Florida (18-10, 3-6) once again fell victim to a breakdown from the bullpen, allowing eight runs in the seventh inning to blow a four-run lead and eventually fall to the ‘Dawgs (22-6, 6-3) 14-8.
In a decisive game two, Georgia topped the Gators 6-1. Florida, who has now lost four straight SEC games, will look to avoid the sweep tomorrow.
It would end with No. 14 Florida (18-8, 3-4) in a major hole, down a game in the series following a 7-6 loss to the rival No. 23 Bulldogs (20-6, 4-3) Thursday.
The Gators desperately needed a win Tuesday over instate rival Florida State and Josh Rivera and Wyatt Langford delivered it in style.
Pitching for the Gators on Saturdays and Sundays might as well be a mystery box, though, and that uncertainty will likely end up determining whether or not No. 8 Florida (17-7, 3-3) can hang with its SEC competition.
No. 21 LSU cruised through the Gators pitching staff to an 11-4 win in Florida Ballpark. The win sets up a crucial rubber match Sunday afternoon.
“We’ve never liked them, they’ve never liked us.” The attitude was simple for Hunter Barco regarding the LSU Tigers. On Friday, he threw for seven scoreless innings against them en route to a 7-2 victory.
Gator baseball hosts the LSU Tigers in their first home conference series of the year.
The No. 9 Florida Gators (16-5) avoided a potential trap game, defeating the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (8-12) 3-2.
After nearly escaping an epic disaster Friday night, the Gators melted down even harder Sunday en route to a Sunday loss.
Win number 600 for the O’Sullivan era in Gainesville came in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The Gators were cruising, then suddenly the ship hit rocky waters. After breezing by their opponents all night, Florida nearly threw it all away in the ninth. Luckily, they somehow managed to escape with a win in their first conference game of the year.
Despite the disappointing loss for the Gators, they still picked up an important series win this weekend before taking on conference play.
Gator baseball sank the Seton Hall Pirates in a doubleheader that saw its stars shine
The Gator bats didn’t give the bullpen much breathing room, but No. 11 Florida (11-3) did just enough to secure a 1-0 victory in the first battle of a two-game slate against the Jacksonville Dolphins (8-5).
After a game-one loss Friday night, the Gators had a chance to flip the script from last year and give the ‘Canes a taste of their own medicine. They did just that, winning Saturday and Sunday with the help of sophomores Brandon Sproat and Timmy Manning throwing their best games of the young season.
After a defeat on Friday night, the Florida Gators booked a rubber game on Sunday afternoon with Miami on the heels of an 8-1 victory.
In the opening game of a three-game series, the Gators’ bats were unable to match up with the Hurricanes pitching.
“We hate Miami, they hate us.” The sentiment was blunt from junior Jud Fabian before a massive weekend series against the Hurricanes in Coral Gables.
Florida sets up a trip to Coral Gables, Florida, with a midweek win over the Florida A&M Rattlers Wednesday.
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