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Singer shines, offense rolls in Gators' win over Rhode Island
By Morgan McMullen | Mar. 9, 2018Brady Singer put on a show.
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Gators’ bats go cold in loss to UCF
By Morgan McMullen | Mar. 7, 2018On a persistently breezy 53-degree night, the Gators faithful began to file out of the ballpark in bunches. After a quick 1-2-3 seventh inning from Knights reliever Eric Hepple, roughly a third of the 3,253 in attendance had had enough of the cold weather and UF’s cold bats.
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Jack Leftwich’s poor outing results in No. 1 Gators’ second loss of 2018
By Justin Ahlum | Mar. 6, 2018Riding the high horse of a seven-game winning streak, UCF trampled over the kings of college baseball’s landscape on Tuesday.
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Gators complete sweep of Stony Brook behind Dyson’s pitching, Dalton’s heads-up baserunning
By Morgan McMullen | Mar. 4, 2018It can be conveyed on a scorecard (FC5U, E5), but it can’t be explained or appreciated there. In the annals of Gators baseball individual plays, perhaps the strangest of them all — FC5U, E5 — now belongs to Wil Dalton.
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Defense lifts Florida baseball past Stony Brook in second shutout of season
By Morgan McMullen | Mar. 3, 2018Nick Horvath’s arm has more range than Madonna’s singing voice.
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Dalton’s trio of homers powers Florida past Stony Brook
By Morgan McMullen | Mar. 2, 2018Wil Dalton was just getting started.
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Gators diversifying offense with power and fundamentals
By Morgan McMullen | Mar. 1, 2018What do the magic bullet theory, particle physics and long-distance relationships have in common?
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Homer-heavy fifth inning powers UF past North Florida
By Ethan Bauer | Feb. 28, 2018Ping.
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Small ball and pitching powers Gators over Ospreys
By Morgan McMullen | Feb. 27, 2018On a chilly Jacksonville evening, a nagging breeze danced across Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium. The wind nudged fly balls around the outfield without favor.
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Blake Reese continues to grow into everyday role
By Morgan McMullen | Feb. 26, 2018For all his offensive firepower early in the season, Florida second baseman Blake Reese was still learning. His latest lesson came on an unusually warm February Sunday in Coral Gables.
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Florida’s offense goes cold, falls to Miami in strikeout-riddled series finale
By Ethan Bauer | Feb. 25, 2018Palm trees bristled and clay clouded the air on Sunday in Coral Gables.
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Gators baseball benefits from sloppy play by Hurricanes, stays undefeated
By Justin Ahlum | Feb. 25, 2018The beginning of game two between the Gators and Hurricanes was less baseball and more slapstick comedy.
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Horvath powers No. 1 Florida baseball to series-opening win against Miami
By Morgan McMullen | Feb. 23, 2018Center fielder Nick Horvath coiled his arms into his sides, arched his back and glared at Miami starting pitcher Jeb Bargfeldt. With a runner on first base in the third inning, the Gators were in unfamiliar territory: losing in a baseball game against the Hurricanes.
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Florida’s baseball team, behind explosive offense, eager to renew Miami rivalry
By Ethan Bauer | Feb. 22, 2018The 16th and final NCAA baseball regional announced in 2017 was Gainesville. The Gators obviously knew they were in, but in Coral Gables, crowded around a television in the bowels of Mark Light Field, the Hurricanes huddled together and lunged toward the screen in anticipation.
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JJ Schwarz, Nelson Maldonado guide Gators past Bethune-Cookman
By Justin Ahlum | Feb. 21, 2018In the bottom of the seventh inning, Gators fans started to get restless with Bethune-Cookman pitcher Branden Frank.
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Gators baseball’s aggressive tendencies pay off in win over Florida Atlantic
By Morgan McMullen | Feb. 20, 2018Gators pitcher Jack Leftwich had retired his previous 12 batters when FAU second baseman Eric Rivera stepped into the batter’s box to lead off the fifth inning.
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Florida’s touted pitching was as advertised, but its offense stole the show on opening weekend
By Ethan Bauer | Feb. 19, 2018Friday is supposed to be Brady Singer’s day, Saturday is supposed to be for Jackson Kowar, and Sunday — Sunday is all about Tyler Dyson. The three titans who form UF’s weekend pitching rotation delivered on making every start about them with solid opening-weekend performances all around. But that was expected.
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Gators demolish Siena in series finale blowout
By Morgan McMullen | Feb. 18, 2018Sophomore pitcher Tyler Dyson spiked his pitch into the dirt. The ball skipped between the legs of catcher Cal Greenfield and to his right, allowing Siena’s Brendan Conley to advance to third.
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Florida baseball overcomes early deficit behind consistent hitting and a lucky bounce
By Ethan Bauer | Feb. 17, 2018Joe Drpich looks more like an offensive lineman than a baseball player.
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UF’s newcomers make an impact on opening night
By Ethan Bauer | Feb. 16, 2018It started with a fly ball to right field, hanging in the air for about five or six seconds, carrying nothing but Wil Dalton’s pride.
