Just a few days after making their trip to Omaha, the Florida Gators baseball team is packing it up and heading home to Gainesville. In the double elimination College World Series, the Gators were the first team to gte knocked out after suffering a loss to UCLA on Saturday and another loss to FSU last night. The Seminoles got up early on the Gators and despite putting up 3 runs in the 9th it just wasn’t enough to overcome the Noles. The Gators lost by a final score of 8-5.

The Florida Gators will touchdown in Omaha, Nebraska today and being preparations for their opening round game against UCLA on Saturday night. The last time the Florida Gators were in the College World Series they made it all the way to the National Championship series against Texas. The Gators ultimately lost, but it was a memorable experience… especially having to go through the Cornhuskers on the way. The Gators are hot right now, having won 19 of their last 23 games. Will they keep it alive?

Despite hosting a Super Regional in Gainesville, Florida, the Gator baseball team will not advance to the College World Series. Their disappointing end to the season came on Sunday when Southern Miss scored three runs in the eighth inning to give them a 7-6 lead. The Gators could not rally in the bottom of the eighth or the ninth inning. The Gators lost the series 0-2 and their season ended.
“First, I want to congratulate Southern Miss,” head coach Kevin O’Sullivan said. “They played really, really well. All year long we …

The Gator baseball season is winding down. The tournaments that determine who goes to the College World Series and who goes home start this week. The University of Florida baseball team learned on Monday afternoon that it was awarded the eighth national seed for the 2009 NCAA Baseball Tournament that begins on Friday at McKethan Stadium.