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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
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After dropping three of its past four contests, No. 9 Florida found the win column Thursday in Oxford, Mississippi, as it captured a 7-4 victory over Ole Miss. After a pair of scoreless innings, the Gators scored two runs in the third before driving in five more in the fourth. With two outs in the…
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After dropping the first two games of the series, No. 7 Florida bounced back with a 12-7 win over No. 5 Alabama Monday. Following the win, Florida head coach Tim Walton praised the energy of the Gator fans. “That was one of the best crowds we’ve had in my 17 years here,” he said. The…
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After dropping the series opener Saturday, No. 7 Florida lost to No. 5 Alabama at home Sunday in extra innings. Freshman right-hander Lexie Delbrey started in the circle for the Gators and pitched the first six innings before senior right-hander Natalie Lugo came in for relief in the seventh. Delbrey threw five shutout frames before…
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Alabama right-hander Montana Fouts struck out 11 Gators Saturday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium en route to an 8-3 series-opening victory. Fouts went the distance and picked up her 16th win this season — second in the SEC. The Gators drew six walks but managed only four hits the entire game. Fouts blanked Florida in…
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Coming off a series sweep in Athens against Georgia, expectations were low as Florida faced the nation’s number two ranked team, Arkansas. After evening the series in Friday’s second game behind a solid effort from RHP Brandon Sproat, the Gators clinched the series with a 9-7 win in Saturday’s finale. The Gators struck first in…
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With 5:08 remaining, Danielle Pavinelli assisted on a goal to Emma LoPinto and put the Gators up 13-1 over Old Dominion. In any other game like this one, the assist would’ve been just another step to what had been a one-sided blowout. On Thursday, it was history. The assist marked Pavinelli’s 100th point of her…
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Following a dismal series opener Thursday, the Gators rebounded to defeat No. 2 Arkansas 7-2 Friday. Brandon Sproat (W, 4-3) pitched well to earn the win while Blake Purnell (S, 3) was able to close out the final 3.1 innings to save the bullpen for Saturday’s series finale. The Gators got on the scoreboard early…
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After a tough series loss against LSU and a disastrous weekend being swept by Georgia, the unrelenting schedule of weekend series continued as the Gators welcomed No. 2 Arkansas to town on Thursday. On paper, Arkansas is excellent defensively: top-5 in fielding percentage and top-20 in ERA. The Hogs’ backed up the numbers, putting their…
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Following last weekend’s road-series win over No. 17 Auburn, No. 7 Florida fell to No. 2 Florida State 4-2 after 10 innings Wednesday in Gainesville. The Gators drop to 30-7 overall, 15-5 at home, and 6-4 against ranked opponents. After a pair of scoreless opening innings, Florida hopped out to a 1-0 lead in the…
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Florida’s weekend series against the Georgia Bulldogs was simply disappointing. Getting swept is never good, but to lose three straight in the fashion the Gators did, especially in the context of the season? Just brutal. The now unranked Gators (18-10, 3-6 SEC) dropped three straight to Georgia (22-6, 6-3 SEC), who moved up from No.…
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