No disrespect to the Saints, but the Gators are facing quality opponents a little bit earlier this year.
With another outstanding season, Matt den Dekker could be on his way to a professional baseball future.
Josh Adams had little idea what position he would play for most of last season, as he split time between six positions.
Whether it's incoming freshmen, junior college transfers or reinvented relievers, there's a whole lot of change in UF's pitching staff this season.
Gators fans should not be set on expecting one player in right field for UF - coach Kevin O'Sullivan certainly isn't.
After weeks of practices and scrimmages this fall, there are still many uncertainties that surround the UF baseball team.
Ten hours of waiting in an airport to join his new team on the road.
"You could write a book on Brandon McArthur's career at UF," coach Kevin O'Sullivan said last year.
Last fall, Jeff Corsaletti sampled the Fenway Park experience he'd always dreamed of: patrolling the expanse of green in front of the famed Green Monster, taking in the deafening noise of the 30,000-plus crowd, enjoying the thrill of a comeback win.
When the Milwaukee Brewers took former UF slugger Matt LaPorta with the seventh overall pick of last year's draft, the move was described as "shocking" and "stunning" by many draft analysts.
Cole Figueroa may have heard his name called on draft day, but his heart is't set on leaving for the pros just yet.
Just one year ago, Bryan Augenstein had wrapped up his junior season at UF and was awaiting his professional fate like hundreds of players across the country will be today.
Just one year ag, Bryan Augenstein had wrapped up his junior season at UF and was awaiting his professional fate like hundreds of players across the country will be today.
The Gators saw their season end on Saturday afternoon at the hands of their in-state rivals, but one thing the Seminoles couldn't snuff out was the promise of a bright future.
TALLAHASSEE - Raise your hand if you saw this one coming.
The last time the Gators were here, things were different, but the same.
Stephen Locke does not know what the future holds for him just yet, but he does know his immediate future now involves starting the first game of regional action.
It has been three years since the Gators have made the NCAA's field of 64. In 2005, they were one of the last two teams standing in the College World Series. This year, the road to Omaha winds through the home of their rivals.
HOOVER, Ala. - It was a tournament to forget for the Orange and Blue.
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