Category: Spring Sports

  • LAX: Gators Dominate Vanderbilt; Improve to 12-3 Overall

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 8 Gators lacrosse team (12-3) dominated the Vanderbilt Commodores (3-11) on Saturday afternoon, 22-6. For our Seniors 🧡#FLax | #GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/lzMI2wm6wN — Gators Lacrosse (@GatorsLAX) April 22, 2023 The offensive onslaught was led by Danielle Pavinelli and Emily Heller, scoring four goals each. Emma LoPinto had…

  • SB: Wilkie Hits Walk-off Grand Slam to Lift Gators Over Bulls

    Knotted up at three runs entering the bottom of the seventh inning, Florida junior Emily Wilkie dug into the right-handed batter’s box with the bases loaded and one out. On a 2-0 count, Wilkie tattooed a 60 mph pitch over the left-center-field wall — her fourth home run this year — to lift the Gators…

  • BSB: Bats Erupt in Gators’ Defeat of FAMU

    Final: Gators 17, FAMU 7 (7 Innings) Florida DH/1B/LHP Jac Caglianone continued to add to his candidacy for the nation’s top honor, the Golden Spikes, with his performance Tuesday. Caglianone got the scoring started with his first at-bat as he hit a sacrifice fly to center that plated the Gators’ first run of the night.…

  • SB: Wallace Goes Yard Four Times as Gators Defeat Dawgs in Home Series

    Florida shortstop Skylar Wallace went 6-7 at the plate with four home runs, eight RBIs and six walks this past weekend as the Gators won two of three home games against rival Georgia. “I just hate to lose,” Wallace said. “I just don’t want to have someone beat me at something I’m good at, so…

  • LAX: Dominant Defensive Effort Leads No. 9 Gators Past ECU

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The no. 9 Florida Gators (11-3) turned in an impressive defensive effort against AAC opponent East Carolina University (10-5), winning 10-5. Final from the Diz 😎☀️#FLax | #GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/CDA0Kuw6zE — Gators Lacrosse (@GatorsLAX) April 15, 2023 Once again Emma LoPinto led the Gators with three goals on the…

  • BSB: Gators secure fifth-straight SEC series with win versus Georgia

    By sophomore two-way player Jac Caglianone’s standards, his weekend series versus Georgia had been a quiet one headed into Sunday’s finale. He had gone 2-8 with no RBIs, hit for no extra bases and even went 0-4 with two strikeouts in Saturday’s win. But when he got on the mound for his Sunday start, all…

  • BSB: Robertson walks off ‘Dawgs to even series

    Michael Robertson isn’t exactly Florida baseball’s big-time run scorer. He has the least RBIs in UF’s starting order. The speedy redshirt freshman earns his keep by stealing bases and making plays in center field. But in the bottom of the ninth in Florida’s Saturday matchup versus Georgia, the game was on his shoulders. With a…

  • BSB: Florida collapses, drops game one versus ‘Dawgs

    Florida led its rival Georgia Bulldogs 10-6 headed into the ninth inning Friday. Closing pitcher Brandon Neely entered looking to make quick work of the ‘Dawgs and go home. Instead, he loaded the bases on singles. Still, Florida already hit grand slams twice in the game. Surely lighting can’t strike a third time, right? Right?…

  • SB: Wallace Hits Nation’s Leading Eighth Triple as Gators Defeat UNF

    After bouncing back to .500 in conference play last weekend, No. 15 Florida defeated UNF 6-1 Wednesday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Gators improve to 29-10 overall and 18-3 at home. Florida shortstop Skylar Wallace extended her home-game hit streak to 10 as the redshirt junior went 2-3 with a walk and her eighth…

  • LAX: Gators Extinguish Flames, 16-7

    LYNCHBURG, Va. – The #9 ranked Florida Gators (10-3) went on the road to defeat the Liberty Flames (7-6) in convincing fashion, 16-7. The game briefly went to a running clock at half time after the Gators took a commanding 12-2 lead into the locker room. Emma LoPinto and the Gators offense started fast as…