UF bats get going late in win against Vandy
Mar. 16, 2012Tell me if you’ve heard this one before:
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before:
Vanderbilt will stumble into Gainesville this weekend looking like a shell of the Southeastern Conference baseball powerhouse people tend to think of when the Commodores are discussed.
Taylor Gushue has come a long way since the first time Gators coach Kevin O’Sullivan told him he would be starting at first base.
With one third-inning swing, Preston Tucker made things right again for the Gators.
Daniel Gibson knew he would have a bigger role this year. It wouldn’t be a hard feat to accomplish.
Jason Forjet’s 100th pitch proved to be too much for Florida Gulf Coast to overcome.
After Brian Johnson struggled on the mound last Saturday against in-state rival Miami, the lefty said he needed to put the 3.1-inning, five-run performance behind him.
With two swings of his bat, Mike Zunino quickly turned a Friday night pitching duel into a home-run derby.
Freshman Justin Shafer got the start in left field on Wednesday night but could not foresee the evening that was ahead of him.
Gators coach Kevin O’Sullivan looked out and saw reserves all over the field.
CORAL GABLES — For the better part of eight innings, it looked as though Miami would put an end to Florida’s recent dominance in the in-state rivalry.
CORAL GABLES — Brian Johnson couldn’t get it done for Florida on the mound, so he did it from the plate instead.
CORAL GABLES — Kevin O’Sullivan said eight games were too small of a sample size to say the Gators struggle to hit left-handed pitchers.
Brian Johnson was 1,254 miles from Gainesville, playing in the Cape Cod League, when he began to feel some discomfort in his shoulder.
Baseball players don’t get a Spring Break.
Kevin O’Sullivan and Frank Leoni walked toward one another and shook hands, officially concluding a day of tarp slip-and-slides, fake deer hunting and just more than five innings of baseball.
As soon as the ball left his bat, Preston Tucker knew he was alone.
Daniel Pigott raced toward the left-field wall, jumped and caught a deep Tadd Bower shot that would have otherwise been a game-tying home run in the sixth inning.
Preston Tucker’s room is littered with souvenirs from games he has played over the years. Some of them are more memorable than others.