UF Baseball 2025

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You might make sure @wingtee has this information so that he doesn’t, well-you know….

 

You mean go the other way where there are base hit waiting ? Pencil him in the 2 slot and watch me hit and run till they drop

 

My first American Legion baseball coach was as ol’school as they come-work walks, stealing bases, hit & run, and suicides….

The sign for the safety squeeze was the indicator followed by the right hand touching both sides of the throat. The sign for the suicide squeeze was the same as the safety squeeze followed by Coach turning his back to you and walking back towards the left field line as he reached around and scratched his arse walking away from you ….

If you don’t get it done, it’s your arse!!!

 

I believe practice starts Sat, 1/25. I'm going to hear Sully speak at the Gator Talk event tomorrow night. Dugout Club dinner with the team is 1/23, so I'll find out more then.

2025 Baseball Roster - Florida Gators

This roster appears correct. Same players we had for fall ball, but several players changed numbers to protect the innocent.

 

Thanks. Softball started a week ago, so knew baseball had to start soon. I thought we were a week behind, but maybe it’s two.

 

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Has Lawson played at 1B at all? I was under the impression that Heyman and Donay would be splitting time there and Lawson would be competing for the 3B job.

 

Lawson was down for a while in the Fall. I never saw him at first but I certainly didn't see every scrimmage.

 

Sully was on the radio with Sean Kelley:

Yost is back 100%.

Seemed to think Philpott could be a Byrne like closer. Also mentioned the kid from Clemson as a possible closer.

Starters are the 3 we all suspect but also mentioned McNeillie, Aiden King and the kid from Clemson.

They will slowly work Christian Rodriguez back and says he could be special.

Confirmed Lawson at first because they have to get his bat in the lineup.

 

Correction: practice will start Friday 1/24.

 

Yes. Consistent with my son’s start date at UNF.

 

So Lawson will most likely be the first freshman position player to see time in the lineup, very interesting!

 

So, should I book my CWS trip now or wait a bit?

Wife is bugging me about summer vacation plans. Can never decide between going early or waiting to the final round so have yet to go.

 

They could potentially go undefeated during the regular season and still miss out on Omaha, so it’s nearly impossible to plan for this far in advance. If you haven’t been, it’s a unique experience and there’s lots to do even if the gators aren’t there. I say book it and go. If you only want to watch the gators, you pretty much have to wait until after supers. We went a couple years back, but didn’t decide to go until the gators clinched a spot in the finals. If your schedule isn’t that flexible, just go.

 

They have shortened the series--just plan to go for the whole thing. If the Gators for some reason don't make it there--use Omaha as a base and tour part of the midwest. KC is three hours. The Badlands are 6. Minneapolis is 5. Catch a game or two to get the feel of the series and do something different.

Honestly though we are talking the Gators. We will be there!!!

 

The same thing other posters are saying about the CWS. It’s truly a very special time/trip-especially for a D-1 college baseball fan. We have only been to Rosenblatt Stadium in 2005.

My two trips of my lifetime-1) 1994 I went to Europe with my Dad for the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion to V-E Day with my Dad’s Paratrooper outfit, The 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team—2) 2005 CWS trip to Omaha to watch our Gators.

I couldn’t top these two trips if I tried. By all means, go if you have the opportunity.

 

As we start spring practice this week, everyone starts to wonder about the lineup and batting order. So here's a reminder of last year's batting averages of the returning players....
Evans, Ty .316
Yost, Hayden .284
Wilson, Ashton .279
Shelton, Colby .254
Heyman, Luke .246
Donay, Brody .246
Kurland, Cade .245
These numbers leave me thinking the bottom 4 need to step up their averages. Or else guys like Cyr, Jones, and Lawson better be ready to contribute. I expect Shelton and Kurland should do 20+ points better if they aren't trying to hit HRs all season. Donay has plenty of upside with his power if he can spot the pitches better. Heyman and Kurland both batted over 295 the year before so that would be very helpful. The big unknown is how well Jones will do facing SEC pitching most of the season after batting 355 at Stetson as a freshman.