The Florida Gators completed their sweep of Air Force with an 11-1 run-rule victory in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader at Condron Family Ballpark. Dominant pitching and timely hitting carried Florida (3-0) to a statement win against Air Force (0-3). Redshirt junior left-hander Pierce Coppola set the tone for …
Read More »Gators Baseball Hoping For More From Peterson, McNeillie As Sophomores
The Florida baseball team asked pitchers Liam Peterson and Luke McNeillie to step up on the field in big moments throughout the 2024 season as freshmen. Now as they enter their second season at UF, Peterson and McNeillie are being tasked with taking bigger roles in a new way – …
Read More »2025 Florida Baseball Season Preview
The Florida Gators baseball team enters the 2025 season ranked No. 10 in the NCAA preseason rankings, a testament to the program’s consistency and its ability to reload after key departures. Following a heartbreaking exit against Texas A&M in the 2024 College World Series semi-finals, the Gators aim to reclaim …
Read More »Run It Back: Why Evans, Shelton Put Pros On Hold, Returned To UF
Ty Evans and Colby Shelton are back for another season in orange and blue. That means the No. 7 Florida Gators baseball team will have two huge reinforcements in their lineup — and, just as important, in the clubhouse. Both players were draft eligible following the 2024 season, but opted …
Read More »Florida Baseball Gears Up For Season Through Scrimmages
The Florida baseball team is preparing for the season with scrimmages to bounce around players and test their roles. The team has quite a few strong hitters in the lineup, including Brody Donay, Colby Shelton, Justin Nadeau and Cade Kurland. Since scrimmages started, Donay, Shelton and Kurland have hit multiple …
Read More »Byrne Returns To Florida Baseball In New Role
The Florida baseball team is welcoming back its all-time saves leader, Michael Byrne, as a student assistant coach for the upcoming season. Byrne is rehabbing from an injury after entering free agency following the 2024 Major League Baseball season. He will assist Florida’s pitching staff while continuing his recovery. “We …
Read More »Florida Baseball Receives Highest Rank Of Preseason
The Florida baseball team is ranked No. 7 in the country in Baseball America‘s Top-25 preseason poll released Monday. In previous polls, Florida was slotted in at No. 10 and No. 11 by D1Baseball and Perfect Game, respectively. Baseball America’s poll included 10 SEC teams in its top-25, giving the …
Read More »Florida Baseball Opens Spring Practice
The No. 10 Florida baseball team takes the field at Condron Family Ballpark for spring practice Friday. Florida hopes to build off of the successes and disappointments of last season. The Gators began 2024 at No. 2 in D1 Baseball’s NCAA Division I preseason rankings, but they finished the year at …
Read More »After Hot Summer, Clemente Eager To Take Next Step For UF in ’25
Jake Clemente had a challenging start to his collegiate career. The right-handed pitcher from Coral Springs arrived in Gainesville with high expectations — he was the fifth-ranked right-handed pitcher by Perfect Game in the 2022 class coming out of high school — but a shoulder injury ended Clemente’s 2023 season …
Read More »Invisible Opponent: Former Florida Players Unlock Baseball’s Sixth Tool
In a world where the game of baseball is different form than it once was, one thing will always be uniform: those playing the game are human beings with feelings, motivations, personal goals, physical challenges and more. For players who pursue a career in baseball, the odds are against them …
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