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FLORIDA 15, ILLINOIS STATE 0 (5) RUNS HITS ERRORS GATORS 15 13 0 ILL STATE 0 1 3 Tampa, FL- The Florida Gators softball team opened the 2019 season with an offensive explosion. Florida downed Illinois State 15-0 Friday evening in the opening day of the USF Opening Weekend Tournament. The Gators allowed the Redbirds…
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The Florida Gators softball program will has been one of the most consistent in the country for the better part of the last decade. The Gators advanced to the Women’s College World Series for the ninth time in eleven years in 2018, the best mark in the nation over that time frame, and will look…
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The American Athletic Conference announced the preseason coaches poll as well as the All-Conference team and the annual honors. The University of Florida tops the Coaches Poll, earning five of six possible first place votes. Florida Vanderbilt Connecticut Temple Cincinnati East Carolina Senior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck was named the preseason AAC Attacker of the Year…
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A pair of Florida seniors headline the Preseason All-SEC team, the conference announced on Thursday. Pitcher Kelly Barnhill and outfielder Amanda Lorenz were selected among fourteen players from the SEC. Both Barnhill and Lorenz have lengthy resumes and are two of the most decorated athletes in program hsitory. Barnhill is coming off a 29-3 season…
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Florida has captured four straight SEC titles On Wednesday the Southeastern Conference announced the results of the 2019 preseason coaches poll, and unsurprisingly, the Gators top the poll. Florida received ten of the thirteen first place votes (Georgia 2, Kentucky 1). The Gators finished the 2018 season in the College World Series and won their…
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Florida has grown accustomed to being highly regarded heading into the college baseball season. Since the inception of the D1Baseball.com preseason poll (2015), the Gators have entered the season ranked either first or second. The Gators will enter the 2019 season ranked #6, though the expectations in Gainesville remain the same. See Also: New Baseball…
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Peter Alonso earned yet another accolade after a stellar season that saw the first baseman rise to the #2 prospect in the New York Mets organization according to MiLB.com. On Sunday, Alonso was named to the 2018 All-MiLB team. Alonso opened the 2018 season in Class-AA Binghamton before earning a promotion to Triple-A Las Vegas.…
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The University of Florida will soon have a brand new baseball stadium located on the Southwest part of campus, adjacent to the school’s softball stadium. On Wednesday, the University approved the budget which will allow for a groundbreaking in February. While the UAA initially planned on opening the new ballpark in 2020, delays have forced…
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The Florida Gators softball team announced a major addition to the program on Friday. Catcher Kendyl Lindaman has signed to play with the Gators for her final two years of eligibility and will be immediately eligible for Florida. Lindaman is the two-time reining Big Ten Player of the Year after crushing 40 homers and 131…
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The Florida Gators have the #2 ranked recruiting class in the 2019 recruiting cycle according to Perfect Game (though only because Vanderbilt has two more commitments). Head coach, Kevin O’Sullivan, and his staff have targeted many of the top prospects in the country and in the last two years has landed commitments from a number…
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