Florida Sports Wires

  JACKSONVILLE ( www.sportsdayjax.com )-   The fourth head coach in UNF baseball's 36-year history is announced as Joe Mercadante is tabbed to lead the program as made official by Director of Athletics Nick Morrow. A meet and greet will be held in July at a date to be finalized, with it also being streamed on North Florida Ospreys on Facebook.  "As we went along the hiring process it became evident that Joe Mercadante would be a great fit for UNF and UNF baseball," Director of Athletics Nick Morrow said. "He has a positive reputation throughout the baseball community for his relentless recruiting efforts, the development of his student-athletes and being a coach of high character. Joe is a Florida native and is well connected throughout the state, allowing him to step in and make an immediate impact on the program. We are thrilled to welcome Joe and his family back to their home state and to the University of North Florida." "It is time for alumni, fans and...

 JACKSONVILLE ( www.sportsdayjax.com )  – No. 4 Florida came from behind for the 17th time this season to post a 7-5 victory over Florida State for a season sweep in the Sunshine Showdown at 121 Financial Ballpark on Tuesday night. Wyatt Langford (2-for-3) and Jac Caglianone (2-for-5) turned in multi-hit nights while swatting back-to-back home runs. Blake Purnell was untouchable out of the bullpen, tossing a career-high five shutout innings with eight strikeouts. The Gators (36-10, 14-7 SEC) pounced on the Seminoles (15-28, 6-18 SEC) with a four-spot in the top of the first. Caglianone opened the scoring with a two-run single to right field, allowing both Cade Kurland and Langford to score due to a fielding error in right field. Colby Halter followed with an RBI single to left while Dale Thomas drove in Luke Heyman with an RBI groundout to third base. Florida State quickly responded with five runs in the bottom half to snatch a one-run lead. The outburst was highlighted by RBI...