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With Gator baseball starting in just ten days, UF pitcher, Hunter Barco, joins Steve Russel in an interview about his upcoming season. The Man Who Turned Down a Multi-Million Deal Hunter Barco, a left-handed pitcher for the Gators, has always wanted to be a professional baseball player. After committing to …

Coming off a disappointing ending to last season, the Florida Gators Baseball program will look to bounce back come spring. Today was the first day of fall practice and Coach Kevin O’Sullivan joined Steve Russel on the Sport Scene. Upcoming Season With the fall just underway, Sullivan is happy where …

Along with being the head coach of Florida’s baseball program, Kevin O’Sullivan recently added the title of “Pitching Coach” to his resume. After being named the pitching coach to USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team earlier this month, O’Sullivan has enjoyed his time working with some of the best college players …

There is no timetable for MLB’s regular season to start. However, that won’t delay this year’s shortened MLB Draft that starts tonight at 7 which could feature some Gators. This year’s changes The most obvious change is that the draft will be just five rounds instead of 40. This rule …

On October 24, 2019, the Chicago Cubs hired former Florida Gator David Ross as their manager. Ross replaced skipper Joe Maddon and signed him to a three-year contract. Hopes for a Return to the Diamond Ross’s first year taking on a managerial role has come to a halt due to …

The MLB, like the rest of numerous sports organizations, has seen its operations come to a standstill amidst the coronavirus outbreak across the world. But now, the league is hopeful it can get back to play much sooner than originally thought. MLB Targeting a Possible Return Date Earlier this week, …

Day one of the MLB Draft has officially come to an end. 78 picks in and there’s still so much talent left. With rounds one and two completed, the draft will continue with rounds 3 to 10 today. Live coverage of #MLBDraft Day 2 begins at 12:30 ET. In the …

In so many close games, the Florida Gators needed somebody to shut the door. That role for the past two seasons fell on the shoulders of Michael Byrne. Thanks to Byrne, Florida came out on top in many of those contests. However, UF will have to find a new hurler to …

The Auburn Tigers baseball team(42-21) (15-15 SEC) has had its way these past couple of weeks. The team qualified for the Raleigh (N.C.) regional and destroyed every opponent that got in their way. The Tigers combined for a total of 40 runs and only conceded 12. First defeating Northeastern, then …

Booking a trip to Super Regionals wasn’t the only big event to happen to three Gator baseball players last night. Junior third baseman Jonathan India, and junior pitchers Brady Singer and Jackson Kowar all heard their name called on the first day of the MLB Draft. In addition to them, …