Florida Gators 2009 Baseball

[JCOSU86]

Originally Posted by Gatorubet

Have to give BIG props to this kid from Tampa, freshman Preston Tucker, who tied the friggin' SEC single-game record (and made a new UF record) getting 11 ribbies in 16-3 win over UCF. The freshman first baseman hit a grand slam to right field in the 5th, another slam to center in the seventh and a lowly three run dinger to left center in the sixth.

You go Gator

Tucker was named SEC Freshman of the Week

[Flocka]

Gator, you know if Riley Cooper is playing tonight?

[Gatorubet]

Originally Posted by bigballin2987

Gator, you know if Riley Cooper is playing tonight?

Supposed to be Dekker, Pigott and Barnes in the outfield tonight.

Game should be on in a minute or so on Gator streaming radio...

[Flocka]

Originally Posted by Gatorubet

Supposed to be Dekker, Pigott and Barnes in the outfield tonight.

Game should be on in a minute or so on Gator streaming radio...

Thanks. They sure give him hell there. I heard last year his sister and mom were mixing it up with the fans in the outfield.

[Gatorubet]

Cruised to a 10-2 win over the Noles in Tally tonight. Life is good.

[JCOSU86]

The Gators have gone 5-2, winning 2 out of 3 vs Auburn, Florida State and Mississippi. They dropped the other 2 games to Mississippi. Florida is currently 26-14 overall and 10-8 in the SEC. They travel to Fort Myers to take on Florida Gulf Coast Univeristy at 7:00pm tonight.

[Gatorubet]

No. 22 Baseball Tops South Carolina, 8-3

Gainesville, Fla. - Saturday April 25, 2009

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No. 22 Florida (30-14/12-8 SEC) clinched its first series victory over South Carolina (27-17/9-11 SEC) since 2005 with an 8-3 victory on Saturday afternoon at McKethan Stadium. The Gators scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error in the sixth inning and added three insurance runs in the seventh and one in the eighth to defeat the Gamecocks in consecutive outings since March 26-27, 2005.

Seniors Avery Barnes (High Springs, Fla.) (3-for-4, two runs) and Brandon McArthur (Seffner, Fla.) (2-for-4, two RBI) and freshman Preston Tucker (Tampa, Fla.) (3-for-5, two RBI) spearheaded UF’s offense, which totaled 11 hits. Junior Tony Davis (Cooper City, Fla.) improved to 5-0 with two scoreless innings and junior Billy Bullock (Balm, Fla.) recorded the final five outs to nail down his seventh save.

[Gatorubet]

No. 22 Florida Finishes Sweep Of South Carolina, 9-5
GAINESVIILLE, Fla. – No. 22 Florida (31-14/13-8 SEC) completed its first sweep of
South Carolina (27-18/9-12 SEC) in 12 years with a 9-5 victory on Sunday afternoon
at McKethan Stadium to increase its winning streak to five games. The Gators had not
taken all three games from the Gamecocks since April 25-27, 1997, and improved their
home record to 24-6. UF has now captured 12 of its last 15 games and is 7-2 (.778)
against its Eastern Division counterparts this season.
Sophomore Josh Adams (Jacksonville, Fla.) (3-for-5) tallied four RBI and scored twice,
while senior Avery Barnes (High Springs, Fla.) was 3-for-5 to complete a series in which
he was 8-for-13 (.615) with six runs. Freshman Alex Panteliodis (Tampa, Fla.) (4-5) yielded
one earned run over 5.1 innings to earn his first SEC victory.

[JCOSU86]

Big series coming up, Gator

#17 Florida travels to Georgia (GatorZone Free)

Riding a five-game winning streak, No. 17 Florida (31-14) heads into the homestretch of the Southeastern Conference schedule by traveling to Athens for a weekend series at defending league champion No. 6 Georgia (33-12). The Bulldogs are tied with LSU atop the standings with identical 14-7 marks, while the Gators are second in the East and tied for fourth overall with Ole Miss with a 13-8 record. Six teams are within two games of first place in the SEC.

Head coach Kevin O'Sullivan's club capped a perfect 5-0 week last Sunday with its first sweep of Eastern Division rival South Carolina in 12 years. UF had not taken all three games from the Gamecocks between April 25-27, 1997, and improved its home record to 24-6 (.800). The Gators have captured 12 of their last 15 games and are now 7-2 (.778) against their SEC East counterparts this season.


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[Gatorubet]

Originally Posted by JCOSU86

Big series coming up, Gator

#17 Florida travels to Georgia (GatorZone Free)

Riding a five-game winning streak, No. 17 Florida (31-14) heads into the homestretch of the Southeastern Conference schedule by traveling to Athens for a weekend series at defending league champion No. 6 Georgia (33-12). The Bulldogs are tied with LSU atop the standings with identical 14-7 marks, while the Gators are second in the East and tied for fourth overall with Ole Miss with a 13-8 record. Six teams are within two games of first place in the SEC.

Gators Sweep the Leg Humpers!!!!

UF took the first two games, and trailed the Georgia Bulldogs 7-4 after eight innings in the final game in Athens Sunday.

The Gators then scored SIX FREAKING RUNS in the top of the 9th to beat the Butt-Sniffers 10-8!!!

UGA was rated Number 1 at some point pre-Gator beatdown. Ain't gonna be #1 no more.

[Gatorubet]

WarrenNolan.com - 2009 College Baseball - Ratings Percentage Index (RPI)

Gators now have an RPI of 8.

[JCOSU86]

OSU at 30. Not bad.

[Nutriaitch]

Originally Posted by Gatorubet

one of us gets to dance the 1st place jig after this weekend.
I ain't gonna make any predictions, but I'm sure gald the games are at the Box and not in Gainseville.

[Gatorubet]

I'm just glad to see the team ERA fall so dramatically after our new coach and resident pitching genius came on board.

Should be a good series at the Box. While I want to win - obviously- I'm still having a great time this year just enjoying the improvement and seeing a chance for a regional appearance in someplace other than Tally or Miami.

[JCOSU86]

Wow! The Gators swept Georgia in Athens!

From the GatorZone(Free)

Down three runs entering the ninth, No. 17 Florida (34-14/16-8 SEC) staged another remarkable comeback to complete a weekend sweep of No. 6 Georgia (33-15/14-10 SEC) with a 10-8 triumph on Sunday afternoon at Foley Field. Trailing 7-5 after a passed ball allowed junior Mike Mooney (Loxahatchee, Fla.) to score, freshman Preston Tucker (Tampa, Fla.) cranked a go-ahead, three-run homer off freshman Cecil Tanner (3-1) and freshman Jerico Weitzel (Ridgway, Pa.) later provided insurance with a two-run single.

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