Florida will appear on the ESPN family of networks 10 times as part of the 2022 SEC TV schedule.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 9 Florida baseball will appear on ESPN2, ESPNU or SEC Network 10 times during the upcoming 2022 season, while all non-linear home games will broadcast on SEC Network+.
The Gators are set to play on SEC Network in six of those 10 games, with another three matchups airing on ESPNU and one broadcasting on ESPN2. Florida’s first television game of the 2022 campaign comes on Friday, March 25 at 7 p.m. when the Orange & Blue open a three-game home series against No. 8 LSU on SEC Network.
Three other home games are scheduled to broadcast on television this season: March 29 vs. Florida State, April 7 vs. Arkansas and May 1 vs. Kentucky. All four of Florida’s televised home games will air on SEC Network.
Additionally, all three games of Florida’s April 15-17 road series at No. 3 Vanderbilt are scheduled to air on television. The Friday series opener at 7 p.m. represents the Gators’ only ESPN2 game of the campaign.
See below for a complete list of Florida’s 2022 SEC television schedule.
Day Date Time (ET) Away Home Network
Friday March 25 7:00 PM LSU Florida SECN
Tuesday March 29 7:00 PM Florida State Florida SECN
Thursday March 31 8:00 PM Florida Georgia ESPNU
Thursday April 7 7:00 PM Arkansas Florida SECN
Friday April 15 7:00 PM Florida Vanderbilt ESPN2
Saturday April 16 7:00 PM Florida Vanderbilt SECN
Sunday April 17 1:00 PM Florida Vanderbilt ESPNU
Sunday May 1 12:00 PM Kentucky Florida SECN
Friday May 6 8:00 PM Florida Mississippi State SECN
Saturday May 7 7:30 PM Florida Mississippi State ESPNU
The 2022 Florida Gators roster features a hybrid of experience mixed with young talent, as the team returns 19 letterwinners while welcoming in 17 newcomers. Despite having each of its top-three ranked signees ink Major League Baseball contracts this past summer, the Gators still managed to recruit an impressive collection of sixteen freshmen and one transfer to finish as the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class according to Perfect Game (No. 2 at D1Baseball, Baseball America).
As for the returners, reigning Third Team All-American outfielder Jud Fabian<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15127&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=FelMave4HTLMRGTH4p_6pZJpSYHNIsuNg49_Jm2yCIEfD_G-aSoOBgprltgYYExl&s=X5xJJI3qwwNbKMPBZBjtv5SxQLlPYCMQ8tm8J-KZUbc&e= > is back in Gainesville along with 2021 Second Team Southeast All-Region left-hander Hunter Barco<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15091&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=FelMave4HTLMRGTH4p_6pZJpSYHNIsuNg49_Jm2yCIEfD_G-aSoOBgprltgYYExl&s=vJel7GAx5bFkv8CwyIkT1wnNgilAjsRt5S1D2JADKJ4&e= >. Both players already garnered Preseason All-America status from Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game, with Fabian leading a group of six returning positional starters from last year’s squad: first baseman/designated hitter Kris Armstrong<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15090&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=FelMave4HTLMRGTH4p_6pZJpSYHNIsuNg49_Jm2yCIEfD_G-aSoOBgprltgYYExl&s=3j8YUO0Ec-hSYHGn3osu64B_ybJQfu_gECuIgLf1p-U&e= >, first baseman/outfielder Kendrick Calilao<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15092&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=FelMave4HTLMRGTH4p_6pZJpSYHNIsuNg49_Jm2yCIEfD_G-aSoOBgprltgYYExl&s=2cMp2kIQVWBh6QkwlXMwaOyZFYGVg6r1TFhVcOzbgRE&e= >, second baseman Colby Halter<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15096&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=FelMave4HTLMRGTH4p_6pZJpSYHNIsuNg49_Jm2yCIEfD_G-aSoOBgprltgYYExl&s=DFnqz3wQHkiHaKRjN8KmYBJ2K6TvicB3jAZgqB8KMI8&e= >, shortstop Josh Rivera<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15104&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=FelMave4HTLMRGTH4p_6pZJpSYHNIsuNg49_Jm2yCIEfD_G-aSoOBgprltgYYExl&s=VUlpOrCxguxO9RgLylUnQbb7oeK2d2A-DQcDvL5qfMg&e= > and Freshman All-SEC outfielder Sterlin Thompson<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15108&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=FelMave4HTLMRGTH4p_6pZJpSYHNIsuNg49_Jm2yCIEfD_G-aSoOBgprltgYYExl&s=80TmwhkhUGOnoEBaw3MpYJxLwwMYGSz4ggJ_6uzZEUs&e= >.
Meanwhile, Barco figures to anchor a Gators rotation accompanied by fellow USA Collegiate National Team member Brandon Sproat<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__floridagators.com_roster.aspx-3Frp-5Fid-3D15106&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=FelMave4HTLMRGTH4p_6pZJpSYHNIsuNg49_Jm2yCIEfD_G-aSoOBgprltgYYExl&s=9eUldQctDjHQeyTWcRKAhh_OBRr0WhZOf10ylGHzUYE&e= >. According to MLB Pipeline, Barco (No. 54) and Sproat (No. 98) each rank as top-100 prospects for the 2022 MLB Draft – as are Fabian (No. 45) and Thompson (No. 90) on the positional side.
Florida is set to open the 2022 season at home the weekend of Feb. 18-20 in the form of a three-game series against Liberty of the Atlantic Sun Conference. All three games of the season-opening series will stream live on SEC Network+.
Ticket Information
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