Now that their stay in the SEC Baseball Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium was one and done, for the Gators, like Gainesville icon Tom Petty sang, the waiting will be the hardest part. The 64-team NCAA Tournament bracket won’t be released until noon Monday on ESPN2. Florida (28-27) has turned …
Read More »Florida Baseball Steals Game At No. 9 Georgia In 10 Innings
What a baseball game between the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs on Friday in Athens, Ga. With the season on the line for the Gators, they pulled through. Florida won off the backs of a late offensive surge and dynamic bullpen pitching at Foley Field. The Gators defeated the No. …
Read More »Florida Baseball Pounds No. 4 Kentucky 10-1 To Even Series
Florida defeated the No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats 10-1 to even the series Saturday at Condron Family Ballpark. The Gators received an excellent performance from freshman pitcher Liam Peterson, the team reached base 22 times while three batters dominated at the plate. However, UF will be without junior right fielder Ty …
Read More »UF Baseball Superfan Burleson Still Bringing The Noise, Passion At 85
From the time Florida baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan stepped foot on campus in 2007, Gators fans could expect two things: championship-caliber baseball and the unwavering support of a boisterous superfan named Gordon Burleson. If you’ve been to a game at Condron Family Ballpark, you’ve certainly seen – or, more accurately, …
Read More »Gators Baseball Loses Pitching Duel Against No. 2 Razorbacks
The two starting pitchers entering Friday’s game in Fayetteville, Ark., were in different circumstances. Florida’s Pierce Coppola is still nursing an injury that sidelined him in 2023. Arkansas’ Hagen Smith is a projected top-15 pick in the upcoming MLB draft and has been nothing short of dominant for the Razorbacks. …
Read More »Growing Up: The Turnaround of UF Freshman Pitcher Luke McNeillie
Florida baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan had seen enough. It was a March 6 midweek game against UCF when O’Sullivan stepped out of the home dugout, walked slowly toward the mound and signaled to the bullpen for a pitcher. The Knights had roughed up right-handed starter Luke McNeillie by tagging the …
Read More »UF Baseball Hosts Stetson Hatters Today
The Florida Gators are looking for some redemption against the Stetson Hatters this evening at Condron Family Ballpark. The Hatters upset the Gators 7-4 in the first game of the home-and-home baseball series Feb. 27 in DeLand. Florida hopes to keep the momentum going against Stetson at home, where it …
Read More »SEC Baseball Reaches Halfway Point in Chaotic Season
The SEC has reached the midway point of conference play in a season that’s featured a variety of surprises. With multiple teams which started the season in the top five nationally, are now unranked and others which began the year on the outskirts of conference contention, pushing for a league …
Read More »Florida Baseball Looks to Get Past Struggles, Faces FSU In Tallahassee
The No. 24 Florida baseball team plays against No. 10 Florida State at 7 p.m. today in front of a sold-out crowd at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee. The game will be on ESPN2 and also airs on ESPN 98.1-FM/850-AM WRUF. Weekend Recap The Gators (17-14, 6-6 SEC) are in …
Read More »Gators Baseball Loses First Weekend Series, Falls At Missouri
The No. 6 Florida Gators lost their first weekend series of the year Saturday when the Missouri Tigers held on for a 4-3 win at Taylor Stadium in Columbia. Wild pitching by Liam Peterson and a slow offense caused the Gators to drop to 17-13 overall and 6-5 in the …
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