It’s that time of year again. The 2022 MLB amateur draft started Sunday and will go till Tuesday. Three players from the Florida Gator baseball program have been selected Sunday, day one of the draft. https://twitter.com/GatorsBB/status/1548895662502191104 MLB Draft First Round Picks Outfielder Sterlin Thompson was chosen in the first round …
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Florida Gators in the MLB Draft
The Baltimore Orioles will be on the clock Sunday night when the MLB Draft will begin. There are multiple Gator players on the radar throughout the draft. Jud Fabian One of the top outfielders in college baseball, Jud Fabian is a hot commodity thanks to his instincts along with power …
Read More »Florida Gators Sterlin Thompson Prepares for MLB Draft
The 2022 MLB Draft begins on Sunday, July 17, and Florida Gators outfielder/ second basemen Sterlin Thompson hopes to hear his name called on the big stage. Thompson, who just finished his sophomore season with the Gators will head to Los Angeles for the draft. He is the 29th-ranked ranked …
Read More »Gators Softball Contributing to World Games
The World Games in softball kicked off from Birmingham, Alabama last week and the Florida Gators have had quite the impact on the softball team. Gator head coach Tim Walton was selected as an assistant coach, and is joined by current and former Gator players Charla Echols, Amanda Lorenz, and …
Read More »Sean Kelley Hired as New “Voice of the Gators”
On Wednesday, Sean Kelley joined Steve Russell on SportScene to discuss his new position as the “voice of the Gators.” Kelley will replace the legendary Mick Hubert at the mic. Hubert announced his retirement in May after holding his seat in the booth for 33 years. “I noticed just last …
Read More »Gator Baseball Roster Undergoes Significant Changes
The Gator baseball roster continues to change as seven players have entered the transfer portal. These players include Jorge De Gotti (freshman infielder), Mac Guscette (catcher), Timmy Manning (left-handed pitcher), Nick Pogue (right-handed pitcher), Corey Robinson (outfielder), Karl Hartman (right-handed pitcher) and Kris Armstrong (junior infielder). Currently, there are about …
Read More »Gators Rake in Post Season Awards
Gator athletes Wyatt Langford, Brandon Sproat, Leah Clapper and Megan Skaggs have raked in the post season awards recently. https://twitter.com/GatorsBB/status/1537081663686971392?s=20&t=cI-AdLoho9u9GJYcFVA49w Langford & Sproat The University of Florida starting pitcher Brandon Sproat and outfielder Wyatt Langford were recognized by the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings on the Southeast All-Region Team on Wednesday. …
Read More »Florida Gators Shine in APR Again
The Gators Academic Progress Rate shines again this year. With an overall average APR of 989, they are above the NCAA average of 984. What is an Academic Progress Rate? In the early 2000s, institutions would determine their athletes’ academic success by graduation rate. This rate was found to be …
Read More »Gators hire Taylor Black as new assistant coach
On Monday, Florida Baseball’s Head Coach, Kevin O’Sullivan announced that he has hired Taylor Black as the new assistant coach. Athletic Experience Prior to coaching, Black played collegiately for the University of Kentucky Wildcats. In his two years as a Wildcat Black started 110 of a possible 111 games for …
Read More »2022 Gator Baseball Season Comes to an End
The Last Gator Baseball Game of the Season After a loss in a forced game 3 in the Gainesville Regional, the Gator Baseball season has come to a close with Florida finishing as the runner-up in the tournament. The last game of their season facing Oklahoma ended with them earning …
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