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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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Faced with a 5-1 deficit through four innings in enemy territory, the Gators baseball team fought back to defeat rival Florida State 9-5 Tuesday night. Florida scored a run in the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh innings before blowing the game wide open in the eighth to capture the midweek victory. For Florida, it’s dominance…
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The Florida Gators are not ready for their season to be over. Backed by a big night from senior guard Nina Rickards, the Gators defeated Wake Forest to advance to the WNIT Super 16. Florida topped the Demon Deacons 80-63 in Winston Salem, NC Monday. Florida started quickly out of the gates, scoring the first…
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The Florida Gators improved to 13-3 on the season by defeating the Siena Saints, 3-2 Friday night at Condron Family Ballpark. The Saints fell to 2-11 on the season, but they played far beyond their record Friday despite traveling twenty-plus hours by bus to Gainesville. The Gators got on the scoreboard first as Josh Rivera…
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The Florida Gators improved to 11-3 by defeating Florida Atlantic 18-11 in the first of a two game, midweek series at Condron Family Ballpark Tuesday. Despite a bullpen that continued it’s struggles, the offense is proving it’s ability to pick up a lackluster pitching performance. Josh Rivera had a massive day at the plate (2-3,…
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One night after securing a ten-run win in Jacksonville, the Florida Gators dropped a 10-8 decision to the JU Dolphins Wednesday night. Despite pounding out eight runs, the Florida pitching staff struggled with command all night. As a unit, the Florida pitchers walked eleven batters and hit three more. Florida opened the scoring after a…
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Last month, Florida head coach Billy Napier delayed his National Signing Day press conference an hour as he waited for QB Jaden Rashada’s national letter of intent to come through. Less than a month later, it appears the five-star quarterback will never make it to campus. Tuesday evening, 247’s Brandon Huffman reported that Rashada has…
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The nation’s leading authority on college baseball, D1Baseball.com, has released their preseason Top 25 poll. Unsurprisingly, the Gators are once again ranked inside the top-ten, marking the third publication to place the Gators among the nation’s elite programs. Collegiate Baseball News (2) and Perfect Game (8) are the other publications that have announced their preseason…
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The Florida Gators were searching for the first SEC win of head coach Todd Golden’s career. Trailing 65-63 with :7 seconds to play, point guard Trey Bonham was called for a questionable offensive foul that essentially ended the contest in Texas A&M’s favor. With the loss, the Gators fall to 7-7 overall and 0-2 in…
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With the amount of attrition that the Florida Gators roster has seen over the last month, it was inevitable that the Gators would become big players in the NCAA’s transfer portal. After signing twenty prospects out of high school and adding two transfers during the early signing period, Florida has added a big body to…
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The Florida Gators are in need of bodies in the quarterback room. Starting QB Anthony Richardson declared for the 2023 NFL Draft and backup Jalen Kitna’s arrest made the position group quite light over the last month. After looking at several players from the transfer portal at the position, the Gators seem to have landed…
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