The Florida Gators (35-18, 13-14 SEC) shut out the No. 1 Texas Longhorns (40-10, 20-7 SEC) 4-1 on Sunday at Disch-Falk Field to take home the series victory.
Florida upset No. 5 Arkansas 6-4 as the Gators took the series opener in a crucial conference matchup.
The Gators took down Georgia Southern at home in a mercy-rule victory, as Luke Heyman had a big night at the plate.
Going into the series finale between Florida and Mississippi State, the Gators had scored 24 runs on 28 hits in the first two games of the weekend. They continued their offensive onslaught on Sunday, scoring eight runs on 13 hits in Starkville, Mississippi. But it wasn’t enough, as UF was unable to complete the sweep.
The Florida Gators entered the sixth inning of Friday night’s series opener against Mississippi State down 3-2. Eleven batters later, UF went into the bottom half of the inning with a 9-3 lead after a red-hot hitting stretch. The Gators scored seven runs on eight hits, four of which went for extra bases.
Bobby Boser hit three home runs on Tuesday as the Gators mercy-ruled Stetson to win their fifth straight game.
The Gators swept the doubleheader and series against Missouri as Florida notched its first SEC series victory of the season.
It didn’t take long for Florida to get the bats going on Thursday night. The Gators scored five runs before recording their first out in the bottom of the first inning. That included back-to-back home runs from junior catcher Luke Heyman and left fielder Blake Cyr that quickly put the game out of reach.
It had been over a month since Florida baseball fans had a game to cheer about against a Power-Four opponent. Before Tuesday, the Gators hadn’t beaten a team from the top four conferences at home since they took down Miami on March 1.
Never in the history of Florida’s baseball program have the Gators gotten off to as poor of a start to conference play as 2025. After starting 0-8 against SEC opponents, UF took one game against Ole Miss before returning to its rough showings.
UF baseball head coach Kevin O’Sullivan was hit with the first home game ejection of his entire 18-year career with the Gators, as Florida dropped its fourth consecutive SEC series against Vanderbilt on Saturday.
Florida’s struggles in conference play have been well-documented. For most of its rough start against SEC opponents, the pitching has been the biggest issue. Whether it’s giving up late leads or being out-gunned in shootouts, the bats have not been the problem.
Florida hit a season-high five homers, including two from Bobby Boser, to take down UNF in a midweek battle.
The Gators baseball team has three former Marjory Stoneman Douglas pitchers this season, two of whom have important roles in Florida’s pitching staff.
The Gators fell to 0-8 in conference play in game one of the doubleheader against No. 15 Ole Miss but used a big ninth inning in game two to win their first SEC game of 2025.
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