UF Baseball Completes Fall Practice This Week
Monday, November 1, 2010 | Baseball
The University of Florida baseball team nears the end of its fall practice this week with a scrimmage on Tuesday at 5 p.m. and the annual Orange and Blue World Series at McKethan Stadium. The three-game series will be held Friday (4:30 p.m.), Saturday (2 p.m.) and Sunday (2 p.m.).
“These scrimmages will be a great opportunity for our fans to watch the returnees, along with the new players we have added to this year's team,” said fourth-year head coach Kevin O'Sullivan. “This will be a good opportunity for the fans to get an early look at the 2011 Gators as we conclude the fall practice. We hope to have a great turnout this weekend and end our fall practice on a positive note.”
Last season, Florida captured the SEC title, its 11th league crown in school history, with a program-best 22-8 league mark and claimed nine of the 10 conference series. In addition, the Gators won the SEC Eastern Division title for the second-straight year, their first time earning back-to-back divisional flags since the squad collected three in a row from 1996-98.
UF then advanced to the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb., for the first time in five years after sweeping the Regional and Super Regional rounds on its own turf. The Orange and Blue finished 47-17 overall, had a pair of All-Americans (Kevin Chapman and Austin Maddox) and established a record by having five Freshman All-Americans from Baseball America (Nolan Fontana, Brian Johnson, Maddox, Hudson Randall and Mike Zunino).
Gator Pitchers This Week
Tuesday (5 p.m.): Matt Campbell (Tampa, Fla.), Michael Heller (Bradenton, Fla.)
Friday (4:30 p.m.): Anthony DeSclafani (Freehold, N.J.), Hudson Randall (Atlanta, Ga.), Greg Larson (Longwood, Fla.), Nick Maronde (Lexington, Ky.)
Saturday (2 p.m.): Karsten Whitson (Chipley, Fla.), Jonathon Crawford (Okeechobee, Fla.), Daniel Gibson (Lutz, Fla.), Keenan Kish (Worcester, Pa.)
Sunday (2 p.m.): Tommy Toledo (Tampa, Fla.), Matt Campbell (Tampa, Fla.), Justin Poovey (Granite Falls, N.C.), Austin Maddox (Jacksonville, Fla.), Michael Heller (Bradenton, Fla.), Steven Rodriguez (Miami, Fla.)
