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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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One day after winning the program’s fifth SEC Tournament Championship, the Gators found out that they have earned a 5-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Florida entered the conference tournament with work to do in earning a national (top 16) seed for home field advantage through Super Regional play. The Gators finished with a 44-15 record,…
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Florida has assured themselves of an NCAA Tournament bid and potentially a bid to host a super regional after defeating Alabama in the SEC Tournament Championship Game. Florida faced a 1-0 deficit heading into the sixth inning, but Amanda Lorenz came up with a clutch hit that led to the victory. Kelly Barnhill pitched well…
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Final: Gators 3, Auburn 0 The Gators are headed to the SEC Tournament Championship Game behind another stellar outing by star pitcher Kelly Barnhill and the bat of second baseman Hannah Adams. The Gators opened the scoring in the first inning as Adams cranked a two-run homer to right center that put Florida up 2-0…
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Final: Florida 3, LSU 0 The Florida Gators have moved on to the SEC Tournament semifinals behind the right arm of Kelly Barnhill and some early runs from the offense. The Gators offense got out to a fast start as Amanda Lorenz hit a leadoff double to right field. Jordan Roberts plated her with a…
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Final: Florida 6, South Carolina 5 Welcome to post-season softball! The Gators softball team overcame a four run deficit and a five hour weather delay to defeat South Carolina in the first round of the SEC Tournament. The Gamecocks were in cruise control after taking a 4-0 lead shortly after play resumed. South Carolina took…
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The Florida Gators baseball team is in serious danger of failing to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Florida was among the ‘last five in’ in last week’s D1Baseball.com projections before getting swept in Athens to Georgia over the weekend. This week’s projections have Florida as one of the ‘first five out’ of the field of…
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The Southeastern Conference announced the season awards on the eve or the SEC Tournament on Tuesday. Four Gators earned a total of five honors. Amanda Lorenz and Kendyl Lindaman each earned All-SEC first team honors, while starting pitcher Kelly Barnhill was named All-SEC second team. Florida RHP Elizabeth Hightower was named to the All-SEC Freshman…
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Florida Gators defensive back Brian Edwards is in custody at the Alachua County Jail after being arrested on Monday. Edwards is charged with misdemeanor battery. Gatorsports.com was the first to report the news. Florida junior cornerback Brian Edwards was arrested Monday and charged with simple battery (date violence) following an argument with his girlfriend in…
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The Florida lacrosse team learned of their NCAA fate during the selection show Sunday night. The Gators will travel to Chapel Hill, NC where they will open Tournament play with a first round match against Johns Hopkins on Friday, May 10. Florida completed the regular season and conference tournament with ten straight wins in addition…
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The American Athletic Conference announced their end of season honors one day before the conference tournament begins. Florida was heavily represented as four players earned honors and seven were named First Team All-Conference. However, the American didn’t select Florida’s staff, led by Amanda O’Leary as the Coaching Staff of the Year, despite dominating the competition…
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