Category: Spring Sports

  • BSB: Gators drop series against Mississippi State to open SEC play

    Gainesville, FL – The Gators played host to Mississippi State this weekend to open SEC play but the Bulldogs weren’t good house guests. Florida’s hot streak came to an abrupt end on Friday, despite some late game heroics. Due to unfavorable weather conditions for Sunday, the two teams were forced to play a double-header on…

  • SB: Gators top UCF in midweek action, 5-0

    Final: Florida 5, UCF 0 The Florida Gators defeated UCF 5-0 in midweek action ahead of a key SEC series against LSU. Kelly Barnhill pitched a complete game while scattering five hits and led Florida to their 11th shutout of the season. 2B Hannah Adams started the scoring in the first inning when she singled…

  • BSB: Mike Martin’s nightmare continues against Gators

    Final: Florida 20, Florida State 7 Florida came up to bat in the fifth inning trailing their rival 6-0. The momentum sided with the Seminoles as they had just crushed a grand slam off the scoreboard in right. But then something strange happened. The Mike Martin nightmare against the Gators rebirthed itself in the form…

  • BSB: Gators sweep Yale, move to 13-5 on season

    Gainesville, FL – The Gators baseball team hosted the Yale Bulldogs in a three game set over the weekend and came away with a series sweep, winning all three games. With the series, Florida improves to 13-5 on the season. The weekend began when Tommy Mace (4-0) continued his hot start, gaining his fourth win…

  • SB: Gators salvage run-rule win against Tennessee despite series loss

    The Florida Gators earned a run-rule victory over Tennessee in the SEC opening weekend finale on Sunday. While Florida’s bats got going, Kelly Barnhill was back to her dominant self in the circle. Barnhill struck out the side in each of the first four innings and finished with 13 k’s on the day. The Florida…

  • LAX: Gators get road win at Elon

    Final: Florida 15, Elon 5 The Florida Gators lacrosse team traveled to North Carolina and defeated Elon 15-5 on Thursday. The Gators needed a win after suffering three straight losses to Top-20 teams. Game Trends: Senior Sydney Pirreca scored the first goal of the game eight minutes in as she beat the defense and found…

  • BSB: Gators crush FGCU to open midweek series

    Final: Florida 15, FGCU 0 After scoring 49 runs over the weekend it was fair to ask if the Gators baseball offense still had anything left in the tank. Florida (10-4) proved they did with a dominating performance against Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday. The Gators pounded out fifteen runs on fourteen hits while also…

  • Tim Walton named to USA U-19 coaching staff

    Florida Gators softball head coach Tim Walton was named to the USA U-19 coaching staff as an assistant coach on Monday. Head coach Heather Tarr (Washington) leads a staff that includes Walton, Tony Baldwin (Georgia), and Cindy Ball-Malone (UCF) for the upcoming season. The U-19 team is looking to earn it’s third consecutive WBSC women’s…

  • BSB: Gators power past Winthrop for series sweep

    Gainesville, FL- Florida hosted the Winthrop Eagles over the weekend and put on an offensive clinic in the process. In game one of the three game set, the Gators posted a season high–up to then–sixteen runs on seventeen hits. In all, ten different Gators recorded a hit in the first nine innings. Austin Langworthy and…

  • SB: Pitching keys Gators to pair of wins at Judi Garman Classic

    Fullerton, CA– Florida softball rebounded from a tough loss to #2 UCLA Wednesday night with a pair of Thursday morning victories that were keyed by strong pitching performances. Game One Final: Florida 1, New Mexico 0 (8) Natalie Lugo pitched seven excellent innings in the circle for Florida and made up for an offense that…