Years ago, I remember chasing foul balls off the bat of Chris Duncan at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.
Eli Putnam put metal to leather, smacking a drive over UF centerfielder Nick Horvath.
Nick Horvath trotted in from center field.
James Davison ran toward the ball. He got under the ball. He prepared to catch the ball.
Of all the great teams and rotations Florida has had throughout the program’s years, none have accomplished what Florida did Saturday.
Alex Faedo threw his arms in the air.
After Andrew Baker notched the first strikeout of his college career, the freshman danced on the mound. The game was over, and he’d preserved his team’s 8-1 win over William and Mary on Saturday. But in his one inning of work, the game wasn’t really in doubt.
It’s OK to freak out a little bit.
Everything was lined up.
Three weeks before his team’s season opener, Kevin O’Sullivan sat on the bench inside the first base dugout at McKethan Stadium and spoke to reporters.
Ryan Hall reacted immediately, sprinting toward the wall the moment the ball left Austin Langworthy’s bat.
Before the ball found the back of JJ Schwarz’s glove, Brady Singer was already walking off the field. He knew the grounder he’d induced would end the inning and, presumably, his day on the mound.
When he heard the metallic ping of bat meeting ball, Deacon Liput didn’t think. He ran.
Deacon Liput’s freshman year can be described as the fun part of a roller coaster.
Alex Faedo is early.
Baseball is back.
Question marks.
Kevin O’Sullivan isn’t leaving Florida any time soon.
Halfway into his introductory press conference as Florida’s newest athletic director, Scott Stricklin said something that caught Kevin O’Sullivan’s attention.
After a two-game stint with the Seattle Mariners earlier this month, former Florida standout Mike Zunino was called up from Triple-A Tacoma again on Wednesday.
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