There will be Gator sports in just about every category this weekend. First, women’s golf goes for an SEC championship in Birmingham, AL. Then, track and field hosts the Tom Jones Invitational. Also, the Gators lacrosse team has a home matchup with Vanderbilt. These matchups and so much more headline …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine April 16
The Back Nine comes at you after a week of hustling to catch up to where I should be for the 26th Bob Dooley Invitational and using up a tank of gas without leaving town. 1. That said, the generosity of the people in this town never ceases to amaze …
Read More »Gators Softball Splits Saturday Doubleheader
Saturday’s doubleheader for Gators Softball provided differing opposition. The opening game welcomed Western Kentucky to Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Gators used the first and sixth innings to run away from the Hilltoppers. Later, the Gators played an exhibition game against Canada Softball, which they lost 5-2 in an abbreviated …
Read More »Gators Softball Prepares for Busy Weekend
Gators softball (29-4) will play two games against Western Kentucky (15-5) and an exhibition against Softball Canada this Saturday and Sunday. Florida head coach Tim Walton announced the addition of Western Kentucky to the schedule on Tuesday. The Gators previously only had Softball Canada on their schedule for the weekend. …
Read More »Echols Leads Gator Softball to Doubleheader Sweep of USF
Charla Echols stepped to the plate in the first inning of the first game of a doubleheader against USF with two runners on base. She blasted the third pitch in the at-bat over the fence in right-center field to give the Gators an early 3-0 lead in the first game …
Read More »Gator Softball Takes Series Over Georgia, Echols Goes Deep Twice
The Florida Gator softball team (27-4) took the series against the Georgia Bulldogs (23-7) with an 8-1 win Monday night. Charla Echols belted two home runs in the win, her second multi-home run game of the year, and Katie Chronister earned her fifth win in the circle. Mary Wilson Avant …
Read More »Gators Softball Hits UGA for 17, Run-Rule Victory
Number-five Florida’s 12 hits in Sunday’s game against No. 20 Georgia may seem like a high number. That’s certainly true, but this is a Gators Softball team averaging just under eight hits per game. The difference was their ability to take chances. In turn, the Gators put up their biggest …
Read More »Gators Softball Looks to Stay Hot at Georgia
The Florida Gators softball team (25-3) heads to Athens this weekend for a three-game series against the No. 20 Georgia Bulldogs (22-5). The Gators held at No. 5 in the country after sweeping No. 13 LSU in Gainesville. The Bulldogs, on the other hand, dropped three spots from No. 17 …
Read More »Gators Softball Hits Road for Midweek Game
After this past weekend’s sweep over LSU, Gators Softball hits the road for a midweek matchup with Jacksonville University. The Gators and Dolphins met earlier this year in Florida’s home opener. The Gators walked out 1-0 winners on a Hannah Adams walk-off double. Rematch with the Dolphins Despite the 1-0 …
Read More »Lindsey, Hightower Power Gators Softball to Sweep
Cheyenne Lindsey had a quiet first two games against LSU by her standards. Just two singles in her five at-bats is good, but Lindsey has been due for an offensive explosion. Leave it to a career day on Sunday to show her talents. A bases-clearing three-run double and a two-run …
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