GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators return to Condron Family Ballpark to begin a nine-game home stand on Tuesday against North Florida of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

First pitch on Tuesday night is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network+.

This is the second matchup between the Gators (19-11) and Ospreys (17-11) this year, as Florida defeated UNF in the first metting back on Feb. 26 by a score of 7-6 in walk-off fashion. The Orange & Blue hold a 22-7 advantage in the series backed by a 17-4 home record.

The Gators are 22-5 overall and 17-3 at home against the Ospreys under Head Coach Kevin O’Sullivan, including an active nine-game winning streak and victories in 16 of the last 17 since 2013.

Pitching Matchup

OUTLOOK ON THE OSPREYS
North Florida enters Tuesday with a 17-11 record this season. The Ospreys are coming off a series win against Florida Gulf Coast to put their conference record at 6-3, placing them third in the current ASUN standings. Offensively, the team has slashed .280/.389/.438 with 22 home runs over their first 28 games. North Florida has found success on the base paths with 43 steals on the season. As for the pitching staff, the Ospreys wield a 4.31 ERA and 254 strikeouts to 111 walks in 238 frames while the defense is fielding at a .957 clip with 42 errors.

NON-CONFERENCE DOMINANCE

The Gators are 18-3 in non-conference play this season, boasting three-game sweeps of Air Force, Dayton and Harvard as well as wins over Miami (two) and Florida State. Against non-conference competition, Florida is slashing .330/.446/.564 with 33 home runs, two triples and 54 doubles as a team, equating to 4.2 extra-base hits per game. Non-conference opponents have produced a meager .212/.301/.314 batting line with 12 home runs against the Gators, as UF pitching has worked to a 3.58 ERA and 247-to-60 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 171 innings.

 

MIDWEEK MAGIC

Florida has also excelled in midweek games this year to the tune of a 7-2 record. The Gators have outscored opponents, 71-44, in those eight matchups. Florida is a perfect 4-0 in home midweek contests.

 

RUNNING THE STATE

In 12 games against in-state competition, Florida has gone 9-3 featuring wins against Jacksonville (two), Stetson, North Florida, Miami (two), Florida Atlantic, Florida State and Florida A&M.

 

SULLY SUPERLATIVES

Coming off the program’s 14th trip to the College World Series and second in as many seasons, O’Sullivan is in his 18th year at the helm. Since O’Sullivan’s 2008 arrival, Florida leads the nation with 291 SEC wins, 37 MLB debuts, 16 NCAA berths (T-1st), 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 14 College World Series.

 

NATIONAL RANKINGS

After 30 games, Florida is ranked inside the top-40 teams nationally across 10 statistical categories highlighted by the seventh-most strikeouts per nine innings (12.1). The Gators also rank 14th in the country in fielding percentage (.981), 14th in shutouts thrown (three), 17th in hit-by-pitches (60), 21st in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.8), 23rd in home runs (45), 25th in doubles (62), 34th in hits (292), 34th in runs scored (240) and 37th in slugging percentage (.516).

 

RED HOT HEY

Catching all 33 2/3 innings behind the plate for Florida last week, catcher Luke Heyman had a series for the ages at Ole Miss. Notching multiple hits in all three games of the series, Heyman went 8-for-13 with a .615/.643/1.462 slash line and five extra-base hits vs. the Rebels. In Friday’s doubleheader alone, Heyman posted a pair of three-hit games (6-for-9) while homering three times with six RBI. He finished a triple shy of the cycle in game two and left the yard twice while drawing a bases-loaded walk to tie the score in the ninth inning of the finale. With the big weekend, Heyman doubled his season home run total (six) and is now batting .298/.402/.560 on the season. He has also been a stalwart defensively, ranking tied-for-first in the SEC with a 1.000 fielding percentage and seven runners caught stealing.

 

MURDERER’S ROW

Florida’s retooled lineup features three hitters with an OPS above 1.000 in catcher/designated hitter Brody Donay (1.164), infielder Brendan Lawson (1.029) and infielder Colby Shelton (1.022). Two more Gators embark on the midweek above .900 in Heyman (.962) and infielder Bobby Boser (.950). Shelton, Donay and Lawson each wield a batting average over .320, on-base percentage above .450 and five stolen bases apiece. 12 Gators have posted multi-hit games on the year while 10 different UF players have logged three-hit performances.

