Junior ace for the Gators and recent All-American selection Alex Faedo was asked Thursday if he thought Florida’s season had been a success in his eyes so far. “I wanted to be in the situation to go to Omaha at the beginning of the year, and I think we’re in that …
Read More »All-Americans Faedo and Byrne Lead Dominant Gator Pitching Staff
In a NCAA regional littered with pressure-packed situations, the Florida Gators were able to stave off elimination by turning to leaders on their pitching staff. Alex Faedo and Michael Byrne responded to huge challenges throughout the Gainesville Regional with a series of brilliant outings. These type of performances have become …
Read More »Gator Baseball Falls 6-2 to Bethune Cookman, Setting Up a Winner-Take-All
Beat a team to avoid elimination? That’s a great win. Beat that same team for the first time in school history? Well, that’s just icing on the cake. That’s what Bethune-Cookman (36-24) accomplished Sunday night in Gainesville, taking down regional top seed Florida (44-17) by a score of 6-2. The …
Read More »NCAA Regional Baseball: Bethune-Cookman Defeats Marist, Faces UF-USF Loser Next
A day after tallying 12 hits in a 10-6 loss against the Florida Gators, the Marist Red Foxes struggled to find their offensive rhythm in the first elimination game of the Gainesville Regional. Marist is heading home after falling to the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats by a score of 4-2. Game Summary …
Read More »Schwarz, Byrne Push Gator Baseball Past Marist
Two runners on. Two outs. Close game. J.J. Schwarz at the plate. The crowd had a suspicion of what was coming, and as soon as they heard the crack of the ball getting crushed by his bat, they received their confirmation. Clinging to just a one run lead, Schwarz again …
Read More »Gator Baseball’s Road to Omaha Starts Against Marist in Gainesville Regional
The Gator baseball team is the overall third national seed in the NCAA Baseball Tournament and will be hosting the Gainesville Regional, with their first game coming against Marist (32-21) on Friday night. GAINESVILLE REGIONAL #1 Florida#2 South Florida#3 Bethune-Cookman#4 Marist#RoadToOmaha pic.twitter.com/A0GYG6HFA3 — NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) May 29, 2017 This …
Read More »NCAA Regional Baseball: USF Dominates Bethune-Cookman
The USF Bulls(42-17, 14-10 AAC) defeated the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats(33-24, 15-8 MEAC) in the first game of the NCAA Gainesville Regional by a score of 9-1. Friday afternoon marked the first postseason meeting between the two schools. USF now holds a 59-16 lead in the all-time series. USF Scores Early and …
Read More »Marist Prepares to face Gators in Regionals
The Marist Red foxes will be the Gators opponents in the regional round of the NCAA Baseball Championship. The Red Foxes are a four seed in the bracket, while Florida is ranked third overall seed in the playoff bracket. Journey to the Tourney Marist ended their season winning five of …
Read More »Gator Baseball Hosts South Carolina In Match Up of Top-25 SEC Teams
The 10th ranked Gator baseball team is in Gainesville for a three-game series against SEC East rival and 18th ranked South Carolina from Thursday through Saturday. We're ready for a HUGE weekend series against South Carolina! See you at the Mac, it gets started tomorrow night at 7:30! #GoGators pic.twitter.com/hfXW1yfR1i — …
Read More »Gator Baseball Drops Second Straight in Extra Innings to Tennessee, Falls 3-2
For the second straight day, the Gator baseball team went to extra innings with Tennessee. And for the second straight time, the Gators lost a one-run game to the Vols in 10 innings. Florida fell 3-2 to Tennessee on Saturday night at McKethan Stadium, one night after losing to them …
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