{"id":289436,"date":"2026-05-29T22:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/289436\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T22:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:18:12","slug":"who-does-florida-baseball-play-next-in-the-gainesville-regional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/289436\/","title":{"rendered":"Who does Florida baseball play next in the Gainesville Regional?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatorsports.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Florida baseball;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Florida baseball&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Florida baseball<\/a> has advanced to the winners bracket of the Gainesville Regional.<\/p>\n<p>The Gators opened the tournament with an 8-7 walk off win over Rider. Florida will play again at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, when UF will face either Troy or Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Florida will start Aidan King on the mound.<\/p>\n<p>The Gators and Miami met earlier this season, which ended in UF winning a pair of games as the final contest of the series was rained out. In those two games, three different Gators homered, while Liam Peterson recorded eight strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work.<\/p>\n<p>As a pitching staff, Miami holds a team ERA of 4.88 and a WHIP of 1.45. Rob Evans headlines the staff as he recorded a 3.16 ERA, a 10-3 win-loss record, 94 strikeouts and 29 walks.<\/p>\n<p>Florida last played Troy back in 2020, which ended with the Gators sweeping the Trojans in Gainesville. Troy has struggled to pitch it, with its staff holding a 5.64 ERA and walking 250 batters.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Anchoring the Trojans\u2019 lineup, which hit .285 this season, is <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/wnba\/teams\/connecticut\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sun;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sun&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sun<\/a> Belt Player of the Year Jimmy Janicki. The catcher batted .350 and hit 22 doubles and 17 home runs and drove in 73 runs.<\/p>\n<p>First pitch between Troy and Miami will be at 6 p.m. and will be televised on the ACCN on May 29.<\/p>\n<p>Reach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/college-sports\/sec\/florida\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Florida Gators;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Florida Gators&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Florida Gators<\/a> writer Andrew Abadie at AAbadie@usatodayco.com or on X (formerly Twitter) at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewAbadie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@AndrewAbadie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@AndrewAbadie&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@AndrewAbadie<\/a>. You can also find him on Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61551120512559\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Andrew Abadie Sports Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Andrew Abadie Sports Reporter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Andrew Abadie Sports Reporter<\/a> or on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andrewabadie_sports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@andrewabadie_sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@andrewabadie_sports&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@andrewabadie_sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gainesville.com\/story\/sports\/college\/baseball\/2026\/05\/29\/who-does-florida-baseball-play-next-in-the-gainesville-regional\/90210896007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Who does Florida baseball play next in the Gainesville Regional?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Who does Florida baseball play next in the Gainesville Regional?&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Who does Florida baseball play next in the Gainesville Regional?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida baseball has advanced to the winners bracket of the Gainesville Regional. 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