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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Category: Baseball
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With one series remaining before post-season play begins, the Gators baseball team traveled to Lexington, KY looking to keep the momentum built off last weekend’s sweep of Vanderbilt. Thanks to the top half of the Florida batting order, the Gators set the tone and blasted the Wildcats 10-3 to open the three game set. Florida…
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The Florida Gators baseball team is in the envious position of sitting in first place in the SEC’s East Division heading into the final weekend of play in the regular season. Last weekend, Florida dominated a series against (then) No. 5 Vanderbilt to leapfrog the Commodores in the standings. But, what would have to happen…
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Almost immediately following Hurston Waldrep’s ten pitch first inning, the Gainesville skies opened up. Despite a heavy falling rain, play continued into the bottom of the frame, for a short bit, anyway. With a 3-2 count to Florida’s leadoff hitter, Cade Kurland, umpire Christopher Griffith placed the game in a delay as players scrambled to…
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The Florida Gators opened an important SEC series against the No. 5 Vanderbilt Commodores with a walk-off, run-rule victory Friday night. Florida starting pitcher Brandon Sproat tossed six innings of scoreless ball while the offense, led by utility infielder Deric Fabian, was electric. How It Happened: In the second inning, Deric Fabian opened the scoring…
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After a back-and-forth battle between the Florida Gators and Texas A&M Aggies, both teams had mustered just about all the offense they could. The Aggies had just one frame left to overcome a 1-run deficit, and it was up to closer Brandon Neely to secure the Gators’ win. Need I say more? No. 4 Florida…
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As the Missouri Tigers brought the Florida Gators’ lead down to two runs in the eighth inning Sunday, AC/DC’s “Hell’s Bells” rang out over the Condron Family Ballpark speakers. The crowd responded with relief knowing that meant closing pitcher Brandon Neely was exiting the bullpen. After coming out to an 8-3 lead, the Gators squandered…
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On a relatively quiet night for Florida baseball’s stars, an unsung hero made a big impact for the Gators. Junior Tyler Shelnut, a Santa Fe College transfer, had made just eighth apperances in SEC play for UF, including last night against the Missouri Tigers, in which he stood out with two hits and four RBIs.…
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It’s unclear if the Florida Gators came in extra motivated by a disappointing series on the road against South Carolina last weekend. However, if there was any extra motivation, it propelled UF a long way. No. 4 Florida (33-10, 12-7 SEC) defeated Missouri (24-17, 5-14 SEC) in a 11-1 run-rule beatdown that only needed seven…
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Up to this past weekend, the Florida Gators were cruising through the season with little adversity. Far from perfect, the Gators had still won each of their weekend series and were 11-4 in Southeastern Conference play, with a No. 3 ranking nationally. Florida hit a speed bump this weekend in Columbia, South Carolina. The Gators…
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Final: Gators 17, FAMU 7 (7 Innings) Florida DH/1B/LHP Jac Caglianone continued to add to his candidacy for the nation’s top honor, the Golden Spikes, with his performance Tuesday. Caglianone got the scoring started with his first at-bat as he hit a sacrifice fly to center that plated the Gators’ first run of the night.…
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