The Back Nine comes at you after a lazy weekend that included a lovely nine holes with my wife and a couple of sleep-deprived nights. 10. The NFL draft was everything that makes the NFL – as my friend Chris Harry likes to call it – The King. It was …
Read More »Gators Baseball Loses Pitching Duel Against No. 2 Razorbacks
The two starting pitchers entering Friday’s game in Fayetteville, Ark., were in different circumstances. Florida’s Pierce Coppola is still nursing an injury that sidelined him in 2023. Arkansas’ Hagen Smith is a projected top-15 pick in the upcoming MLB draft and has been nothing short of dominant for the Razorbacks. …
Read More »Growing Up: The Turnaround of UF Freshman Pitcher Luke McNeillie
Florida baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan had seen enough. It was a March 6 midweek game against UCF when O’Sullivan stepped out of the home dugout, walked slowly toward the mound and signaled to the bullpen for a pitcher. The Knights had roughed up right-handed starter Luke McNeillie by tagging the …
Read More »Gators Baseball Escapes Nashville With Win; Shelnut Leads With 5 RBIs
The Florida Gators baseball team defeated the No. 13 Vanderbilt Commodores 6-2 on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. A solid outing on the mound from Jac Caglianone and a five-RBI output by Tyler Shelnut allowed Florida to salvage a game in the three-game SEC series. Fisher shuts the door! 🚪 2nd …
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 »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 »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 …
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