For Jackson Kowar, Friday night wasn’t the most convenient time to accrue his first loss of the season.
Brady Singer was standing on the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning after Louisville had loaded up the bases on a five-pitch walk.
Alex Faedo remembered the pain of last year’s College World Series.
The three-day, 40-round, 1215-pick marathon that is the MLB Draft came to a close on Wednesday afternoon with a total of eight Gators selected by major league clubs.
Once the rain subsided and Game 3 of the NCAA Gainesville Super Regional was ready to resume, the Gators turned to an unlikely hero to keep Wake Forest’s red-hot offense at bay.
Wake Forest left fielder Jonathan Pryor started running back on a deep JJ Schwarz shot to the outfield in the bottom of the third inning after a three-hour long rain delay. As he reached the warning track, he started to slow down.
Florida’s third consecutive berth to the College World Series wasn’t the only thing worth celebrating for junior Alex Faedo on Monday night.
When the Red Sox began the 2017 regular season, their pitching staff alone seemed enough to propel them to the playoffs.
Ryan Larson couldn’t have found a better way to make up for lost time on Saturday night.
When Michael Byrne trots out of Florida’s bullpen and makes his way towards the pitcher’s mound, his teammates automatically feel an added sense of confidence and relief.
A pair of errors from Bethune-Cookman first baseman Danny Rodriguez put Mike Rivera and Nelson Maldonado on second and third base, respectively, in the top of the sixth.
Things looked promising for the Florida baseball team early on against Bethune-Cookman.
Blake Reese took his lead on first base after coming in to pinch run for Christian Hicks in the top of the 12th inning. Hicks had reached first after narrowly beating out the throw on a weak grounder to the third base side.
JJ Schwarz has had a knack for hitting timely home runs when his team needed it most.
Mike Rivera was doing his best to stay positive given the circumstances of his injury.
The Florida baseball team didn’t have much to smile about on Saturday afternoon during the semifinals of the SEC Tournament.
Brady Singer couldn’t hide the look of shock and disbelief plastered across his face.
Austin Langworthy couldn’t have picked a better time to notch his first hit in the SEC Tournament.
As JJ Schwarz rumbled over to first base and recorded the final out of Florida’s regular season finale, the players in UF’s dugout couldn’t help but erupt with emotion.
As soon as Alex Faedo’s pitch came off the bat of Kentucky’s Tristian Pompey, Florida right fielder Nelson Maldonado ran backwards down the right field line.
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