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UF starting pitcher Brady Singer pitched 5.0 innings and gave up four runs on seven hits in Florida's elimination game loss to Arkansas on Friday.

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UF gears up for Columbia, MLB Draft, meets with Billy Donovan

By Bu Chris O'Brien | May 31, 2018

“A new season starts tomorrow.”

UF starting pitcher Brady Singer picked up the win in his final home game as a Gator. The junior was drafted 18th overall by the Kansas City Royals in the MLB Draft on Monday.

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Florida flops at SEC Tournament, still earns top seed

By Chris O'Brien | May 28, 2018

This is familiar territory for the Florida Gators.

Deacon Liput was the only Gator to record multiple hits on Friday night/Saturday morning against LSU.

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Tigers show their stripes, chomp Gators in seven innings

By Chris O'Brien | May 27, 2018

Not too much changed between days in the third round of the SEC Tournament after the game between the LSU Tigers and the Florida Gators (42-17, 20-10 SEC) got postponed from late Friday night until Saturday morning due to fog.

Junior pitcher Jackson Kowar started on Friday against the Razorbacks, throwing six innings and allowing four earned runs during his fourth loss of the season.

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Florida drops game to Arkansas in SEC Tourney Play

By Chris O'Brien | May 26, 2018

Arkansas relief pitcher Matt Cronin let out a yelp of relief.

Although junior Jonathan India recorded two errors on Wednesday night, he made a defensive play to preserve UF's 4-3 lead over LSU. He also batted 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI.

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Florida endures errors, holds off LSU

By Chris O'Brien | May 23, 2018

“The chess match is ratcheted up.”

Junior pitcher Brady Singer was named SEC Pitcher of the Year and is a semifinalists with teammate Jonathan India for the Golden Spikes Award, given to the nation's finest collegiate baseball player.

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Gators gear up for Mississippi State and LSU, SEC Tournament

By Chris O'Brien | May 22, 2018

It has been a long time since Florida Gators baseball lost four-consecutive games.

Junior Deacon Liput went 2-for-3 with a home run and a triple during Saturday afternoon's 13-6 loss to Mississippi State. The Bulldogs completed a series sweep of the Gators with the win.

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Mississippi State sweeps No. 1 Florida with blowout

By Chris O'Brien | May 19, 2018

The Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team came into this weekend ready to play, as evidenced by its most recent drubbing of the Florida Gators.

Left fielder Austin Langworthy's walk-off home run in UF's 3-2 win over Auburn in the bottom of the 11th inning sent Florida to the College World Series for the fourth-consecutive season.

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Florida baseball’s top-three hitters on Saturday night

By Jake Dreilinger | May 18, 2018

Entering Friday night’s showdown in Starkville, Mississippi, the No. 1 Florida Gators had already clinched a share of the SEC title, and they were able to use this weekend’s series as a test for their pitchers before the postseason.

Junior pitcher Michael Byrne allowed three runs on three hits in relief during UF's 6-3 loss to Mississippi State on Thursday night.

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UF blows three-run lead, drops first game to Mississippi State

By Chris O'Brien | May 17, 2018

A baseball cruised through the air and fell down just inside the right-field line as a stampede of Mississippi State Bulldog baseball players circled the bases, finally coming to rest after plating two runs.

Juniors Brady Singer (pictured) and Jackson Kowar lead the UF pitching staff with respective records of 10-1 and 9-2. They will both be taking the mound this weekend in Starkville, Mississippi, during Florida's final regular-season series.

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Gators gear up for final regular-season series with Bulldogs

By Chris O'Brien | May 16, 2018

Camaraderie. Togetherness. Team.

Senior JJ Schwarz was honored on Sunday after an excellent (and ongoing) campaign at UF.

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Seniors, moms, baseball – all common sights for the Florida Gators on Sunday

By Chris O'Brien | May 14, 2018

No tears dropped, but a soft, bittersweet smile found its way onto senior JJ Schwarz’s face. Giving a small wave, it finally hit him that his last season in a Florida baseball jersey would soon come to an end.

Coach Kevin O'Sullivan successfully dialed-up a gimmick steal play in the Gators' win over the USA 18-U team.

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Gators unable to complete sweep of UGA, fall 4-1

By Jake Dreilinger | May 13, 2018

All Jack Leftwich could do was watch as Georgia left fielder Keegan McGovern’s 3-run homer sailed over the scoreboard in right field.

Second baseman Blake Reese powered a grand slam to right field in UF's 9-3 home win over the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday.

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Gators clinch SEC Championship in Saturday win over Bulldogs

By Jake Dreilinger | May 12, 2018

As the ball left Blake Reese’s bat in the bottom of the sixth inning, there were only two people moving on the play.

Right fielder Wil Dalton registered the game-winning RBI in UF's 7-6 win over Georgia on Friday night.

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Dalton, Gators come from behind to beat Bulldogs on Friday night

By Jake Dreilinger | May 11, 2018

Wil Dalton knew the ball was deep enough to win the game as soon as it left the bat.

Shortstop Deacon Liput was perfect from the plate Tuesday night against USF, going 3-of-3 with three RBIs and scoring two runs.

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Gators come back from early deficit, beat USF

By Morgan McMullen | May 8, 2018

Down 8-4 in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night, the Gators needed a jolt of energy.

Freshman starter Jack Leftwich threw 6.1 innings and allowed only two earned runs in his outing against Texeas Tech at the College World Series Thursday.

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Gators drop series finale against Texas A&M

By Morgan McMullen | May 6, 2018

The Gators tied the game at three apiece in the top of the third inning during Sunday’s series finale against Texas A&M. Florida recorded a run in much the same way it had scored many of its previous 17 runs against the Aggies: manufacturing chances off of smart base running and timely hitting.

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Kowar’s ‘dynamite’ pitching overwhelms Aggies

By Morgan McMullen | May 5, 2018

After a leadoff walk to third baseman Jonathan India started the sixth inning in College Station, Texas, UF right fielder Wil Dalton stepped into the batter’s box.

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Gators drop Game 2 against Tigers in offensive slugfest

By Morgan McMullen | Apr. 27, 2018

If Thursday night’s game between the Auburn and Florida baseball teams was a carefully choreographed ballet, Friday night’s matchup was a chaotic mosh pit.

Third baseman Jonathan India slugged a two-run home run in Florida 3-1 victory over Auburn on Thursday.

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Gators outlast Auburn in pitcher’s duel

By Morgan McMullen | Apr. 26, 2018

Gators third baseman Jonathan India hadn’t been himself recently.Well, relatively speaking. Since having his 24-game hitting streak interrupted in UF’s series against Kentucky, he’d gone 3-of-11 from the plate with a pair of RBIs and one home run.

Junior college transfer Wil Dalton launched his team-leading 16th home run of the season in Florida's 6-4 loss on Tuesday.

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Broom handles Gators, cleans up early mess for Mercer

By Morgan McMullen | Apr. 24, 2018

At least a few of the 3,133 Gators fans at McKethan Stadium Tuesday night probably didn’t see it coming. After Florida (34-9, 14-4 SEC) won its series against No. 14 Kentucky with relative ease over the weekend, they probably believed the Gators were due for a nice, easy midweek win against Mercer.