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 | 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...
by Neil Shulman | Feb 19, 2016 | Gator Baseball, Uncategorized
It’s no stretch to say that the Florida Gators baseball program is among the nation’s best. UF boasts thirteen SEC Championships, seven SEC Tournament Championships, thirty-one appearances in the NCAA Tournament, nine trips to the College World Series and...
by Neil Shulman | Jun 21, 2015 | Gator Baseball
So close, and yet so far. That’s been the mantra for Florida baseball over the past decade. The Gators reached the College World Series finals in 2005, and got swept by Texas. Five years later they made it back to the CWS, but faced the unfortunate “two...