Stellar pitching and runs sprinkled throughout the game led the Florida Gators to a 3-0 win over Texas Christian University in their opening game of the College World Series on Sunday. Not only did the Gators snap a three-game losing streak in Omaha but they were only the second team …
Read More »College World Series Preview – Meet the Field
After some exciting NCAA Super Regional action, the College World Series has begun. The eight remaining teams have now been divided into two groups of four. Group play will be double elimination style. One team from each group will remain, setting up a championship series match up. Let’s take a …
Read More »College World Series: Gator Baseball Starts Quest for Title Against TCU
It’s that time of the year again in college baseball. All roads lead to this point every year. Eight teams battling it out in Omaha, Nebraska for a national title. And this year, in a field full of teams plenty familiar with TD Ameritrade Park, Florida and TCU are the …
Read More »Four More Gators Taken In 2017 MLB Draft
The final day of the 2017 MLB draft brought four more Gators a chance to take their careers to the next level. The first seven rounds took Alex Faedo, Dalton Guthrie, Mike Rivera and Mark Kolozsvary. It wasn’t until the 27th round that we wouldn’t see another Gator go. https://twitter.com/GatorsBB/status/875116275277729797 …
Read More »Busy Day for Gators in Pro Draft; More to Come in Final Day
The Florida Gator baseball program has an impressive track record of getting players to the MLB. In the first round, we saw junior right-hander Alex Faedo taken 18th overall by the Detroit Tigers. Yesterday, three more Gators were taken off the board. Gators Taken in Day 2 Things got busy …
Read More »The MLB Draft and Gators Go Hand in Hand
Florida Gators’ Alex Faedo, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound All-American pitcher was the 18th overall pick in the MLB draft Monday night. Faedo to the Bigs The Detroit Tigers snagged Faedo during the first round of the draft. The Tigers have selected a pitcher 10 out of their 13 first-round picks, so …
Read More »Three-Peat: Gator Baseball Blanks Wake Forest for College World Series Berth
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — There will be no more rain on the Gator baseball parade. After a tumultuous Super Regional series with Wake Forest and nearly 10 hours of weather delays, the Gators locked in their spot in the College World Series. Florida is headed to Omaha for the sixth time in …
Read More »Super Regional: Gator Baseball Drops Game 2 in Extras
The Florida Gator baseball team was back in action on Monday afternoon after being rained out mid-game on Sunday. The Gators fell by a score of 8-6 in the conclusion of Game 2, which ended in the 11th inning, and will now play in a do-or-die Game 3. Before the Delay …
Read More »Rain and Extras Can’t Delay Gators Win
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A near four-hour rain delay couldn’t keep the Florida Gators away from a win over Wake Forest. The Gators took Game 1 of Super Regionals play over the Demon Deacons 2-1 after 11 innings of baseball. The Gators led 1-0 coming back from the delay and looked …
Read More »Super Regionals: Gator Baseball Hosts Wake Forest
Junior ace for the Gators and recent All-American selection Alex Faedo was asked Thursday if he thought Florida’s season had been a success in his eyes so far. “I wanted to be in the situation to go to Omaha at the beginning of the year, and I think we’re in that …
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