UF softball defeats LSU on strength of Haeger's arm; Gators advance to SEC semifinals
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | May 10, 2012Through 4.2 innings, Florida had nothing but goose eggs on the board.
Through 4.2 innings, Florida had nothing but goose eggs on the board.
After injuring himself during the final day of the NCAA Indoor Championships, senior Gray Horn was finally about to make his comeback at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships this weekend. However, his road to the postseason is once again derailed.
A torch was passed on Saturday. But it wasn’t given over willingly.
Karsten Whitson has finally returned to form.
The Gators entered exclusive territory Friday night. They beat Jackie Traina.
The Gators did everything they could Sunday to look for offense, but they left the field still searching for answers as Florida continued its midseason slump, and Arkansas continued to prove why its pitching staff is tops in the Southeastern Conference.
Michelle Moultrie got off to a great start in her final home game.
Midweek games became routine once again for the Gators on Wednesday night.
The Gators are playing their best lacrosse of the season. They are coming off their biggest win in the program’s three-year history.
Coach Mike Holloway had a goal for Saturday’s Tom Jones Memorial Classic: honor Coach Jones by competing at a high level. And after a record-breaking win in the 4x100 meter relay, it would seem that Jeff Demps, Tony McQuay, Leonardo Seymore and Dedric Dukes accomplished that goal.
Lauren Embree has always said that watching is 10 times worse than playing. But down 4-0 to Stanford’s Mallory Burdette in the third set of a match that would decide the 2010-11 national championship, Embree had her doubts.
What is family?
Austin Maddox had just thrown 61 pitches, the highest single-game total of his UF career.
It was an even more daunting task the second time around, but the Gators found a way again.
Since January, when it really hit me that this was my last semester, I have stewed over what I wanted to say with my final column for the Alligator. Without a doubt, it has been the hardest assignment in five years of college.
Four college athletes completed the men’s 110 meter hurdle on Saturday at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic, including sophomore Eddie Lovett. The rest were professionals.
It wasn’t the big bats of Lauren Haeger, Bailey Castro or Kelsey Horton that powered the Gators to a win. Instead, it was a surprise blast from the bat of Ensley Gammel that sparked a six-run surge in the sixth.
While the Gators fell short of first place at the evening session of NCAA Semifinals on Friday night, they still took care of business — and set a milestone.
Like a pesky mosquito that won’t go away, Florida International bugged Florida all day.
It’s not any easy task to defend a Southeastern Conference title, and that’s what the men’s golf team found out Friday.