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Ty Evans emerging and other takeaways from Florida baseball sweep at South Carolina
Florida baseball continued its second-half-of-the-season tear by sweeping South Carolina over the weekend at Founders Park. The Florida Gators (33-16, 11-13 SEC) have won 13 their last 15 games and 10 of their last 12 in conference play. Advertisement Florida outscored South Carolina 39-8 over the three-game series, including pounding out a season-high 22 runs in a 22-3 win over the Gamecocks in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon. That included UF scoring 11 runs in the top of the ninth. "Usually, the winning team scores more runs in one inning then the losing team does throughout all nine," Florida baseball coach Kevin O'Sullivan said. "And we had three in the fourth, five in the eighth and 11 runs in the ninth." UF won 9-5 in the first game of the series on Friday and 8-0 in the second game of a doubleheader on Sunday. With the Sunday win, O'Sullivan notched his 750th career win. Here's what UF learned after sweeping the series over the Gamecocks: Florida baseball can adjust without its leading hitter in the lineup The Gators remained without starting shortstop Colby Shelton (.377, 7 home runs, 35 RBIs), who has missed UF's last four games with a hand injury. Advertisement Without Shelton, Bobby Boser has filled in at shortstop while Brendan Lawson has moved across the diamond from first base to third base. Luke Heyman, Brody Donay and Landon Stripling filled in at first base over the weekend. Without Shelton, Florida was still productive up and down the lineup, scoring 39 runs by belting 15 extra-base hits. Heyman had a big series, going 4 for 13 with three homers and 5 RBIs, while Lawson (8 for 14, 1 HR, 6 RBIs) and Boser (4 for 11, 4 RBIs) remained productive at the plate. Florida baseball outfielder Ty Evans has a power surge left in him After a disappointing start to the season, Evans has found his groove at the plate of late, going 5 for 13 with two home runs and 6 RBIs in the three-game series. Advertisement Evans, who belted five home runs in the 2023 College World Series for UF, is batting .247 with three homers and 22 RBIs as a senior this season. "We're not going to get to where we want to without him in the lineup," O'Sullivan said. "So, I'm really, really pleased for him." Florida baseball can piece together its pitching staff through rain delays Florida lost its starting pitcher on Friday night when righty Liam Peterson didn't come back after throwing just seven pitches before a three-hour rain delay. Then, on Saturday, freshman righty Aidan King only went 2 2/3 innings on Saturday in a game that was ultimately suspended due to rain. Advertisement Peterson (8-2) came back to pitch 3 1/3 innings of relief in the completion of the suspended game on Sunday, allowing two runs to earn his seventh win of the season. Then, in the second game on Sunday, junior lefty Pierce Coppola made his first appearance since March 1 against Miami, pitching one scoreless inning to start a seven-inning game. Freshman Jackson Barberi (2-1) followed with 3 1/3 innings to pick up his second win of the season and Christian Rodriguez followed with 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit to earn his first save of the season. "It's been kind of a weird weekend obviously, with the rain delays and lightning delays and all that type of thing," O'Sullivan said. "I thought that Liam did what he needed to do, he wasn't as sharp as he'd like to be today, but he did what he needed to do." Up next Florida will host USF on Tuesday night at Condron Family Ballpark (6:30 p.m., SEC Network Plus). Advertisement Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun's Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@ Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1 This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Florida baseball sweeps South Carolina. What UF learned in the series
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10-05-2025
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Florida baseball vs USF: Gators fall flat in home loss to Bulls
Florida baseball had its four-game win streak snapped with a 7-1 loss to USF on Tuesday night at Condron Family Ballpark. The Florida Gators (33-17, 11-13 SEC) struggled to generate offense in their final non-conference game, scoring their lone run when third baseman Brendan Lawson came home from third on a throwing error in the fourth inning. After pounding out 39 runs over the weekend at South Carolina, the Gators mustered just three hits. Advertisement USF (25-21) broke a 1-1 tie by scoring four runs in the top of the sixth off UF relievers Alex Philpott and Luke McNeillie. Left fielder Marcus Brodil put USF ahead to stay, belting an RBI double off Philpott to put the Bulls ahead 2-1. From there, USF tacked on three more runs as Jackson Mayo, Carlos Jacome and Sebastian Greico belted RBI singles off McNeillie, extending USF's lead to 5-1. Ryan Pruitt then added a two-RBI single in the eighth inning to put the Bulls up 7-1. Philpott (3-4) took the loss for UF, allowing three runs on three hits over 1/3 of an inning. Florida next plays Friday night at No. 1 Texas (7:30 p.m, ESPNU). Florida baseball vs USF live updates USF extends lead over Florida baseball Florida baseball extends its lead to 7-1 over USF with two runs in the top of the eighth on a two-RBI single by center fielder Ryan Pruitt. USF takes lead over Florida baseball with big six inning USF scores four runs in the top of