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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
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For the second day in a row, the Florida Gators defeated No. 11 overall seed Oklahoma State in regional play to advance to super regionals for the second straight year. Florida defeated the Cowboys 4-2 to complete a whirlwind weekend that saw the Gators comeback from an early visit to the losers bracket. Despite burning…
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While the Florida Gators were a fringe NCAA tournament team, they set out to prove the doubters wrong. Florida opened regional play with a 5-2 win over Nebraska behind a 4-5 day at the plate from freshman Ashton Wilson. Wilson, who entered post-season play with just four career starts (all at the end of the…
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All of the season’s frustrations were taken out in the fourth inning Saturday afternoon, exploding for 12 runs, which was the highest scoring inning of the Kevin O’Sullivan era at Florida. Although the Bulldogs attempted a comeback, the Gators had many responses, including two home runs from Kurland on the day. The Gators win 19-11…
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The Gators bounced back and were able to get a much-needed win to stay above .500 on the season, beating Georgia 7-4 in ten innings Friday afternoon. Kurland was able to tie the game to go to extra innings, while Luke Heyman hit his third home run of the series and was the hero of…
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The Gators continued to struggled both offensively and defensively Thursday night in the series-opening game to the Bulldogs. Despite two home runs from Heyman, they were out-hit by the Bulldogs, dropping the game 9-4. The Bulldogs got off to a quick start in the bottom of the first, putting three runs on the board to…
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Sunday afternoon, the Gators honored their seniors and Caglianone had what was most likely the last time he would pitch at Condron Family Ballpark, but their struggles of closing out games that has been an issue all year prevailed. The lost the series finale to Kentucky, 7-5, in 10 innings. Kentucky got off to a…
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The time has come to say goodbye, which also gives us time to reminisce. Like that time when Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan came to a talented slugger late in the 2022 season to gauge his interest in burning his redshirt to hit despite coming off Tommy John surgery to his arm. Obviously, O’Sullivan saw…
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The Gators got some revenge Saturday in a dominant 10-1 win in game two against Kentucky. The offense was in full swing, highlighted by two home runs from Heyman. Liam Peterson and Ryan Slater had outstanding outings on the defensive side of things for a much-needed win to stay above .500. The offense got things…
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Every time it looked like the Gators were going to close out the game on Friday, the Wildcats made their presence known. The Gators fall to the Wildcats, 12-11, in 10 innings on a day where the pitching staff couldn’t find momentum. Dale Thomas had three hits on the day, and Caglianone got his 200th…
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The Gators picked up a critical midweek win Tuesday night with their regular season quickly coming to a close. Out-hitting USF 11-5, the Gators got a 4-1 in victory to keep them above .500 on the season. To get the Gators on the board Jac Caglianone hit his 27th home run of the season. Gators…
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