger, there was pain, there was the stinging realization that …
Read More »Gators Knock Out Six Homers, Run-Rule LSU En Route To Series Victory
From trash talk to moon shots, the Florida Gators and LSU Tigers exchanged plenty of blows in their rubber game Sunday. But in the end, after plenty of verbal jabs from both squads, the Gators got the last laugh. No. 6 Florida came away with a 12-2 victory to secure …
Read More »Caglianone’s Extra-Inning Homer Surges Florida Past LSU To Even Series
In front of the second largest crowd in LSU program history of 12,892 at Alex Box Stadium, No. 5 LSU put on a laser show, but the No. 6 Florida Gators silenced the Tiger fans Saturday night thanks to a two-run home run from Jac Caglianone in the 11th inning …
Read More »Callin’ Baton Rouge: No. 6 Florida Baseball Visits No. 5 LSU
A rematch of the 2023 College World Series final is the SEC Network’s primetime game tonight when No. 6 Florida takes on No. 5 LSU at Alex Box Stadium. This is Florida’s first trip to Baton Rouge in almost five years. LSU coach Jay Johnson spoke with the media Thursday …
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