Entering the month of April, the Florida Gators had won three consecutive SEC series. In their series opener against the Missouri Tigers on Friday night, however, the Gators did not have as much luck. No. 6 Florida (17-12, 6-4 SEC) only recorded a season-low two hits en route to a …
Read More »One-on-One with Colby Shelton: Slugger Finds His Florida Footing
“Leader by example.” That’s how Florida’s Colby Shelton views himself, both in his approach to the game of baseball and the game of life. Since his arrival in Gainesville this past fall, Shelton has made a seamless step into a leadership role for the Florida baseball program. After former UF …
Read More »SEC Baseball Continues To Reign Supreme
About one-third of the way through the college baseball season, the SEC standard is holding up. Out of 25 teams ranked in D1Baseball’s top 25 poll, 10 teams are from the SEC, with five in the Top 7. This is no surprise, as the SEC has seemingly dominated the sport …
Read More »Florida Baseball Out To Stop MidWeek Woes, Hosts FAMU
The No. 6 Florida Gators baseball team will play Florida A&M at 6:30 today at Condron Family Ballpark looking to get over their midweek game slump. They have not won a Tuesday game since Feb. 2o. The Gators (16-11, 6-3 SEC) have found ways to win their weekend series, but …
Read More »Caglianone Saves Day For Gators In Series-Clinching Win Over MSU
On a crisp Easter Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark, the No. 6 Florida Gators were looking for a miracle of their own. Facing a one-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning, designated hitter Jac Caglianone entered the batter’s box with a man on first and no outs. Facing …
Read More »Cade Kurland Leads Gators To Walk-Off Win Over Mississippi State
Entering the bottom of the ninth inning against the No. 21 Mississippi State Bulldogs, things looked bleak for the No. 6 Florida Gators facing a two-run deficit. But the Gators refused to back down at Condron Family Ballpark. Junior Ty Evans cut the deficit to one run with a single. …
Read More »Florida Baseball Hosts Mississippi State For Three-Game Set
Gators baseball is in an interesting position. The team’s inability to consistently win midweek games is hurting them in terms of overall record. At just 14-10, the Gators’ record overall this season is second-to-last in the SEC. Yet at the same time, Florida has proved to be strong in baseball’s …
Read More »Florida State Baseball routs Florida, 14-3
The No. 6 Florida Gators baseball team has been up-and-down coming into Tuesday’s game against No. 17 Florida State. The Gators in recent weeks lost in their midweek games, but would end up winning the weekend series. This trend continued against their state rivals. The Seminoles defeated the Gators 14-3 …
Read More »Florida, FSU Face Off in Game 2 of Sunshine State Showdown Series
The No. 6-ranked Florida Gators baseball team has a big one this evening at 121 Financial Ballpark in Jacksonville. They will take on the No. 17 Florida State Seminoles seeking redemption for their 12-8 loss in Gainesville earlier this month. First pitch is at 6 p.m. on the SEC Network+, …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Sure, ‘I had Yale beating Auburn’ In My Bracket
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that pretty much had every emotion possible. 10. Let’s start with what happened Friday evening and the depression that fell over Gainesville with the end of another basketball season. There was anger, there was pain, there was the stinging realization that …
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