The Florida Gators (49-20) exacted revenge with a 9-6 win against the Texas Tech Red Raiders (45-20) Thursday night. After seeing his pitch count run up early, Florida starter Jack Leftwich settled down and quieted the Red Raiders offense to lead the Gators to victory. Florida has now won seven …
Read More »Gator Baseball Managers: Meet the Team Behind the Team
Most baseball fans know the Florida Gators have been the No. 1 team on the field for most of the year. But what they don’t know is all the work that goes on behind the scenes that allows them to be so successful. Florida baseball’s equipment managers put in hard …
Read More »Kowar’s Career Day Leads Florida to Victory over Texas
The Florida Gators (48-20) staved off elimination Tuesday evening with a 6-1 win over the Texas Longhorns (42-23). Junior Jackson Kowar recorded a career-high 13 strikeouts over 6.2 innings of work en route to his 10th victory of the season. Early Florida Opportunities Florida’s offense came out of the gates …
Read More »Langworthy Walk-Off Home Run Propels Florida to Fourth Straight College World Series Appearance
The Florida Gators (47-19) are off to Omaha for the fourth consecutive season following a 3-2 extra innings victory over the Auburn Tigers (43-23) Monday night. Austin Langworthy hit a walk-off home run in the eleventh inning that bounced off the glove of Auburn right fielder Steven Williams to send …
Read More »Two Gators Selected in the Final Day of the MLB Draft
This season, the Florida Gators baseball program is looking to repeat as NCAA Division I champions. Florida’s recent success is even more impressive considering how many of their players were drafted this week. Gators Drafted In The First Two Days The 2018 MLB Draft kicked off on Monday, with the …
Read More »Gator Baseball is Super Regional Bound
It was a late night in the ballpark as the Florida Gators baseball team defeated the Florida Atlantic Owls 5-2 and advanced to the Super Regional. The Owls won the first game between the two on Monday 7-3, forcing a winner-take-all second game. The second game didn’t start until 9:45 …
Read More »Florida Baseball Facing Elimination Following Loss to FAU
The Florida Gators (44-18) lost a potential regional-clinching game Monday night to the FAU Owls (43-18-1) by a score of 7-4. Florida will now participate in a winner-take-all regional final game for the second consecutive season. Kowar Struggles Early After working scoreless first and second innings, Florida starter Jackson Kowar …
Read More »No. 3 Florida Baseball Rallies to Squeak Past LSU
The Florida Gators (42-15) opened SEC Tournament play in Hoover, Alabama Wednesday night with a 4-3 victory over the LSU Tigers (34-24). Florida rallied from an early three-run deficit and won despite committing four errors. LSU Strikes First The Tigers got on the scoreboard first in the top of the …
Read More »Gators Lose 13-6 to MSU in Regular Season Finale
After Mississippi State found a way to score six runs in the eighth inning, Florida found themselves in the “L” column once again, ending the 2018 regular season on a four-game losing streak. The Bulldogs got out to a 4-1 lead to begin the game and never looked back. Starting pitcher …
Read More »Gator Baseball Drops Series to Mississippi State
The Gator baseball team’s (41-14, 20-9 SEC) 19-straight regular season series winning streak came to close Friday night after falling to the Mississippi State Bulldogs (30-24, 14-15 SEC) 12-4 in Starkville. Florida’s last series loss was April 7-9, 2017 against Tennessee in Gainesville. The loss to the Bulldogs also marks …
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