 

BELTIN’ SHELTON

Sitting atop the SEC with 14 doubles (fifth in NCAA), Shelton has reached base safely in 29 of 30 games this season. Starting all 30 contests at shortstop, Shelton is slashing .364/.437/.585 with 28 runs scored, 25 RBI and five stolen bases. In the series at Ole Miss, Shelton collected two hits apiece in games one and three to reach 15 multi-hit games on the season (team high). The junior has refined his approach this season, cutting his strikeout rate down to 10.4% after fanning at a 26.4% clip one year ago. Shelton has drawn more combined walks (11) and hit-by-pitches (five) than strikeouts.

 

LAYING DOWN THE B-LAW

With a bases-clearing homer in game two at Ole Miss, Lawson now has six homers in his rookie season featuring two grand slams. His most-recent blast increased his team-leading RBI total to 33, which is good for 11th in the SEC. Lawson has also tallied 25 runs and five steals while working 19 walks and seven hit-by-pitches (26 total) against 25 strikeouts. The Canadian freshman ranks second on the team with 10 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI performances.

 

STEALING THE SHOW

The Gators have stolen 45 bases in 54 attempts (83.3%), equating to 1.5 steals per game. For reference, the Gators averaged 0.7 steals per game last season. After 30 contests, the Gators have already surpassed their 2024 steals total (43) across a total of 66 games. Outfielder Hayden Yost paces the team with eight steals in nine attempts, which is tied for 14th in the SEC.

 

YOST MAKES THE MOST

Heyman was not the only Gator to have a stellar weekend in Oxford, as Yost made the most of his two starts in both ends of Friday’s doubleheader. Finishing 4-for-7 on the day, Yost doubled, scored and drove in one run while swiping three bases in three attempts. He also drew one walk and two hit-by-pitches, meaning he reached base in seven of 10 plate appearances on Friday to increase his batting line to .291/.371/.430 with 20 RBI (t-fourth on team). Yost has hits in each of his last three games, going 5-for-10 in that span.

 

RELENTLESS REPTILES

By scoring five runs in the ninth to rally from behind in the finale against Ole Miss, Florida has now secured seven come-from-behind victories in 2025. Last season, the Gators delivered 21 wins in comeback fashion, featuring 12 of the team’s 13 SEC wins. Florida trailed in six of its 2024 postseason victories and claimed five-straight NCAA Tournament elimination games to keep its season alive. Going back two seasons, 22 of the 2023 Gators’ program-record 54 victories came via comebacks.

PARKING/SHUTTLES

Fans 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. No parking is permitted anywhere on the grass, sidewalks, or along streets. Doing so runs the risk of receiving a parking citation.

Click HERE for a Parking map.

• General Parking is available in the main Condron Family Ballpark baseball lot, the small lot in front of the Donald R. Dizney Stadium and the Fifield Hall parking lot located directly across Hull Road.
  

  • Additional parking is available at:

    • UF Facilities Services lot off Radio Rd
    • Maguire Village Lot off Bledsoe Dr

• Disabled parking is available on a first-come, first-serve basis in the Condron Family Ballpark west lot with a valid Disabled Placard.
• Fans can follow this link to an interactive parking map.
• RV Parking is available in the Fifield Flat lot.  Reserved RV parking is not available for Florida baseball games. All motor home parking is on a first come, first-served basis.

  • On-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.
  • Overnight stays are only allowed on weekend series in the Fifield Flat lot. 

• Do Not Park Illegally

  • No parking on grass, sidewalks, or along streets. Doing so runs the risk of receiving a parking citation.
  • Park in designated parking spots (Do not park on grass or in No Parking Zones).
  • Vehicles are subject to towing if they block streets, sidewalks, service drives, or fire lanes, or if illegally parked in a disabled space.

TICKET INFORMATION
Season tickets and SEC Five-Pack Mini-Plans are currently on sale now in addition to single-game tickets. Tickets can be purchased online or by contacting the Gator Ticket Office at (352) 375-4683.

MOBILE TICKETING & FLORIDA GATORS APP

As a reminder, mobile ticketing is required. There will be two ways to access your tickets:

1) through the Florida Gators app from your mobile device or

2) through FloridaGators.com/myaccount. Fans will also be able to transfer or donate their tickets easily within the app or online.

TRAFFIC PATTERNS ON GAME DAY

Those 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 here.

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