The Florida baseball team officially began their first full team practice for the 2017 season Tuesday. During the first week, practices and scrimmages will be at McKethan Stadium and are open to the public. Practices times during the first week Tuesday, October 11 – 2:15 p.m. (4 innings) Wednesday, October 12 – …
Read More »Gator Baseball in Full Swing
Florida Gator baseball is back in business this week as fall ball begins with scrimmages open to the public. The Gators were ranked No. 1 for most of last season but made a quick exit with two straight losses in the College World Series. They finished the season 52-16 overall and …
Read More »Richie Martin, From Gator to Major League Prospect
Richie Martin may be a major league prospect but he will always be a Gator first. Martin played for the University of Florida Gators for three years spanning 177 games.Martin had a solid career here at UF. His career numbers in 177 games at Florida included a .284 Batting Average with 136 runs 81 …
Read More »Gator Baseball Enjoys Opening Day Festivities in Omaha
The 2016 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska is in full swing. On the day before the World Series officially starts play, all the coaches held press conferences and then all eight teams had an hour to take the field at TD Ameritrade Park to practice. The Gators started practice …
Read More »CWS Preview: Gator Baseball Returns To Omaha, First Up–Coastal Carolina
Sunday night, the Florida Gators open up their run in the 2016 College World Series against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, in Omaha, Nebraska. Florida, a team who is no stranger to the College World Series, is making a run for it for the 10th time in program history. Coastal Carolina is making its first ever …
Read More »Gator Baseball Blanks FSU, Advances to College World Series
The Florida Gator baseball team (52-14) is headed to the College World Series for the fifth time in nine seasons, following a 7-0 rout of Florida State (41-22) in the deciding game of the Gainesville Super Regional on Monday night. Dane Dunning earned the win for Florida, improving to 6-3 on …
Read More »Florida Baseball Bounces Back in Super Regional Elimination Game
The Florida Gator baseball team (51-14) staved off elimination with a 5-0 win over Florida State (41-21) in Sunday night’s Super Regional match up from Gainesville. Logan Shore got the win for Florida, pitching his 17th consecutive victory in his final start at McKethan Stadium. Tyler Holton shouldered the loss for …
Read More »Florida Baseball Blanked in Super Regional by In-State Rival FSU
The top-seeded Florida Gator baseball team (50-14) fell 3-0 against in-state rival Florida State (41-20) in Saturday night’s NCAA Super Regional game from McKethan Stadium. The loss marks the first time the Gators have been shut out at home in an NCAA tournament game. Drew Carlton improved to 8-3 on …
Read More »Five Gators Selected On the First Night of the MLB Draft
On the opening night of the Major League Baseball Draft, five University of Florida juniors were selected in the first two rounds. In the first round left-handed pitcher AJ Puk was selected sixth overall to the Oakland Athletics. There were some who believed Puk might have been the overall number one …
Read More »Gators Looking to Continue Dominance over Florida State in Super Regional
The Florida Gators are looking to stay unbeaten against Florida State this season as NCAA Baseball Super Regional play approaches. This is the second year in a row that the Gators will face the Seminoles in the Super Regionals. The Gators swept the series last year, winning 13-5 in Game 1 …
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