Now that the sports season is winding down for the Gator programs, we’re going to switch gears. The Back Nine will continue Mondays, but we’ll let the Front Nine take the summer off. Instead, we will help you get through the hot months of June, July and August in anticipation …
Read More »2021 NCAA Women’s College World Series Preview
The 2021 NCAA Women’s College World Series is set to begin Thursday, June 3. https://twitter.com/NCAAsoftball/status/1399384257055842305 The World Series will be taking place in Oklahoma City with eight competing teams. Out of the eleven SEC teams that hosted regionals, only two SEC teams are left standing. The two teams representing the …
Read More »SEC Well Represented in Super Regionals
Seven teams from the Southeastern Conference will compete in the Super Regionals of the 2021 NCAA Division I Softball Championship. These teams include Alabama, Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, Louisiana State, and Florida. No. 1 Alabama Third-seeded Alabama is the only team to play in all 16 Super Regionals since the …
Read More »SEC Baseball Tournament Round One Results
The first round of the 2021 SEC Baseball tournament wrapped up Tuesday night in Hoover. Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss advanced after their victories. https://twitter.com/SEC/status/1397410628134920192 Florida vs. Kentucky The Gators took the lead early against Kentucky and set the momentum for the remainder of the game. Florida pitcher Tommy …
Read More »SEC Baseball Tournament Round 2 Preview
The 2021 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament began on Tuesday starting with the single elimination in first round. The Kentucky Wildcats, South Carolina Gamecocks, LSU Tigers, and Auburn Tigers are eliminated from the SEC tournament after their losses early on. The Florida Gators defeated Kentucky in the first round of tournament …
Read More »Gators Lacrosse Face Syracuse in NCAA Elite Eight
The No. 6 seed Florida Gators will face Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament. The Gators are coming off a 17-3 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins, while Syracuse dominated Loyola 20-8. The game will be taking place on Saturday, May 22 at the SU Soccer Stadium …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine May 21
The Front Nine comes at you as I get ready to settle in for some serious TV time this weekend. What’s that honey? Yard work? Aw, drat. 1. I could go all day talking about how jealous the national media is of Tim Tebow and you know these guys are …
Read More »Gators Baseball Visits No. 1 Arkansas for Final Regular Season SEC Series
No. 9 Florida Gators baseball is on the road against the top-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. The Gators and Razorbacks will wrap up their regular season in this weekend’s series before heading to the SEC Tournament. Pitching Matchups Game 1 | Tommy Mace (5-0, 4.40 ERA) v. Patrick Wicklander (4-1, 1.93) Game …
Read More »Florida Athletics Moving Toward Normal Operation
After a year of mask wearing, physical distancing and limited stadium capacity, Florida Gator sports will begin to return to pre-pandemic conditions. The recent announcement from the Center for Disease Control regarding mask wearing for fully vaccinated people has led some communities to begin changing COVID-19 restrictions. On Monday, the …
Read More »Gators Baseball Takes on Georgia in SEC Weekend Series
The No. 9 Florida Gators baseball (33-15, 15-9 SEC) welcomes the Georgia Bulldogs (28-18, 11-13 SEC) to Florida Ballpark for their final home SEC weekend series. After a tough 6-1 midweek loss to Stetson on Tuesday night, the Gators will look to tighten things up against a conference opponent. Both …
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