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Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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Final: Florida 8, Florida A&M 0 At no point was Sunday’s game against Florida A&M in question as the Gators pounded out seven runs in the first three innings. Yet, the entire (socially distanced) crowd was still in attendance in the bottom of the eighth. That’s because Florida leadoff hitter Jacob Young was still searching…
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Due to an unfavorable forecast for Saturday, the Gators were thrust into playing a double-header against Florida A&M on Friday. The Gators didn’t disappoint, sweeping the set and giving themselves an opportunity to sweep the series on Sunday. Game One: Florida 10, FAMU 2 Following a lackluster effort in the midweek contest against Florida Atlantic,…
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Final: Florida Atlantic 3, Florida 2 The Florida Gators fell to 6-3 on the season with a 3-2 loss to Florida Atlantic on Wednesday in Gainesville. How It Happened: The Owls opened the scoring in the top of the first as a sacrifice fly by __ Hartigan scored __ Alvarez, who led off the game…
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Final: Florida 69, Auburn 62 Greenville, SC – Behind a 19-2 run to open the second half and holding Auburn without a field goal over the last 3:16, the Florida Gators are advancing to the second round of the SEC Tournament. Florida was led by senior Kiki Smith, who scored 19 points and only turned…
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With the completion of the regular season, the Southeastern Conference announced the league’s post-season awards on Tuesday. Florida guard Lavender Briggs and forward Jordyn Merritt were selected to the conference’s All-SEC teams. All-SEC ➡️ @lavbriggs & @jdm1802 👏👏https://t.co/GVSMFVW0cW — Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) March 2, 2021 Briggs was named to the All-SEC second team after…
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Check out the latest episode of The Gridiron Growl Podcast as David Soderquist, Brian Fox, and Jake Hitt discuss the latest in the recruiting world. In case you missed it: former 5-star TE Arik Gilbert opted to decommit from Florida and 5-star DB Sam McCall (a former UF pledge) committed to rival Florida State on…
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Final: Florida 10, Samford 9 Having already extended his hitting streak to twenty-six several hours earlier, Jacob Young entered the batting box in the ninth inning Sunday simply needing to get on base to complete the sweep of a really good Samford team. Young ripped a single to right center that allowed 3B Colby Halter…
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Final: Florida 8, Samford 4 The Florida Gators improved to 4-2 on the season with an 8-4 win over Samford on Friday. Florida was led by RHP Tommy Mace, who tossed a gem, and CF Jud Fabian, who nearly went yard twice. How It Happened: Florida opened the scoring in the second inning with a…
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Florida baseball has yet another arm that will not be a factor in 2021. Freshman RHP Tyler Nesbitt is set to undergo Tommy John surgery next week, head coach Kevin O’Sullivan said after Wednesday’s 8-3 win over North Florida. “He’s going to have Tommy John on Wednesday (3/3).” Nesbitt made an immediate impact as a…
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Florida baseball got back on track with a home and home sweep of North Florida in midweek action on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday: Florida pulled out a 9-6 win at UNF on Tuesday, though once again the bullpen allowed the game to be closer than it should have been. The offense, however, continued to hum…