by Neil Shulman | May 16, 2016 | Baseball Game Recaps, Gator Baseball, Uncategorized
If any opponent was somehow foolish enough to overlook Deacon Liput’s importance before this weekend, rest assured they will no longer. The freshman infielder doubled home the winning run in the series opener against Vanderbilt, and got the rubber match started...
by Neil Shulman | May 9, 2016 | Baseball Game Recaps, Gator Baseball
Nick Horvath’s three run homer to bury Tennessee in Sunday’s rubber match gave Florida a series win that certainly could be described as crucial, or huge, or any such adjective. But maybe not for the reason some may think. It’s not because the Gators...
by Neil Shulman | Apr 3, 2016 | Baseball Game Recaps, Gator Baseball, Uncategorized
After watching Kentucky snap their 17 game winning streak, the Gators simply started a new one. Thanks in large part to an eight hit weekend from Peter Alonso, two of which left the park, Florida followed up its 3-2 midweek win over FSU with a convincing sweep of...
by Neil Shulman | Mar 29, 2016 | Baseball Game Recaps, Gator Baseball
In the wake of adversity, Florida’s baseball team re-proved an old adage: beating FSU can solve any problem. And with tonight’s 3-2 victory over the eighth ranked Seminoles, the Gators are right back where they were always destined to be. The Gators had a...
by Nicholas Joost | Mar 17, 2016 | Baseball Game Recaps, Blog, Gator Baseball
For the top-ranked, defending SEC tournament champions, the 2016 campaign has a certain “hunter seeking hunted” feel to it. According to D1Baseball.com’s top 300 list of MLB college prospects, UF appears three times…in the top 15 alone. There is clearly...
by Neil Shulman | Mar 16, 2016 | Baseball Game Recaps, Gator Baseball, Uncategorized
Nelson Maldonado has spent a few years watching a slightly older group of Gators destroy FSU pitching. Now he gets to be a part of the fun, too; the fun of teeing off on pitches that belong in batting practice while watching the Noles beat themselves up some more in...