Behind Shumaker’s excellence, No. 6 Florida (51-10) swept the 2026 Gainesville Regional with a 5-2 win over Georgia Tech (32-29). The Gators advance to Super Regionals for the 17th time in school history.
Wallen swung by The Swamp nearly halfway through his “Still The Problem Tour” on May 15 and 16. Wallen headlined back-to-back shows at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, accompanied by Thomas Rhett, Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock and Zach John King.
Despite being projected to finish eighth based on season performance lists entering the championships, head coach Mike Holloway’s group blew past that standing by five places and 28 points. Across 21 events from May 14-16, UF put up 78 points, good for a third-place team finish.
By nearly every conceivable metric, the Gators stepped up to the plate and delivered their best within the confines of Hutsell-Rosen Track from May 14-16. Florida sent athletes to Auburn in 16 events, and it scored in 13.
Florida (37-18, 18-12 SEC) outslugged LSU (29-27, 9-21 SEC) 15-11 Saturday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Gators swept the Tigers, totaled 36 runs in the series and extended their win streak to five games.
The four-run frame propelled No. 6 Florida (50-10) to its seventh straight run-rule victory in regional play, defeating Georgia Tech (31-28) 8-0 on Saturday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Gators have now outscored opponents 20-0 through their first two regional games.
Florida (36-18, 17-12 SEC) defeated LSU (29-26, 9-20 SEC), 11-1, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to clinch its final regular-season series. The Gators hit four home runs and junior right-hander Liam Peterson struck out 11 in a seven-inning complete game.
Alachua County Public Schools faces challenges ahead of the opening of Oak View K-8 School in August.
Behind the offensive outburst, No. 6 Florida (49-10) defeated the Florida A&M Rattlers (38-21) 12-0 Friday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. The Gators improved to 24-0 all-time against the Rattlers with the victory.
Behind a six-run first inning, Florida (35-18, 16-11 SEC) defeated LSU (29-25, 9-19 SEC), 11-8, Thursday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to take the first game of its final regular-season series.
The Gators' opening bout in the Regional will be a date with the Southwestern Athletic Conference Champions, the Florida A&M Rattlers (32-20, 19-5 SWAC).
On May 8, Sasha Morel published an editorial in The Alligator arguing the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative isolates Florida's best debaters and does more harm than good.
The Florida track and field team is geared up to compete in the 2026 SEC Outdoor Championships from May 14-16 at Hutsell-Rosen Track in Auburn, Alabama.
The Saints are headed into the FCSAA Softball Division 1 Championship tournament in Clearwater, Florida, following a regular season overall record of 43-13.
Florida women's golf finished third in the Tallahassee Regional with an 861 (-3), five strokes behind first-place Wake Forest. The third-place finish extended the Gators’ regional victory drought to nine seasons.
Palmer sits just over a month away from concluding his fourth track season at the helm of the Gators’ distance squad, having fueled an overhaul of the program’s storied all-time lists that was completed over the weekend at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
When Jeff White moved to Newberry 16 years ago, he and his wife planned to stay for the rest of their lives. They used to joke that the noise from the nearby cement plant was the beach making ”a little breezy noise,” despite living two hours from the nearest ocean.
Florida lacrosse’s 2026 season was defined by an aggressive transition offense, late comebacks and an inability to give up. Though it aspired to participate in the national championship match, Florida ended the season 15-4, 5-0 Big 12 and did not advance past the NCAA Tournament’s first round.
With summer quickly approaching, those sticking around The Swamp for the next few months may already have plans to make the most of their time in the sun.
Florida football and head coach Jon Sumrall are aware of the importance of loading up on the 2027 recruiting trail. And they’ve been killing it. The Gators are ranked No. 5 in the 2027 recruiting class by 247Sports.
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