Chomping at Bits: Florida baseball falls to Mississippi State in series opener

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Mississippi State comes back to defeat Gators in series opener: The Bulldogs scored six runs late to defeat Florida 6-3 in game one in Starkville. Kevin O’Sullivan chose to start freshman Tommy Mace for the first time this season against the Bulldogs, leaving Brady Singer and Jackson Kowar available for the weekend, as Tyler Dyson is dealing with a shoulder injury and Jack Leftwich threw four days ago. Mace had a terrific outing, before being replaced in the seventh by Jordan Butler. (Daniel Apple, Florida Gators; Nick de la Torre, Gator Country)

Visitors lists for Gator Grill-Out: A look at who is expected to attend Dan Mullen’s inaugural recruiting grill-out event. (Zach Abolverdi, SEC Country; Andrew Spivey, Gator Country; Graham Hall, Gainesville Sun)

Gator softball begins NCAA Regional play: Florida holds a 63-15 all-time record against the regional field, which includes Bethune-Cookman, USF, and Ohio State. (Herb Brooks, Florida Gators)

Dan Mullen hoping to halt attendance slide: Florida has seen a pretty steady decline in attendance over the last decade. (Thomas Goldkamp, 247Sports)

On Mike Slive’s impact on Florida: The former SEC Commissioner died on Wednesday. (David Wunderlich, Gator Country; Kevin Brockway, Gainesville Sun)

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