by Neil Shulman | Jun 1, 2016 | Gator Baseball, Uncategorized
It’s been a few months since I wrote up this season preview of Florida’s baseball team, and not much has changed. Rather, things have evolved, and progressed. Florida has gone from being a preseason #1 team to a #1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament....
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 24, 2016 | Blog, Gator Baseball, Uncategorized
You can add baseball to the list of sports in which the Gators own Georgia. Florida has beaten Georgia 20 of the last 26 times in football, 19 of the last 23 in basketball and 24 of the last 31 games in baseball, and have claimed the season sweep by beating the Dawgs...
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...