Gators Softball If you’ve ever been to a University of Florida Softball game, you know that many of the fans take their seats on a patch of grass alongside both the first and third base lines. However, with the latest plans for a stadium renovation, Gator fans are unlikely to …
Read More »Two Gainesville Baseball Players Invited to Breakthrough Series
A pair of local high school baseball players officially have their chance to break out. Earlier this week, Gainesville’s Asher Akridge and Newberry’s Darmarquez Covey were invited to attend the 2018 Breakthrough Series in Bradenton fron June 25-27. The event — a joint-effort from USA Baseball and MLB — is …
Read More »A Florida Baseball Father’s Support Never Stops
Sunday, June 17 marked Father’s Day this year and for the Florida baseball team, it didn’t go quite as planned. The Gators lost to Texas Tech in their opening game of the College World Series and their backs are officially against the wall. At a time like this, support can …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays Blow Four-Run Lead in Houston
The Tampa Bay Rays added another game to the loss column last night, falling 5-4 to the Houston Astros. It looked like a win was within reach. Then, the Astros got into a groove that the Rays couldn’t figure out how to stop. Tampa Struggles The Rays came out hot. …
Read More »CWS Preview: Florida Faces Texas with Season on the Line
The Florida Gators (47-20) find themselves in a position they’re rarely in heading into Tuesday’s elimination game against Texas (42-22): the team needs to bounce back following a Brady Singer loss. Over the past two seasons, he’s lost only seven games. Florida has a long road ahead of them if …
Read More »Harry Kane Gives England a 2-1 Win Over Tunisia in Extra Time
Before the start of the tournament, most people saw England and Belgium as the clear favorites to get out of Group G. Panama and Tunisia do not have the caliber of players or history of winning to make anyone think otherwise. In the inaugural match of Group G between Belgium …
Read More »2018 World Cup Group F Matchday 1 Recap: Mexico Shock Germany, Sweden Scrape by South Korea
With the World Cup fully underway, former champions Germany kicked off the inaugural Group F match against Mexico on Sunday. Many saw Die Mannschaft as the favorites to repeat, but thanks to a disorganized performance against El Tri, the Germans fell to the Mexicans for the first time since 1985, then …
Read More »World Cup Recap: Weekend Edition
Group play continues in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Over the weekend, three groups competed. Group C Group C began its match play on Saturday with a contest between France and Australia. France struck first with a goal in the 58th minute, but its lead didn’t last long. The …
Read More »Texas Tech Takes Down Gator Baseball In Its CWS Opener
Sloppy defense and a lack of timely hitting proved to be the downfall of the Florida Gator baseball team in their opening game of the College World Series against Texas Tech. The Gators fell to the Red Raiders 6-3 in their 2018 CWS debut in Omaha. Texas Tech now has …
Read More »CWS Preview: Florida’s Road to Repeat Begins Against Texas Tech
The Florida Gators (47-19) open College World Series play Sunday evening against Texas Tech (44-18). The Gators are making their fourth straight appearance in Omaha under the leadership of head coach Kevin O’Sullivan. They’re just the fifth team to do so since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams in …
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