Weather Changes Gators Baseball Schedule vs. UAB

Florida Gators adjust season-opening series against UAB due to severe weather forecast

Published on Feb. 13, 2026

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The Florida Gators have adjusted their season-opening baseball series against UAB due to the potential for severe weather on Sunday. The teams will now play a doubleheader on Saturday, with the original Friday game still scheduled and the Sunday game moved to immediately follow the first Saturday game.

Why it matters

The Gators are looking to build on a strong 2025 season and get off to a good start in 2026. Adjusting the schedule to avoid potential weather disruptions is an important move to ensure the team can play all three games as planned to open the season.

The details

Originally scheduled as a three-game series across Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Gators and UAB will now play a doubleheader on Saturday. The Friday game at 6:30 p.m. remains unchanged, while Saturday's original 6 p.m. game will now start at 2 p.m. The Sunday game has been moved to immediately follow the first Saturday game. Both Saturday games will be nine innings and streamed on SEC Network+.

  • The series opener is scheduled for Friday, February 13, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
  • The doubleheader on Saturday, February 14, 2026 will start at 2 p.m. with the second game to follow immediately after.

The players

Liam Peterson

Florida's ace pitcher who will take the mound for the season opener on Friday.

Aidan King

Florida's sophomore star pitcher who will start the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Cooper Walls

Hawaii transfer who was tabbed as the Sunday starter and will now pitch the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.

Kevin O'Sullivan

Florida's head coach who will serve a three-game suspension to start the season.

Tom Slater

Florida's new associate head coach who will handle hitting coach duties during O'Sullivan's suspension.

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What they’re saying

“Everybody's kind of trying to find their role, and they've done it so well. You give a lot of props to them because it's not only us going through a tough time. It was them, too. They did an amazing job.”

— Kyle Jones, Florida outfielder (Florida Gators on SI)

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