The Back Nine comes at you after we have pretty much cleared the decks of Gators sports for the academic year (I know, I know, there is still track and field). Hopefully, no Gator fans were injured slipping on banana peels during the making of these orange and blue postseasons. …
Read More »Gators Smoked By South Alabama in Season Finale
Seems like a long time ago now that Gators baseball was the consensus top team in the nation. The Gators are at the top of the Preseason D1 Baseball Rankings https://t.co/UUzmtuAU8v — Harrison Smajovits (@HarrisonSmaj) January 18, 2021 Did that mean expectations were ridiculously high? Yeah, probably that was the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s New Friday Fivesome!
Now that the sports season is winding down for the Gator programs, we’re going to switch gears. The Back Nine will continue Mondays, but we’ll let the Front Nine take the summer off. Instead, we will help you get through the hot months of June, July and August in anticipation …
Read More »Florida Softball Plays Georgia Bulldogs in NCAA Super Regional
For the 13th time in their history, Florida Gators Softball is playing the NCAA Super regional. The No. 4 welcomes Georgia Bulldogs at the Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium today at 5 p.m., tomorrow at noon, and Sunday at noon if necessary. The Gators have won 49 of their 54 games …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine May 28
The Front Nine comes at you on the verge of a big weekend for the bats and balls crowd. SEC baseball tourney title on the line, softball super regional in Gainesville. A lot of teams elsewhere have already finished their seasons. 1. In a way, I think I owe the …
Read More »Gators Baseball Shuts Down Kentucky in Opening Game of SEC Tournament
The skid to end the season can finally be put to rest. Gators baseball bumped out Kentucky in the opening game of the SEC Tournament. With this being a single-elimination game, it was all on the line out of the gate. Pitching stayed strong in the right moments, and the …
Read More »Florida Soccer hires Tony Amato as New Head Coach
Athletic Director Scott Stricklin announced announced the hiring of new Florida soccer head coach Tony Amato on Monday. Amato will replace former head coach Becky Burleigh who coached the program since it’s beginning in 1995. Amato is the second head coach for the Gators’ soccer program. Stricklin said that Amato’s …
Read More »Florida Gators Baseball Faces Kentucky in First Round of SEC Tournament
The postseason has officially begun for Florida Gators baseball (35-19, 17-13 SEC). The sixth-seeded Gators take on the 11-seed Kentucky Wildcats (29-22, 12-18 SEC) on Tuesday morning for the first round of the SEC Tournament. The top-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks swept the Gators to conclude their regular season. However, Florida will …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine May 24
The Back Nine comes at you after making some extra room in the trophy case for the one that the Florida men’s tennis team brought home this weekend. 10. Florida’s 4-1 win over Baylor in the national tennis finals wasn’t only about Bryan Shelton becoming the first coach to win …
Read More »Gators Swept by Arkansas to End Regular Season
So, this is how the season ends. The Gators drop four in a row, including being swept by Arkansas. Just as the Gators look like they could salvage the season finale, Arkansas blew it open in the seventh for a 9-3 loss. Gators head coach Kevin O’Sullivan stayed honest on …
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