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Gators’ offense struggles in first SEC series of 2014
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Mar. 17, 2014The Gators could not buy runs against the Razorbacks.
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Poor pitching dampens Bader’s return to lineup
By ADAM PINCUS< | Mar. 16, 2014The problems began four pitches in.
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UF pitching keeps infielders busy; Harrison Bader makes season debut
By ADAM PINCUS | Mar. 16, 2014Attack the zone. Keep the ball down. Give the defense a chance. Through two games against Arkansas, Florida’s pitchers are doing just that. Logan Shore earned his first collegiate victory with 6.1 innings of work on Friday while Eric Hanhold held the Razorbacks scoreless over five to get the win Saturday night.
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Peter Alonso powers Gators to series-clinching win against Razorbacks
By ADAM PINCUS | Mar. 16, 2014Peter Alonso was all smiles as he rounded third base and embraced Taylor Gushue who was waiting for him at home following the freshman’s first-career home run.
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Shore earns first career win in Florida's SEC opener
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Mar. 14, 2014Logan Shore earned himself a pie on Pi Day.
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Defense helps shore up victory
By ADAM PINCUS< | Mar. 14, 2014With the bases loaded and his start hanging in the balance, freshman Logan Shore put his fielding drills to use. Cleanup batter Krisjon Wilkerson hit a chopper down the third base line. The right-hander quickly got off the mound, gloved the bouncing baseball, planted and fired a throw to first baseman Peter Alonso whose stretch preserved a 1-1 game in the top half of the third inning.
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Bader returning to Gators after 19-game suspension
By ADAM PINCUS< | Mar. 13, 2014Richie Martin will get one of his best friends back in the lineup on Sunday.
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Turgeon’s grand slam caps Florida rally against Illinois State
By ADAM PINCUS< | Mar. 12, 2014The Gators erased any doubt they would have to play their fourth straight extra-inning game in a big way Wednesday night.
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Slumping Gators unlucky during non-conference schedule
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Mar. 10, 2014Several of the Gators’ key offensive veterans have gotten off to slow starts in the 2014 campaign.
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UF sweeps UConn in extras
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Mar. 9, 2014The Gators have struggled to hit for power throughout non-conference play this season, but they needed a couple big hits to secure their first series sweep of 2014.
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Turgeon, Gators walk-off winners over Huskies
Mar. 8, 2014Casey Turgeon handed Florida (8-6) a 1-0 walk-off victory in its series opener against Connecticut (4-6) on Friday night at McKethan Stadium.
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Mattson and Martin lead offense in victory over Southern Mississippi
Mar. 5, 2014Florida (7-6) won its first home-away-from-home game 4-2 against Southern Mississippi (6-7) at Bayfront Stadium in Pensacola on Tuesday night.
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Gators' offense gives up too many opportunities, falls in final game of tournament
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Mar. 2, 2014Florida’s offense continued to struggle bringing in runs in the final game of its home tournament on Sunday.
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Small ball boosts Gators to shutout victory
By ADAM PINCUS< | Mar. 1, 2014Florida bunted its way to its first victory since its series finale against Miami last Sunday, which, after two lifeless performances since, seemed like an eternity ago.
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Whitson earns first win in nearly two years
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Mar. 1, 2014Six hundred twenty nine days separated Karsten Whitson’s last two victories.
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Three-homer day by Haeger leads Florida to two wins
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Mar. 1, 2014After hitting a solo home run against No. 4 Oregon on Friday, Lauren Haeger kept hitting balls out of the park on Saturday.
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Florida offense nonexistent in loss to Illinois
By ADAM PINCUS< | Mar. 1, 2014The Gators, upbeat and alive at the start, grew more and more silent with each ring of baseball hell they managed to find themselves in Friday night.
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Florida kicks off three-team home tournament tonight
By ADAM PINCUS< | Feb. 26, 2014Although Florida might not face a better starting rotation than it did against Miami, it held its own in its first road series this season — even though the team dropped the series.
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Whitson slowly progressing
By ADAM PINCUS< | Feb. 24, 2014CORAL GABLES — Karsten Whitson arrived at Florida as the crown jewel of Kevin O’Sullivan’s recruiting class four years ago. The 225-pound right-hander had the golden arm and the tree-trunk legs to match it. In basketball terms, he was a slam dunk.
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Pitcher’s struggles continue against UM
By ADAM PINCUS< | Feb. 23, 2014CORAL GABLES — Karsten Whitson is the perfect pitcher for this young Florida team — both are works in progress.
