The fifth ranked Gator baseball team (35-13, 16-8 SEC) hosts 23rd ranked USF (37-10, 12-6 AAC) tonight in the final game of a six-game home stand. The game is also the final mid-week game of the regular season, as Florida has just two SEC weekend series left afterwards before the …
Read More »Gators Win Series Against North Texas
The Florida Gator softball team took down North Texas on Saturday 9-0 to clinch the series. The Gators are now 48-5 in the season, and will finish the regular season on Sunday with two games. The team recognized three seniors before the game, Chelsea Herndon, Justine McLean and Delanie Gourley, …
Read More »Gator Baseball Dominates Ole Miss Behind Big Fourth Inning, Strong Start from Faedo
The Gator baseball team was tied 0-0 with Ole Miss on Friday night when Christian Hicks walked up to the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning with the bases loaded. Hicks worked his way to a full count. And then kept fouling off pitches to stay alive. And …
Read More »Gator Baseball Battles Florida A&M at Home
The No. 7 Florida Gator baseball team is beginning a five-game stretch at home. Their first test comes against the Florida A&M Rattlers on Tuesday night from McKethan Stadium. #Gators have 5️⃣ games on tap this week, starting Tuesday vs. FAMU. LHP Andrew Baker will make his 1st start. 📰: https://t.co/cgw8FIM1W1 pic.twitter.com/HbWHisH6FT …
Read More »FEATURE: Kelly Barnhill Making Her Mark on Gator Softball
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 …
Read More »FEATURE: Mayra Pelayo Speaks on SEC Championship, Injury and Legacy
The Florida Gators soccer team once again reigns atop the SEC. The team is coming off a 12th SEC Championship overtime 2-1 victory last November against Arkansas. One very important key to the team’s success is midfielder Mayra Pelayo. The rising junior is a key figure for the team both on …
Read More »FEATURE: From Cornfields to Swamps
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 …
Read More »Gator Baseball Completes Road Sweep of Georgia
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 …
Read More »Gator Softball Takes SEC Series at Tennessee Despite Sunday Loss
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 …
Read More »Gators Softball Tops Tennessee in Game 1
The Gator softball team recorded another SEC victory Friday night in Knoxville in front of a record-breaking crowd as Gator pitcher Kelly Barnhill silences the Vol bats in a 5-0 Gator win. Gator’s success Kayli Kvistad earned her first SEC Player of the Week award. This award is first for …
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