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.
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.
As Will Palmer now sits just over a month away from concluding his fourth track season at the helm of the Gators’ distance squad, he has fueled an overhaul of the program’s storied all-time lists that is nearly complete. Athletes coached by Palmer now own 15 of the 16 aforementioned records, with the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase proving to be the sole elusive mark.
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.
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.
Fueled by close, hard-fought victories, Florida showed just how far it could go when riding serious momentum, finishing the season with a 17-8 record that nearly doubled last year’s win total.
UF remained a consistent top-25 program throughout the season, posted a winning record and amassed numerous top-100 players. Concluding 2026 with a 17-14 overall record and 6-8 in the Southeastern Conference, Florida’s season was defined by competitive play, SEC struggles and dominant victories.
As the regular season comes to a close and UF rolls into the postseasons, the Gators are hungry for their 14th Women’s College World Series appearance. Florida culminated the regular season with a 489-10 record and a third-place finish in the Southeastern Conference.
Florida (34-18, 15-12 SEC) defeated Kentucky Sunday afternoon (30-18, 12-15 SEC), 9-6, to clinch the series and take its home season finale.
Florida (33-18, 14-12 SEC) fell to Kentucky (30-17, 12-14 SEC) Saturday night at Condron Family Ballpark, 4-2, behind a 12-strikeout complete game from UK starting pitcher Jaxon Jelkin.
Florida (32-17, 13-11 SEC) defeated Kentucky (29-16, 11-13 SEC) Friday night on a walkoff single in the first game of the weekend series at Condron Family Ballpark.
The Gators (15-3) fell to the Pioneers (15-3), 16-8, at Prentup Field in Boulder, Colorado. The loss marked Florida’s first-ever loss to Denver and the end of its season.
Logging only three hits, Florida (48-10) fell to Alabama (49-6), 9-1, in the SEC Tournament semifinal at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.
No. 9 Florida (15-3, 5-0 Big 12) will travel to Boulder, Colorado, to play No. 13 Denver Pioneers (15-3, 6-0 Big East) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday at 9 p.m.
The No. 3 seed Florida (48-9) defeated No. 14 seed Auburn (27-28) in a 10-9 slugfest Thursday at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.
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