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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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Florida sophomore pitcher Kelly Barnhill is in the midst of a historic season in the circle. Barnhill lowered her nation leading ERA to 0.16 after shutting out #8 Tennessee 5-0 on Friday in Knoxville. On Tuesday, the SEC announced Barnhill as the SEC Pitcher of the Week. Barnhill held the Volunteers to two hits…
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FINAL: FLORIDA 15, GEORGETOWN 3 1st 2nd OT FINAL GEORGETOWN 2 1 X 3 FLORIDA 8 7 X 15 Gainesville, FL- The #2 Florida Gators women’s lacrosse team has won the Big East Championship for the third time in a row after defeating Georgetown 15-3 on Saturday. The Gators improved to 15-2 on…
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Florida Gators linebacker Jarrad Davis was the only former Gator to be selected on the first day of the 2017 NFL Draft. Davis was selected with the 21st pick by the Detroit Lions. Davis was the second linebacker taken in the Draft after Temple’s Hasson Reddick. Davis’ excellent showing at Florida’s pro day coupled with…
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One swing. The Florida Gators baseball team found out just how much one swing of the bat can change things on Saturday. Florida was trailing South Carolina 7-5 in the eighth inning. Austin Langworthy led off the eighth with a single to right. Ryan Larson walked. After a pitching change, Nelson Maldonado also drew a…
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Florida first baseman Kayli Kvistad and starting pitcher Kelly Barnhill earned SEC weekly honors for their performances last week. Kvistad was named the SEC Player of the Week after posting a .636 average to go along with 8 RBI. Kvistad also broke the program record for most walks in a season. The junior from Lake…
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Florida senior left handed pitcher Delanie Gourley was selected in the third round of the 2017 National Pro Fastpitch Draft. Gourley was selected with the 12th overall pick by the Scrap Yard Dawgs before being traded to the Texas Charge for the thirteenth and twenty-fifth picks in the draft. Gourley has consistently been one…
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Florida right handed pitcher Alex Faedo was named the SEC’s Pitcher of the Week for his performance on Thursday against South Carolina. Faedo pitched 8.2 innings while only allowing three hits to the #18 Gamecocks. Faedo walked four in the appearance, but managed to strike out nine South Carolina hitters during the Gators 1-0 victory…
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Former Gator finds himself in trouble just days before the NFL Draft. He was projected to be a second or third round pick. Former Florida Gators defensive tackle Caleb Brantley was involved in an incident with a female in which initial reports were that he was not the aggressor or instigator. The incident occurred April…
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It was an impressive week for the Southeastern Conference’s reigning Pitcher of the Week. It culminated with Florida sophomore pitcher Kelly Barnhill earning her second consecutive SEC pitching award. Barnhill began her week with a two inning performance against Florida State in which she earned a victory. Florida State entered the game with the highest…
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Aaron Hernandez was pronounced dead at 4:07 AM after he hanged himself in his prison cell on Wednesday. The timing is interesting as Hernandez was acquitted in a double murder on Friday. Hernandez was serving a life sentence without the chance of parole for his role in the murder of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd…
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