Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.

  • FLORIDA 7, LSU 0   RUNS HITS ERRORS FLORIDA 7 9 0 LSU 0 2 0   Oklahoma City, OK-  The Florida Gators softball team is now one win away from making the Championship Series at the Women’s College World Series after defeating LSU 7-0 on Friday.  The Gators offense has been electric in Oklahoma…

  • Florida run-rules Texas A&M to open World Series

    FLORIDA 8, TEXAS A&M 0 (5 INNINGS)   RUNS HITS ERRORS TX A&M 0 4 1 FLORIDA 8 8 0   Oklahoma City, OK-  The Florida Gators softball team played perhaps their best game of 2017 when it mattered most.  The Gators played a complete game offensively, defensively, and in the circle in defeating Texas…

  • Kelly Barnhill named NCAA Player of the Year

    Florida RHP Kelly Barnhill has earned her fair share of accolades for her 2017 performance. On Tuesday she was named the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year by the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA).   Barnhill sports a 24-3 record with an SEC-record 0.36 ERA.  Barnhill has struck out 333 hitters in only…

  • Florida earns national seed; will host regionals this weekend

    The Florida Gators were awarded the number three overall seed by the NCAA Tournament selection committee on Monday.  As a result of their national seed (top-8) the Gators will host the Regionals this weekend and (if they win) the Super Regionals from June 9-12. Florida will host South Florida (41-17), Bethune Cookman (33-23), and Marist…

  • WORLD SERIES BOUND: Gators advance to OKC with win over Alabama

    FLORIDA 2, ALABAMA 0   RUNS HITS ERRORS ALABAMA 1 2 1 FLORIDA 2 3 1   GAINESVILLE, FL- The Florida Gators are going back to Oklahoma City and the College World Series.  The Gators advanced past the Super Regionals with a 2-1 victory over SEC rival Alabama in game three. The story of the…

  • Gourley and Lorenz lead Gators past Alabama

    FLORIDA 2, ALABAMA 0   RUNS HITS ERRORS FLORIDA 2 5 1 ALABAMA 0 4 0   GAINESVILLE, FL- The Florida Gators had their back against the wall.  The Gators needed to win on Friday to force game three in the Super Regional series against Alabama or their season was over. Senior pitcher Delanie Gourley…

  • Florida’s mistakes put Gators season on the line

    ALABAMA 3, FLORIDA 0   RUNS HITS ERRORS ALABAMA 3 3 0 FLORIDA 0 3 2   GAINESVILLE, FL- The Florida Gators softball team has been one of the top fielding teams in the country in each of the last four years.  On Thursday night, fielding cost the Gators.  Florida fell to Alabama 3-0 in…

  • Sophomore RHP Michael Byrne sets school record

    Florida sophomore pitcher Michael Byrne has accomplished something that no Gator before him did. When Byrne struck out Auburn’s Dylan Ingram to close out Florida’s 5-4 SEC Tournament victory it represented his 14th save of the year, a new program record.  Florida has kept track of saves since 1977 and prior to this season 13…

  • NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Florida women’s tennis claims title

    Athens, GA- The Florida Gators are National Champions yet again. The #1 ranked Gators (29-3) defeated the Stanford Cardinal 4-1 to claim the program’s seventh title.   The Gator jumped to a 1-0 lead by earning the doubles point after the doubles team of Anna Danilina and Ingrid Neel quickly won their first match. That…

  • Six Gators named to All-SEC teams

    The Southeastern Conference announced it’s baseball honors on Monday.  The Florida Gators were well represented on the All-SEC Second Team as well as the SEC All-Defensive Team.  Four Gators (Michael Byrne, Alex Faedo, JJ Schwarz, and Brady Singer) were named to the Second Team while Florida’s middle infield (Deacon Liput, and Dalton Guthrie) was named…