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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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The Florida Gators earned an opening round bye for this week’s SEC women’s basketball Tournament. While the tournament is set to begin on Wednesday, the Gators won’t tip-off until Thursday evening. It’s tournament time! 🏀 The #SECWBB Bracket is officially set: https://t.co/heRKO6TNnA pic.twitter.com/Kl6rTMdiU9 — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) March 1, 2020 Florida will face LSU in…
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Final: Florida 7, Troy 1 Florida spent the first two nights of this weekend’s series against Troy battling early deficits to earn come from behind victories. On Saturday, the Gators opted to score early and play with a lead on their way to a 7-1 victory to complete the three game sweep. Florida is now…
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Final: Florida 10, Troy 7 In any sport, the margin of error to beat the nation’s top ranked is extremely slim. On Saturday, Troy found out just how small that margin was. The Trojans built a 7-1 lead by the middle of the fourth inning, but five errors not only kept the Gators in the…
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Final: Florida 12, Stony Brook 10 For the second time this season, Florida lacrosse has defeated a top-three ranked opponent. Just two weeks after stunning No. 1 ranked Maryland, the Gators came back from a 5-1 first half deficit to top No. 3 Stony Brook. How It Happened: Florida dug themselves an early hole as…
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It was a cold night in Gainesville on Friday, but for six innings, it was Florida’s bats that were the most frigid. The Gators struggled against Troy’s ace, Levi Thomas, but pounced at the first opportunity against the Trojans’ bullpen to record a come from behind 3-2 victory on Friday. The win moves Florida to…
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What a week it was for the Gators on the diamond. Three games went to extra innings, but Florida pulled out the W’s. So let’s get right into the wrap-up. __________ Overall Record: 8-0 SEC Record: N/A National Ranking (D1Baseball): 1 Last Week: 2/18 at Jacksonville – W 13-3 2/19 vs Jacksonville – W 4-3…
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Final: Florida 83, Arkansas 80 The Florida women’s basketball team are now 2-0 against ranked teams since the beginning of February. On Sunday, the Gators topped No. 22 Arkansas in a thriller at Exactech Arena. Led by junior guard Kiki Smith and freshman Lavender Briggs, the young Gators battled through forty minutes to pull off…
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Final: Florida 5, Miami 3 In 2019, Florida’s pitching staff was the worst in the SEC. However, they are proving early on that the staff might just be a strength in 2020. On Sunday, the Gators received another dominant performance on the mound, despite starting freshman Hunter Barco for just the second time of his…
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Final: Florida 7, Miami 4 (10) Trailing 2-1 entering the ninth inning and down to their final strike, it appeared the Gators were going to suffer their first defeat of the season on Saturday. However, a Jud Fabian double scored Kris Armstrong to tie the game and force extra innings for the second straight night.…
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If Friday night was any indication, we are in for a fantastic (and long) series. Final: Florida 2, Miami 1 (11) The Florida Gators moved to 6-0 on the season with a 2-1 defeat of No. 1 ranked Miami in Coral Gables, FL on Friday. How It Happened: Both starting pitchers were in cruise control…
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