Former Gator Jackson Kowar made his MLB debut on Monday night with the Kansas City Royals. Jackson, 24, made the Gator’s 75th all-time major debut. Unfortunate Start However, Kowar’s debut was forgettable as he was unable to make it out of the first inning against the Angels. The start statistics …
Read More »Gators Baseball Hosts Gainesville Regional Tournament
The Florida Gators will host an NCAA regional tournament in Gainesville for the 17th time in its program’s history. Florida Baseball finished ranked 15th nationally and received the No. 1 within the regional tournament. Starting on June 4, 64 teams will compete in 16 separate regional locations including Florida Ballpark. …
Read More »Lon Kruger Former Gators Basketball Head Coach Retires
Kruger Calls it Quits Former Gators Head Coach Lon Kruger announced his retirement after 35 seasons in college basketball. Lon coached the Oklahoma Sooners for the past 10 years, leading them to a final four appearances in 2016. Kruger led his team to the round of 32 before favorites Gonzaga …
Read More »Fall Ball-Gator Baseball Back on the Diamond
A year ago, Florida baseball’s season came to a screeching halt as COVID-19 forced the world to pump the breaks, just as the Gators were laying on the gas. The No.1 ranked team in the country set a record for the best start in program history and set the program’s …
Read More »Florida Putting a Pause on Gator Baseball and Lacrosse
The University of Florida Athletics Association releases Monday that they have paused all activities for the Gators Lacrosse and Baseball programs. This decision comes after September’s COVID- 19 tests reveal positive results for several players. “As of Monday, lacrosse reported 31 positive cases and baseball reported 15.” According to the …
Read More »Florida Beats Marshall In Baseball Season Opener
The Florida Gator baseball team opened their final season at Mckethan Stadium on Friday with a win against Marshall. In the 9-2 victory, Gator pitcher Tommy Mace recorded six strikeouts and got his first win of the 2020 season. Starting off for the Gators: The Gators struck first, scoring one …
Read More »The Gators Ace eyes his returns to the Mound
The Florida Gators baseball season is right around the corner. The countdown has begun to witness star-pitcher Jack Leftwich return to the mound. Leftwich suffered a blister injury on his pitching hand last spring, causing him to miss a lengthy amount of time in the regular season that ended up …
Read More »NCAA Baseball Super Regionals Roundup
It’s official, six teams have punched their tickets to Omaha. There are only two spots left to clinch for college baseball’s biggest event of the year, the 2019 NCAA College World Series begins June 15th. Michigan upsets No.1 UCLA (2-1) The Michigan Wolverines upset No.1 UCLA 4-2 to advance to …
Read More »MLB Draft: Gators Await Potential Picks
Day one of the MLB Draft has officially come to an end. 78 picks in and there’s still so much talent left. With rounds one and two completed, the draft will continue with rounds 3 to 10 today. Live coverage of #MLBDraft Day 2 begins at 12:30 ET. In the …
Read More »Not So Sunny in Gainesville (Gator Baseball Photo Gallery)
The weather was sunny and higher than 75, but the outcome was not as such for the Gators Tuesday night. The Gator baseball squad was handed a tough 8-4 loss at the hands of the Jacksonville University Dolphins. Freshman Jack Leftwich made his fourth start of the year pulling out …
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