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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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In order to make it to the College World Series, you have to first be invited to dance. On Monday, the Florida Gators learned of their NCAA fate. Despite a season of youthful struggles, the Gators are in. A No. 27 ranking in the RPI and a strong schedule certainly factored into the Gators making…
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For the third consecutive year, the Florida Gators are headed to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series. And for the second straight year, the Gators advanced thanks to a walk-off. The Gators and Tennessee duelled to extra innings for consecutive nights, however this time the Gators came through with the clutch hit. Jaimie…
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The Florida Gators are just one win away from packing their bags and heading to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series. The Gators used a familiar formula in taking the opening game of the best-of-three series: score early, and Let Kelly Barnhill do her thing. Florida opened the scoring in the first inning.…
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Teams: No. 12 Tennessee (42-15) No. 5 Florida (47-15) Postseason path: Tennessee- defeated Longwood 8-0 (6), defeated Ohio State 12-4, lost to North Carolina 1-0, defeated North Carolina 2-0. Florida- defeated Boston 3-0, defeated Boise State 8-0 (5), defeated Boise State 5-0 in the Gainesville Regional. The Gators will look to advance to the Women’s…
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The Southeastern Conference announced the end of season honors, and unsurprisingly, Florida didn’t come away with many individual awards. Most of the Gators lineup and pitching staff failed to meet expectations and suffered through a mediocre season (by UF standards). While two Gators earned the All-SEC designation (Nelson Maldonado, First Team All-SEC and Kendrick Calilao,…
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The Florida Gators are headed to the NCAA Super Regionals for the seventh straight year. Florida topped Boise State 5-0 on Sunday to continue their post-season journey. Florida took an early 2-0 lead as both Amanda Lorenz and Kendyl Lindaman came around to score after reaching base via a single (Lorenz) and a walk (Lindaman).…
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Gainesville, FL- Kelly Barnhill and Natalie Lugo together tossed the program’s eighth combine no-hitter. After defeating Boise State 8-0 on Saturday, the Gators now stand just one win away from a super regional berth. Florida, playing as the visiting team, piled on six runs in the first inning before the Broncos had a chance to…
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For much of Friday’s NCAA Opener, the Gators looked much more like the team that found themselves with a .500 SEC record than the team that swept past three Top-20 programs in three days in the conference tournament. The Gators spent four innings leaving runners on base or watching strike three go past them. For…
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Gainesville Regional Preview Teams: #5 Florida Gators (44-15) Stanford Cardinal (32-18) Boise State Broncos (34-14) Boston Terriers (37-18) The Gainesville Regional opens Friday as the NCAA postseason is officially underway. The Gators nabbed a national no. 5 seed after sweeping through the competition in the SEC Tournament. Despite finishing with just a 12-12 record in…
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The Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA made a surprising hire with Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Beilein. That leaves an opening at one of the major programs in college basketball. Jeff Borzello of ESPN.com (insider required) made a list of candidates that he believes would consider the position. Among those candidates, Borzello named former Florida…
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