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UF shortstop Richie Martin catches a ball for a flyout during Florida's 14-3 win against the South Carolina Gamecocks on April 11, 2015 at McKethan Stadium.

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Florida’s Richie Martin selected 20th overall in MLB Draft

By IAN COHEN | June 8, 2015

Florida’s Richie Martin was selected 20th overall by the Oakland Athletics in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft on Monday.

JJ Schwarz celebrates with teammates at home plate after hitting the first of his two home runs during Florida's 11-4 win against Florida State on June 6, 2015, at McKethan Stadium.

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Bound for Omaha: Florida advances to College World Series with sweep of FSU

By IAN COHEN | June 6, 2015

Bats, gloves and baseball caps littered the field.

UF's JJ Schwarz runs past third base and heads to score during the first inning of Florida's 13-5 win against Florida State in the NCAA Super Regionals on June 5, 2015, at McKethan Stadium.

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Florida throttles Florida State in Super Regional

By IAN COHEN | June 6, 2015

After sliding into second base on Florida’s first hit of the game, Harrison Bader yelled, clapped and fist-pumped before urging the crowd to do the same.

UF's Richie Martin follows through on his swing during Florida's 12-5 win against the South Carolina Gamecocks on April 11, 2015 at McKethan Stadium.

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Gators to battle with Florida State in Super Regionals

By IAN COHEN | June 4, 2015

For the first time in seven years, Florida will face Florida State on a weekend.

UF's JJ Schwarz rounds third base during Florida's 12-5 win against South Carolina on April 11, 2015 at McKethan Stadium.

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UF looking to stay hot heading into Super Regional matchup with FSU

By IAN COHEN | June 1, 2015

Only two players on Florida’s roster have been where the Gators are going this weekend, a testament to how difficult it is to still be playing baseball in early June.

Alex Faedo pitches during Florida's 2-1 win against Florida Atlantic in the Gainesville Regional of the NCAA Tournament on May 31, 2015, at McKethan Stadium.

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Florida advances to Super Regionals

By IAN COHEN | May 31, 2015

For the first time in three years, Florida advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals.

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Florida downs USF with home runs from Bader, Reed

By IAN COHEN | May 31, 2015

The first inning started off shaky for A.J. Puk.

Buddy Reed makes a diving grab in the outfield during Florida's 19-0 win over Florida A&M on May 29, 2015, during the 2015 NCAA Tournament.

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Florida baseball obliterates Florida A&M in first round of Gainesville Regional

By IAN COHEN | May 29, 2015

The bat fell lazily out of JJ Schwarz’s hands as he looked over to left field.

Buddy Reed swings at a pitch during Florida's 9-4 win against Tennessee on March 15 at McKethan Stadium.

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Gator baseball eager to reverse recent NCAA Regional misfortune

By IAN COHEN | May 28, 2015

His first attempt was clocked at 3.9 seconds, his second was around the same, and his third was a bit slower.

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Florida named No. 4 national seed in NCAA Tournament

By IAN COHEN | May 25, 2015

The Southeastern Conference title game was over, but the players still stood on the field in Hoover, Alabama, clad in white SEC champion T-shirts.

UF's Peter Alonso (right) celebrates with teammate Harrison Bader after Bader's solo home run in the first inning of Florida's 14-3 win against the South Carolina Gamecocks on April 11 at McKethan Stadium.

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Florida crowned SEC Tournament Champions with 7-3 win over Vanderbilt

By IAN COHEN | May 25, 2015

As Kirby Snead stood on the mound, and as two Vanderbilt base runners stood behind him, Florida’s dugout stood on edge.

A.J. Puk pitches during Florida's 7-2 loss to Miami on Feb. 21 at McKethan Stadium.

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Florida baseball defeats Arkansas to advance to SEC Tournament semifinals

By IAN COHEN | May 22, 2015

A.J. Puk started to walk off the mound.

UF third baseman Josh Tobias slides into third base during Florida's 4-1 loss to Auburn on May 15, 2015, at McKethan Stadium.

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Offensive flurry lifts Florida baseball over Auburn

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | May 21, 2015

Less than 12 hours after dropping its Southeastern Conference Tournament opener, the Florida baseball team returned to Hoover Metropolitan Stadium with a new mindset, knowing one more loss would send the team back to Gainesville.

UF designated hitter JJ Schwarz bats during Florida's 4-1 loss to Auburn on May 15, 2015, at McKethan Stadium.

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Florida falls to Arkansas in SEC Tournament opener

By IAN COHEN | May 20, 2015

After giving up a late lead in its first match of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Florida faces elimination today.

UF shortstop Richie Martin (12) throws to first base for an out during Florida's 12-5 win against South Carolina on April 11 at McKethan Stadium.

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Florida baseball peaking as SEC Tournament commences

By IAN COHEN | May 18, 2015

Kevin O’Sullivan has one hope entering the Southeastern Conference tournament this week — that his team saved its best baseball for the end of the year.

Josh Tobias bats during Florida's 14-8 win against Florida State on March 17 at McKethan Stadium.

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On Senior Day, Josh Tobias leads Florida baseball to victory over Auburn

By IAN COHEN | May 16, 2015

In his final regular season game and with his family watching from the stands, Josh Tobias rounded the bases one last time.

UF's Peter Alonso bats during Florida's win against South Carolina on April 10, 2015, at McKethan Stadium.

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Florida baseball defeats Auburn, evens series

By IAN COHEN | May 15, 2015

Off of strong relief pitching from Aaron Rhodes and a timely sacrifice fly from Peter Alonso, Florida edged past Auburn Friday night.

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UF to close regular season with home series against Auburn

By IAN COHEN | May 14, 2015

Etched across the orange bracelet that Logan Shore wears on his wrist are five white letters: grind.

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UF seeing improvement in pitching staff as regular season winds down

By IAN COHEN | May 11, 2015

Entering last weekend, Florida needed to address two glaring issues before returning home for the season’s final three games: inconsistencies among its pitching staff and struggles on the road.