The Tampa Bay Rays are days away from starting their 2021 season. As the team bids farewell to Blake Snell and Charlie Morton, they welcome back Chris Archer and the 162-game season. The Rays enter as the reigning American League champions–and a few question marks. With the Yankees and Blue …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: March 29
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that could have been spent indoors but shouldn’t have been. It was so nice outside, right? 10. Maybe this is just me, but I don’t think it is. We root like crazy for the underdogs on the first weekend, but then …
Read More »Lindsey, Hightower Power Gators Softball to Sweep
Cheyenne Lindsey had a quiet first two games against LSU by her standards. Just two singles in her five at-bats is good, but Lindsey has been due for an offensive explosion. Leave it to a career day on Sunday to show her talents. A bases-clearing three-run double and a two-run …
Read More »Gator Softball Continues Dominance at Home, Outmatch LSU Tigers
The Florida Gator softball team (22-3) won 7-4 over the LSU Tigers (18-9) on Saturday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Katie Chronister earned her sixth win for the Gators in the circle but only pitched 3.2 innings and allowed four earned runs. Tigers starter Ali Kilponen took the loss after …
Read More »Gator Baseball Drops Extra Inning Game To South Carolina In Series Opener
The number five Gator baseball team took the road for their first away from home weekend series in SEC play on Friday night against the 25th ranked South Carolina Gamecocks. In a 14 inning showdown the Gators took the loss 9-8. Gators on the Mound Tommy Mace got the start …
Read More »Gators Host LSU in Top 15 Showdown
This time last year, Tim Walton and the Gators’ softball season had been canceled for over two weeks. With the outbreak of COVID-19, the Florida Gators played their last game of 2020 against FSU in a 5-2 win. This time around, the Gators sit at 21-3 and boast one of …
Read More »Mincy Hired as Jacksonville Head Coach
Jacksonville University is taking big steps for its men’s basketball team and its latest step; hiring Jordan Mincy. https://twitter.com/JAX_MBB/status/1375168107266838528 Mincy followed Mike White from Lousiana Tech to Florida in 2015. Mincy excelled at his position of assistant coach, helping lead Florida to four straight 20-win seasons (2015-19). This included four …
Read More »Noah Locke and Ques Glover Enter Transfer Portal
Florida Gators guards Noah Locke and Ques Glover took to Twitter Thursday night to announce they would be entering the transfer portal. This comes after point guard Tre Mann made the announcement that he will be entering the 2021 NBA Draft and assistant coach Jordan Mincy was named head coach …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: March 26
The Front Nine comes at you after another one of these weeks that went by too quickly. Maybe that’s what happens when you get old. 1. I get a sense that Dan Mullen likes the 2021 football team he will put on the field, but now it is up to …
Read More »After Sweeping Texas A&M, Gators Take On South Carolina
The No.5-ranked Gators proved they could battle in the SEC with three-straight victories over the Aggies last weekend. But now they face an even tougher challenge–a ranked SEC opponent. The No. 25-ranked Gamecocks attempt to take down Florida’s powerhouse offense. Florida currently leads in the series history 48-47 winning 2-0f-3 …
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