Category: Spring Sports

  • LAX: Gators earn Big East title with 18-13 win at Denver

    FINAL: FLORIDA 18, DENVER 13 1st 2nd OT FINAL GATORS 7 11 X 18 DENVER 7 6 X 13 Denver, CO – On Saturday, the Gators earned their eighth straight conference title by defeating the Denver Pioneers 18-13 in the Rocky Mountain altitude. For Florida, this is the fourth consecutive Big East Championship, having also…

  • FB: Freshman QB Jake Allen announces decision to transfer

    Jake Allen was Jim McElwain‘s first quarterback commit. Had Allen been a year older, this story could be entirely different. Instead, on Tuesday, Allen announced his intention to transfer from the University of Florida program via Twitter. God bless. pic.twitter.com/wR5mXLS9l6 — Jake Allen (@JakeAllen_14) April 18, 2018 Allen was the #23 ranked prostyle quarterback in…

  • SB: Kelly Barnhill named SEC Player of the Week for fourth time of 2018

    Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Kelly Barnhill was named the SEC’s Pitcher of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday. For the fourth time this year, and the ninth time in her career, Barnhill has earned the weekly honor. Barnhill (19-1) threw two complete game, one-hitters against a previously lethal South Carolina offense.…

  • BSB: JJ Schwarz named SEC Co-Player of the Week

    Florida senior JJ Schwarz was named the Co-Player of the Week by the Southeastern Conference on Monday. Led the team with six RBI last week and hit .500 in a Top 10 road win at Florida State and a weekend sweep against Missouri.@usetheschwarz22 is the #SECBSB Co-Player of the Week. pic.twitter.com/8hJ2ZpyaGb — Southeastern Conference (@SEC)…

  • WTN: Gators earn #2 seed and double-bye in SEC Tournament

    The University of Tennessee will host the 2018 SEC Women’s Tennis Tournament this week with a champion to be determined Sunday afternoon. Florida finished the season 16-7 overall and 11-2 in league play to earn the number two seed and a double-bye. The Gators will open a full day of tournament action on Friday against…

  • SB: Pitching leads #6 Gators to series sweep against #11 South Carolina

    #6 Florida and #11 South Carolina faced off on Orange and Blue Weekend at the University of Florida campus. The weather forecast for Sunday forced a Saturday double-header, but the Gators earned a sweep of the series. Florida topped the Gamecocks 3-1 on Friday and swept the double-header by scores of 7-0 and 3-0. FRIDAY:…

  • LAX: GK Haley Hicklen named Big East Defensive Player of the Week

    Florida junior goalkeeper Haley Hicklen was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday. Hicklen went 2-0 as Florida topped Temple and Villanova in league play. The Baltimore, MD native posted a 5.55 goals against average and a .526 save percentage, both marks were league highs for every day…

  • BSB: #1 Gators sweep #10 FSU with 6-3 road victory

    FLORIDA 6, FLORIDA STATE 3 RUNS HITS ERRORS GATORS 6 11 0 FLORIDA STATE 3 5 3 Tallahassee, FL– If only football and basketball could have the same success against Florida State that the Gators baseball team has enjoyed. For the second straight year, Florida has swept their in-state rivals from the state’s capital. The…

  • SB: Danielle Romanello named SEC Freshman of the Week

    Florida’s Danielle Romanello made the most of her appearance in Monday’s rubber match against Alabama. Romanello had a pinch hit 2-RBI double in the fourth to tie the ball game, and remained in the game as the designated player. In her second at-bat, the 5’9 freshman from St. Petersburg, crushed her first career homer over…

  • SB: #4 Gators take two of three from #15 Alabama

    It certainly wasn’t the prettiest series the Gators have played this year, but a Monday series win put #4 Florida back atop the SEC standings (by percentage points). The Gators defeated #15 Alabama two games to one to take an important SEC series. Florida topped Alabama 6-1 on Saturday in game one, but fell to…