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Florida Baseball Welcomes No. 4 LSU

Right-handed pitcher Eric Hanhold has had his fair share of appearances this season, but tonight the sophomore will get his first series-opening start as the Gators host LSU. Hanhold (3-2, 3.18) will go toe-to-toe with LSU’s Aaron Nola, a junior righty who is 5-0 on the season with a 0.22 ERA. …

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Florida Baseball to Face Familiar Foe

The Florida baseball team (15-9) will go toe-to-toe with top-ranked FSU (19-4) Tuesday night at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville in their second meeting of the season. The Gators defeated the Seminoles 3-1 last Tuesday at home, marking Florida’s first win over a number one-ranked team since April 10, 2012. Senior righty …

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Aggies Force Rubber Match

The Florida baseball team lost the chance at a second win in College Station after falling to Texas A&M 5-4 on Saturday. Florida claimed the series opener Friday night with a score of 5-3 in an extra-inning affair but couldn’t pull out the win Saturday afternoon. The Aggies took advantage …

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Florida Baseball Tops #1 FSU

The Gator baseball team outshines the top ranked Florida State Seminoles in their first meeting of the season after a 3-1 win at home Tuesday night. Sophomore lefty Danny Young took the mound for Florida on Tuesday night, opposing Florida State’s senior righty Peter Miller. Young threw three scoreless innings, giving …

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Gator Baseball Opens Season Friday

The Florida baseball team opens up its 2014 season tonight at McKethan Stadium. Florida will host the Maryland Terrapins this weekend in their first three-game set of their centennial season. The Gators are looking to redeem themselves after a 29-30 finish in the 2013 season. The Gators return 18 letterwinners …

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Gator Baseball Beats Miami 6-4 to even series

There were about as many blankets as there were baseball fans on a cold night Saturday to watch the Gator baseball team beat Miami 6-4. The Gators came into the game with a six game losing streak and freshman Tucker Simpson on the bump. Simpson battled through a few jams in …

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Baseball Superstition: The Rally Cap

Every sport has it’s own traditions. The “Gatorade Bath” in the NFL, the “Playoff Beard” in hockey, Indy 500 winners drinking milk, but baseball is a sport more than any other rooted in it’s past and superstitions. In baseball you have the “Ceremonial First Pitch”, the “7th inning stretch”, not …

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