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After losing its SEC opening weekend finale to No. 9 Kentucky and dropping an exhibition game to Team USA Tuesday, No. 5 Florida found its way back into the win column Wednesday at home against North Dakota. The Gators took a commanding four-run lead in the opening frame after freshman catcher Emily Wilkie capped off…
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Following an opening weekend series win over No. 9 Kentucky, No. 5 Florida fell to Team USA 4-0 Tuesday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Florida head coach Tim Walton utilized his entire pitching rotation in the exhibition. “I’m pleased with our pitching staff,” Walton said after the game. “We’re in every single game, and eventually…
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Following back-to-back 3-1 wins over No. 9 Kentucky, No. 6 Florida dropped the series finale 4-2 in nine innings Sunday. Florida pitcher Elizabeth Hightower hurled five shutout innings barring a first-inning hiccup. After getting two quick outs, the junior right-hander surrendered a single and a two-run bomb to Kentucky cleanup hitter Erin Coffel. The Wildcats…
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After suffering a series opening loss to Jacksonville on Friday, the Gators took the series victory with a 5-2 win on Sunday. Florida’s Hunter Barco picked up the win while tossing 6.1 innings and Franco Aleman picked up the save and recorded the final eight outs of the contest. How It Happened: The Gators got…
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Around a year ago this time, we started experiencing the severe effects of COVID-19. Everyone began closing up shop and locking down to start the fight against COVID. Nobody knew what to expect and for how long to expect it. A confusing time to say the least. And one of the most whirlwind moments of…
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Florida RHP Jack Leftwich continued his strong start to the 2021 season as the Gators cruised past the Jacksonville Dolphins, 9-0 on Saturday. Leftwich tossed six innings of scoreless ball allowing just two hits and walking three as the Florida offense scored four runs in support while he was in the game. The Gators improved…
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The No. 6 Gators lost 12-11 to the Jacksonville Dolphins in Jacksonville Saturday. It makes for their second loss this season and brings their win percentage to .600 at 3-2. The Dolphins took charge in the first half and led the period 7-6. Jacksonville held on tight to ball possession, and Florida grew comfortable on…
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After kicking off the SEC opening weekend with a 3-1 win over No. 9 Kentucky Friday night, No. 6 Florida clinched its three-game home series following another 3-1 victory Saturday afternoon. Florida right-hander Natalie Lugo earned her fourth win this season after she allowed just two hits across five innings. “[Natalie] was really good today,”…
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Florida right-hander Elizabeth Hightower threw her fourth complete game of the season Friday night at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium as the No. 6 Gators prevailed 3-1 over No. 9 Kentucky. Hightower became just the fifth pitcher in the SEC to reach eight wins already this season. The junior allowed only two baserunners barring the top…
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For the first time since a contentious meeting in 2017, the Florida Gators faced the Stetson Hatters on Wednesday night. The Gators came back from a 5-0 deficit and defeated the Hatters, 10-7. The two teams met in 2017 (Florida’s national championship season) at McKethan Stadium, and Stetson jumped out to a 10-1 lead before…
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