Category: Spring Sports

  • LAX: No. 4 Gators suffer major let down against No. 12 Loyola

    No one is immune to coming down from a high, including the formerly undefeated Gators. After a historic win in College Park, Maryland, where it knocked off the No. 1 team in the country at home, No. 4 Florida was brought back down to earth today in a crushing defeat at the hands of No.…

  • BSB: No. 2 Gators knock off No. 1 Canes in extras, 2-1

    If Friday night was any indication, we are in for a fantastic (and long) series. Final: Florida 2, Miami 1 (11) The Florida Gators moved to 6-0 on the season with a 2-1 defeat of No. 1 ranked Miami in Coral Gables, FL on Friday. How It Happened: Both starting pitchers were in cruise control…

  • SB: Gators pick up pair of wins over ranked Wildcats at Mary Nutter Classic

    Cathedral City, California – The seventh ranked Florida Gators kicked off the 2020 Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with two nail-biting victories, defeating #5 Arizona and #25 Northwestern each by a score of 3-2. Florida improved to 14-1 overall (2-0 in the Mary Nutter Classic), while Arizona dropped to 11-3 overall (2-2) and Northwestern fell to…

  • BSB: No. 2 Gators to face No. 1 Miami in early season showdown

    Despite emphasizing that this weekend’s series means little in the big picture, Kevin O’Sullivan’s squad will be in the national spotlight once again. The Florida Gators will travel to Coral Gables to face rival Miami for an early season showdown that features the nation’s top two ranked teams, according to D1Baseball.com. Both teams head into…

  • BSB: Isaac Nunez walks off Jacksonville in extras

    The Florida Gators picked up their fifth of the season in walk off fashion on Tuesday. True freshman Isaac Nunez came up to the plate with runners on first and second and two down. Nunez fell behind in the count but still drove the ball to right center field scoring the game-winning run. It was…

  • SB: Lugo tosses no-hitter as Gators run-rule Jacksonville in midweek action

    Gainesville, FL – The newly seventh ranked Florida Gators (11-1) hosted the Jacksonville Dolphins (7-3) on Wednesday night at KSP Stadium in the final game of its long homestand. It was Jacksonville’s first road game of the season as the Dolphins hosted back-to-back weekend invitationals to kick off the season. Florida entered the contest with…

  • BSB: Gators rout Jacksonville 13-3 in first midweek game of 2020

    The Florida Gators earned their first road win of the season as they defeated the Jacksonville Dolphins 13-3 on Tuesday. The Gators offense continued to stay hot as they scored thirteen runs on sixteen hits. Sophomore Jud Fabian had another big day as he went 3-5 with a double and two RBIs. Freshman Josh Rivera…

  • LAX: Shannon Kavanagh named US Lacrosse’s Player of the Week

    It’s a chilly afternoon in College Park, Maryland. The score, 14-14, and the time remaining, 49 seconds, glow in big, red digital font on the scoreboard. Midfielder Shannon Kavanagh has racked up seven goals in 59 minutes. A career-high. With 49 seconds left to play, the junior captain makes it eight to secure her team’s…

  • Three Takeaways from Florida-Marshall Series

    The Florida Gators baseball programhad a great weekend as they dominated the Marshall Thundering Herd. The pitching staff had an overall good weekend. There were some minor issues that need to be fixed before the Miami series and conference play, but solid nonetheless. The Gators bats were awake all weekend long as they hit for…

  • Around the Diamond: Can Echols actually replace Lorenz?

    Charla Echols came to Florida with high expectations. The sophomore third baseman transferred from Michigan State immediately after leading the Spartans in on-base percentage (.456), hits (45) and runs (31) in 2019. And she came to Gainesville to help the Gators recover from a huge loss. UF lost one of the best pure hitters in…