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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.
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Freshman point guard Andrew Nembhard paced Florida with 19 points as the Gators defeated Vanderbilt 71-55 on Wednesday. While the win does little to affect the Gators tournament chances, a loss would have put a major damper on their resume. Florida (17-11, 9-6 SEC) has now won five straight for the first time since the…
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FINAL: Florida 5, Jacksonville 4 (10) The Florida Gators baseball team improved to 6-3 on the season after a midweek victory at Jacksonville Tuesday night. The Gators overcame the loss of their biggest power bat in the lineup, Wil Dalton and their head coach, Kevin O’Sullivan (both of whom were ejected in the third inning…
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For the third consecutive week, Florida RHP Kelly Barnhill was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week, the conference announced on Monday. For Barnhill, this marks the twelfth time in her career she has earned the weekly honor. In 15.2 innings of work last week, she recorded 22 strikeouts and didn’t allow a run. On…
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Florida first baseman Kendrick Calilao has been named the SEC co-Freshman of the Week after leading the Gators to a series victory over Miami, the conference announced on Monday. The Kissimmee, FL native went 8-15 in the five games (four starts) he played during the week. He enjoyed a 7-12 weekend against the Hurricanes. In…
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The Gators completed the Bubly Invitational with a pair of wins against Syracuse and Florida A&M. The two wins moved Florida to 18-0 on the season. Florida will head to the west coast for the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, California this week. The Gators will face #2 UCLA twice while also having to deal…
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Florida softball opened the first day of the Bubly Invitational with a pair of back-to-back contests played within the friendly confines of Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Gators opened the day with mid-afternoon start against a familiar opponent before taking on FAMU in the nightcap. On Saturday, the Gators topped Illinois State and Syracuse to…
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Final: Florida 82, LSU 77 KeVaughn Allen sank a pair of three-pointers late in overtime to propel the Gators to an upset of #13 LSU in a hostile road environment. The Gators opened the game with an 8-2 start in the opening five minutes of play. LSU trailed until finally tying the game at 17…
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UNF 7, FLORIDA 1 RUNS HITS ERRORS UNF 7 9 1 GATORS 1 8 2 Gainesville, FL- Florida’s offense was silent for much of the night in Tampa on Tuesday and the Gators followed suit on Wednesday. One day after managing a single run against USF, Florida equaled that performance against a North Florida team…
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Final: Florida 5, JU 0 The Florida Gators improved to 12-0 on the season after a 5-0 victory on the road against Jacksonville (4-5) on Wednesday. Natalie Lugo threw a gem in the circle and helped Florida navigate a pair of weather delays in earning the W. Lugo tossed a complete game shutout and struck…
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FINAL: USF 6, FLORIDA 1 RUNS HITS ERRORS GATORS 1 2 1 USF 6 12 3 Tampa, FL – The Gators opened midweek play with a road bout against South Florida in Tampa. Florida’s offense, save for the bat of a freshman outfielder, appears to have stayed in Gainesville. The Gators fell to the Bulls…
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