Category: Spring Sports

  • LAX: Florida stomps Stetson for third straight win

    Florida is on a roll. After a mediocre start to the season, the Gators have now won three straight games as AAC play draws near. These wins have come in a variety of ways for head coach Amanda O’Leary’s squad: A statement win against a ranked opponent, a narrow win saved from the clutches of…

  • Fabian fireworks help Florida survive Bethune-Cookman

    Jud Fabian barely needed to watch the ball fly through the dim Gainesville sky. He tossed his now-unneccessary bat to the dirt as the ball sailed into the visitor’s bullpen of Florida Ballpark. 3-2, Gators lead. “I figured…they’d give me a first-pitch heater,” Fabian said. “And I got a first-pitch heater.” Florida (16-5) battled off…

  • SB: Echols and Lindsey Power Florida Past Stetson  Tuesday on the Road

    After clinching its first away series of 2022 this past weekend against Texas A&M, No. 6 Florida shut out Stetson 7-0 in DeLand, Florida, Tuesday night. The Gators improve to 26-3 overall and 7-1 on the road while extending their win streak versus the Hatters to six games. Florida right-hander Lexie Delbrey made her 10th…

  • LAX: Gators avoid late game collapse versus Drexel

    No. 13 Florida entered Vidas Field on Sunday coming off a huge win against No. 3 Syracuse. After holding the Orange to their season low in goals, Drexel would seem to pose much less of a threat to the Gators. On the contrary, the game came down to the final minute and victory nearly slipped…

  • SB: Gators Run-Rule Aggies to Clinch First Road Series

    After splitting the first two games of the series, the Gators run-ruled the Aggies 11-3 Sunday after six innings in College Station, Texas. Florida captures its second straight SEC series while improving to 25-3 overall and in 4-2 conference play. Senior right-hander Elizabeth Hightower started in the circle for the Gators and went the distance…

  • SB: Aggies Blank Gators to Force Sunday Rubber Match

    After they prevailed in Friday’s series opener, the Gators lost to the Aggies 5-0 in College Station, Texas, Saturday. Senior Texas A&M right-hander Makinzy Herzog struck out a season-high 15 batters en route to hurling a complete-game shutout out. Florida managed only four baserunners the entire game via three singles and a walk. Florida right-hander…

  • SB: Gators Manage Two-Out Rally in the Seventh Inning to Top Aggies in Road Series Opener

    The Gators overcame a two-run deficit in the final two innings to secure a 3-2 series-opening victory over Texas A&M Friday night in College Station, Texas. Florida right-hander Elizabeth Hightower struck out a season-high eight batters and threw her second complete game this week. The senior gave up just one earned run in the third…

  • BSB: Gators Open SEC Play with 6-4 Win Over Alabama

    For eight innings, the Florida Gators looked like one of the top teams in the SEC by doing exactly what they were supposed to against a good, but not great opponent. Things got a little tight in the ninth, but the Gators came away with a 6-4 win over Alabama to open SEC play on…

  • LAX: Florida shuts down No. 3 Syracuse

    Florida has come away with three L’s in its last three contests. On Wednesday, the tides turned in a positive direction for coach Amanda O’Leary and the Gators. No. 13 Florida (3-4) defeated No. 3 Syracuse (6-2) in a strong showing for the Gators on both sides of the ball. UF notched 14 goals while…

  • SB: Gators Prevail Over Mississippi State in SEC Opening Weekend Series

    No. 4 Florida beat Mississippi State 8-4 at home Saturday in the series opener before the Bulldogs rebounded Sunday with a 1-0 shutout victory over the Gators to force a Monday night rubber match. Florida right-hander Elizabeth Hightower started in the circle and threw a complete-game shutout en route to earning her sixth win this…