Florida baseball closed the 2025 regular season by winning its sixth straight SEC series, beating Alabama 9-3 on May 17 at Condon Family Ballpark. The
Florida Gators (37-19, 15-15 SEC) won 14 of their final 18 conference games after a 1-11 SEC start, taking some positive momentum into the SEC Tournament. UF will begin SEC Tournament play on Tuesday at Hoover, Ala.
Florida jumped to an early 4-2 lead, powered by solo home runs from infielder Bobby Boser, catcher Brody Donay and Ty Evans and an RBI single by infielder Landon Stripling. The Gators then broke the game open with five runs in the bottom of the fifth on a two-RBI single by Boser, RBI ground out by Hayden Yost, double steal and fielder’s choice. Freshman Aidan King (6-2) earned the win for UF, allowing three runs (one earned) over 6 1/3 innings on six hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. King had to work around three UF errors. Of King’s 94 pitches, 67 went for strikes. Luke McNeillie pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to close out the game. Lefty Zane Adams (7-3) took the loss for Alabama, allowing four runs on six hits over 3 1/3 innings. Right fielder Bryce Fowler went 2 for 5 with an RBI for the Crimson Tide (40-15, 16-14 SEC). Florida honored senior pitcher Billy Barlow, senior pitcher Piece Coppola, Boser and Evans before the game in Senior Day ceremonies.
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Alabama cuts Florida's lead to 9-3 as second baseman Brennan Norton leads off the inning with a double and scores on a sacrifice fly by Justin LeBron. Florida starter Aidan King exits to a nice hand after 6 1/3 innings in which he allowed three runs (one earned) on six hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. King is in line for his sixth win of the season. Luke McNeillie entered in relief of King and retired the two batters he faced to get out of the inning.
Florida baseball breaks the game open in the fifth inning, sending nine players to the plate and scoring five runs on a two-RBI single by Bobby Boser, RBI ground out by Hayden Yost, fielder's choice and double steal. Florida 9, Alabama 2 end 5th.
Alabama scored another unearned run off Aidan King in the fifth inning when Brennen Norton reaches on an error by Florida shortstop Bobby Boser and scores on an RBI double by Bryce Fowler, cutting Florida's lead to 4-2. King worked out of a bases loaded jam, getting first baseman Will Hodo to fly out to the warning track in left. Florida has committed three errors today and six errors over its last two games. Florida 4, Alabama 2 mid 5th.
Florida baseball tacks on a run in the fourth inning when Ashton Wilson leads off the inning with a single, steals second and scores on an RBI single by Landron Stripling. Florida 4, Alabama 1 end 4th.
Florida baseball makes a defensive switch going into the top of the fourth inning, moving Brendan Lawson from third base to first base and moving Landon Stripling from first base to third.
Ty Evans leads off the third inning with a solo home run, his fourth of the season, extending UF's lead to 3-1 on Alabama going into the top of the fourth inning.
Alabama scores a run in the top of the second when Richie Bonomolo Jr. leads off the inning with an infield single and scores from first base on an throwing error by UF second baseman Blake Cyr on a potential double play ball. With a runner in scoring position, Florida starter Aidan King buckles down, getting back-to-back strikeouts to end the inning. King has allowed one run (none earned) on one hit in 2 IP with five strikeouts.
Bobby Boser leads off the bottom of the first with a homer and catcher Brody Donay follows with another solo shot with two outs in the bottom of the first, lifting Florida to a 2-0 lead over Alabama at the end of the first inning. Boser now has 15 home runs this season, while Donay has 16 homers and two in the series against Tide.
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