TUCSON, Ariz. — The University of Florida (17-1) is ranked No.1 for the fifth straight Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division I baseball poll presented by Big League Chew bubble gum.
The Gators, winners of 11 in a row, beat North Florida twice and then swept a 3-game series from Harvard last week. Florida’s pitching staff has been superb with a 2.52 ERA, 190 strikeouts and just 43 walks (No. 3 in the USA with a 4.46 strikeout to walk ratio) over 18 games. The Gator defense has only committed 11 errors in 18 games (.984 fielding percentage).