As the MLB Postseason starts tonight, there were a few notable Florida Gator Alumni that had great seasons for teams throughout baseball. Harrison Bader of the St. Louis Cardinals, Anthony Desclafani of the San Francisco Giants, and Mike Zunino of the Tampa Bay Rays are on postseason rosters, but a …
Read More »Rob Manfred on the State of Major League Baseball
Shohei Ohtani pitched and hit in consecutive innings, Peter Alonso defended his Home Run Derby crown, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. sent a ball into orbit en route to an All-Star Game MVP. Before all the excitement began, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred addressed trending topics across baseball. Rule Changes …
Read More »Peter Alonso Sets The Mets Single Season Home Run Record
This is Peter Alonso’s year! He got engaged to Haley Renee (on Nov. 28), got his start in the Majors after Spring Training, pasted the National League rookie home run record (39), won the home run derby as a rookie, and has now set the N.Y. Mets single season home …
Read More »Former Gator Pete Alonso Shining for the New York Mets
The New York Mets are at the top of the NL East in large part because of former Gator first baseman Pete Alonso. In his first season in the majors, Alonso leads the team in batting average, home runs, RBI, on-base percentage and hits. A Look at the Numbers Alonso …
Read More »Gator Baseball No. 3 In Preseason Rankings
Gator Baseball No. 3 In Preseason Rankings
Read More »Gator Baseball Enjoys Opening Day Festivities in Omaha
The 2016 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska is in full swing. On the day before the World Series officially starts play, all the coaches held press conferences and then all eight teams had an hour to take the field at TD Ameritrade Park to practice. The Gators started practice …
Read More »CWS Preview: Gator Baseball Returns To Omaha, First Up–Coastal Carolina
Sunday night, the Florida Gators open up their run in the 2016 College World Series against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, in Omaha, Nebraska. Florida, a team who is no stranger to the College World Series, is making a run for it for the 10th time in program history. Coastal Carolina is making its first ever …
Read More »Gator Baseball Blanks FSU, Advances to College World Series
The Florida Gator baseball team (52-14) is headed to the College World Series for the fifth time in nine seasons, following a 7-0 rout of Florida State (41-22) in the deciding game of the Gainesville Super Regional on Monday night. Dane Dunning earned the win for Florida, improving to 6-3 on …
Read More »Florida Baseball Bounces Back in Super Regional Elimination Game
The Florida Gator baseball team (51-14) staved off elimination with a 5-0 win over Florida State (41-21) in Sunday night’s Super Regional match up from Gainesville. Logan Shore got the win for Florida, pitching his 17th consecutive victory in his final start at McKethan Stadium. Tyler Holton shouldered the loss for …
Read More »Florida Baseball Blanked in Super Regional by In-State Rival FSU
The top-seeded Florida Gator baseball team (50-14) fell 3-0 against in-state rival Florida State (41-20) in Saturday night’s NCAA Super Regional game from McKethan Stadium. The loss marks the first time the Gators have been shut out at home in an NCAA tournament game. Drew Carlton improved to 8-3 on …
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