the sixth inning off relievers Alex Philpott and Luke McNeillie to take a 5-1 lead on Florida in the top of the sixth. The Bulls sent nine batters to the plate and belted six hits, going ahead 2-1 on an RBI double by Brodil and tacking on with RBI singles from Mayo, Ryan Pruitt and Carlos Jacome. Florida baseball ties score in bottom of fourth Florida ties the score 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth. Brendan Lawson led off the inning with a double, stole third and scored on a throwing error by pitcher Landen Yorek, who was attempting to pick him off at third base. Florida 1, USF 1, End 4. USF takes early lead on Florida baseball USF takes an early 1-0 lead on Florida baseball, stringing together three straight singles in the top of the fourth, with Marcus Brodil's RBI single up the middle scoring the first run of the game for the Bulls. Christian Rodriguez entered the game in relief of McDonald and worked out of a first and second jam by getting Mayo to strike out to end the inning. Florida baseball-USF still scoreless Florida baseball and USF remain scoreless after three innings. UF shortstop Bobby Boser just belted a ball to the wall in left field that was caught by USF left fielder Jackson Mayo. Sophomore righty Matthew Jenkins gave UF a solid start, allowing no runs on no hits and two walks, with seven strikeouts in 2 2/3. Caden McDonald is on in relief for UF. USF baseball lineup Pruitt CF, Jacome 2B, Greico 1B, Puckett 3B, Betancourt DH, Trippel C, Brodil RF, Lohry SS, Mayo LF SS Colby Shelton remains out for Florida baseball Shortstop Colby Shelton remains out with a hand injury that will likely sideline him for the next two-three weeks. Shelton could return in time for the postseason if UF qualifies for NCAA Regionals. Florida baseball lineup Boser SS, Lawson 3B, Heyman C, Cyr LF, Evans DH, Donay 1B, Yost CF, Wilson RF, Nadeau 2B Florida baseball vs USF umpires HP: Kevin Flay, 1B Derek Mollica, 2B Jeff Gosney, 3B Randy Olhausen What channel is Florida baseball vs USF playing on today? TV: SEC Network+ Advertisement Time: 6:30 p.m. ET Streaming: FUBO, ESPN+ Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun's Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@ Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1 This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Florida baseball-USF score today: Gators fall to Bulls
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Florida baseball vs No. 1 Texas score today: Live updates, game highlights, how to watch
Florida baseball will get another late-season test when it plays its final SEC road series of the season over the weekend at No. 1 Texas. It's the first regular-season matchup between the two schools, though they have squared off four times at the College World Series in Omaha, with the series tied 2-2. In the last meeting, the Florida Gators beat Texas 6-1 in the 2018 CWS. Advertisement The Longhorns (39-8, 19-5) have made a successful first-year transition to the SEC under first-year coach Jim Schlossnagle, who left rival Texas A&M to take over Texas during the offseason. Texas is two games ahead of No. 2 Arkansas for first place in the conference with six league games remaining, but were just swept by the Razorbacks last weekend. "They are playing a really clean brand of baseball," Florida baseball coach Kevin O'Sullivan said. "They don't beat themselves. They pitch, they hit, they play defense." Texas got back in the win column with a 9-3 win over Lamar on Tuesday. The Longhorns are led by slugging catcher Rylan Galvan, who is batting .317 with 13 home runs, 12 doubles and 41 RBIs. Florida (33-17, 11-13) remains without shortstop Colby Shelton, who is dealing with a hand injury that will likely sideline him until the start of NCAA Regionals. Advertisement "It's just a hamate," O'Sullivan said. "It's basically what they did was just take the bone out so it's just a matter of letting that incision heal. The timeline for that is different for everybody ... whether that's two weeks or three weeks I don't know. It all comes down to if that incision heals." The Gators have won four straight SEC series and 13 of their last 16 games overall to bounce back from a 1-11 league start. Florida baseball vs Texas: Live score updates How to watch Florida baseball vs Texas TV Channel: ESPNU (Friday), SEC Network+ (Saturday and Sunday) Live stream: SEC Network+, ESPN+, FUBO Florida's game vs No. 1 Texas on Friday night will air on ESPNU. The Saturday and Sunday afternoon games between the two schools will air on SEC Network+. Florida baseball vs Texas start times Game 1, Friday, May 9: 7:30 p.m. ET Advertisement Game 2, Saturday, May 10: 2 p.m. ET Game 3, Sunday, May 11: 2 p.m. ET Who is pitching for Florida baseball vs Texas? Friday: LHP Pierce Coppola (2-0, 1.32 ERA) vs. RHP Ruger Rojas (8-2, 4.19 ERA) Saturday: RHP Liam Peterson (8-2, 4.09 ERA) vs. LHP Luke Harrison (4-1, 3.25 ERA) Sunday: RHP Aidan King (4-2, 3.29 ERA) vs. RHP Jason Flores (4-1, 2.40 ERA) Florida baseball schedule 2025: Next five games May 15-17: vs. No. 20 Alabama SEC Tournament May 20-25: TBD, Hoover, Ala. Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun's Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@ Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1. Read his coverage of the Gators' national championship basketball season in 'CHOMP-IONS!' — a hardcover coffee-table collector's book from The Sun. Details at This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Florida baseball-Texas score today: Live updates, channel for SEC game
