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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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Almost immediately following Hurston Waldrep’s ten pitch first inning, the Gainesville skies opened up. Despite a heavy falling rain, play continued into the bottom of the frame, for a short bit, anyway. With a 3-2 count to Florida’s leadoff hitter, Cade Kurland, umpire Christopher Griffith placed the game in a delay as players scrambled to…
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The Florida Gators opened an important SEC series against the No. 5 Vanderbilt Commodores with a walk-off, run-rule victory Friday night. Florida starting pitcher Brandon Sproat tossed six innings of scoreless ball while the offense, led by utility infielder Deric Fabian, was electric. How It Happened: In the second inning, Deric Fabian opened the scoring…
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One day after earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament by winning the American Athletic Conference tournament, the Florida Gators were selected as the No. 6 overall seed. ππ¨. 6οΈβ£ ππππ: @GatorsLAX π #NCAAWLAX pic.twitter.com/CXILOsZuwm — NCAA Lacrosse (@NCAALAX) May 8, 2023 The sixth seed gives the Gators hosting rights as Jacksonville, Notre Dame,…
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Final: Gators 17, FAMU 7 (7 Innings) Florida DH/1B/LHP Jac Caglianone continued to add to his candidacy for the nation’s top honor, the Golden Spikes, with his performance Tuesday. Caglianone got the scoring started with his first at-bat as he hit a sacrifice fly to center that plated the Gators’ first run of the night.…
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Florida head coach Todd Golden is in the process of rebuilding the Gators’ roster and appears to be building from the inside out. The Gators have already reeled in 7’1 center Micah Handlogten and 6’8 forward EJ Jarvis. Sunday night, 6’10 big man, Tyrese Samuel announced his commitment to Florida via social media. https://twitter.com/Tyrese5G/status/1647769065228840960 Samuel…
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Despite Florida’s offensive struggles in Thursday’s spring game, head coach Billy Napier received positive news as one of the nation’s elite prospects committed to his program. Four-star safety Xavier Filsaime announced his commitment during halftime of the annual Orange and Blue debut. The McKinney, Texas native is the No. 36 ranked prospect in the 2024…
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Former Marshall center Micah Handlogten has announced his commitment to the Florida Gators, head coach Todd Golden announced shortly after signing the 7’1 player from North Carolina. Excited to announce my commitment to the University of Florida!! π Go Gators π§‘π pic.twitter.com/fL5FwyCWwB — Micah Handlogten (@MHandlogten) April 10, 2023 Handlogten averaged 7.6 points, 9.8 rebounds,…
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Former Florida Gators star Pete Alonso entered Friday’s matchup with the Miami Marlins hitting below the Mendoza Line (.192), but left the game with a little history. The two-time All-Star crushed a homer to center to put the Mets ahead 9-3 in the eighth inning. The homer was the 150th of Alonso’s career, making him…
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Florida continued it’s fast start in SEC play by defeating Tennessee 6-1 in Thursday’s series opener in Knoxville. Despite facing one of the nation’s elite starting pitchers, the Gators’ offense was able to crush three home runs across the fourth and fifth innings to put the game out of reach for the Volunteers. Florida got…
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Florida two-way star Jac Caglianone was named the SEC Co-Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Caglianone went 11-18 (.611 batting average) as Florida topped rival Florida State in midweek action followed by a road sweep of the defending national champions, Ole Miss. The sophomore from Tampa hit four home runs, doubled, and scored…
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