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The No. 5 Florida Gators baseball team completed their SEC Opening Weekend sweep over the Texas A&M Aggies with an 8-4 victory. After clinching the series with a 3-1 win on Friday night, the Gators welcomed the Aggies for the series finale on Saturday afternoon. The Gators opened up the …

After opening SEC play with high-energy bats, the No.5 Florida Gators put up three runs to take down Texas A&M. On Friday, Florida burst at the plate scoring 13 runs. Tommy Mace was lights out with 11 strikeouts. However, the star of Friday’s game goes to Jack Leftwhich. In his …

The No. 5 Florida Gators baseball team (13-5) returns to Florida Ballpark on Thursday night to open up Southeastern Conference play. The Gators welcome the Texas A&M Aggies (15-4) for a three-game series. Pitching Matchups Thursday: Tommy Mace (RHP) v. Dustin Saenz (LHP) Friday: Jack Leftwich (LHP) v. Bryce Miller (RHP) …

Florida Gators Baseball put freshman right-hander Chase Centala took the mound against North Florida on Wednesday night for the first start of his college pitching career. Centala was able to throw four scoreless innings for the Gators allowing only four hits and registering four strikeouts for the win against UNF. …

After the NCAA granted all spring athletes an extra year of eligibility to account for the cancellation of the 2020 season, Florida third baseman Kirby McMullen is thrilled to return to Gainesville for one more year. 2020 Shortened Season Through 16 games last season, the Ocala native batted .278 with …

Gators Baseball’s season was cut short last year due to the outbreak of COVID-19. They finished 2020 with a 16-1 record and were the top-ranked baseball team. In 2021, they enter ranked No.1 by Baseball America, making this the fourth outlet to rank the Gators No.1 for the preseason. One …

Michael Byrne, former Florida Gator pitcher, joined the Steve Russell on Sportscene Show recently to reflect on his time at Florida and discuss his experience with the Cincinnati Reds organization thus far. Byrne’s career as a Gator In 2016, Byrne joined Florida’s baseball program. His role was limited as a …

David Eckstein is a former walk-on infielder for the Florida Gators who went on to play 10 seasons of Major League Baseball for five different teams. He is a two-time World Series champion and is still involved with the league, today. He is now a “Special Assistant” in the Pittsburgh …

Rivalry. The very word evokes emotion in every sports fan. For some, it’s fairly simple. Their team does not like another team, so they don’t like that team. For others, the diehards, rivalries run deeper. The impulse to despise that one opponent has been ingrained in them from birth. The …

The Florida Gators baseball season is right around the corner. The countdown has begun to witness star-pitcher Jack Leftwich return to the mound. Leftwich suffered a blister injury on his pitching hand last spring, causing him to miss a lengthy amount of time in the regular season that ended up …