The Florida Gators beat the Vanderbilt Commodores 4-2 to get its 10th home win of the season Friday at the Ring Tennis Complex. With only two matches left before the SEC Tournament, this win guarantees the Gators (11-9, 5-5 SEC) will not end their regular season with a losing record. However, …
Read More »Gators Open Weekend Series With Extra-Inning Loss At Missouri
Entering the month of April, the Florida Gators had won three consecutive SEC series. In their series opener against the Missouri Tigers on Friday night, however, the Gators did not have as much luck. No. 6 Florida (17-12, 6-4 SEC) only recorded a season-low two hits en route to a …
Read More »One-on-One with Colby Shelton: Slugger Finds His Florida Footing
“Leader by example.” That’s how Florida’s Colby Shelton views himself, both in his approach to the game of baseball and the game of life. Since his arrival in Gainesville this past fall, Shelton has made a seamless step into a leadership role for the Florida baseball program. After former UF …
Read More »Year At Florida Has Mertz Prepared For Season 2
Florida quarterback Graham Mertz said the experience gained last year will make a difference in the 2024 season for the Gators. Stepping Up UF coach Billy Napier said when he recruited Mertz from Wisconsin in early 2023, his goal was for Mertz to play cleaner and tighter football. That’s exactly what …
Read More »Gators Baseball Outhits Rattlers For 10-7 Win
It was not the prettiest of wins, but the No. 6 Florida Gators won a midweek game at Condron Family Ballpark. Gators defeated the Florida A&M Rattlers 10-7. Solid relieving pitching, hot bats and Jac Caglianone being a one-of-a-kind player were the key factors in Tuesday’s win. Florida (17-11) has …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Baseball Making Things Interesting
The Back Nine comes at you after a great weekend and I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Sunday. I know I did. 10. Let us start with baseball where the Gators had two walk-off wins in a series for the first time in 10 years. On Friday night, …
Read More »Florida Men’s Tennis Beats Georgia For First Road Win
The Florida Gators beat the Georgia Bulldogs 4-2 to get their first road win of the season Sunday. Georgia (10-11, 3-6 SEC) made an impressive comeback to win doubles, but it was Florida (10-9, 4-5) which got the win after outplaying the Bulldogs in singles. Comeback During Doubles The deciding …
Read More »Caglianone Saves Day For Gators In Series-Clinching Win Over MSU
On a crisp Easter Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark, the No. 6 Florida Gators were looking for a miracle of their own. Facing a one-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning, designated hitter Jac Caglianone entered the batter’s box with a man on first and no outs. Facing …
Read More »Gators Surrender Five Home Runs In 12-2 Loss To MSU
For the second time in a row this weekend, the No. 6 Florida Gators found themselves facing a multi-run deficit at the hands of the No. 21 Mississippi State Bulldogs. But whereas the Gators managed to pull off an impressive comeback in their series-opening win Friday, they did not have …
Read More »Gators Lacrosse Wins 11th Game In Row, Downs Vanderbilt
No. 11 Florida Gators lacrosse team extended its win streak to 11 games Saturday with a 20-5 win against Vanderbilt. They Gators are now 2-0 in AAC conference play and 11-2 overall on the season. https://twitter.com/GatorsLAX/status/1774150448372429304 Vanderbilt (6-4, 0-2 AAC) got on the board first about three minutes in the …
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