GAINESVILLE, Fla – The No. 23 Florida Gators take on No. 20 Florida State at home on Tuesday in the first of three regular-season meetings against their in state foe.<\/p>\n
Wiith first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+, the Gators (14-3) are looking to replicate last season’s 5-4 victory over the Seminoles (13-2) in Gainesville. That was the decisive game three one year ago, as Florida won two of three matchups (W 7-2, L 8-4, W 5-4) to claim its seventh season series in the last eight over Florida State. The Gators have won 10 of the 16 season series during Head Coach\u00a0Kevin O’Sullivan<\/a>‘s tenure, highlighted by wins in 24 of the last 32 meetings.<\/p>\n Powered by a dominant 37-23 record under O’Sullivan, Florida has moved the head-to-head series to 135-129-1 in favor of the Seminoles. Playing against FSU at home, the Gators wield a 67-50 overall advantage and 19-4 mark under O’Sullivan.<\/p>\n Pitching Matchups
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\nAfter playing to a 3-2 record last week, the Gators fell to No. 23 in the D1Baseball Top 25. Florida is still ranked as highly as No. 18 nationally in the USA Today Coaches Poll while coming in at No. 23 according to both Baseball America and Perfect Game.<\/p>\n
\nComing off a weekend sweep of Northern Kentucky (7-3, 13-3, 17-3) Florida State sits at 13-2 with a 1-0 record on the road. The Seminoles have swung the bats to a .310\/.431\/.502 slash line behind 18 homers and 17 steals in 21 attempts. On the mound, FSU hurlers have logged a 3.71 ERA, .204 batting average against and 164-to-52 strikeout-to-walk ratio across 126.0 innings pitched. Having committed 14 errors in 15 games, Florida State carries a .973 fielding percentage into Tuesday’s matchup.
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\nMIDWEEK MAGIC
\nWith a 6-0 start to the midweek slate in 2026, Florida is 18-2 in midweek play dating back to last season. The Gators began at 8-0 in home midweek contests in 2025 before dropping their final home midweek game of the season to USF. Since 2025, Florida is outscoring midweek opponents, 171-to-89.
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\nRUNNING THE STATE
\nHeadlined by a pair of wins at No. 17 Miami and midweek victories over FAU and Florida A&M last week, the Gators are off to an 8-0 start this season vs. teams from the state of Florida. In 24 games against in-state foes since 2025, Florida is 20-4 featuring wins against Miami (four), Stetson (four), FIU (two), Jacksonville (two), North Florida (two), Florida State (two), Florida Atlantic (two) and Florida A&M (two).
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\nBUSINESS AS USUAL
\nThe Gators have won 31 of their last 39 regular-season games dating back to last season. Since the start of 2025. Florida is 36-7 in regular-season, non-conference play.<\/p>\n
\nBy rallying from a five-run deficit to walk-off High Point in Sunday’s finale, Florida boasts seven come-from-behind wins through 17 games. The Gators’ five-run comeback marked their largest since May 15 of last season against Alabama (five runs).<\/p>\n
\nThe Gators swatted a season-high six home runs on Sunday after homering just once in the first two games of the series vs. High Point. Florida’s six long balls represented its most in a game since connecting for seven big flies against Stetson nearly two years ago on April 23, 2024.<\/p>\n
\nTwo of Florida’s six homers on Sunday came from sophomore shortstop Brendan Lawson<\/a>, who recorded his first-career, multi-homer game and now has a team-high eight home runs on the season. Leading the Gators in OPS (1.566), batting average (.418), on-base percentage (.584), slugging percentage (.982) and RBI (25), Lawson has reached base in all 17 games and sits top-25 nationally in slugging (10th), homers (12th), OBP (17th) and RBI (23rd).<\/p>\n
\nFresh 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.
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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\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
\nSoutheastern Conference play gets underway as Florida hosts South Carolina at Condron Family ballpark for a three-game, weekend series from March 13-15.<\/p>\n
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