Florida Gator baseball (19-9, 5-4 SEC) hosts the Florida A&M Rattlers (10-16, 4-0 MEAC) for their second midweek game this week on Wednesday night at Florida Ballpark. The Gators took a close 7-6 victory over Stetson in their Tuesday night midweek meeting with the Hatters. Florida hosted the Rattlers in the …
Read More »Strong Night from Rivera Lifts Gators to Win
If this Gators team can do anything, it’s fight to pull out a win. Florida managed to stay ahead of Stetson to win the first of back-to-back weekday games, 7-6. After falling behind early, nearly the entire Gators lineup stepped up to string runs together. “Offensively, I thought we were …
Read More »Florida Gator Baseball Blanks Jacksonville
Florida Gators baseball made a comeback after last night’s loss to Jacksonville. The Gators left Jacksonville scoreless in game two of the series through nine innings with a score of 9-0. Florida out-hit Jacksonville 12-2 with an error on each side and improved their record to 12-4. The series finale …
Read More »Bullpen Falters, Comeback Short for Gators
Same old issue. This time against Jacksonville. After having control of the game after two-thirds of the innings, the Florida Gators bullpen falters for the final three innings, resulting in an eventual 10-9 loss. A solid night by Tommy Mace goes to waste. As did another night of the Gators’ …
Read More »Thirteen Inning Thriller- Miami Evens the Series With Gators in Baseball
Free baseball was on display for the first time ever at Florida Ballpark on Saturday afternoon. Top-ranked Florida could not hold on against number 21 Miami, despite an early lead. The series between the two Florida foes is now tied at 1-1 going into Sunday’s tiebreaker. Early on, it was …
Read More »Mace, Hickey Lead Gators to Baseball Season Opening Win Over Miami
Two hours and 42 minutes. That is how long it took before the delayed opening of the Florida baseball season finally began. Last season, the Gators pulled off a three-game sweep over the Miami Hurricanes. This weekend, the number one ranked Gators started that possibility again with a 7-5 win …
Read More »Gators Take Bulls by the Horns, Defeat USF In Baseball
It was an uncharacteristically chilly night at McKethan Stadium for mid-March, but that didn’t stop the Gator bats from getting hot. The Gators welcomed University of South Florida on Friday night for a weekend series, winning 9-1 in the opening game. The top-ranked Gators moved to 14-0 on the season, …
Read More »Florida Baseball Shuts Out FAMU
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 …
Read More »Gators Baseball Faces Stetson in DeLand (UPDATE: Game postponed for March 18)
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). …
Read More »Florida Baseball Clinches Series Against No.1 Miami
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 …
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