Hugh is the Spring 2025 baseball beat reporter for The Alligator. He is a fourth-year journalism sports and media major. In his free time, Hugh enjoys watching all kinds of sports with his friends.
The No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers scored nine runs in the seventh inning to shutout the No. 7 Gators in mercy-rule fashion.
The No. 7 Gators dominated No. 5 FSU in the “Sunshine Showdown” on the diamond Tuesday night to snap the Seminoles’ undefeated start to the season.
A rainy Saturday in Gainesville pushed back the start of a doubleheader between the Florida Gators and Harvard Crimson. Nevertheless, the delays didn’t affect Florida, as it breezed through its Ivy League opponent thanks to some stellar pitching performances and a phenomenal day at the plate, scoring 29 runs combined.
Sophomore right-hander Liam Peterson’s first three outings of the 2025 season were phenomenal. Entering the weekend, he had a 3-0 record with a 1.12 ERA. The Palm Harbor, Florida, native might have outdone himself on Friday night, as he tied his career-high in strikeouts.
After an 11-0 start to their season, the Florida Gators dropped consecutive games to Miami and UCF. In need of a bounceback, UF leaned on great pitching performances and timely home runs to secure a midweek victory against an in-state rival.
Florida allowed 13 runs for the second straight game and dropped a midweek matchup against UCF.
Bobby Boser and Brendan Lawson went deep in the third inning to lead Florida past Miami.
No. 8 Florida Gators baseball took down the UNF Ospreys in a marathon game that had pulses racing.
Two things you don’t see every day on a baseball diamond: the game being finished under protest and a dropped fly ball in center field that goes over the wall for a home run. Both things happened Tuesday night, as Florida won a wild battle against Stetson.
Luke Heyman and Colby Shelton decided to come back to Florida for their junior years, hoping to bring a title back to Gainesville.
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