Baseball
Record: 23-6, 5-4 Southeastern Conference
Last Time out: No. 4 Florida clinched its three-game series with the Alabama Crimson Tide by winning 7-4 on Saturday at McKethan Stadium.
Who’s Hot: The Freshmen
The Gators have started at least three freshmen in every game this season, and five have started at least eight games. Dalton Guthrie, Mike Rivera and JJ Schwarz have at least a .305 batting average, while Schwarz is also second on the team in home runs (five) and RBIs (27). First baseman Jeremy Vasquez, who missed the first 16 games of the season with a finger injury, has flourished as of late.
Who’s Not: The Pitchers
Pitching has been Florida’s Achilles’ heel in the last couple weeks. Two weeks ago, it was the starters, who gave up 13 runs in four games compared to eight from relief pitchers. But that turned on its head this week, with relief pitchers surrendering 16 runs in 14.1 innings of work compared to seven runs in 22.2 frames from the starters.
What’s Next: Florida travels to Jacksonville to face No. 10 Florida State (22-7) on Tuesday. The Gators won the first game against the Seminoles this year 14-8 on March 17.
—JORDAN MCPHERSON
Gymnastics
Record: 12-5, 5-2 SEC; No. 2 overall seed heading into NCAA Regionals
Last Time Out: Florida finished third in the SEC Championships with a 197.40 on March 21 in Duluth, Georgia. After leading through the first two rotations, the Gators suffered two falls on beam and nearly had a third, effectively ending their conference title hopes.
Who’s Hot: Bridget Sloan
The junior has now recorded perfect 10s on bars in each of her last two competitions — the only event in which she had not scored a perfect mark in her career prior to three weeks ago. She also recorded a 9.925 on vault and a 9.950 on beam in the SEC Championships.
Who’s Not: The Freshmen
Ericha Fassbender and Alex McMurtry both suffered falls on beam in the SEC Championships, costing the Gators a chance at the conference title. And while Kennedy Baker had a solid performance (9.900 on vault, 9.850 on bars and 9.950 on floor), it was the first time she had a score in the 9.9s in nearly a month.
What’s Next: UF travels to Morgantown, West Virginia, for its NCAA Regional on Saturday. Florida will compete against No. 11 Stanford, No. 14 Illinois-Champaign, No. 19 Arkansas, No. 25 New Hampshire and No. 36 West Virginia.
—GRAHAM HACK
Lacrosse
Record: 8-4, 2-0 Big East
Last Time Out: No. 10 Florida traveled to Philadelphia on Saturday and defeated Temple 17-3. The Gators improved to 2-0 in conference play and have now won two in a row after falling in three straight games.
Who’s Hot: Shannon Gilroy
The senior midfielder continues to make her case for being the nation’s best player week after week. Gilroy scored a team-high four goals in the win over Temple, increasing her season total to 43 — the second most in the country.
Who’s Not: Nicole Graziano
An ACL injury kept Graziano sidelined for most of 2014. She had an encouraging start to this season but has since gone cold. Graziano has come off of the bench in Florida’s last three games, totaling just one goal and one assist in those contests. She’s one of the Gators’ veteran offensive players, but right now she finds herself in a bit of a rut.
What’s Next: Florida returns home and hosts Georgetown (2-7, 1-0 Big East) on Saturday as conference play continues. With a full week of practice ahead and the struggling Hoyas coming to town, the Gators will look to maintain their position atop the Big East and among the nation’s top teams.
— ALEX MAMINAKIS
Softball
Record: 32-4, 5-4 SEC
Last Time out: The No. 3 Florida softball team gave away a three run lead to the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the seventh inning. The Bulldogs hit a walk-off three run home run to beat UF 5-3. Mississippi State scored all five of its runs in the deciding frame.
Who’s Hot: Kelsey Stewart
Kelsey Stewart is being Kelsey Stewart. The Wichita, Kansas, native is hitting over .400 on the season and leads the team in at-bats, hits, runs, doubles, triples and stolen bases. Stewart went 6-for-11 in the three games against the Bulldogs and reached base five times on Saturday.
Who’s Not: Delanie Gourley
If you had to pick one player on a team that’s won 32 games and only lost four, it might have to be pitcher Delanie Gourley. Gourley has struggled in the last couple of times she’s started in the circle for Florida as she allowed nine earned runs in her last two starts.
What’s Next: Florida will have its first home game since March 15 and quick break from conference play when they take on in state opponent North Florida (21-18) on Wednesday.
—LUIS TORRES
Women’s Golf
Last Time Out: The Gators finished the Briar’s Creek Invitational with a clubhouse lead and their first win of the 2014-15 season. The team used a 6-under-par Round 3 performance and a second-place standing on the leaderboards from sophomore Kelly Grassel to finish the event at 2-over-par.
