Florida’s softball team (25-6; 2-4) is in the midst of non-conference home stand. Following their second straight SEC series loss to LSU last weekend, these four games are about rightening the ship. The Gators began that process on Wednesday with a 2-0 home win over Minnesota at Katie Seashole Pressly …
Read More »Gator Baseball Preview: Florida looks for third-straight victory in second SEC series
Florida’s baseball team (16-7; 1-2 SEC) surely didn’t open their SEC season the way they would’ve liked. Last weekend, they were brushed aside by Mississippi State (20-2; 2-1) in the first two games of the home series before salvaging the finale 4-2. But since then Kevin O’Sullivan’s team has rebounded …
Read More »Mullen discusses learning, competition as Florida continues spring practices
While there’s still 164 days until the first game of the college football season for Florida, spring practices are well underway. The Gators began their training regimen on March 12. They have had practices open to the public on certain dates and will continue to do so. Practices on March …
Read More »Gator Baseball Splits Saturday Doubleheader with Mississippi State, Avoids Sweep
The Florida Gator baseball team refused to be swept in their first series of SEC play this season. After losing the first game of the series to Mississippi State on Friday, the Bulldogs once again got the better of the Gators in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader 10-5 at McKethan …
Read More »Gator Softball Eases Past UCF 5-0 Behind Barnhill
Florida softball coach Tim Walton’s team responded well to losing its first series of the 2019 regular season. Florida’s softball team took care of UCF 5-0 at Katie Seashole Stadium on Wednesday. It was the Gators’ second consecutive victory after dropping the first two games of their series against Tennessee …
Read More »NFL Free Agency: Jaguars ink Foles to four-year deal
Come September, it’s now expected that the Jacksonville Jaguars will enter the regular season with someone not named Blake Bortles as their starting quarterback for the first time since 2014. That position will now be filled by Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles. When free agency officially begins at 4 p.m. …
Read More »Gator Baseball Takes Sunday Doubleheader, Sweeps Winthrop
A 23-point victory might be common in basketball, or even a game of football, but not so much in a collegiate baseball game. A 23-run victory is exactly what Florida’s baseball team (9-4) delivered in Game 2 of the series against the Winthrop Eagles on Sunday. The Gators would rout …
Read More »Gator Baseball Preview: Florida prepares for three-game series against Winthrop
The Florida Gator’s baseball team’s weekend series against the Winthrop Eagles will be about regaining momentum. Had it not been for a 12-9 loss to UCF in the midweek, Florida (6-4) would’ve entered Friday’s game with four consecutive victories. However, the Knights bats’ racked up 14 hits on five different …
Read More »Gator Softball Recap: Florida and Barnhill Secure Two Wins to Open Judi Garman Classic
The Florida Gator softball team was handed its first loss of the 2019 regular season on Wednesday. It was senior starter Kelly Barnhill‘s (11-1) first loss of the season as well. She only lasted two innings against No. 2 UCLA on that occasion, but on Thursday she was given a …
Read More »High School Basketball Recap: Four local Gainesville teams crash out of playoffs
The law of averages has evaded Alachua County’s men’s high school basketball this season. In one fell swoop, four of the region’s remaining basketball teams were eliminated from contention on Tuesday. In the regional semifinals stage (1-7A), Gainesville High School fell to Columbia 46-42. As for the 2-6A semifinal, Eastside …
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