On a day when Florida had to avenge its lone loss this weekend to move into the regional final, the Gators were unable to do so, falling to three-seeded East Carolina 11-4. The loss eliminates Florida and ends their season, finishing the year 39-22, 15-15 in the SEC. The loss …
Read More »SEC Baseball Tournament: Ole Miss Pitching Too Much For Florida
Ole Miss pitching was too much for Florida to handle, as the Gators’ SEC Tournament run ended Wednesday night in the 3-1 loss at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. No. 15 Florida (38-20) entered the game averaging 7.6 runs per contest, but No. 17 Ole Miss (38-18) held it to one run …
Read More »Florida takes on No. 7-seed Ole Miss Rebels on Wednesday night
Fresh off of its statement win against No.15-seed South Carolina, the No.10-seed Florida Gators take on the No.7-seed Ole Miss Rebels on Wednesday night. The Rebels and Gators faced off in March, where Ole Miss took two out of three at home. But now they meet again with a spot …
Read More »SEC Baseball Tourney: No.15 Florida Takes On South Carolina In First Round
No.15 Florida takes on South Carolina in the first round of the SEC Tournament on Tuesday, which means the road to Omaha starts now. The two teams faced off earlier this month in Columbia, SC, where Florida swept the Gamecocks with relative ease. In the three games, Florida outscored South …
Read More »Gators resiliency shows in 7-6 comeback win against Alabama
If there were ever a game that defined Florida’s second-half surge this season, it would likely be Thursday’s 7-6 comeback win against Alabama. The Gators trailed 5-1 in the fifth inning, and with two outs and nobody on, things were not looking good. Earlier, Florida (36-18, 14-14) watched not one …
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 »Five-Run Sixth Dooms Gators, As No. 1 Texas Evens Series
Florida was up 2-0 and starting pitcher Liam Peterson was cruising along by making quick work of the Texas lineup Saturday. Through four scoreless innings, Peterson had only allowed two hits and struck out three. Following a lead-off walk in the fifth inning, a dark cloud hanging out in the …
Read More »Evans Powers Florida Baseball To Take Series Opener
It’s the top of the fifth, bases loaded and stepping to the plate is senior outfielder Ty Evans. Evan was looking to replicate his late-game heroics from last Sunday’s win against Arkansas with another home run on Friday against South Carolina. Ahead in the count 1-0, Evans got a hanging …
Read More »Florida Baseball Begins Pivotal Series At South Carolina
With the regular season winding down, the Florida Gators begin a pivotal road series at South Carolina starting Friday. Since starting 1-11 in conference play, Florida (30-16, 8-13 SEC) has won seven of its last nine SEC games and are looking for their fourth straight series win. https://twitter.com/GatorsBB/status/1918010028294062419 This weekend …
Read More »SEC Weekly Roundup: Gut-Check Time For SEC Teams
With only three weeks left in the baseball regular season, it was gut-check time for plenty of SEC teams this weekend. Florida saved its season with an impressive home series win against Arkansas and Georgia snapped a five-game losing streak and won its series against Oklahoma. Ole Miss bounced back …
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