Sitting dead last in their respective divisions, it’s safe to say the Tampa Bay Rays (3-12) and Miami Marlins (4-11) are struggling. Less than three weeks into the 2018 season, it’s already starting to feel like it’s going to be a long year for both teams. Tampa Bay Rays Coming …
Read More »Red Sox, Mets Off To Hot Start This Season
The 2018 MLB Season is less than 20 days in and the layout of the league is already beginning to take shape. Two teams, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets, are off to hot starts with two of the best records in Major League Baseball. The Red …
Read More »Breaking Barriers: A Pioneer for Women in Sports
Written and edited by Jordyn Reed and Courtney Mims. “By 1988…I became the country’s second national baseball columnist and we were reinventing the wheel.” A pioneer for women in the sports world and the first female recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, Claire Smith, has accomplished a great deal …
Read More »No. 1 Florida Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader, Series Against Missouri
The top-ranked Florida baseball team (32-6, 12-3) completes a sweep of the Missouri Tigers (24-12, 6-9) on Saturday after taking home a pair of victories. Florida won the evening’s first game by a score of 10-2 and won the second game by a score of 7-2. The Gators have now …
Read More »Preview: No. 1 Florida Hosts Missouri for SEC Weekend Matchup
The Florida Gators (29-6, 9-3) welcome the Missouri Tigers (24-9, 6-6) to McKethan Stadium this weekend in search of another SEC series victory. Florida has won its first four SEC series for the first time since 1994 and is looking to add to its history of success against Missouri at …
Read More »Rays Defeat White Sox in Front of Empty Stadium
On Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays won 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox. The Rays jumped out to an early 4-0 lead followed shortly by a solo home run from Carlos Gómez. Blake Snell gave up only 1 hit and 1 run through 6 innings and struck out ten batters. …
Read More »Marlins Give Up Another Lead and Fall to the Mets
The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins last night after the Marlins led the game twice. Marlins first-baseman Justin Bour smacked two home runs in the 5th and the 7th innings to give the Marlins the lead. Bour’s success at the plate, however, did not push the Marlins past …
Read More »Red Sox Throttle Yankees Behind Sale and Betts
The Boston Red Sox improved their record to an MLB-best 9-1 as they defeated the New York Yankees 14-1. The Red Sox were led by dominant performances from their top two stars, Chris Sale and Mookie Betts. Sale led the Sox on the mound by going 6.0 innings and striking …
Read More »Gator Baseball Sweeps Season Series Against Noles
The top ranked Florida baseball team (29-6) has swept the 10th ranked Florida State Seminoles (24-10) for the second straight season. Kevin O’Sullivan and Company picked up their third win of the season over in-state rival FSU Tuesday night by a score of 6-3. With the win at Dick Howser …
Read More »Game 3 of the Sunshine Showdown – Gators vs. Seminoles
No. 1 Florida Baseball heads to Tallahassee tonight to take on their in-state rival, No. 10 Florida State. This is the third and final game of the Fresh from Florida Sunshine Showdown. The Gators come into tonight’s game winning 12 of the last 13 match-ups against FSU. If Florida wins tonight …
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