For all intents and purposes, it took longer to get Friday night’s game between No. 1 Florida and No. 8 South Carolina started than it did to decide a winner. Beginning at 7 p.m., Carolina Stadium sat empty and wet for the better part of 84 minutes — hampered by a rain delay.
Austin Maddox flinched when the contact came.
Florida’s trip last year to Omaha, Neb., for the College World Series continues to weigh on Preston Tucker’s mind for all the wrong reasons.
For the first month of the season, Johnny Magliozzi wasn’t quite himself.
It would be easy for the Gators to stretch their weekly Monday off day into Tuesday.
The No. 1 baseball team in the country started four freshmen in its lineup Sunday afternoon. This wasn’t an exhibition or a midweek pushover — it was Florida against Vanderbilt with a sweep in the opening weekend of Southeastern Conference play on the line.
By Florida’s lofty standards, its bullpen wasn’t as dominant as it has been all season.
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Vanderbilt will stumble into Gainesville this weekend looking like a shell of the Southeastern Conference baseball powerhouse people tend to think of when the Commodores are discussed.
Taylor Gushue has come a long way since the first time Gators coach Kevin O’Sullivan told him he would be starting at first base.
With one third-inning swing, Preston Tucker made things right again for the Gators.
Daniel Gibson knew he would have a bigger role this year. It wouldn’t be a hard feat to accomplish.
Jason Forjet’s 100th pitch proved to be too much for Florida Gulf Coast to overcome.
After Brian Johnson struggled on the mound last Saturday against in-state rival Miami, the lefty said he needed to put the 3.1-inning, five-run performance behind him.
With two swings of his bat, Mike Zunino quickly turned a Friday night pitching duel into a home-run derby.
Freshman Justin Shafer got the start in left field on Wednesday night but could not foresee the evening that was ahead of him.
Gators coach Kevin O’Sullivan looked out and saw reserves all over the field.
CORAL GABLES — For the better part of eight innings, it looked as though Miami would put an end to Florida’s recent dominance in the in-state rivalry.
CORAL GABLES — Brian Johnson couldn’t get it done for Florida on the mound, so he did it from the plate instead.
CORAL GABLES — Kevin O’Sullivan said eight games were too small of a sample size to say the Gators struggle to hit left-handed pitchers.
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