Freshman Poovey leads UF to 12-0 victory
By CALLOVI< | Feb. 24, 2009For someone who had not pitched in a game in close to two years, Justin Poovey showed very little rust.
For someone who had not pitched in a game in close to two years, Justin Poovey showed very little rust.
Most teams use the first games of their seasons to prepare for their conference schedule and the postseason, but not the UF softball team.
It's a minute and a half of pure euphoria and a demonstration of personality unlike any other gymnastics event.
Despite not winning the tournament, the UF women's golf team will return to Gainesville a better squad.
In an interview with The Orlando Sentinel earlier this week, UF president Bernie Machen said he fears football coach Urban Meyer will burn out eventually.
It's amazing what one win can do for a team in a funk.
Six weeks after UF quarterback Tim Tebow announced his intent to lead his team to a third national championship in four years, a different group of Gators athletes quietly beat him to it.
Coming off a sweep of a top-25 team and with a weekend matchup with perennial powerhouse Miami looming, UF cannot overlook its weekday games sandwiched in between.
The Gators are still searching for a signature win to hang their NCAA tournament resume on.
Seconds can mean the difference between millions of dollars.
The second round of the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate in South Carolina on Monday gave the UF women's golf team a chance at instant redemption after a difficult first round Sunday.
It was a win-or-go-home scenario for the Santa Fe College men's basketball team Monday.
The Santa Fe College women's basketball team finished its regular season with a solid home victory against Florida Community College at Jacksonville on Monday.
In a four-day 2009 SEC Championship meet that came down to the very last relay, the No. 5 UF women won their 17th SEC crown, the first since 2002, after edging out second-place finisher Auburn and third-place Georgia. The win for the Gators was the third-closest competition in SEC history, UF with 744 points, Auburn with 730.5 and Georgia with 725. On the men's side, the No. 8 Gators claimed second place (626) at the 2009 league meet for the eighth-consecutive year to the men's team from Auburn (880.5).
The No. 11 UF men's tennis team continued its dominance over in-state rivals with a 5-2 win against Miami on Sunday.
Clayton Pisani had not scored a run, and Mike Mooney had not recorded a hit all series against No. 23 Louisville. Then came the bottom of the ninth Sunday.
For the UF softball team, the difference between a win and a loss might be the difference between facing great pitching and the best pitching.
One of my favorite movie scenes is the Blues Brothers clip where Jake (John Belushi) begs to avoid the wrath of his former girlfriend.
Sha Brooks and Marshae Dotson had that look in their eyes - the one that says they're not going to be denied.
For the first time this season, Nick Calathes didn't steal the show.