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The No. 6 Gators lacrosse team eviscerated the Kennesaw State Owls 20-7 Thursday. The team brought in an astonishing 30 shots on goal to compete with the Owls’ 10 and dominated the draw control 20-9. Florida returned after their 5-11 loss against the North Carolina Tar Heels on Feb. 19, now holding a .667 win…
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In Sunday’s shutout victory over Louisville, Florida left-handed pitcher Katie Chronister shined in the circle yet again. The Gainesville native improved to 5-0 after blanking the Cardinals through six frames while racking up a career-high eight strikeouts. Florida head coach Tim Walton praised Chronister’s precision thus far. “[She’s] performed very, very well,” Walton said. “I’m…
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Following an 8-0 start to the season, the Gators remain undefeated after surrendering only one run across four games last week. Florida cruised to a run-rule victory over UNF Thursday night before defeating Louisville in back-to-back games home opener against Jacksonville, UF second baseman Hannah Adams hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the…
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Game One Final (R-H-E) Louisville: 0-3-0 Florida: 2-3-0 Pitching Decision Win: Chronister (6-0) Loss: Holloway (1-2) Save: Hightower (1) Game Synopsis Following Saturday’s 5-1 win over Louisville, Florida southpaw Katie Chronister dealt a gem, The Gainesville native picked up her fifth win already this season while racking up a career-high eight strikeouts. Game Two Final…
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Final: Florida 10, Samford 9 Having already extended his hitting streak to twenty-six several hours earlier, Jacob Young entered the batting box in the ninth inning Sunday simply needing to get on base to complete the sweep of a really good Samford team. Young ripped a single to right center that allowed 3B Colby Halter…
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Florida right-hander Elizabeth Hightower threw her second consecutive complete game Saturday afternoon en route to a 5-1 win over Louisville. “One thing that is overlooked is deception and I think that’s something Hightower has going for her,” UF head coach Tim Walton said. “Other than the two mistakes [Hightower] made in the game, . .…
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Final: Florida 8, Samford 4 The Florida Gators improved to 4-2 on the season with an 8-4 win over Samford on Friday. Florida was led by RHP Tommy Mace, who tossed a gem, and CF Jud Fabian, who nearly went yard twice. How It Happened: Florida opened the scoring in the second inning with a…
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With two outs and runners in scoring position in the bottom of the fifth, UNF needed just one more out to escape the jam and head to the sixth inning down four runs. But Florida pinch-hitter Sarah Longley reached base safely on UNF first baseman Paige Pfent’s error as she was unable to corral the…
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Florida baseball has yet another arm that will not be a factor in 2021. Freshman RHP Tyler Nesbitt is set to undergo Tommy John surgery next week, head coach Kevin O’Sullivan said after Wednesday’s 8-3 win over North Florida. “He’s going to have Tommy John on Wednesday (3/3).” Nesbitt made an immediate impact as a…
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Florida baseball got back on track with a home and home sweep of North Florida in midweek action on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday: Florida pulled out a 9-6 win at UNF on Tuesday, though once again the bullpen allowed the game to be closer than it should have been. The offense, however, continued to hum…
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