Player of the Year

Gator Bites for Thursday, November 1

From time to time, OGGOA will come across a plethora of news and notes that we wish to share – too much to fit into one of our truncated BITS segments. In...

Zunino wins Florida’s first Golden Spikes Award

Florida Gators junior catcher Mike Zunino received his fourth major national honor in as many weeks after officially being named the winner of the 2012 Golden Spikes Award, given annually to the...

Brad Wilkerson becomes first Florida Gators player inducted into College Baseball Hall of Fame

A three-time All-American and the 1998 National Player of the Year, Brad Wilkerson was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming the first Florida Gators player to receive the...

Zunino wins Florida’s first Johnny Bench Award

Florida Gators junior catcher Mike Zunino received his third major national award in as many weeks after officially being named the winner of the 2012 Johnny Bench Award on Thursday evening. He...

FOUR BITS: Milton-Jones, James, Walker, MLB

1 » Former Florida Gators forward DeLisha Milton-Jones – a two-time WNBA champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time WNBA All-Star – became just the ninth player in league history to eclipse...

Zunino is Baseball America’s Player of the Year

Florida Gators junior catcher Mike Zunino received his second major national award in the last two weeks after being officially named Baseball America’s 2012 College Player of the Year and a first-team...

Florida C Mike Zunino wins Dick Howser Trophy

Florida Gators junior catcher Mike Zunino became the first player in team history to be presented with the Dick Howser Trophy after being announced as the recipient of the 2012 award by...

Mariners select Gators catcher Mike Zunino with No. 3 overall pick in first round of 2012 MLB Draft

Round 1 – No. 3 Mike Zunino, C Seattle Mariners Height: 6’2″ – Weight: 220 lbs. B/T: R/R – Class: Junior Following an explosive sophomore campaign in which he won the Southeastern...

Michelle Moultrie wins SEC Player of the Year, Florida softball places seven on All-SEC teams

The Southeastern Conference released its annual awards for the sport of softball on Wednesday, and the Florida Gators came away with a prestigious individual award along with nine total placements (seven players)...

Lauren Embree named SEC Player of the Year; six Gators pick up All-SEC awards

Florida Gators junior women’s tennis player Lauren Embree and six of her teammates were recognized and honored by the Southeastern Conference on Wednesday. Embree picked up her second SEC Player of the...