A former Gator golfer gets his first PGA win, some NBA teams are eliminated and more in our Monday Sports News and Notes… ** Former Gator golfer Billy Horschel gets his first PGA win as he wins the Zurich Classic after shooting an eight under par 64 in the final …
Read More »Florida baseball falls short of sweep against Tennessee
The Tennessee Volunteers were able to avoid the series sweep against Florida baseball taking a 4-2 victory Sunday afternoon at McKethan Stadium. Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan lost his first game against Tennessee in Gainesville (8-1). The Gators fall to 25-20 overall and 12-9 in SEC play. The Volunteers improve …
Read More »Gator softball takes rubber match against Georgia, 5-0
Playing in the final regular season home game of their UF careers, two seniors on the second-ranked Florida softball team (47-6, 16-5 SEC) went out in style, beating Georgia 5-0 on Sunday. Taking on the 23rd-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (35-18, 12-9 SEC), the Gators needed a win in Sunday’s contest to …
Read More »Former Gator Jeremy Mincey Leads Young Jacksonville Jaguars Team
Jeremy Mincey has bounced back from adversity his entire life. Growing up in Statesboro, Ga., poverty swallowed the city. Currently, 43 percent of Statesboro’s population lives under the poverty line. But Mincey did everything he could to make a name for himself. On the football field is where he found …
Read More »Florida Outlasts Tennessee In Extras, Win Series
The Florida baseball team was able to take down the Tennessee Volunteers 3-2 in extra innings on Saturday night at McKethan Stadium. With the win, the Gators improved to 25-19 overall and 12-8 in the SEC. The Volunteers fell to 17-24 and 5-15 in conference play. UF is now 2-4 …
Read More »Catching up with former Florida Gators pitcher Hudson Randall
Pitcher Hudson Randall decided against Major League baseball when he was drafted in the 46th round by the Kansas City Royals in 2009. Instead, Randall came to Gainesville and established himself as the Gators’ ace by his junior year. Randall had a career ERA of 2.62 with 28 career victories …
Read More »Gator baseball takes series opener against Tennessee 7-2
It was a beautiful night for baseball in McKethan Stadium Friday as the Florida Gators captured the opening game of the series against the Tennessee Volunteers 7-2. Freshman Danny Young started on the mound for Florida and threw a career high 5.2 innings and earned his second SEC win. Justin …
Read More »Photo Gallery: Florida Defeats Tennessee 7-2, Friday
The Florida Gators defeated the Tennessee Volunteers 7-2 Friday night in the first game of the series.
Read More »No. 2/3 Gator softball drops series opener to No. 23 Georgia
Behind a career performance from freshman starting pitcher Chelsea Wilkinson, the Georgia Bulldogs (35-16, 12-7 SEC) were able to pull out a 3-2 win over the Florida Gator softball team (45-6, 14-5 SEC) on Friday evening at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Wilkinson struck out a career high 14 batters in …
Read More »A Look Back with Former Gator and Two-Time World Series Champion David Eckstein
2006 World Series MVP Car awarded to Eckstein Credit: Morgan Moriarty Former University of Florida baseball second baseman and two-time World Series Champion David Eckstein always knew he wanted to be a Gator. His desire to play for Florida was unwavering. “I did get an offer from another school to …
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