After starting the day with a run-rule victory, the No. 4 Gators (17-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) saw just how big of a difference a new pitcher can make, falling 6-4 in the nightcap to Brittany Barnhill and the Ole Miss Rebels (16-9, 3-1 SEC).
Coming off a close loss to Georgetown, Florida could not maintain its level of competition against Johns Hopkins in its first American Lacrosse Conference match.
Both Gators tennis teams remained undefeated in Southeastern Conference play with wins over Auburn on Friday.
Alex Panteliodis struggled with his control on Friday, but the numbers say otherwise.
Florida picked up new confidence from its close 11-13 loss to the No. 5 Georgetown Hoyas in Gainesville Tuesday, but the team will head on the road for its first conference challenge of the season – a matchup against Johns Hopkins on Saturday.
Post-season play in May might seem a long way off for the Gators women’s tennis team, but when the time comes, the team’s out-of-conference resume will look impressive.
Illinois State took the bat out of Preston Tucker’s hands Wednesday, but Austin Maddox was waiting with his.
After losing to Florida State last week, coach Kevin O’Sullivan said his players were too obsessed with power.
Florida fell to Georgetown 11-13 Tuesday night, but the Gators left the game with a new outlook on their on-field maturity and their ability to compete against the teams at the top of the sport.
Florida recovered from its 5-18 loss to North Carolina with an easy 22-11 win over St. Bonaventure. However, the Gators will have another difficult and experienced top-five team to face on Tuesday – the No. 5 Georgetown Hoyas.
MIAMI – After the Hurricanes scored the first run of the game in the third off of a ball that went through Bryson Smith’s legs for an error, he wanted to make up for it.
On the final day of the DeMarini Invitational the Gator hitters continued to tear up lesser competition, pounding out a combined 30 hits in run-rule wins over UC Davis (7-11) and Loyola Marymount (3-8).
UF women's tennis coach Roland Thornqvist was less than impressed with Florida’s play against Arkansas on Friday, but his 200th victory at UF was won with focused, consistent play Sunday against LSU.
MIAMI – There was no shortage of opportunities for the Gators on Saturday.
Less than 24 hours after being shut out by No. 10 Stanford, the Florida bats returned to form.
MIAMI – After holding a team that averages 11 runs a game to just two hits and one run, Alex Panteliodis didn’t want to take credit for his performance
Although No. 3 Florida (13-2) effortlessly pounded out 12 runs in its first game against Pacific (5-7), it was unable to get a runner past second base in its 2-0 defeat at the hands of No. 10 Stanford (13-2) in the nightcap.
On a night when her entire team performed well and swept first place in every event, UF coach Rhonda Faehn was most proud of how the Gators performed on the balance beam.
UF men’s and women’s tennis opened Southeastern Conference play with two sweeps of Arkansas on Friday.
UF’s campus is bursting with students packing up their shades and bathing suits, eager to hit the beach and make their mark on Spring Break. However, some Gators will be left behind, and rather than donning their swanky swimwear, they’ll be sporting jerseys.
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