It was one extra inning of play for a ton of extra confidence.
Kirby McMullen wanted all of the smoke as he blazed around third after his go-ahead homer in the 10th.
The Florida Gators lost in dramatic fashion to the Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday. With both teams on win streaks and SEC supremacy in the balance, it came down to the wire.
The weather wasn’t perfect but the play certainly was on Saturday as Florida secured a commanding win over Georgia State at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. Although originally scheduled for 10 a.m., the game was pushed back to noon due to concerns about the brisk weather in the morning.
When all else failed, Florida turned to junior midfielder Shannon Kavanagh, its hero of games past. But even Superman lost a battle, and as No. 10 Loyola limited Kavanagh’s production, her team also suffered through kryptonite-induced weakness.
With runners at first and third, Jacob Young stood at the plate in the top of the eleventh inning with his team’s undefeated record resting on his shoulders.
Coach Jenny Rowland wasn’t expecting to be doused with confetti, once “We are the Champions” started blaring on the loudspeaker.
The Gators’ dreams came true in Big League Dreams Park tonight with their first two wins over ranked opponents this season.
Neither Buffaloes nor Terrapins have been able to stand in the way of the No. 3 Gators’ path this season.
It was 57-53 in favor of the Gators.
A labyrinth is a meandering, but meaningful, maze designed to test the navigators and push them to their limits. The schedule this weekend will do just that for the Gators.
Rarely is a matchup between Florida and Kentucky meaningless.
A first-place finish, a No. 2 spot in SportsCenter’s Top-10, a three-body-length lead and a 4:06.32 swim.
If you were to ask any member of the Gators gymnastics team, they would tell you that every Friday night in the O’Connell Center is special.
The Gators will go from walk-off winners to walking into the eye of the storm against the Hurricanes.
Isaac Nunez found himself at the plate for his first at-bat in his college career in the bottom of the 10th with runners on first and second.
Natalie Lugo stepped out of the circle and was greeted by an elated crowd of her teammates after pitching the first solo complete-game of her career in which she no-hit the Dolphins.
Plenty of excuses could’ve been made for No. 10 Florida at the Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, considering heavy rain was a problem all weekend and the team was coming off its worst performance of the season last week.
Visibly frustrated, Arkansas coach Eric Musselman had some flattering words for UF forward Keyontae Johnson during the postgame press conference.
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