Gators burned by Flames: Drop second-straight season opening series
By Ethan Budowsky | Feb. 20, 2022Florida baseball has rough start to the 2022 season, falling to Liberty in two games of home opening series.
Florida baseball has rough start to the 2022 season, falling to Liberty in two games of home opening series.
Florida men’s tennis was able to bounce back nicely from an opening round defeat in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, defeating No. 7 Virginia 4-2 in a consolation matchup.
Florida fell in its second game of the season, a 6-4 loss to Liberty. @CarsonCashion has the recap.
Freshman pitcher Lexi Delbrey followed up an SEC Freshman of the Week honor with eight crippling Ks to beat Louisville, the second of two wins for No. 4 Florida Saturday. “She’s special,” fifth-year pitcher Natalie Lugo said about her teammate.
Tyree Appleby and Colin Castleton were in agreement post-game, describing the feeling of defeating No. 2 Auburn, the highest-ranked opponent Florida has beaten at home. "Amazing,” Appleby said. “In one word, amazing.”
Florida LAX struggled to keep up with No. 2 Tar Heels, falling 15-11 at home.
Despite giving up the most runs against one opponent so far this season, Florida dominates at home to claim their seventh consecutive victory of this young season with a 9-3 win over Duke.
Hunter Barco threw six scoreless innings in Florida’s opening game of the season against Liberty on Friday night, allowing just one hit and walk.
Trinity Thomas is a show-stopper. She recorded her fifth perfect score on floor, totaling 12 perfect scores in her collegiate career
On this occasion, it was not meant to be. Texas ended up flipping the score from a meeting earlier this season, beating Florida in rematch, 4-3.
Nestled inside the walls of the Gators basketball practice facility, things begin to warm up on the night of Feb. 8. Clad in various Gator gear, five equipment managers from the UF men’s and women’s basketball teams conduct their pregame warmup. The student managers typically dedicate their time to UF class or serving the needs of their teams. A night like this is their time to take over the court.
Emanuely de Oliveira shined with 15 points as No. 17 Florida survived Arkansas for their 20th win. She’s excited to play a part in Florida’s surprise of a comeback season. “That’s what we looked forward [to] since I got here,” Oliveira said.
“We've never played back-to-back like this,” head coach Tim Walton said. Florida earned consecutive run-rule wins this week after defeating the Jacksonville Dolphins 8-0 Wednesday and 13-1 Tuesday. The Gators improved their record to 6-0.
Florida baseball gets its season underway on Friday as the program looks to put 2021 behind it. The Liberty Flames are in town for a three-game series and provide a stiff test to start the year.
Florida was unable to win the tournament, but fought valiantly in three matches against ranked opponents, proving their competitiveness and gaining valuable experience along the way.
Billy Horschel, a past Gator champion and six-time PGA Tour winner, will officially be returning to the University of Florida to serve as the team’s new volunteer assistant coach.
A six-RBI performance by freshman Reagan Walsh propelled the Gators past the Jacksonville Dolphins 13-1 Tuesday via run rule. The teams will meet again Wednesday at 6 p.m. for Florida’s first home game.
Forward Colin Castleton recorded 15 points and 15 rebounds as they slip to Texas A&M. “I hate to lose. It really drives me crazy. Like I really didn't care what I was doing. There's a lot of things I could have done better."
“Scotland's a great team … and the fact that we came out and played the way we did. I'm really impressed” Florida rolls past Scotland in an exhibition tune-up before Saturday’s showdown with North Carolina
Two weeks from today we'll be in the middle of the best conference track meet on the face of the planet, so we have to be ready for that. Mike Holloway and the Gators are ready for the Indoor SEC Championships after the final meets of the regular season. @EthanEibe has more.