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Florida Gators News: Baseball gets All-American honors, gymnastics wins again

By Benjamin Henderson

FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS - MAY 22: Head Coach Kevin O"u2019Sullivan of the Florida Gators walks to the dugout before a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Baum-Walker Stadium at George Cole Field on May 22, 2021 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Gators to sweep the series 9-3. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS - MAY 22: Head Coach Kevin O"u2019Sullivan of the Florida Gators walks to the dugout before a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Baum-Walker Stadium at George Cole Field on May 22, 2021 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Gators to sweep the series 9-3. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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As preparations continue for the upcoming baseball season, which starts in two weeks against Charleston Southern, the high expectations for the Florida Gators continue to pile up.

Yesterday Florida had three players honored by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association as preseason All-Americans for the 2023 season.

Wyatt Langford is coming off a season where he hit .355 and hit 26 home runs. He is expected to be a first round draft pick in the MLB draft.

Pitcher Hurston Waldrep through 90 innings in 2022 and had an ERA of 3.20. Waldrep also threw for 140 strikeouts for the Gators.

Catcher BT Riopelle rounds out the group. Riopelle had a base percentage of .447 and 55 RBIs last season.

Brandon Sproat Was not honored on this list, but has been honored an an  All-American by other publications.

Florida Gators gymnastics stays undefeated

like all sports, doing well on the road in gymnastics is harder than doing well at home. Beyond all the normal hassles of road travel, judges, tend to magically give the home team slightly higher scores.

So it was a good sign for the Florida Gators, gymnastics squad to post their best road score of the season last night as they defeated Arkansas 197.875 to 197.400.

Leanne Wong led the way for the Gators with two perfect 10 routines, the first coming on the uneven bars.

being the road team, Florida closed out the night on the balance beam and Wong delivered her second 10 of the night on the apparatus.

Other highlights for the Florida gators included Kayla Dicello settling a career high on the balance beam with a 9.950 and Trinity Thomas scoring, a 9.90 or above on three of her four rotations.

The Florida Gators remain ranked second in the country, behind Oklahoma, and will look to crack 198.00 for the first time this season when they take on Missouri at home next Friday.

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