It was a dismal day for the Gators at the Mark Bostick Golf Course on Friday.
Florent Diep sealed the deal for Florida in a clean sweep to extend its winning streak to six Friday with they 4-0 win against Tennessee.
Logan Shore earned himself a pie on Pi Day.
With the bases loaded and his start hanging in the balance, freshman Logan Shore put his fielding drills to use. Cleanup batter Krisjon Wilkerson hit a chopper down the third base line. The right-hander quickly got off the mound, gloved the bouncing baseball, planted and fired a throw to first baseman Peter Alonso whose stretch preserved a 1-1 game in the top half of the third inning.
The Gators have been dominant when playing Southeastern Conference opponents this season, and Friday was no exception.
ATLANTA — Before No. 1 seed Florida cruised past eighth-seeded Missouri 72-49 on Friday in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals, it had struggled for almost 30 minutes to pull away.
The last time Florida faced off against Missouri, Chris Walker was getting cheers for just walking to the scorer’s table, Dorian Finney-Smith had just begun the worst shooting month of his career and the Gators were only halfway through their historic Southeastern Conference run.
Richie Martin will get one of his best friends back in the lineup on Sunday.
After shutting out Mercer in a midweek doubleheader on Wednesday and capping off a six-game home stand, Florida is preparing for its first Southeastern Conference road series.
For Dorian Finney-Smith, Atlanta brings back plenty of unpleasant memories.
Only two teams — Arizona State in 2008 and LSU in 2004 — have entered the NCAA Indoor Championships with both the men’s and women’s teams ranked No. 1 and won both titles.
In the coming weeks, Florida will go up against No. 12 Georgia, No. 8 Alabama and No. 11 Vanderbilt.
The No. 17 Gators (6-5, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) look to extend their 5-0 home record as they take on two top SEC East opponents this weekend.
In a way, Buddy Alexander is returning home again.
For tonight’s meet, the Gators travel to Columbia, Mo., for the first time since the Tigers joined the Southeastern Conference in 2012.
The Gators’ only home tournament of the season begins Friday morning with No. 16 UF hosting 14 teams at the 42nd annual SunTrust Gator Women’s Golf Invitational.
The Gators erased any doubt they would have to play their fourth straight extra-inning game in a big way Wednesday night.
Beating a team 17-3 in the first half is not winning — it’s complete dominance.
There will be no divers representing the Gators at this year’s swimming and diving NCAA Championships.
The Gators finished their best regular season in school history on Saturday, and on Tuesday, they received the hardware to prove it.
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