Category: Spring Sports

  • Florida lacrosse wins Big East Tournament

    FINAL: FLORIDA 18, DENVER 12   1st 2nd OT FINAL DENVER 4 8 X 12 FLORIDA 11 7 X 18   Villanova, PA –  The #2 ranked Florida Gators lacrosse team has been a force in the Big East for the three seasons they’ve been a member.  Not only has Florida earned each regular season…

  • Oops she did it again: Barnhill again SEC Pitcher of the Week

    Florida sophomore pitcher Kelly Barnhill is in the midst of a historic season in the circle. Barnhill lowered her nation leading ERA to 0.16 after shutting out #8 Tennessee 5-0 on Friday in Knoxville.   On Tuesday, the SEC announced Barnhill as the SEC Pitcher of the Week. Barnhill held the Volunteers to two hits…

  • Big East Champions: Florida defeats Georgetown for title

    FINAL: FLORIDA 15, GEORGETOWN 3   1st 2nd OT FINAL GEORGETOWN 2 1 X 3 FLORIDA 8 7 X 15   Gainesville, FL-  The #2 Florida Gators women’s lacrosse team has won the Big East Championship for the third time in a row after defeating Georgetown 15-3 on Saturday.  The Gators improved to 15-2 on…

  • How one swing moved Florida baseball into power position in SEC East

    One swing. The Florida Gators baseball team found out just how much one swing of the bat can change things on Saturday.  Florida was trailing South Carolina 7-5 in the eighth inning.  Austin Langworthy led off the eighth with a single to right.  Ryan Larson walked.  After a pitching change, Nelson Maldonado also drew a…

  • Barnhill, Kvistad earn SEC weekly honors

    Florida first baseman Kayli Kvistad and starting pitcher Kelly Barnhill earned SEC weekly honors for their performances last week.  Kvistad was named the SEC Player of the Week after posting a .636 average to go along with 8 RBI.  Kvistad also broke the program record for most walks in a season.  The junior from Lake…

  • Delanie Gourley selected in third round of NPF Draft

    Florida senior left handed pitcher Delanie Gourley was selected in the third round of the 2017 National Pro Fastpitch Draft.  Gourley was selected with the 12th overall pick by the Scrap Yard Dawgs before being traded to the Texas Charge for the thirteenth and twenty-fifth picks in the draft.   Gourley has consistently been one…

  • Alex Faedo named SEC Pitcher of the Week

    Florida right handed pitcher Alex Faedo was named the SEC’s Pitcher of the Week for his performance on Thursday against South Carolina.  Faedo pitched 8.2 innings while only allowing three hits to the #18 Gamecocks.  Faedo walked four in the appearance, but managed to strike out nine South Carolina hitters during the Gators 1-0 victory…

  • Kelly Barnhill named SEC Pitcher of the Week (again)

    It was an impressive week for the Southeastern Conference’s reigning Pitcher of the Week.  It culminated with Florida sophomore pitcher Kelly Barnhill earning her second consecutive SEC pitching award.  Barnhill began her week with a two inning performance against Florida State in which she earned a victory.  Florida State entered the game with the highest…

  • #3 Florida trounces Butler 22-2

    FINAL: FLORIDA 22, BUTLER 2   1st 2nd OT FINAL FLORIDA 16 6 X 22 BUTLER 1 1 X 2   Indianapolis, IN-  The #3 Florida Gators defeated the Butler Bulldogs in the first ever meeting between the two schools.  Florida dominated play and outshot Butler 43-12 despite playing a deep bench in the blowout.…

  • Watch: Tebow crushes home run

    The Tim Tebow baseball era has been more than most fans and media pundits predicted.  Tebow homered in his first at-bat on Thursday, and followed it up with a three-run blast on Sunday. Tebow’s homer came in the bottom of the fifth with Columbia already leading the Augusta Green Jackets 3-0.  Tebow was only 2-10…