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BT Riopelle to throw out ceremonial first pitch for Florida Gators baseball

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Cyndi Chambers / USA TODAY NETWORK

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Former Florida Gators catcher BT Riopelle will be back in Gainesville this weekend. Riopelle will throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Gators on Friday as they open their 2024 season against St. John’s.
 
No. 2 Florida opens the 2024 campaign at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16 with Riopelle’s first pitch coming just ahead of start time as part of the pregame festivities. The Gators take on the Red Storm for a three-game, weekend series spanning from Friday through Sunday, Feb. 18.
 
As the unofficial leader of the 2023 SEC Champion Gators, Riopelle capped off two phenomenal years in Orange & Blue with a trip to the College World Series Finals last season. In his two campaigns in Gainesville, the Marietta, Ga. native blasted 34 home runs while slashing a robust .274/.373/.548 across 133 games (130 starts). Riopelle also totaled three triples, 20 doubles, 123 RBI, 95 runs and 11 stolen bases while posting a stellar .990 fielding percentage.
 
In his first season at Florida in 2022, Riopelle was named First Team All-SEC at catcher. He hit .304/.371/.551 with a league-high 15 homers at his position, making him a semifinalist for the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catch of the Year award. He would go on to add SEC All-Tournament Team, CWS All-Tournament Team and ABCA Second Team All-Region honors during the following campaign as a .246/.374/.546 hitter backed by 19 big flies.
 
The Gators open up the 2024 season with a three-game series against St. John’s spanning from Friday, Feb. 16 through Sunday, Feb. 18 at Condron Family Ballpark.

2024 Florida Gators baseball schedule

DateOpponentLocation
February 16St. John’sGainesville
February 17St. John’sGainesville
February 18St. John’sGainesville
February 20North FloridaJacksonville
February 21North FloridaGainesville
February 23ColumbiaGainesville
February 24ColumbiaGainesville
February 25ColumbiaGainesville
February 27StetsonDeland
February 28Bethune-CookmanGainesville
March 1MiamiCoral Gables
March 2MiamiCoral Gables
March 3MiamiCoral Gables
March 5Florida AtlanticGainesville
March 6UCFGainesville
March 8St. Mary’sGainesville
March 9St. Mary’sGainesville
March 10St. Mary’sGainesville
March 12Florida StateGainesville
March 15Texas A&MGainesville
March 16Texas A&MGainesville
March 17Texas A&MGainesville
March 19JacksonvilleGainesville
March 22LSUBaton Rouge
March 23LSUBaton Rouge
March 24LSUBaton Rouge
March 26Florida StateJacksonville
March 29Mississippi StateGainesville
March 30Mississippi StateGainesville
March 31Mississippi StateGainesville
April 2FAMUGainesville
April 5MissouriColumbia
April 6MissouriColumbia
April 7MissouriColumbia
April 9Florida StateTallahassee
April 12South CarolinaGainesville
April 13South CarolinaGainesville
April 14South CarolinaGainesville
April 16JacksonvilleGainesville
April 19VanderbiltNashville
April 20VanderbiltNashville
April 21VanderbiltNashville
April 23StetsonGainesville
April 26ArkansasFayetteville
April 27ArkansasFayetteville
April 28ArkansasFayetteville
May 3TennesseeGainesville
May 4TennesseeGainesville
May 5TennesseeGainesville
May 7South FloridaGainesville
May 10KentuckyGainesville
May 11KentuckyGainesville
May 12KentuckyGainesville
May 16GeorgiaAthens
May 17GeorgiaAthens
May 18GeorgiaAthens
May 21-26SEC TOURNAMENTHOOVER

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