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Kelly Barnhill broke UF's all-time strikeout record in a 7-0 win over Auburn.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

NO-HITTER: Kelly Barnhill blanks Tigers, becomes all-time strikeout leader

By Brendan Farrell | Apr. 26, 2019

Pitcher Kelly Barnhill was in the zone.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Two Gators picked on second day of NFL Draft

By River Wells | Apr. 26, 2019

While they may have slipped out of the first round, two UF football players didn’t have to wait too long to hear their name called on Friday.

Senior Gordon Neale finished the finished three-under par in the final round of the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators prepare for 2019 SEC Championship in Georgia

By Bryan Matamoros | Apr. 24, 2019

The Florida men’s golf team has come within a match of winning the SEC Championships for two consecutive years.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Goodbyes can be hard, so how do you do them?

By Jake Dreilinger | Apr. 24, 2019

How do you say goodbye to something that has meant so much to you?

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Stop thinking. It's overrated.

By Alanis Thames | Apr. 23, 2019

“Maybe this isn’t for me.”

Designated hitter Nelson Maldonado hit 3 for 5 in the Gators' loss to FAU. He is batting .338 on the year. That mark is third best on the team among players with at least 50 at bats.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

FAU’s ninth-inning comeback ends UF’s midweek win streak

By Kyle Wood | Apr. 23, 2019

Not many Florida fans were around to see Austin Langworthy take the mound in the top of the ninth inning.

UF left fielder Austin Langworthy is hitting .406 with three home runs in his last 16 games after beginning the season with a sub- .200 average.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Turning the corner: Langworthy learns from his struggles

By Kyle Wood | Apr. 23, 2019

Baseball is a game of failure. Austin Langworthy says it all the time, and he knows it all too well.

Sierra Brooks won her match over Ole Miss’ Ellen Hutchinson-Key 5 and 3 at the SEC Women’s Golf Championship on Saturday. She never trailed in the match.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Florida stunned on playoff hole in quarterfinals

By Victor Prieto | Apr. 21, 2019

Marta Perez was in a difficult situation.

Florida coach Tim Walton was ejected on Saturday after arguing a force play at third base.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

UF's offensive woes manifest against 'Bama

By Mark Stine | Apr. 21, 2019

The UF softball team was trying to avoid the sweep as it trailed 3-0 in the sixth inning on Saturday. Sophia Reynoso and Alex Voss stood on second and third with one out, presenting Florida’s best scoring opportunity of the day against Alabama.

UF men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton said he was proud of the way his team fought through adversity in its 4-1 win over Florida State.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Florida has some questions to answer after tourney loss

By Noah Ram | Apr. 21, 2019

There was still a feeling of shock around the Florida men’s tennis team, even an hour after its 4-3 loss to Tennessee.

Midfielder Shannon Kavanagh recorded a career-high eight points and 13 draw controls in Florida's 16-5 win over UConn on Saturday.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE

Kavanagh, second-half surge keeps Gators undefeated in conference play

By Bryan Matamoros | Apr. 21, 2019

The Florida lacrosse team is streaking at the right time.

Pitcher Tommy Mace struck out nine batters in seven innings against LSU in a 16-9 win on Thursday. It was the Gators' first SEC road win. Mace leads the team in wins (seven), innings pitched (63.2) and strikeouts (57).

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Pitchers struggle, Florida drops fourth-straight SEC road series

By Kyle Wood | Apr. 21, 2019

The Florida baseball team finally won an SEC road game on Thursday night.

UF junior Grant Holloway ran the 60-meter hurdles in 7.43 seconds at the Tyson Invitational. The time was one millisecond off of his personal record.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

UF begins difficult stretch with solid outing at LSU

By Graham Marsh | Apr. 21, 2019

The LSU Alumni Gold Meet featured two of the three best 4x100-meter relay teams in the country: No. 1 LSU (38.41) and No. 3 Florida (38.69). The Gators relay consists of juniors Grant Holloway and Raymond Ekevwo, sophomore Hakim Sani Brown and senior Ryan Clark.

Senior Gordon Neale is tied for 15th in The Goodwin tournament.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Strong final round leads Gators to third-place finish

By Bryan Matamoros | Apr. 21, 2019

The Florida men’s golf team entered the final round of the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate in fourth place at 20 over.

UF left fielder Austin Langworthy went 5 for 12 against Alabama, then had three hits against Florida A&M on Tuesday at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Florida loses series as Leftwich struggles in return

By Evan Lepak | Apr. 20, 2019

Florida sophomore Jack Leftwich took the mound for the first time since March 31.

Florida sprinter/jumper/hurdler Grant Holloway clocked a time of 6.51 seconds in the 60 meters at the Razorback Invitational, which is good for the world lead. Holloway also holds the national lead in the 60-meter hurdles and the No. 2 marks in the long jump and 200 meters.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

UF men’s 4x100 team narrows gap with LSU

By Graham Marsh | Apr. 20, 2019

Fourteen milliseconds was the difference. When senior Ryan Clark carried the baton across the line, it was not good enough to alter the nation’s leaderboard, but it was good enough to win on Saturday.

Junior Alfredo Perez advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Individual Men's Tennis Championships.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Florida stunned by Tennessee in SEC Tournament Semifinals

By Noah Ram | Apr. 20, 2019

It was 40-40 in the third set. Sam Riffice was tied 4-4 with his opponent, Adam Walton, and was serving to go ahead 5-4. Instead, he double-faulted.

Amanda Lorenz was picked by the USSSA Pride Monday with the second overall pick in the National Pro Fastpitch College Draft.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Gators swept at home for first time since 2011

By Mark Stine | Apr. 20, 2019

The moods in the home and visiting dugouts were polar opposites.

Florida midfielder Shannon Kavanagh (left) is second on the Gators with 24 draw controls this season and is the main option for the draw circle. “The draw circle is where the game is won and lost, for the most part,” coach Amanda O’Leary said.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE

Kavanagh scores five as Gators earn seventh-straight win

By Bryan Matamoros | Apr. 20, 2019

The Florida women’s lacrosse team relied on sophomore midfielder Shannon Kavanagh’s versatility against Connecticut.

Blake Reese finished with one hit and a run in three at-bats in the Gators 5-2 win over Long Beach State.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

LSU bullies Florida to even the series

By Evan Lepak | Apr. 20, 2019

Just one day removed from an offensive performance that awarded the Gators their first SEC road victory of the season, the UF baseball team regressed its losing formula: no offensive production and a lackluster performance from the pitching staff.