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Oakland A's Pick Catcher Beau Taylor

One of the most consistent hitters and best defensive catchers in program history, junior Beau Taylor proved his worth Tuesday when he was selected in the fifth round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Oakland Athletics. The Rockledge native was the 166th player taken overall. Taylor is the first Knight to be selected in one of the…

Season Put Knights Back on Track

When the final out was made in Tallahassee on Sunday and UCF’s season ended with a 12-5 loss to Alabama in the NCAA Regionals, coaches,…

20 Hits Give Baseball Knights Confidence

Maybe it was just a matter of time before UCF’s usually potent bats awoke on Saturday at the NCAA Regional Tournament. But when they finally…

First Step to Omaha: UCF v Alabama

As he monitored his UCF Knights preparing for the NCAA Regional Tournament earlier this week, usually hard-driving manager Terry Rooney paused briefly and allowed a…

Field of Dreams: Baseball Knights in NCAAs

When head coach Terry Rooney took over the UCF baseball program in the summer of 2008, his mission from the very beginning was to get…

8th Inning HR Blast Lifts Knights

UCF’s Jonathan Griffin finally got the fastball that he had been looking for all day. And the 6-foot-7 power-hitting first baseman knew just what to…

Rooney’s Road to Omaha Begins

When he was hired as the baseball coach at UCF, Terry Rooney talked about taking his team to Omaha for the College World Series. With…

Bottom Line: UCF 7, Stetson 6

UCF (34-19) used a six-run third inning and a tough save from closer Joe Rogers to knock off No. 21 Stetson, 7-6, in DeLand Tuesday.…

Baseball Knights Now 33-19, Sweep UAB

On a brisk day in Birmingham, UCF guaranteed itself a spot in the eight-team Conference USA Championship field by knocking off UAB, 18-6, in eight…

Baseball Knights Beat USF by Six

UCF busted out for three runs in the third and five more in the fourth to upend South Florida, 10-4, Tuesday in Tampa. The Knights…

UCF in the News

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Houston Researchers Will Study Fram2 Astronauts’ Radiation Exposure

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UCF Expert on Executive Order for States to Prepare for Natural Disasters

NPR

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Apr 13

Yoga and Hiking Trip 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Apr 13

UCF Celebrates the Arts 2025 9:00 am - 10:00 pm

Apr 13

National Young Composers Challenge Compositum 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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