Three home runs were the source of all the Gator runs in Saturday’s 3-2 win over the Jacksonville Dolphins in an NCAA Regional hosted by the Gators. Florida is now in the winner’s bracket and can win the Regional with a win on Sunday. India and Dalton Back On Track …
Read More »Mike Holloway Earns SEC Men’s and Women’s Outdoor T&F Coach of the Year
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 »A Grand Slam Seals Arkansas Win Over Florida
The Florida Gator Baseball team was handed its first loss in the SEC Tournament to the Arkansas Razorbacks 8-2. The two teams went into the game both undefeated in the tournament. Florida had beaten LSU 4-3 and Arkansas beat South Carolina 13-8. During the game, the Gators made multiple impressive …
Read More »Preview: Gator Softball Hosts Texas A&M in Super Regionals
Florida, the nation’s No.2 seed, opens best-of-three Super Regional play Thursday night against Texas A&M at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The winner advances to the Women’s College World Series next week. https://twitter.com/GatorsSB/status/999318838436159488 History The Gators (53-8) swept the Aggies (43-16) with a combined score of 23-4, including a 10-o victory, …
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 »Florida Baseball Dominates Top SEC Awards
By any objective measure, the No. 1 Florida baseball team had a pretty good regular season. An outright regular season SEC title. A 41-15 record, tied for the second-most wins before postseason play in school history (44 in 2016). Florida’s sweep of the top SEC awards is yet another highlight …
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 …
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