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Gainesville, FL- The Florida Gators opened the 2019 season with a sweep of Long Beach State. Florida defeated the Dirtbags 8-2 on opening night and then rolled to 5-2 and 3-1 victories to cap the weekend. Sunday’s win represented the 500th Kevin O’Sullivan victory since taking over at Florida. Friday: Final: Florida 8, LBSU 2…
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Head coach Kevin O’Sullivan’s Gators baseball team will open season play at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium against Long Beach State on Friday, February 15th. With opening day fast approaching, this is a great time to take a look at what to expect from this year’s team. Under O’Sullivan, the Gators find themselves in the preseason…
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Florida has grown accustomed to being highly regarded heading into the college baseball season. Since the inception of the D1Baseball.com preseason poll (2015), the Gators have entered the season ranked either first or second. The Gators will enter the 2019 season ranked #6, though the expectations in Gainesville remain the same. See Also: New Baseball…
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Peter Alonso earned yet another accolade after a stellar season that saw the first baseman rise to the #2 prospect in the New York Mets organization according to MiLB.com. On Sunday, Alonso was named to the 2018 All-MiLB team. Alonso opened the 2018 season in Class-AA Binghamton before earning a promotion to Triple-A Las Vegas.…
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The University of Florida will soon have a brand new baseball stadium located on the Southwest part of campus, adjacent to the school’s softball stadium. On Wednesday, the University approved the budget which will allow for a groundbreaking in February. While the UAA initially planned on opening the new ballpark in 2020, delays have forced…
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The Florida Gators have the #2 ranked recruiting class in the 2019 recruiting cycle according to Perfect Game (though only because Vanderbilt has two more commitments). Head coach, Kevin O’Sullivan, and his staff have targeted many of the top prospects in the country and in the last two years has landed commitments from a number…
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Expect to hear ‘Trinity Catholic Baseball’ a lot next summer as the Ocala based high school is projected to have several prospects selected in the 2019 MLB Draft. The Celtics senior class is loaded with Division-One talent. Catcher Bryce Boone (FSU commit), and a pair of Gators commitments lead the charge for Trinity Catholic. In…
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The Florida Gators are off to a fast start in the 2021 recruiting cycle. Florida has received seven verbal commitments from prospects about to enter their sophomore year of high school. Among those seven, only one hails from outside of the Sunshine State. The lone out of state commitment is from Charlotte, NC native Philip…
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ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that Mets prospect Tim Tebow broke a bone in his hand and will likely miss the remainder of the season. Mets’ minor-league OF Tim Tebow broke the hamate bone in his right hand swinging the bat this weekend and is scheduled to have surgery Tuesday and is now likely out…
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The state of Florida is known for the athletes that have come out of the state to thrive in collegiate and professional organizations. While football is the headliner, the University of Florida is proving that the state isn’t lagging in producing top notch baseball talent either. The Gators have feasted with rosters that have been…
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