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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
Category: Spring Sports
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Backed by strong pitching outings and a potent offense, Florida swept Oakland in a midweek double-header on Wednesday. Game one: Florida 6, Oakland 2 The first game was domianted by the pitching of Florida starter Kelly Barnhill. Barnhill struck out 15 of the 18 batters she faced. Barnhill’s final stat line reads like this: 5.2…
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The Big East Conference announced the week two lacrosse superlatives on Tuesday and, not surprisingly, Florida midfielder Sydney Pirreca captured Midfielder of the Week honors. Pirreca recorded career highs in goals (6), points (8), and draw controls (7) in a hard fought 16-14 loss to #1 Maryland. Pirreca also fueled the late comback attempt as…
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It’s not often that a team can lose a game and rise in the national rankings. However, Florida did just that after a hard fought resilient outing against #1 Maryland on Saturday. Florida found themselves trailing by seven in the waning minutes of a controversially officiated game, but managed a 5-0 run to close the…
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MARYLAND 16, FLORIDA 14 With 21:03 remaining in the second half, Florida’s Sydney Pirreca scored to bring Florida within one goal of the #1 ranked Maryland Terrapins. However, upon checking Pirreca’s stick, the officials determined that it was too deep and disallowed the score. Maryland, who took over momentum with the disallowed goal, would score…
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FLORIDA 9, UNF 0 Kelly Barnhill pitched a no-hitter to lead the #2 Gators (6-0) past the North Florida Ospreys (2-4) on Wednesday. Florida’s offense exploded for nine runs, including seven in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Gators took an early lead when catcher Janell Wheaton singled up the middle scoring first baseman…
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Florida softball coach Tim Walton received a commitment to his 2024 recruiting class Thursday night. Yes, you read that right. The 2024 recruiting class. Catcher Alexia Carrasquillo is the latest to commit to Walton’s staff. @_TimWalton @martin_lincoln @jen_schro I am excited to announce that I have committed to play for the Florida Gators! 🐊 Thank…
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On Wednesday, USA Softball announced the “watch list” for the 2018 Collegiate Player of the Year award. Two Gators were among the fifty student-athletes selected as juniors Kelly Barnhill and Amanda Lorenz were both named. Barnhill, a righthanded pitcher from Marietta, Georgia, earned the 2017 honor in addition to the Honda Award, and even won…
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On Tuesday, the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Poll were both released, and both polls have the Florida Gators ranked number two overall heading into the 2018 season. The Gators, who finished last season as the National runner-up to #1 Oklahoma, received one first place votes in the…
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The Florida Gators are the preseason favorite to win the Big East. The Gators received all nine first place votes available. The Gators are 28-1 since joining the Big East in 2015, and have won a program record 22 straight conference contests. Florida returns five 30-point scorers from last year’s 17-3 team and open the…
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On Wednesday the Southeastern Conference announced the softball Preseason All-SEC team which included five Gators. Seniors Nicole Dewitt, Kayli Kvistad, and Aleshia Ocasio as well as juniors Kelly Barnhill and Amanda Lorenz each claimed the preseason honor. All five earned first team All-SEC honors a year ago. Florida led the league with the most selections…
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