GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013\u00a0The No. 9 Florida Gators carry a nation-leading, 13-game win streak into their final non-conference series of the season this weekend against High Point of the Big South Conference.<\/p>\n
The series opener is set for Friday night at 6:30 p.m. with games two and three to follow on Saturday (4 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.). All three matchups will air on SEC Network+.<\/p>\n
The three-game set represents the first-ever meeting between the Gators (13-1) and Panthers (7-6) on the diamond. Head Coach\u00a0Kevin O’Sullivan<\/a> and the Gators have won 30 of their last 36 regular-season games dating back to last season. Since the start of 2025, Florida is 35-5 in regular-season, non-conference play.<\/p>\n Pitching Matchups
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\nThe Gators moved up one spot this week, sitting at No. 9 in the D1Baseball Top 25. Florida is ranked as highly as No. 7 nationally at Perfect Game while coming in at No. 8 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 14 in the Baseball America Top 25.
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\nSERIES PROMOTIONS & GIVEAWAYS
\nFriday night’s series opener vs. High Point features a Student Prize-a-Palooza, where UF students may enter to win various prizes every inning. On Sunday, one family in attendance will have the opportunity to win four tickets to Walt Disney World and following the matchup, kids will have the chance to run the bases.
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\nFOOD TRUCKS
\nThere will be two food trucks located in the Dizney Grove area beyond the outfield wall on each day of the weekend series.<\/p>\n
\nSaturday: Smoked Biscuit, B’z Gelati
\nSunday: Donut NV, Ferley’s BBQ
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\nPANTHER PREP
\nHigh Point enters at 7-6 on the season and 0-2 on the road, having fallen at Wake Forest and at Liberty in midweek contests. Last weekend, the Panthers took two of three for a home series win over Binghamton, but again dropped a Tuesday game to Liberty (this time at home). As a result, High Point is hitting .265\/.379\/.461 as a team with 18 homers and 17 steals in 21 attempts. The pitching staff has logged a 4.46 ERA, .243 batting average against and 118-to-58 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 115.0 innings, backed by a .971 fielding percentage.<\/p>\n
\nWith 13-consecutive victories since Opening Night, the Gators rep the longest-active win streak in NCAA Division I Baseball. It is Florida’s longest win streak overall since starting the 2020 campaign at 16-0 – a mark the Gators can tie with a weekend sweep. Florida’s current streak is tied for the seventh-longest in team history and would move up to tied-for-third with a weekend sweep.<\/p>\n
\nBy defeating FAU (4-0) and Florida A&M (7-5) on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Gators improved to 6-0 in midweek games in 2026 and 18-2 in midweek play dating back to last season. Highlighted by their third shutout of the season on Tuesday vs. FAU, UF pitchers allowed just four earned runs on 13 hits and seven walks in 18.0 innings while fanning 23 this past midweek. Florida also posted its sixth comeback win across its 13-game win streak on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\nAcross Florida’s two-game sweep of the Hurricanes last weekend, Florida pitchers posted a 1.50 ERA, .209 batting average against and 23-to-5 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 18.0 frames. The relief corps was particularly brilliant, contributing 10.0 innings with only one run allowed, 12 strikeouts and three walks. Right-handed relievers Jackson Barberi<\/a> and Ricky Reeth<\/a> logged victories, tossing 3 1\/3 shutout frames and 4.0 innings of one-run ball in games one and two, respectively.<\/p>\n
\nFollowing a two-game sweep of No. 17 Miami, the Gators have won nine-straight weekend series dating back to last season. That is three series longer than any other active streak in the SEC. After dropping the first-four conference series of the 2025 campaign, Florida has taken down Missouri, Mississippi State, No. 5 Arkansas, South Carolina, No. 1 Texas, No. 18 Alabama, UAB, Kennesaw State and Miami across consecutive series. The Gators’ last series loss came against No. 23 Vanderbilt from April 4-6, 2025 \u2013 a span of 334 days come Friday night’s opener vs. High Point.<\/p>\n
\nComing off the program’s 17th-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, O’Sullivan is in his 19th campaign at the helm of the Gators. Since O’Sullivan’s 2008 arrival, Florida leads the sport with 305 SEC wins, 41 MLB debuts, 10 top-eight seeds, nine College World Series trips, nine Super Regionals hosted and six SEC titles. The Gators have advanced to nine of the last 15 College World Series overall \u2013 by far the most in the sport.\u00a0
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\nTICKET INFORMATION
\nSeason tickets<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0SEC Five-Pack Mini-Plans<\/a>\u00a0are currently on sale now in addition to\u00a0single-game tickets<\/a>. Tickets can be purchased\u00a0online<\/a>\u00a0or by contacting the Gator Ticket Office at (352) 375-4683.<\/p>\n
\nAs a reminder, mobile ticketing is required. There will be two ways to access your tickets:
\n1) through the\u00a0Florida Gators app<\/a>\u00a0from your mobile device or
\n2) through\u00a0FloridaGators.com\/myaccount<\/a>. Fans will also be able to transfer or donate their tickets easily within the app or online.<\/p>\n
\nFans are encouraged to park at the Fifield and IFAS lots during the weekend. An increased number of shuttles will be available for transportation to the ballpark each day.<\/p>\n
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\n\tGeneral Parking\u00a0is available in the west Condron Family\u00a0Ballpark baseball lot and the Fifield parking lot located directly across Hull Road.
\n\tDisabled parking\u00a0is available on a first-come, first-serve basis in the Condron Family\u00a0Ballpark west lot with a valid Disabled Placard.
\n\tFans can follow\u00a0this link<\/a>\u00a0to an interactive parking map.
\n\tRV Parking\u00a0is available in the Fifield Flat lot. \u00a0Reserved RV parking is not available for Florida baseball games. All motor home parking is on a first come, first-served basis.
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\n\t\tOn-board generators are permitted, however exterior or pull-along generators are prohibited at all times. For safety reasons, all motor homes\/RVs are required to utilize exhaust extensions or “smoke stacks” to channel exhaust fumes to the top of the motor home\/RV.
\n\t\tOvernight stays are only allowed on weekend series in the\u00a0Fifield\u00a0Flat\u00a0lot.\u00a0
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\n\tDo Not Park Illegally
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\n\t\tPark in designated parking spots (Do not park on\u00a0grass or in No Parking Zones).
\n\t\tVehicles are subject to towing if they block streets, sidewalks, service drives, or fire lanes, or if illegally parked in a disabled space.
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\nTRAFFIC PATTERNS ON GAME DAY
\nThose visiting Condron Family Ballpark on game day should be aware of updated traffic patterns surrounding the ballpark. Fans are advised to utilize Ballpark Way, which will serve as a connecting route to the ballpark from Archer Road. For departures, a postgame traffic flow pattern guide can be found\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCondron Family Ballpark food and beverage sales are fully cashless. For convenience and to improve speed of service, all concession stands will only accept credit cards, debit cards, or touchless payment with smartphones. Fans with cash can stop at the first\u00a0base Concession Stand to exchange cash for a Gift Card. Gift Cards can be used at any concession stand within Condron Family Ballpark.<\/p>\n
\nFlorida’s lengthy homestand continues into next week, when the Gators host Florida State in a top-25 matchup\u00a0on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
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