Florida baseball is in need of a spark entering the final month of the 2026 regular season.
The No. 25 Florida Gators (29-16, 11-10 SEC) will look to get all of three phases of their game clicking at the same time when they play an important SEC series at No. 15 Oklahoma (29-14, 11-10 SEC).
Florida is looking for its defense to provide better support for its pitching, as the Gators have committed five errors over their last four games. UF is 1-3 in that stretch.
“I am just worried about our team and how we can improve,” Florida baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan said. “I am not looking at it any other way.”
Oklahoma is 18-5 at home this season. The Sooners have batted .280/.390/.460 this season backed by 46 home runs and 93 steals in 111 attempts
On the mound, OU’s pitchers have worked to a 4.63 ERA, .224 batting average against and 432-to-182 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Defensively, the Sooners are solid, with a .979 fielding percentage.
“They are gonna be a handful,” O’Sullivan said. “They can pitch, they can play defense and they run the bases extremely aggressively.”
Florida baseball vs Oklahoma live updates
Florida baseball vs Oklahoma projected starting pitchers
Game 1: RHP Aidan King (7-2, 1.78 ERA) vs. RHP Kadyn Leon (1-0. 3.09)
Game 2: RHP Liam Peterson (1-4, 3.93 ERA) vs. LHP Cameron Johnson (6-1, 3.02 ERA)
Game 3: RHP Russell Sandefer (2-2. 4.08 ERA) vs. LHP Cord Rager (3-2, 4.74 ERA)
How to watch Florida baseball vs Oklahoma
Game 1 and 3 of Florida baseball’s series vs. Oklahoma will be shown on the SEC Network+, while Game 2 will be televised on the SEC Network.
Game 1: Friday, May 1, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network+
Game 2: Saturday, May 2, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Game 3: Sunday, May 3, 3 p.m., SEC Network+
STREAM FLORIDA BASEBALL VS OKLAHOMA
Florida baseball schedule
Florida’s next four matchups:
Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun’s Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@gannett.com. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1
Noah Ram covers Florida Gators athletics and Gainesville-area high school sports for The Gainesville Sun, GatorSports.com and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at nram@usatodayco.com. Follow him on X @Noah_ram1 and on Instagram @Ramreporter.
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Florida baseball vs Oklahoma live updates: Start time, TV channel for SEC series
Reporting by Kevin Brockway and Noah Ram, Gainesville Sun / The Gainesville Sun
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
