The NCAA Council approved an extra year of eligibility for all Division I spring athletes due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Council met on Monday to finalize their decision. DI Council grants waiver to allow additional eligibility for spring sport athletes whose seasons were impacted by COVID-19: https://t.co/v1zriEBDvR pic.twitter.com/g9BbOkmnt0 — …
Read More »SEC cancels all spring athletic events
Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic crisis, the SEC has decided to take preventive action one step further. The SEC has canceled all regular-season conference and non-conference contests for the remainder of the 2019-20 athletic year. This includes all conference championships. ALERT-The @SEC has announced all regular season conference and non-conference competitions …
Read More »NCAA Modifes Eligibilty Rules for Student-Athletes in Spring Sports
With cancellations and postponements continuing to mount up across the sports world due to COVID-19, there was finally a bit of good news announced early Friday afternoon surrounding college athletics. NCAA Making Changes On Thursday, the NCAA announced that it was cancelling all winter and spring tournaments due to the …
Read More »UF athletics undergoing changes amid coronavirus pandemic
As all the buzz in the sports world surrounds COVID-19, college athletic departments have to address the concerns regarding the virus. Changes include canceled games, crowd restrictions and other drastic alterations to the landscape of college sports. Some of these changes are coming to UF athletics. Lacrosse games wiped off …
Read More »Gator Softball Uses Pair of Two-Run Homers to Top No. 12 FSU 5-2
Two balls, two strikes and two outs with the score knotted at two. Deuces were wild for Kendyl Lindaman in the bottom of the fifth inning against Florida State on Wednesday night. Then, the Gator slugger slapped a ball to right-center that sank over the SEC Champions sign for a …
Read More »Gators host rival Seminoles in top-15 matchup
Softball fans are in for a treat tonight at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium as the Sunshine Showdown comes to Gainesville. This is the first of two games between the Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles. Due to all of the excitement surrounding this rivalry game, it’s fair to expect a …
Read More »Adams, Lindaman help Gators over Penn
Between innings, Florida’s second baseman Hannah Adams and her shortstop counterpart Sophia Reynoso soft-tossed balls of clay at each other, while the other tried kicking them into the air. “Today was the first day we’ve ever done that. Sophia probably (is better at kicking the balls of clay), I missed …
Read More »Gators host Quakers in Tuesday matinee
There’s a first time for everything. And Tuesday afternoon’s matchup between No. 7-ranked Florida and Pennsylvania marks the first time in history that the two softball teams will share the same dirt. Continuing on with their homestand, the Gators are seeking their 22nd win of 2020 — and their 13th …
Read More »Gators’ lineup, Trlicek lift UF to sweep of AU
Like the wheels on the bus, Florida’s batters went round and round. Now, those same bus wheels are pounding I-75 pavement as the Auburn Tigers ride back to Auburn, Alabama, empty-handed after getting swept by the No. 7-ranked Florida softball team. Wins one and two were nice for the Gators …
Read More »Adams Hits Third Walk-Off, Gator Softball Clinches Series Against Auburn
Crown Hannah Adams the queen of the dramatic in Gainesville. After 11 innings, Adams decided to finally end the marathon-of-a-contest between Florida and Auburn on the softball diamond. Adams’ RBI single with the bases loaded scored Cheyenne Lindsey and won the game for the Gators 2-1. Hannah Adams with her …
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