The championship taper has come again as Florida has a grand opportunity at redeeming itself on why it deserves to be No. 1.
As you walk past “Gator Mania” in the Oaks Mall, you take in a storefront that vomits orange and blue. But hanging on a mannequin in a display window is an orange shirt with a blue crab on it that has the No. 5 right in the middle, inviting you to visit ‘Jameis’ famous crab shack emporium.’”
As the season ended for Florida in a devastating 12-11 loss against then-No.5 seed Northwestern (14-7) on May 17, the Gators are already working toward boosting their roster for 2015.
So you probably think Florida’s NCAA baseball regional is a bit difficult for a two-seed, and if that’s the case, you’re most certainly right.
Editor’s Note: A version of this story ran online on May 15.
Unlike many of Florida’s previous tennis teams, this season had no highly acclaimed All-Americans and no trophies to hoist at the end of May.
The UF women’s golf team had a rollercoaster of a season.
It’s my show this week at alligatorSports because our main editor Jonathan Czupryn is at his brother’s graduation.
Kirsti Merritt just wanted to finish it.
The phrase “defense wins championships” proved ever so true on Sunday afternoon as LSU won the Southeastern Conference Tournament in a 2-0 victory over top-seeded Florida.
Despite team competition being over, Florida senior Florent Diep has been playing his heart out trying to seize every moment as his career as a Gator comes to a close.
And on to the championship they go.
No. 5 seed Florida outscored its opponents 29-0 in the regional round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
Although it wasn’t the team finish UF might have wanted, Elcin Ulu did her part and also made her last round of collegiate golf a memorable one.
Mississippi State (37-22) entered its Southeastern Conference Tournament fourth-round tilt against No. 1 seed Florida (39-20) with a .981 fielding average, good for seventh in all of Division 1. In the 5-1 loss, the Bulldogs looked anything but stout defensively team behind its pitchers.
The last two Florida players competing at the NCAA Doubles championships were eliminated Friday afternoon.
After the first day of NCAA singles competition, two of the three Florida players were eliminated.
UF played with its back against the wall on Thursday.
During a midgame interview with ESPN, coach Kevin O’Sullivan credited UF’s success late in the regular season to its ability to hit in the clutch.
Damontre Harris, who didn’t play a single minute for the Gators during his two-year tenure in Gainesville, will not return to Florida for the 2014-2015 season.
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