Category: Spring Sports

  • LAX: Shannon Kavanagh named Big East Midfielder of the Week

    On Tuesday the Big East announced their weekly award winners for lacrosse and Florida’s Shannon Kavanagh was among the honorees. Kavanagh was named the Big East Midfielder of the Week. The freshman from Smithtown, NY accumulated six points (three goals and three assists) in the Gators thrilling comeback victory against Georgetown on Saturday. Kavanagh earned…

  • SB: #6 Florida sweeps #8 Texas A&M with offensive explosion

    #6 Florida faced off against a very good #8 Texas A&M team in a weekend series that wrapped up on Monday. The Gators swept the Aggies, who were undefeated in conference play entering the series. Florida received quality starts from Kelly Barnhill and Aleshia Ocasio, but the bats were the real story. Florida combined for…

  • CBS Sports: Tebow inching closer to MLB with Double-A assignment

    On Monday, CBS Sports reported via MLB.com Mets beat writer Anthony DiComo, that New York OF prospect Tim Tebow will be assigned to Double-A Binghamton to start the 2018 season. The left-handed hitting Tebow split last season between Low and High A ball. In Low-A Tebow hit .220 with 3 homers and 23 RBI in…

  • BSB: #2 Gators earn series victory over #4 Arkansas

    #2 Florida earned an important three game series victory against #4 Arkansas. The Razorbacks won the first game, but the Florida bats came alive in the second and third games. Arkansas topped Florida 6-3 on Friday, giving Brady Singer his first loss of the season. Florida exacted revenge on Saturday, exploding for 17 runs and…

  • LAX: #6 Gators come back to top #24 Georgetown 16-11

    FINAL: FLORIDA 16, GEORGETOWN 11 1st 2nd OT FINAL GATORS 5 11 X 16 G’TOWN 8 3 X 11 Washington D.C. – Florida overcame a four goal deficit for the third time this year to defeat Georgetown 16-11 and secure the 300th win of Amanda O’Leary’s coaching career. Georgetown scored the first goal of the…

  • SB: Florida softball program finally getting home they deserve

    In 1996, the University of Florida spent $2.6 million to build Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Outside of minor renovations in 2001 and 2012, the stadium looks much like it did on opening day, February 8, 1997. That’s going to change in a big way next season. The University of Florida announced an $11 million renovation…

  • SB: Barnhill’s no-no leads Gators past South Florida

    FLORIDA 9, SOUTH FLORIDA 0 RUNS HITS ERRORS USF 0 0 1 GATORS 9 6 0 Gainesville, FL– The Florida softball team enjoyed a return to the friendly confines of Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on Wednesday after a trip to Georgia that netted the Gators their first series loss of 2018. Florida defeated South Florida…

  • SB: #2 Gators drop series to Georgia

    #2 Florida lost their first series of the 2018 season last weekend at the hands of their bitter rivals from Georgia. Florida lost game one of the series by a 5-4 score and followed that up with a run-rule loss on Saturday before escaping Athens, GA with a win in the series finale on Sunday.…

  • BSB: #2 Gators take series vs South Carolina to open SEC play

    #2 Florida opened SEC play with a trip to South Carolina. The Gators clinched the series with a 3-2 victory on Sunday. Florida took game one on Friday by a 7-3 score, but the Gamecocks rallied for a 15-7 thumping of the Gators on Saturday. Florida is now 18-4 overall and 2-1 in SEC action…

  • LAX: #6 Florida wins Big East opener against Vandy

    FINAL: FLORIDA 11, VANDERBILT 10 1st 2nd OT FINAL GATORS 7 4 X 11 VANDY 6 4 X 10 Gainesville, FL – #6 Florida hung on for a 11-10 victory over Vanderbilt in the Big East Conference opener on Sunday. The Gators scored early and often in seizing a 5-1 advantage just ten minutes into…