The No. 12 Florida Gator baseball team (20-9, 5-4 SEC) hits the road for an SEC weekend series with the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (25-5, 7-2 SEC). The Gators enter this weekend’s matchup after back-to-back midweek victories. On Tuesday night the Gators defeated Stetson 7-6 and followed up with 10-0 …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine April 9
The Front Nine comes at you on a day when the world says goodbye to my sweet and loving father with a celebration of a life well-lived. I’ll try to keep it together. 1. The reason I am such a sports nut is because of my Dad. It was ingrained …
Read More »Florida Gators Women Basketball Adds Zipporah “Zippy” Broughton
GAINESVILLE, FLA.- Gators women’s basketball adds former Rutgers Scarlet Knights’ guard Zipporah “Zippy” Broughton to its Roster. Zippy joins the Gators after spending three seasons at Rutgers University. She appeared in 61 games and started 12 contests for the Scarlet Knights. In 2018, she won the Alabama Gatorade Player of …
Read More »Gators Softball Prepares for Busy Weekend
Gators softball (29-4) will play two games against Western Kentucky (15-5) and an exhibition against Softball Canada this Saturday and Sunday. Florida head coach Tim Walton announced the addition of Western Kentucky to the schedule on Tuesday. The Gators previously only had Softball Canada on their schedule for the weekend. …
Read More »Echols Leads Gator Softball to Doubleheader Sweep of USF
Charla Echols stepped to the plate in the first inning of the first game of a doubleheader against USF with two runners on base. She blasted the third pitch in the at-bat over the fence in right-center field to give the Gators an early 3-0 lead in the first game …
Read More »Heggie hoping for an NFL shot
One of the few remaining players from the last coaching regime in Florida, Brett Heggie has set his eyes on the league. He will hope to join his fellow NFL-chasing Gators for the 2021-22 season. Tough beginnings While Heggie came in during Jim McElwain’s two year stay at UF, the …
Read More »Gators Add a Man From the Transfer Portal
Gators men’s basketball gains another man in the transfer portal. Guard Myreon Jones is leaving Penn State to join Florida. On Wednesday afternoon, he posted his move on twitter. The Gators twitter page tweeted it. Next chapter 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/H2xWlkhHuz — Myreon Jones (@MyreonJones21) April 7, 2021 Jones was key player …
Read More »Gator Baseball Welcomes Florida A&M for Midweek Matchup
Florida Gator baseball (19-9, 5-4 SEC) hosts the Florida A&M Rattlers (10-16, 4-0 MEAC) for their second midweek game this week on Wednesday night at Florida Ballpark. The Gators took a close 7-6 victory over Stetson in their Tuesday night midweek meeting with the Hatters. Florida hosted the Rattlers in the …
Read More »Florida Gators Baseball Hosts Stetson in Midweek Game
Florida Gators baseball (18-9, 5-4 SEC) welcomes the Stetson Hatters to Florida Ballpark for a Tuesday night midweek matchup. Florida’s RHP Garrett Milchin (1-1) will get the start on the mound against Stetson’s LHP Jonathan Gonzalez (2-0). This will be the second meeting of the season for these two teams. …
Read More »Gator Softball Takes Series Over Georgia, Echols Goes Deep Twice
The Florida Gator softball team (27-4) took the series against the Georgia Bulldogs (23-7) with an 8-1 win Monday night. Charla Echols belted two home runs in the win, her second multi-home run game of the year, and Katie Chronister earned her fifth win in the circle. Mary Wilson Avant …
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