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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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The Florida Gators found out Sunday evening that they did enough in last week’s SEC Tournament to earn a national top-16 seed and host NCAA regionals in Gainesville. Monday afternoon, the Gators learned they had been selected as the No. 13 seed in this week’s NCAA Tournament. GAINESVILLE REGIONAL 1️⃣ @GatorsBB 2️⃣ @OU_Baseball 3️⃣ @LibertyBaseball…
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The Florida Gators are headed back to Oklahoma City for the first time since 2019. Despite dropping the first game of the super-regional series against Virginia Tech, the Gators pounded the Hokies Saturday and Sunday to continue their season. The Hokies hasn’t lost back to back games all year, until it mattered most. Florida turned…
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Despite losing by run-rule to Texas A&M just two days earlier, the Florida Gators rebounded by winning when it mattered most to earn a spot in the SEC Tournament Championship Game. Florida trounced the Aggies 9-0 behind a stellar effort from little used LHP Timmy Manning and an offensive explosion. Manning, making his first appearance…
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The Florida Gators are still alive in the Blacksburg Super-Regional. After falling to #3 Virginia Tech in the opener Saturday morning (delayed due to rain), the Gators utilized their team speed to force a decisive Game 3 with a 7-2 win Saturday. Both teams elected to start freshmen in the circle as the Gators went…
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Florida RHP Brandon Sproat put together the best outing of his career when the Gators needed it most Tuesday night. Facing elimination in the SEC Tournament opener against South Carolina, Sproat threw into the ninth inning and flirted with a no-hitter into the seventh inning despite the game starting roughly six hours late due to…
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The nation’s fourth ranked two-guard (247Sports) has become the first high school commitment of the Todd Golden era for the Florida men’s basketball program. Riley Kugel announced his commitment to the Gators via Instagram Live Monday. HOME 🐊 @TiptonEdits pic.twitter.com/ujxf9YivJu — Riley Kugel (@RileyKugel) May 23, 2022 Kugel is rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports…
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After watching the Wisconsin Badgers make a triumphant comeback against Georgia Tech in the first game of the day, the Florida Gators poured it on early and cruised to a run-rule, 11-0 victory Sunday afternoon. Florida, batting first as the de-facto road team, scored ten runs in the first largely thanks to speed and manufacturing.…
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After several misses in the transfer portal, the Gators finally added to the roster with the commitment of WR Ricky Pearsall. Pearsall will offer an immediate impact and boost the overall talent in the Florida wide receiver room significantly. “Scared Money Don’t Make Money” @GatorsFB pic.twitter.com/6kQ9w6SOxg — 5️⃣ (@pearsallricky5) May 21, 2022 Pearsall is a…
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Backed by an excellent performance by freshman pitcher Brandon Neely and another powerful showing by the offense, the Florida Gators defeated South Carolina 8-0 to clinch its final series of the 2022 regular season Friday. Neely turned in his best performance of the year by finishing off seven innings of three hit ball. He struck…
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The Florida Gators opened NCAA Regionals with a convincing 10-1 win over Canisius Friday. Freshman Lexie Delbrey got the start in the circle for Florida and tossed three innings before turning it over to Rylee Trlicek and Natalie Lugo for an inning each. The scoring started early for the Gators as Skylar Wallace homered to…
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