Mike Holloway has had quite the month of May. Two weeks ago, he led both the men’s and women’s track and field teams to SEC Outdoor titles. A week ago, Holloway accepted a lengthy 10-year contract extension that will keep him within the Florida program until 2028. And on Tuesday, …
Read More »Matthews’ Three-Run Home Run Leads Gators to Women’s College World Series
The No. 2 Gator softball team is heading to the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) after winning 5-3 against No. 15 Texas A&M on Saturday evening. Freshman Jordan Matthews won the game when she drilled a three-run home run over the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh inning. Florida …
Read More »Gator Baseball Lost In A Fog, Eliminated From SEC Tournament
The Gators played in a fog in more ways than one Friday night, but it wasn’t until Saturday morning when their SEC Tournament Championship hopes came to an end. A fog delay in the bottom of the sixth inning on Friday forced the umpires to suspend the game until the …
Read More »Gator Softball Drops Game 2 Against Aggies in Super Regional
The No. 2 Gator softball team lost 5-4 against No. 15 Texas A&M on Friday. Aleshia Ocasio (21-7) allowed nine hits in six innings including two home runs to center field in the second game of the Gainesville Super Regional. Payton McBride (3-0), the Aggies pitcher who gave up the …
Read More »Barnhill, Lorenz Named Top 4 Finalists for USA Softball Player of the Year
USA Softball named juniors Kelly Barnhill and Amanda Lorenz as top four finalists for the 2018 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. Barnhill and Lorenz are joined by Paige Parker of the Oklahoma Sooners and Rachel Garcia of the UCLA Bruins. Barnhill is the reigning Player of the Year …
Read More »Gator Softball Advances to Super Regionals
The second-ranked Florida Gators (53-8) advance to the NCAA Super Regionals for the sixth consecutive year after winning the Gainesville Regional. Senior pitcher Aleshia Ocasio led the Gators both offensively and in the circle to a 4-0 victory over Ohio State Sunday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. It is …
Read More »Gator Baseball Drops Series to Mississippi State
The Gator baseball team’s (41-14, 20-9 SEC) 19-straight regular season series winning streak came to close Friday night after falling to the Mississippi State Bulldogs (30-24, 14-15 SEC) 12-4 in Starkville. Florida’s last series loss was April 7-9, 2017 against Tennessee in Gainesville. The loss to the Bulldogs also marks …
Read More »Barnhill, Ocasio Combine for No-Hitter versus Bethune-Cookman In NCAA Regional
The No. 2 overall seed Gator softball team began play at home in its NCAA Regional with an 8-0 run-rule win over Bethune-Cookman. Kelly Barnhill and Aleshia Ocasio combined for the Gators’ eighth no-hitter of the season. Offensively, pinch-hitter Jaimie Hoover led Florida with five RBI on two hits including a three-run home run in …
Read More »Gators Lacrosse Out to Stamp Their Ticket to Final Four Against JMU
Eight teams will enter, but only four will advance. For the Florida Gators lacrosse team, they look to be one-of-four to continue on. James Madison University will be looking to play spoilers for Florida, with a ticket to the Final Four on the line. https://twitter.com/GatorsLAX/status/995728567345516545 Season Success The team is …
Read More »Gators Men’s Tennis Looking to Be Sweet in Round of 16
For the third consecutive year, the Florida Gators men’s tennis team is Sweet 16-bound. Following wins over South Carolina State and Miami, Florida now looks ahead to a showdown against the Ole Miss Rebels. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/996369608331481088 Keys for Success Against Ole Miss For Florida, the NCAA Championship tournament is all too …
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