Michael Byrne isn’t the first former national champion on the staff, either. Former catcher Mike Rivera joined the staff as a student assistant in 2023, immediately seeing Florida reach the ...

Florida baseball's all-time saves leader, Michael Byrne, has returned to the UF program ahead of the 2025 season as a student assistant coach, the Gators announced Wednesday morning.

A righty, Byrne produced sub-2.00 ERAs in each of his final two seasons at UF, culminating with a 1.88 career ERA. Over 153 innings during that span, Byrne stuck out 172 while walking just 23 and ...