Baseball

In this wild race to Hoover, this week’s action in the SEC showed us that you can never let your guard down. Vanderbilt swept Georgia, Kentucky stormed back to beat Tennessee and Arkansas dropped two out of three to Texas A&M. Florida got a huge road series win, Texas keeps …

The Tampa Bay Rays took on the New York Yankees in a four-game series this past weekend. The Yankees won three out of the four games in the series. The Rays record stands at 9-14 after the series. What Went Wrong The Rays offense struggled mightily against the Yankees pitchers. …

Late April means it’s crunch time for high school baseball, and three Gainesville teams are ready for the bright lights and big moments. Buchholz, Oak Hall and Saint Francis commence play in the regional quarterfinals this week. The Eagles and Wolves will square off in the Class 1A bracket after …

The Gators’ seven-game winning streak came to an end in the series finale at Mississippi State on Sunday when the Gators fell 14-8 in a wild, back-and-forth slugfest at Dudy Noble Field. After jumping out to an early lead behind Colby Shelton’s two-run homer, Florida (27-15, 6-12 SEC) struggled to …

Florida backed up its offensive performance from Friday night with an impressive one Saturday. The Gators had 11 hits and put 11 on the board in Game 2 for an 11-8 win against Mississippi State at Dudy Noble Field that clinched the series. That’s 24 runs on 28 hits in …

The Florida baseball team dominated Mississippi State 13-3 in the series opener Friday night at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville. Mississippi State (23-15, 5-11 SEC) started out hot by scoring two runs in the first two innings, including a leadoff home run. However, it was not enough against a red-hot …

The Saint Francis Catholic Academy Wolves walked it off in the bottom of the seventh on a single by junior Cyrus Fariborzian to beat the Oak Hall Eagles 3-2 on Thursday at Roger Maris Field and win the program’s first district championship. Pitching Duel Sets Tone It was a battle …

The Florida Gators hit the road for a crucial series against Mississippi State this weekend. Florida (25-14, 4-11) enters the series on a five-game winning streak and has won seven of its last eight versus the Bulldogs. But the Gators have not fared well on the road in conference play. …

NEWBERRY —  The two seed Newberry Panthers saw their baseball season come to an end Tuesday in the semifinals of the 2A-District 4 tournament after a 13-3 loss to three seed Ocala Trinity Catholic. This marked Trinity Catholic’s fourth win in a row, three by double digits. “We’re getting big …

UF is preparing to chomp the athletic competition as some reptiles get ready to rumble. The Gators will continue to compete in several sports this week and throughout the weekend. Baseball The Gators baseball team (25-14, 4-11 SEC) will play in a series at Mississippi State (23-14, 5-10) from Friday …