GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The No. 18 Florida Gators will put the bow on a 10-game homestand Tuesday with their third and final regular-season matchup against the Stetson Hatters.<\/p>\n
First pitch between the Gators (18-3) and Hatters (9-12) is set for 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+.<\/p>\n
Having already defeated Stetson\u00a0in DeLand (W, 12-2, 7 inn.) and Gainesville (W, 9-3) earlier this season, Florida has won five-sraight games in the head-to-head series.\u00a0Overall, Florida is 90-36 vs. Stetson including 51-11 at home. The Gators have won 15 of 17 meetings in the series under Head Coach Kevin O’Sullivan<\/a>, featuring a perfect 9-0 in Gainesville.<\/p>\n Florida enters the midweek boasting victories in 35 of their last 43\u00a0regular-season games dating back to last season.\u00a0Since the start of 2025. the Gators are 37-7 in regular-season, non-conference play.<\/p>\n Pitching Matchups
\nCHECKING OUR POLLS WINNER, WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER As a result, Florida swept South Carolina for the second-straight season and for the first time at home since 2015. It also marked the Gators’\u00a0first back-to-back series sweeps of the Gamecocks since the 1996-97 seasons.<\/p>\n HOLD ON A SEC MIDWEEKS MANAGED RUNNING THE STATE RELENTLESS REPTILES DESTINATION OMAHA MOBILE TICKETING & FLORIDA GATORS APP PARKING\/SHUTTLES Click\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0for a Parking map.
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\nPowered by a 4-0 week, the Gators moved up five spots to No. 18 in the D1Baseball Top 25 on Monday. Baseball America vaulted Florida eight spots to No. 17, which is also where the Orange & Blue comes in on Perfect Game’s list.
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\nSCOUTING STETSON
\nAfter dropping their first series in Atlantic Sun Conference action to North Florida, two games to one, the Hatters sit at 9-12 overall and 2-4 on the road. Two weekends back, Stetson split a four-game series at No. 6 Arkansas but stumbled after taking game one against the Ospreys last Friday night. On the season, the Hatters are slashing .265\/.369\/.376 with 12 home runs while terrorizing the basepaths\u00a0for\u00a035 stolen bases in 38 attempts. The pitching has struggled, as evidenced by a 5.89 ERA, .286 batting average against and 162-to-87 strikeout-to-walk ratio across 175 2\/3 innings. Stetson has backed that up with a .961 fielding percentage, committing 29 errors over 738 chances.<\/p>\n
\nPosting their first 3-0 start to SEC play since 2021, Florida swept South Carolina in dominant fashion over the weekend. Allowing just three runs in 26.0 innings pitched across the three-game series, the Gators outscored the Gamecocks, 17-3, and did not surrender a run until the second inning of Sunday’s finale (20 1\/3 scoreless IP). In games one and two, Florida\u00a0pitched back-to-back shutouts against an SEC opponent for the first time\u00a0in nearly 13 years \u2013 since March 30-31 vs. No. 11 Ole Miss (7-0, 4-0). The Gators fired a combined\u00a019.0 shutout innings with just four hits allowed, six walks and 26 strikeouts on Friday and Saturday to clinch the series.<\/p>\n
\nFollowing the weekend sweep of the Gamecocks,\u00a0Florida has won seven-straight SEC series dating back to last season – three series longer than any other team in the conference. The Gators have three series sweeps in its seven-SEC-series win streak, during which they have delivered an absurd 17-4 record.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nPropelled by a perfect 7-0 start to the midweek slate in 2026 after taking down No. 20 FSU one week ago, Florida is 19-2 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, 177-to-92.<\/p>\n
\nHeadlined by a pair of wins at No. 17 Miami and last Tuesday’s victory over No. 20 FSU, the Gators are off to a\u00a09-0 start to the season vs. teams from the state of Florida. In 25\u00a0games against in-state foes since 2025, Florida is 21-4 featuring wins against Miami (four), Stetson (four), Florida State (three), FIU (two), Jacksonville (two), North Florida (two), Florida Atlantic (two) and Florida A&M (two).<\/p>\n
\nFlorida boasts eight come-from-behind victories through 21\u00a0games. In particular, the Gators’ five-run comeback last Sunday vs. High Point marked their largest since May 15 of last season against Alabama (five runs).<\/p>\n
\nComing off the program’s 17th-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, O’Sullivan enters 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
\nThe Gators trek to Tuscaloosa, Ala. for a three-game, weekend series against the Crimson Tide from March 20-22. The series opener is set for Friday night at 7 p.m. on SEC Network+.<\/p>\n
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