Reserves come up big for Florida in nonconference weekend
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Apr. 14, 2014After starting 53 games and hitting 11 home runs in 2013, Briana Little has seen less time on the field this season.
After starting 53 games and hitting 11 home runs in 2013, Briana Little has seen less time on the field this season.
The most anticipated regular-season game is here.
When trouble brewed in 2013, Florida folded. That has not been the case this season.
Adam Lane followed coach Will Muschamp’s postgame press conference as the first player to speak. Muschamp quipped about Lane’s height, saying he needed to stand up so the reporters could see him.
Florida’s series-clinching win against South Carolina was a group effort.
Jeff Driskel took to Florida Field during Saturday’s Orange and Blue Debut for the first time since suffering a season-ending fractured fibula against Tennessee on Sept. 21, 2013.
With the nostalgia of Senior Day lingering and the pressure to stay undefeated in the American Lacrosse Conference apparent, Florida came out ready to take the win Sunday.
Before the start of Sunday’s match, Florida’s three seniors received bouquets of flowers, personalized framed jerseys and a standing ovation from the crowd.
A Justin Shafer sacrifice fly scored the go-ahead run against South Carolina on Saturday night to even up the Southeastern Conference series and keep Florida tied at the top of its division.
Florida capped its nonconference weekend with a second shutout on Saturday. No. 6 UF (37-8, 8-7 Southeastern Conference) defeated North Carolina State (26-11, 12-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) 10-0 in four and a half innings at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Florida showcased its new up-tempo offense during the Orange and Blue Debut on Saturday, and coach Will Muschamp liked what he saw in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Youth is the key word in the Gators’ wide receiving corps.
The Gators got on the board first Friday night, but the Gamecocks got the best of them.
A third-inning rally and stout pitching by freshman Delanie Gourley proved to be the difference-maker in Florida’s Friday-night matchup against Florida A&M.
Florida entered Friday’s match in fourth place in their conference and with 129 consecutive home victories — the longest active home winning streak in any Division 1 Women’s sport.
When you hit rock bottom, there isn’t anywhere to go but up. The Gators hope that’s true because 2013 was, by all accounts, a disaster.
The Orange and Blue Debut is scheduled to kickoff Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Spring practice is a superb chance for players wishing to start to separate themselves from those destined to be on the second team. Here are some of the positions to keep an eye on while you watch the game.
Jeff Driskel lied writhing in pain at the 47-yard line.
After five consecutive weekends of Southeastern Conference play, Florida will take a break from league action this weekend when it hosts Florida A&M and North Carolina State.
Only a handful of freshmen play well enough to be named Southeastern Conference Freshmen of the Week over the course of the season.