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After the NCAA granted all spring athletes an extra year of eligibility to account for the cancellation of the 2020 season, Florida third baseman Kirby McMullen is thrilled to return to Gainesville for one more year. 2020 Shortened Season Through 16 games last season, the Ocala native batted .278 with …

Gators Baseball’s season was cut short last year due to the outbreak of COVID-19. They finished 2020 with a 16-1 record and were the top-ranked baseball team. In 2021, they enter ranked No.1 by Baseball America, making this the fourth outlet to rank the Gators No.1 for the preseason. One …

Michael Byrne, former Florida Gator pitcher, joined the Steve Russell on Sportscene Show recently to reflect on his time at Florida and discuss his experience with the Cincinnati Reds organization thus far. Byrne’s career as a Gator In 2016, Byrne joined Florida’s baseball program. His role was limited as a …

David Eckstein is a former walk-on infielder for the Florida Gators who went on to play 10 seasons of Major League Baseball for five different teams. He is a two-time World Series champion and is still involved with the league, today. He is now a “Special Assistant” in the Pittsburgh …

Rivalry. The very word evokes emotion in every sports fan. For some, it’s fairly simple. Their team does not like another team, so they don’t like that team. For others, the diehards, rivalries run deeper. The impulse to despise that one opponent has been ingrained in them from birth. The …

The Florida Gators baseball season is right around the corner. The countdown has begun to witness star-pitcher Jack Leftwich return to the mound. Leftwich suffered a blister injury on his pitching hand last spring, causing him to miss a lengthy amount of time in the regular season that ended up …

For the first time since 1997, the Auburn Tigers are heading to Omaha, Nebraska, for the College World Series where they will play the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The game is Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2. LET'S GO-MAHA!!! The Tigers are headed to the College World Series for the fifth …

Post-season baseball is underway with the SEC Tournament set to begin on Tuesday in Hoover, Alabama’s Metropolitan Stadium. The SEC, which boasts eight teams ranked in the Top 25 Coaches Poll, has led the pack in terms of the number of teams in the Top 25 each week. While the …

After a disappointing Game 2 loss against the South Carolina Gamecocks, the Florida Gators shook off Friday’s to earn a much-needed Game 3 victory.  In a ninth inning two out rally, Florida’s Jordan Butler hit a three-run homer to right field to give the Gators a 6-4 victory.  The win …

In a key SEC weekend series, the Florida Gators (23-13, 5-8 SEC) pulled off a frustrating 9-5 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks (20-14, 3-10 SEC) on Thursday night in McKethan Stadium. Despite inconsistency on the mound, the Gators’ made minimal fielding errors and found a rhythm at the plate. In …