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Former Florida Gators slugger Pete Alonso will compete in his fourth Home Run Derby as part of the 2023 MLB All-Star Game on July 10th. Alonso made the announcement during a live interview as his New York Mets were facing San Francisco on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. 🗣️ "You can count me in." 2-time HR…
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Game No. 71. It all comes down to this. The Florida Gators (54-16) are searching for the program’s second national championship and first since 2017. Florida forced the winner-take-all game three with a 24-4 rout that saw numerous College World Series records fall. Follow this liveblog of all the action as we get settled in…
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As the old adage goes, hitting is contagious. This is proven over and over as teams often go into long slumps as their star players do. This Florida Gators team is no different. Since the start of the College World Series in Omaha, the top three hitters in the Florida lineup have been mired in…
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The Florida Gators are facing elimination for the first time since Regionals after suffering a 4-3 defeat to the LSU Tigers Saturday night in game one of the College World Series Championship Series. Florida entered postseason play as the nation’s No. 2 overall seed while the Bayou Bengals were named the No. 5 seed. We…
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Florida’s Cade Kurland came up to bat with teammate Michael Robertson on third base and two down in the top of the ninth. Kurland was already 0-4 on the day and had been mired in a post-season slump. Kurland quickly found himself down 0-2 in the count. After fouling off a pitch, the Gators’ second…
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The Florida Gators are just three wins away from a College World Series title after holding off Oral Roberts, 5-4, Sunday. The Gators received another quality start from RHP Hurston Waldrep (W, 10-3) and saw several balls leave the yard with the winds blowing out. Waldrep finished six innings allowing just one run on seven…
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The Florida Gators had already stuck for one run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a leadoff homer by Ty Evans when Wyatt Langford dug into the batter’s box Friday evening. Ahead in the count 1-0, Langford saw a change-up from UVA pitcher Jake Berry and absolutely crushed the ball to left and…
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Florida Gators baseball is back in the Men’s College World Series. It’s first appearance in Omaha since 2018 and 13th overall. They’re already in Omaha gearing up for a big first game matchup Friday night against the Virginia Cavaliers. “We have a special group,” Head Coach Kevin O’Sullivan said about his team. “We’ve been resilient…
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Florida RHP Yoel Tejeda, Jr. announced his commitment to rival Florida State via Twitter Monday. Excited to announce I have committed to Florida State University! Very excited for this new opportunity! #GoNoles 🍢🍢 pic.twitter.com/RdZzgXED1l — Yoel Tejeda (@yoelon52) June 13, 2023 Earlier in the day, Jacob Rudner, of 247Sports, reported that Tejeda and Carsten Finnvold…
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In front of an electric crowd of 8,439, the Florida Gators proved resilient in battling back from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to defeat South Carolina 5-4 in game one of the Gainesville Super Regional. The Gators are now one win from advancing to the College World Series for the first time since 2018. Despite a…
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