Florida continues to make moves in the transfer portal, with two new additions since the portal closed back on July 1. As everyone celebrated the United States’ 249th birthday on July 4, the Gators added catcher Cole Stanford and shortstop Sam Miller. Stanford is a 6-foot 215-pound redshirt senior from …
Read More »Transfer Portal Tracker: Florida Bolsters Roster, as MLB Draft Looms
With the college baseball transfer portal officially closed for new entrants, the Florida Gators wind up losing seven players to the portal from this season’s roster. Five of the seven were pitchers and the other two were catchers Brock Clayton and Cole Bullen. While players are no longer able to …
Read More »Four Gators to participate in MLB Draft Combine
Four Florida Gator baseball players accepted invitations to the 2025 MLB Draft Combine in Phoenix, AZ from June 17 to June 21. This is the third year that Chase Field hosts the combine, an event held to prepare high school and collegiate athletes for the MLB Draft. Colby Shelton Shelton leads …
Read More »Florida Baseball Legend Caglianone Receives Call Up To The Show
The Kansas City Royals announced Sunday night they are calling up their top prospect — MLB’s No.10 prospect overall — former Gators first-baseman Jac Caglianone. Caglianone has been making his rounds in pro baseball. The left-handed power bat has been dominating the minor leagues — and can now dominate in …
Read More »Former Gator Jac Caglianone Thrives in Triple-A
Former Florida Gator baseball player Jac Caglianone has been on a tear in his first week of Triple-A baseball. Since making the jump, Caglianone has hit five home runs over four consecutive games. Caglianone is batting .346 with 10 RBIs so far for the Omaha Storm Chasers. Overall, he slashed …
Read More »Former Florida Star Caglianone Sets Sights On Triple A
Former Florida baseball standout Jac Caglianone is on his way to Triple-A Omaha after being promoted Sunday. After just 38 games at Double-A Northwest Arkansas, a .322 average with nine home runs 43 RBIs earned him a spot on the Storm Chasers. Caglianone, the Kansas City Royals top prospect, is …
Read More »Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Softball’s Dominant Start In NCAA Tourney
The Back Nine comes at you after what was one of those elite weekends in Gainesville if you like to sweat and win. 10. Yes, we were at the Saturday softball game and after almost getting in an altercation with a vociferous FAU fan who thought he knew the …
Read More »Hall of Fame Beckons, but Wiggs’ Santa Fe Legacy Transcends Honors
If you ask Santa Fe College baseball coach Johnny Wiggs about the success his program has had in sending players to Division I, he’ll tell you it’s all about the players. Their wortk ethic, their mental toughness, their commitment to getting better and their raw talent. But if you ask …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Baseball Has Real Chance To Host Regional
The Back Nine comes at you after a weird weekend that featured a little bit of everything, including much needed rain drops. 10. Let us start with baseball — although there are about four things I could have started with — but baseball got a much-needed series win at the …
Read More »King-Sized Win For Florida Baseball At No. 1 Texas
The Florida baseball team delivered a statement win Sunday by taking down the top-ranked Texas Longhorns 4–1 in Austin to win the series. The Gators (35-18, 13-14 SEC) claimed Game 1 on Friday, 8-2, followed by coming up just short on Saturday 5-2. to force the rubber game at UFCU …
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