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On a night celebrating the seniors on the Gators Softball team, it was the upper classmen who made the difference. Senior Jaimie Hoover and Junior Hannah Adams provided early home runs to propel the Gators to victory. The Gators won 6-0 over South Carolina on Saturday night to improve to …

The month of April begins to wind down. But for Florida Gators baseball, it’s anything but that. The winning streak gets longer–make that a season-high seven games in a row. A 4-2 win over Auburn is a type of game the Gators needed. Pitching was sharp, and the bats were …

In collaboration with Jolie Katzen In his first year as the head softball coach at Saint Francis Catholic Academy, Kris McDaniel has the Wolves on the rise. Check out this video for a season recap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm7G2f7Y88U McDaniel has guided his team to a 7-7 regular season and the first seed …

As Travis Yeckring tosses pitches to his players during practice, there’s a light-hearted energy about him. He yells, “What are you doing swinging at that?” now and then, but the tone of the comment is purely instructional and relational. Any unknowing fan walking by would think Yeckring has been the …

The Back Nine comes at you in a bit of a panic because it is only three weeks until the 26thBob Dooley Invitational and I’m starting to freak out. This is, of course, an annual occurrence. 1. Because we live in football town (and remind me to tell you about …

The Florida Gator baseball team (26-11, 9-6 SEC) travels to Auburn (16-18, 2-13 SEC) for a weekend series starting on Friday. Florida enters the series on a four game win streak. The Gators swept the Mizzou Tigers in a three-game series before picking up a midweek victory over Jacksonville University …

Tied up at 10 in the fifth set of the NCAA Volleyball Elite Eight, No. 8 Florida needed just five more points to knock off No. 1 Wisconsin. But the Gators lost five of the next seven points as they watched an unprecedent season come to an end Monday night …

The Florida Gators basketball star Keyontae Johnson made a big announcement on Twitter Wednesday. The forward gave fans hope he will return back to the court for the 2021-2022 season. After a unexpected and terrifying collapse on the court last December, the forward announced that he will not be entering …

The Florida Gators softball team (32-6) staved off the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (21-16) in a 3-0 win on Wednesday night. Cheyenne Lindsey’s two-run home run in the first inning proved to be the difference, and Natalie Lugo earned her 11th win in the victory. Sarah Lawton took the loss …

The Florida Gators softball team (32-6) takes on Florida Gulf Coast (21-15) on Wednesday at 5 p.m. The No. 3 Gators just concluded a weekend series win in Tuscaloosa over the former No. 3 Crimson Tide. The non-conference matchup falls between Gators’ series against Alabama and an upcoming series against …