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By sophomore two-way player Jac Caglianone’s standards, his weekend series versus Georgia had been a quiet one headed into Sunday’s finale. He had gone 2-8 with no RBIs, hit for no extra bases and even went 0-4 with two strikeouts in Saturday’s win. But when he got on the mound for his Sunday start, all…
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Michael Robertson isn’t exactly Florida baseball’s big-time run scorer. He has the least RBIs in UF’s starting order. The speedy redshirt freshman earns his keep by stealing bases and making plays in center field. But in the bottom of the ninth in Florida’s Saturday matchup versus Georgia, the game was on his shoulders. With a…
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Florida led its rival Georgia Bulldogs 10-6 headed into the ninth inning Friday. Closing pitcher Brandon Neely entered looking to make quick work of the ‘Dawgs and go home. Instead, he loaded the bases on singles. Still, Florida already hit grand slams twice in the game. Surely lighting can’t strike a third time, right? Right?…
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The #3 Florida Gators secured the season series against the Florida State Seminoles in a 5-3 win that lasted just north of two hours Tuesday evening. The Gators improved to 28-6 on the year and have won 21 of the last 25 against the Seminoles. Gators starter Ryan Slater threw five scoreless…
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If the Florida Gators are circling dates on their calendar, this past week and the week to come have been covered in red sharpie. Florida entered Knoxville, Tennessee, last Thursday to take on the then-11th ranked Volunteers. The Vols served as a test for UF and an opportunity for revenge. Tennessee swept the Gators in…
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Former Florida Gators star Pete Alonso entered Friday’s matchup with the Miami Marlins hitting below the Mendoza Line (.192), but left the game with a little history. The two-time All-Star crushed a homer to center to put the Mets ahead 9-3 in the eighth inning. The homer was the 150th of Alonso’s career, making him…
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Florida continued it’s fast start in SEC play by defeating Tennessee 6-1 in Thursday’s series opener in Knoxville. Despite facing one of the nation’s elite starting pitchers, the Gators’ offense was able to crush three home runs across the fourth and fifth innings to put the game out of reach for the Volunteers. Florida got…
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Florida Gators sophomore two-way player Jac Caglianone stepped to the plate in the bottom of the seventh. After struggling on the mound and at the plate Sunday versus Auburn, he had a chance to take the lead. The game was tied 8-8 with the series on the line as both teams traded wins and runs…
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Florida defeated the Tigers to tie the series 1-1 Saturday.
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Florida two-way star Jac Caglianone was named the SEC Co-Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Caglianone went 11-18 (.611 batting average) as Florida topped rival Florida State in midweek action followed by a road sweep of the defending national champions, Ole Miss. The sophomore from Tampa hit four home runs, doubled, and scored…
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