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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
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When Florida Gators head coach Kevin O’Sullivan came into the conference room after the first two losses of this weekend’s series against Georgia, there was a sense of anger and frustration in his voice. But after a Sunday loss which counts for a historically bad conference start, O’Sullivan was simply dejected. “I can’t recall a…
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Blame the injury bug all you want — Florida baseball is bitten by something much more sinister right now. Needing a win to avoid dropping the first home series of the season, the Gators instead endured perhaps it’s most discouraging loss so far. No. 13 Florida (19-6, 0-5 SEC) was rolled by No. 4 Georgia…
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After giving up a two-run, go-ahead bomb in the top of the ninth inning Friday, and putting runners on the corners, the Florida Gators found themselves with two outs and the winning run at first. Instead of completing the comeback, designated hitter struck out to keep the Gators winless in conference play. No. 13 Florida…
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If it’s been a while since you’ve caught up with Florida baseball: Don’t worry. You’re not alone. After a rough go against Tennessee to open, the No. 13 ranked Gators quietly went 2-0 in two run-rule wins against Florida A&M and Jacksonville through the Spring Break midweek. Now, in the shadow of Florida basketball’s March…
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Backed by a stellar pitching performance, the No. 7 Florida Gators dominated in-state rival No. 5 Florida State, 7-2, in front of 6,700 raucous fans at Dick Howser Stadium Tuesday night. The Gators have won 23 of the last thirty meetings between the two programs despite the Seminoles claiming a three game sweep over Florida…
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In the final non-conference weekend series of 2025, the No. 7 Florida Gators pulled off a dominant sweep of the Harvard Crimson. With the biggest week of the season so far coming up, here’s three storylines from the weekend to keep an eye on: The King presides Aidan King made his first start as Gator…
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The Florida Gators’ entered the weekend, whether they like it or not, with next week’s SEC opener against No. 2 Tennessee looming large. Despite the major conference series ahead, Florida could not afford to overlook the Crimson and miss an opportunity to tune up before the competition becomes much more fierce. UF stayed locked in,…
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After a so-so stretch of games in the past seven days, including losses to Miami and UCF, the Florida Gators needed a no-nonsense performance to kickoff the last weekend series before a trip to Tennessee to begin conference play. They executed the plan to perfection, ending the game as early as possible in a run-rule…
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Florida Gators right-handed closer Alex Philpott took the mound in the ninth inning against Florida Atlantic with a 4-2 cushion. The slimmest margin he’d worked with all season, Philpott was in search of three outs to hand the Gators a midweek win following a tough loss to UCF the night before. He walked a batter…
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With a 2-1 series win against Miami behind them, the No. 7 Florida Gators have no choice but to keep their eyes forward with the last full week of non-conference play ahead of them before a heavy slate next week on the road against No. 6 Florida State and No. 2 Tennessee. Kicking off the…
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