Brombacher, Rogers becoming dominant one-two punch
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Feb. 23, 2011For every Batman, there’s a Robin. This year, Florida has a dynamic duo in Stephanie Brombacher and emerging freshman Hannah Rogers.
For every Batman, there’s a Robin. This year, Florida has a dynamic duo in Stephanie Brombacher and emerging freshman Hannah Rogers.
For more than four minutes in the second half Wednesday, No. 17 Florida was daring someone to come out and guard them.
Last season in the NCAA Gainesville Regional, Florida eliminated Florida Atlantic 15-0 behind six home runs. On Tuesday, the Gators won by 11 without hitting a single round-tripper.
The NCAA rule changes are receiving a lot of attention for curbing run totals, lowering home run counts and batting averages this season.
The Gators were already sitting pretty with a No. 1 national team ranking.
With the Gators’ most experienced player sidelined by injury, the team has turned to one of its greenest freshmen.
In the Gators’ last two games, the offense won the accolades, but it was the defense that anchored the victories.
Coming off its first win in nearly a month, the Florida women’s basketball team has a shot at redemption.
Alex Panteliodis led the Gators with 11 wins, 84 strikeouts and 100 innings pitched last season, and he did it all with a bad hip.
With a quarter of the Southeastern Conference season remaining, Alabama has already locked up the West.
It didn’t take long for distance runner Dumisane Hlaselo to set a school record. In fact, it only took him 3:56.84.
For the second time in the last year, Florida lost a national title to Stanford.
The sixth installment of our weekly video show brings you an in-depth look at the No. 1 Florida baseball team's opening-weekend sweep of South Florida. Beat writer Jesse Simonton takes a look at the Gators' staff of talented pitchers, including former first-round MLB Draft pick Karsten Whitson, and points to a few other breakout performances from the weekend. Stay tuned until the end of the show to check out some of our not-so-finer moments.
Late last August, while most college freshmen were acclimating themselves to dorms, bars and financial hardship, Karsten Whitson was turning down $2.1 million to play for the top-ranked Gators.
BATON ROUGE, La. — With a win over LSU on Sunday, Florida accomplished something it hadn’t since the 2006-07 season: 10 wins in the Southeastern Conference.
Three games, three wins. And it wasn’t even close.
When Lanita Bartley walked off the floor with 10 seconds remaining, the pink-clad crowd of 1,803 stood and applauded.
Through the first nine days of the season, the only team able to stop Kitty Cullen has been her own.
The Southeastern Conference Championship titles came down to the wire Saturday, as both Florida teams hoped for a lucky break in the 400-yard freestyle relay that would give them a last-second victory.
The No. 2 Florida women’s tennis team plowed through three ranked opponents this weekend at the ITA Indoor Championships, securing a spot in the National Indoor Final today.