The SEC has reached the midway point of conference play in a season that’s featured a variety of surprises. With multiple teams which started the season in the top five nationally, are now unranked and others which began the year on the outskirts of conference contention, pushing for a league …
Read More »Gators Can’t Complete Comeback In 9-8 Loss To South Carolina
The Saturday afternoon showdown between the Florida Gators and South Carolina Gamecocks followed a script that the former squad has become all too familiar with: falling behind early on in the day, showing inconsistent signs of life at the plate as the game goes on, and running out of gas …
Read More »Gators Open Weekend Series With Extra-Inning Loss At Missouri
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 …
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