Josh Tobias Named To SEC Baseball Community Service Team
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 | Baseball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida senior third baseman Josh Tobias was named to the 2015 SEC Baseball Community Service Team announced on Tuesday. It marked the second consecutive year that he has earned the honor. The SEC sponsors Community Service Teams for all 21 league-sponsored sports. The Community Service Team looks to highlight a student-athlete from each school who gives back to his community in superior service efforts.
Tobias has volunteered with Climb for Cancer, an event in which Gator student-athletes play games and participate with cancer-stricken kids and their siblings in a variety of sports on campus. He volunteers at Littlewood Elementary School Carnival and helped with the Annual Gator Tracks shoe drive. Tobias is a University of Florida Student-Athlete Advisory Committee member and a Florida Letterman Award Committee Member and Presenter. He has visited children in the pediatric care unit at Shands Hospital.
One of the 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, having notable achievements in four areas of excellence: Classroom, Character, Community and Competition. Tobias was one of the three student-athletes chosen to represent the Southeastern Conference at the NCAA Convention on proposed governance rule changes under the NCAA's recently adopted Division I autonomy process.
The No. 7 Gators (38-14/17-10 SEC) wrap up the regular season by hosting Western Division rival Auburn (32-20/12-15 SEC) in a three-game series that starts Thursday at 7 p.m. at McKethan Stadium. The series can be heard through GatorZone.com and on the Gator IMG Sports Network with Jeff Cardozo and Mick Hubert. It will also be carried on SEC Network+ with Cardozo and Hubert through participating TV providers only through WatchESPN. Live stats for each game will be available on GatorZone.com and fans can also follow updates of each game on @GatorZoneBB, the official Twitter account of the Gator baseball team.
Single-Game Tickets can be purchased online through GatorZone or by calling the Gator Ticket Office at 1-800-34-GATOR from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
