Two innings of a nine-inning game played pivotal for the Gator baseball team (17-7, 3-3 SEC) in its rubber match against the LSU Tigers (17-7, 3-3 SEC) Sunday. Through three innings, pitching was solid by both teams and a possible pitching duel was on deck. But two home runs in …
Read More »Gators Baseball Dismantled by LSU; Series Even
The Florida Gator baseball team (17-6, 3-2) fell to the LSU Tigers (16-7, 2-3) on Saturday at home, losing 16-4. They got behind early and could not get back into the game. They head into Sunday’s game looking for a win to take the series over the Tigers. Back at …
Read More »Santa Fe routs Lake-Sumter in 11-1 win
The Santa Fe Saints tallied a season-high 20 hits in today’s game, winning 11-1 in only six innings. This is Santa Fe’s third game in a row scoring nine or more runs. Hitting Dominance On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, the Saints started off on fire with RBI singles by both …
Read More »Gator Baseball Cruises Past LSU in SEC Home Opener
The Florida Gator baseball team beats number 21 LSU 7-2 on Friday night in Gainesville in the SEC home opener for the Gators. Defense Hunter Barco took the mound Friday night in glorious fashion, eliciting cheers from the 6,226 fans in attendance. Over the course of the game, Barco recorded …
Read More »Gators Host LSU in Weekend Series
The No. 21 LSU Tigers come to Gainesville this weekend, setting course for an electric SEC series. Start Strong, Finish Stronger Florida has made a case all season that they are serious contenders. The team sits at third in the nation in home runs with 43 so far, and with …
Read More »Gainesville Native and Former Bobcat Andrew Miller Announces Retirement
After 16 seasons in the majors, Gainesville native and former Buchholz pitcher Andrew Miller announces retirement. Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch received the following text from Miller: “The list of people who took me aside, put their arm around me, made me laugh when I needed to, or …
Read More »Columbia Tigers Hope to Extend Win Streak vs Bishop Kenny
The Columbia Tigers suffered a tight 7-5 loss in their season opener to Sandalwood (Jacksonville). Since then, they have been red hot winning eight games on the fly. Hot Streak They boast an undefeated 4-0 record at home which they hope to extend Thursday night against the Bishop Kenny Crusaders …
Read More »MLB and MLBPA Agree to New Rules
Major League Baseball and the MLBPA have agreed to a handful of rule changes for the 2022 season. Among them are an expanded roster for the month of April and the automatic runner on second base in extra innings. The rule changes are still pending owner approval, and MLB owners …
Read More »Gators Baseball Narrowly Beats Bethune-Cookman
The Florida Gator baseball team (16-5, 2-1) squeaked their way past Bethune-Cookman (8-12, 3-0) on Tuesday, winning 3-2. https://twitter.com/GatorsBB/status/1506436779972313088 Good Work from the Gator Bullpen Nick Pogue took the mound for Florida on Tuesday against Bethune-Cookman. His outing was expected to be short as he was on a pitch limit; …
Read More »Johnny Wiggs Wins 500th Game
Santa Fe Saints head baseball coach Johnny Wiggs picked up his 500th career win Monday. We're fortunate to have you leading the baseball program @WiggsJohnny! We all know that you don’t like to lose, but your passion for winning has helped lead to incredible success, making @SantaFeCollege one of the …
Read More »