Gators Sports

Competitive is an understatement when trying to describe the former USA, and current University of Florida gymnast, Kennedy Baker. The junior from Flower Mound, Texas recently finished her third season with the Florida Gators and is looking to “ball out” in her upcoming final year. I got the chance to sit down with one of gymnastics finest …

Every student-athlete will have a specific reason as to why they wanted to attend the University of Florida. For Anders Eriksson, his reason meant more to him than track and field. Transitioning from Sweden to UF not only gave him a way to compete but the opportunity to succeed outside …

The University of Florida softball players and coaches get most of the credit for the team’s success and that’s easy to understand. The coaches strategize and devise the game plan while the players practice hard, develop their skills and play the game Student managers Supporting all the hard work on …

Attending a university, which is considered sports royalty, provides a number of opportunities to find a sport that resonates with any individual. However, with football, basketball, baseball, softball and a number of other varsity sports that fill Twitter feeds and are continuously reported on by different sports media outlets, some can be overlooked. Beyond …

Rewind to 15 years ago. The year was 2002. Kelly Barnhill was just five years old. She started playing t-ball, then worked her way up to softball at just seven-years-old. The pitching machine gave her perfect pitches every time. Her parents signed her up for just about every sport the city …

Just over 1,200 miles separate Cedar Falls, Iowa, from Gainesville, Fla. For some, that distance doesn’t mean much; but for Gator track and field runner Sam Ahrenholz, this length marks the completion of a dream to a reality. Iowa Roots The journey of 21-year-old Ahrenholz has been nothing short of …

A team always relishes the opportunity to get a sweep of a rival. Even more when it’s on the road. That’s what the Gator baseball team did against Georgia, sealing the sweep with a 4-3 win Sunday afternoon in Athens. Florida used a strong start from starting pitcher Jackson Kowar (7.0 …

The top-ranked Florida Gator softball team (46-4) fell 5-1 on the road Sunday against the eighth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers (42-8). Despite dropping the series finale, Florida took the SEC series 2-1, with consecutive shutout wins on Friday and Saturday. Florida hasn’t won a softball series in Knoxville since 2012. SEC Champs …

The top-ranked Florida Gator softball team (44-3) will wrap up regular season SEC play with a weekend series in Knoxville against the eighth ranked Tennessee Volunteers (41-6). The Gators have 18 SEC wins, while two of Florida’s losses have come against conference opponents. The Volunteers are 13-4 in SEC games …

The number one ranked Florida softball team (44-3 overall; 18-2 SEC) shut out number 18 Ole Miss (31-16 overall; 6-12 SEC) for their third consecutive game in a 5-0 victory to sweep their weekend series in Gainesville. It also marks the first time since 2009 that Florida swept Ole Miss in a series …