Who’s Hot: Karolina Vlckova
The Gators are one of the hottest teams in the country. Along with their previous win, the team finished its last two tournaments in a tie for second place. Sophomore Karolina Vlckova has lead the way, with consecutive top-six finishes in her last two outings.
Who’s Not: Ursa Orehek
Junior Ursa Orehek has struggled to find her game this season. Orehek, who regularly competes as an individual, finished tied for 65th, 73rd and 44th, respectively, in her last three events.
What’s Next: The team wraps up the regular season at the Bryan National Collegiate, which begins Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina.
—JUSTEN ROSENBERG
Men’s Golf
Last Time Out: In the Gators' last tournament, the team finished 12th in a field of 15 squads in the Chris Schenkel Invitational in Statesboro, Georgia. Senior J.D. Tomlinson led UF with a 4-under-par performance.
Who’s Hot: Tomlinson
In 11 of his last 12 rounds, Tomlinson has shot at-par or better, and he has collected four-straight top-25 performances in recent tournaments. Tomlinson has been Florida's leader this season and continues to play consistent golf.
Who’s Not: Everyone else
After a string of four top-five finishes for the team the Gators have finished their last two tournaments in seventh and 12th positions, slowly making a fall down the leaderboard. In the last two tournaments, Tomlinson and sophomore Ryan Orr are the only golfers who have finished under-par.
What’s Next: The Gators will return to action April 6 after Easter weekend in the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship. Last season, the Gators finished fourth in this tournament, led by top-20 finishes from Tomlinson and senior Eric Banks. This tournament will be the last regular season event for the team as they prepare for the SEC Championships and the postseason.
—RYAN SUMMERS
Men’s Tennis
Record: 10-6, 5-3 SEC
Last time out: No. 20 Florida traveled to Auburn, Alabama, on Saturday to face the No. 45 Tigers. Auburn captured the doubles point to begin the match, but the Gators clinched four singles points in straight sets to bring home a 4-1 victory.
Who’s Hot: Underclassman
Freshman Chase Perez-Blanco and sophomore Elliott Orkin both lead UF with five SEC singles wins apiece. True freshmen Jordan Belga and Josh Wardell captured their first SEC victories of the season, with Belga clinching the game-winning point against Auburn.
Who’s Not: Doubles
The Gators have dropped their last two doubles points in the SEC and are struggling to find their way back. UF has proved the doubles point is a key to its success, considering all but one of Florida’s losses came when UF dropped the doubles point.
What’s Next: After three road matches, Florida returns to Ring Tennis Complex when it faces LSU on Friday at 5 p.m.
—CAYLEE UNDERWOOD
Women’s Tennis
Record: 17-1, 9-0 SEC
Last Time out:The No. 5 Gators secured a 4-0 shutout victory over No. 26 South Carolina Saturday at the Ring Tennis Complex. Florida is now on a 12-match win streak.
Who’s Hot: Josie Kuhlman
Kuhlman was honored as the SEC Freshman of the Week after clinching two consecutive matches for the Florida Gators against Ole Miss and Mississippi State. She’s undefeated in SEC singles play.
Who’s Not: Belinda Woolcock
While the sophomore has been relatively consistent in doubles play with Spencer Liang, she has dropped three of her last four singles matches on the No. 4 court.
What’s Next: The Gators hit the road Friday to face off with the No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats at 5 p.m.
—ENEISY RODRIGUEZ
Track and Field
Last Time Out: The Gators split up to compete at the Texas Relays, Raleigh Relays and UCF Invitational last weekend. The women’s 4x400-relay marked the 10th-best time in program history (3:31.05). Lauren Brasure and Taylor Tubbs found their ways into UF’s top-10 all-time list for the outdoor 10k in Raleigh with respective sixth- and ninth-fastest program marks. Freshman thrower Jontavia Dykes tossed her second personal record-breaking discus attempt (46.80 meters) in as many weeks in Orlando.
Who’s Hot: Ciarra Brewer
Brewer followed up her national indoor title in the triple jump earlier this month with another event victory at the Texas Relays in Austin. This was her third victory in her last five triple jump events.
Who’s Not: Antwan Wright
The junior sprinter started 2015 with top-five finishes in two of his first three meets. However, Wright has yet to record a top-five individual finish since.
What’s Next: Florida will have its first home meet of the year, as it hosts the Florida Pepsi Relays from April 2-4 at the Percy Beard Track.
—KYLE BRUTMAN
Dalton Guthrie swings at a pitch during Florida's 8-7 win against Fairfield on March 10 at McKethan Stadium. Guthrie scored the go-ahead run for Florida in its 9-7 win against Vanderbilt on Saturday.
