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. https://twitter.com/GatorsBB/status/859135061320454144 Season Struggles for Florida A&M Firstly, the Rattlers are currently 23-19 and hold a MEAC conference record of 11-7. They look to make …
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 …
Read More »Gator Baseball Beats Georgia in Athens
The Florida Gator baseball team improved to 11-8 in SEC play after taking the series opener 6-4 over the Georgia Bulldogs on Friday night. The Gators came from behind scoring three runs in the ninth to get the win. For another #FaedoFriday, Florida starting pither Alex Faedo started off the …
Read More »Recap: Day 2 of the 2017 NFL Draft
Day 2 of the 2017 NFL Draft is in the books, and teams continued looking for talent to fill out their roster’s needs in rounds two and three. SEC Domination The SEC continued to show it is the main feeder conference for NFL teams by breaking the record for most …
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