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McConnell double, clutch pitching lift UF to 10th victory in a row over FSU

By Garry Smits, GateHouse Florida Jacksonville -- The Florida Gators ruined Mike Martin’s final night in Jacksonville, but they’ve ruined a lot of nights for the veteran Florida State baseball coach in recent years. Brady McConnell highlighted a three-run seventh inning...

Florida drops to No. 23

Rough SEC weekends have plagued the young Florida baseball team to start the league season, and, as a result, the Gators have been dropping in the weekly rankings. After a 1-2 series vs. Mississippi State in Gainesville, UF dropped from...

Gators suffer SEC sweep by Commodores

Face Seminoles on Tuesday in Jacksonville

More Nashville nastiness for UF baseball team

Gators battling through SEC funk.

Florida’s SEC baseball struggles continue

Special to Gatorsports.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida's SEC baseball struggles continued on the road Thursday, when No. 8 Vanderbilt blanked the No. 14 Gators 5-0. It marks the first time this season the Gators (16-8, 1-3 SEC) have been shut out. Vanderbilt...

Florida beats back Jacksonville, 13-8

By JM Soracchi, Correspondent Powered by the top of its lineup, the No. 14 Florida baseball team pounded out 14 hits and held off Jacksonville University on Tuesday night at McKethan Stadium for the 13-8 win. Jacob Young, Brady McConnell and...

MSU wins series; UF gains doubleheader split

Inclement weather posed a threat for the finale between the No. 5-ranked Gators baseball team and Mississippi State, forcing a doubleheader Saturday that nonetheless featured an intermittent drizzle. When the lights finally went off at McKethan Stadium, MSU had...

Rain threat makes for a Florida-Mississippi State doubleheader today

Special to Gatorsports.com Due to the likelihood of rain Sunday, Florida and Mississippi State will now play a doubleheader today to conclude the SEC baseball weekend series at McKethan Stadium. The first game of the doubleheader will start at 2 p.m....

No. 6 Mississippi State holds off No. 5 Florida, 6-5

It was a typical Friday night SEC baseball game with two stud pitchers, the kind of game you know is going to come down to the little things. Unfortunately for Florida, the Gators weren’t the ones doing the little things. Instead,...

Another Top-10 challenge for Gators

By Zach Abolverdi, Correspondent Florida baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan decided to get creative this week when motivating his players for their top-10 home games this weekend against Mississippi State. After the No. 5 Gators (14-5) blasted sixth-ranked Florida State 20-7 on...

Gators spot Seminoles 6-0 lead before going on 20-1 scoring spree for 20-7 win

After a three strikeout game Sunday, Kendrick Calilao went to work Monday. On a day off, he hit off the curveball pitching machine on his own. The extra work seemed to work. The freshman hit his second grand slam of the...

Tebow reassigned to minor league camp by Mets

He is expected to start the season at Triple-A Syracuse

FSU legend makes final UF stop

The Mike Martin Farewell Tour hits Gainesville tonight. The iconic Florida State baseball coach — who is retiring at the end of this season — will make his final visit to McKethan Stadium when the fifth-ranked Florida Gators take on...

Florida edges Yale to sweep weekend series

By Zach Abolverdi, Correspondent The No. 5 Florida baseball team completed its third sweep of the season Sunday with a 4-3 win over Yale at McKethan Stadium. After clinching the series against the Bulldogs on Saturday, UF could’ve been tempted to...

No. 5 Florida’s offense cranks up again

By Zach Abolverdi, Correspondent Florida's baseball team has continued its offensive tear in the month of March this weekend against Yale. After a dozen hits in Friday’s win, No. 5 UF connected at the plate 18 times Saturday for a 15-1...

Florida holds off Yale, 6-5

By Zach Abolverdi, Correspondent In the final series before SEC baseball play, Florida made a change on the mound and started sophomore Tommy Mace as its Friday starting pitcher for the first time in his career. Mace was solid for most...

Florida shifts weekend pitching rotation

Special to Gatorsports.com The No. 5 Florida baseball team welcomes Yale for a three-game weekend series at McKethan Stadium by changing its pitching rotation. The Gators (10-5) move up righty Tommy Mace (3-0, 2.84 ERA) to start the series today at...

Gators’ offense runs out of gas in 7-2 loss

By Aaron Brand, Correspondent A night after the Gators exploded for 15 runs, their bats, like the weather at McKethan Stadium on Wednesday night, turned frigid. Florida was held without a baserunner for the first six innings, as Florida Gulf...

UF’s bats stay hot on cold night

By Aaron Brand, Correspondent On a brisk night at McKethan Stadium, Florida warmed the dirt on the base paths Tuesday in a 15-0 rout of Florida Gulf Coast. UF (10-4) did the majority of its damage in the fifth inning, sending...

Florida returns to No. 5 spot

The Gators moved back to No. 5 in the weekly D1Baseball Top 25 rankings. UF will host Florida Gulf Coast for two games this week (6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday) before a weekend series with Yale. D1Baseball editors Aaron Fitt and...