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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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The Florida Gators were well represented on day two of the MLB Draft. Shortstop Dalton Guthrie, catcher Mike Rivera, and fellow backstop Mark Kolozsvary were each selected on Tuesday. Guthrie was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth round. Guthrie, the son of long time MLB infielder Mark Guthrie, hit .272 for Florida in…
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The Florida Gators are facing the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the Super Regionals, but ace pitcher Alex Faedo has other business to attend to. Faedo was selected by the Detroit Tigers with the 18th overall pick in the MLB Draft on Monday night. Faedo is 7-2 with a 2.60 ERA for the Gators…
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The 2017 Florida Gators only have two seniors on their roster, pitcher Frank Rubio and outfielder Ryan Larson. On Saturday, Larson played the role of hero in walk-off fashion against Wake Forest in the opener of the Super Regionals. Florida loaded the bases in the bottom of the eleventh without producing a base-hit after…
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It seems that around this time every year Florida baseball coach Kevin O’Sulivan’s name is brought up in rumors of moving on to a different program. In 2015, Clemson was the front runner to steal away the Gators skipper. In 2016, the opening at Texas created a media frenzy with O’Sullivan as a the lead…
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Baseball America released their All-American teams for the 2017 season. Florida Gators pitchers Alex Faedo and Michael Byrne were selected to the second, and third teams, respectively. Faedo has been the Gators Friday night starter for the entire season and finished with a 7-2 record and a 2.70 ERA. Faedo has struck out 123 batters…
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OKLAHOMA 5, FLORIDA 4 RUNS HITS ERRORS FLORIDA 4 6 1 OKLAHOMA 5 8 1 Oklahoma City, OK- The Oklahoma Sooners are National Champions after defeating Florida 5-4 in game two of the Championship Series at the Women’s College World Series. Oklahoma took a lead in the first inning when Nicole Mendes hammered…
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The Florida Gators needed a hero Monday afternoon against Bethune-Cookman. The Gators were facing the Wildcats in an afternoon elimination game and the bats had fallen silent. Florida boasts one of the top pitching staff in the country led by top prospect Alex Faedo. However, that staff is designed for a three game series with…
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OKLAHOMA 7, FLORIDA 5 (17 INNINGS) RUNS HITS ERRORS OKLAHOMA 7 10 2 FLORIDA 5 12 0 Oklahoma City, OK- It took five hours and twenty-eight minutes to determine a winner in the first game of the 2017 WCWS Championship Series. Oklahoma’s Shay Knighten hit a three-run home run in the top of…
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FLORIDA 5, WASHINGTON 2 RUNS HITS ERRORS FLORIDA 5 7 1 WASHINGTON 2 2 1 Oklahoma City, OK- Florida senior pitcher Delanie Gourley has made 76 starts and 112 appearances in her Gators career. She earned the win in the 2014 championship clincher. Despite all the experience she has, Sunday was Gourley’s first start…
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Malik Zaire is about to officially become a Florida Gator. Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports spoke with Zaire Saturday night at the Elite 11 competition and broke the news on Twitter. Spoke to Malik Zaire. He told me he expects to head to #UF on Wednesday & said he’s very excited about the opportunity to…
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