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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
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The Florida Gators are facing elimination for the first time since Regionals after suffering a 4-3 defeat to the LSU Tigers Saturday night in game one of the College World Series Championship Series. Florida entered postseason play as the nation’s No. 2 overall seed while the Bayou Bengals were named the No. 5 seed. We…
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Florida Gators head coach Tim Walton continues to turn around his team’s roster following a disappointing 2023 season. That continued Friday as Florida landed the commitment of 2023 All-American outfielder Korbe Otis out of the NCAA transfer portal. The Littleton, CO native spent her first two years of college at Louisville and found immediate success…
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Florida’s Cade Kurland came up to bat with teammate Michael Robertson on third base and two down in the top of the ninth. Kurland was already 0-4 on the day and had been mired in a post-season slump. Kurland quickly found himself down 0-2 in the count. After fouling off a pitch, the Gators’ second…
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The Florida Gators are just three wins away from a College World Series title after holding off Oral Roberts, 5-4, Sunday. The Gators received another quality start from RHP Hurston Waldrep (W, 10-3) and saw several balls leave the yard with the winds blowing out. Waldrep finished six innings allowing just one run on seven…
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The Florida Gators had already stuck for one run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a leadoff homer by Ty Evans when Wyatt Langford dug into the batter’s box Friday evening. Ahead in the count 1-0, Langford saw a change-up from UVA pitcher Jake Berry and absolutely crushed the ball to left and…
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Florida Gators baseball is back in the Men’s College World Series. It’s first appearance in Omaha since 2018 and 13th overall. They’re already in Omaha gearing up for a big first game matchup Friday night against the Virginia Cavaliers. “We have a special group,” Head Coach Kevin O’Sullivan said about his team. “We’ve been resilient…
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Florida RHP Yoel Tejeda, Jr. announced his commitment to rival Florida State via Twitter Monday. Excited to announce I have committed to Florida State University! Very excited for this new opportunity! #GoNoles 🍢🍢 pic.twitter.com/RdZzgXED1l — Yoel Tejeda (@yoelon52) June 13, 2023 Earlier in the day, Jacob Rudner, of 247Sports, reported that Tejeda and Carsten Finnvold…
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In front of an electric crowd of 8,439, the Florida Gators proved resilient in battling back from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to defeat South Carolina 5-4 in game one of the Gainesville Super Regional. The Gators are now one win from advancing to the College World Series for the first time since 2018. Despite a…
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Following a disappointing season on the diamond, the Florida Gators have parted ways with pitching coach Mike Bosch, head coach Tim Walton announced Thursday. Mike Bosch is out as #Gators softball's pitching coach, the program announced today. "Mike and I sat down and discussed the year and his career here as our pitching coach. We…
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Former Florida Gators RHP Dane Dunning improved to 5-1 in Major League Baseball action following Tueday’s 6-4 win by his Texas Rangers over the St. Louis Cardinals. Dunning did allow all four runs in the game on three homers and saw his ERA rise from 2.06 to 2.52. The homers were the first allowed by…
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