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Softball stars Kelly Barnhill and Amanda Lorenz have accomplished almost everything at UF — except a national championship.

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Kelly Barnhill and Amanda Lorenz look to complete legacy

By Brendan Farrell | May 15, 2019

Kelly Barnhill’s phone lit up. It was from Amanda Lorenz.

The Gators softball team opens up NCAA Regional play when it takes on Boston University on Friday.

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Gators set to open NCAA Regional against Boston University

By Jack Braverman | May 15, 2019

After capturing its second-consecutive SEC Tournament championship this past weekend in exhilarating fashion, the Gators softball team returns to the field on Friday for the NCAA Regionals.

Jordan Butler got Florida out of a jam in the seventh and preserved the lead the rest of the way for the save.

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Florida picks up pivotal win over Missouri

By Evan Lepak | May 15, 2019

The Gators entered Thursday night's game against Missouri in a must-win situation as the regular season winds down and the team's 11-year streak of NCAA Tournament appearances stands in jeopardy.

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Axelsen, Nido lead Florida after Day 1 of NCAA Regionals

By Victor Prieto | May 13, 2019

Sophomores John Axelsen and Chris Nido headlined a solid start to the first round of the NCAA Regional Tournament for the Florida men’s golf team.

Freshman quarterback Jalon Jones entered the transfer portal after being accused of sexual assault by two UF students.

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Transfers and decommits not ideal for Mullen and Florida

By River Wells | May 13, 2019

Things were looking up for the Florida Gators football team at the start of spring.

Attacker Lindsey Ronbeck finished her UF career as the program's second-leading goal scorer (242). Eighty-nine of those goals came this season, the most in nation.

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Florida falls short of national title despite success in the AAC

By Bryan Matamoros | May 13, 2019

The Florida lacrosse team bounced back from a rough start to the 2019 campaign.

Amanda Lorenz was one of four Florida players to make the All-SEC Tournament team. She hit a game-winning double in the SEC title game.

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Gators host NCAA Regional with momentum on their side

By Jack Braverman | May 13, 2019

The Gators softball team rejoiced in victory on Saturday, though the season is far from over.

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Florida falls short of national title despite success in the AAC

By Bryan Matamoros | May 13, 2019

The Florida lacrosse team bounced back from a rough start to the 2019 campaign.

Shortstop Brady McConnell leads Florida in home runs (15), batting average (.365), hits (73) and RBIs (45).

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An inability to close dooms UF in Tennessee series

By Evan Lepak | May 13, 2019

The Florida baseball team dropped two out of three to Tennessee over the weekend in Gainesville.

The Gators took home five individual titles at the SEC Outdoor Championships over the weekend.

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Men finish second, women finish tied for fifth at SEC Outdoor Championships

By Graham Marsh | May 12, 2019

Sophomore Amanda Froeynes was down 300 points with only one event left to go in the SEC Women’s Heptathlon.

Nolan Crisp struggled in relief as Florida blew a late lead and dropped the rubber game of its final home series of the year.

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Gators give up late lead, lose series to Tennessee

By Evan Lepak | May 12, 2019

Florida held a comfortable three-run lead as the game approached the seventh inning.

Florida's season came to an end on Sunday as it fell in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to North Carolina.

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UF eliminated from NCAA Tournament after loss to UNC

By Bryan Matamoros | May 12, 2019

Senior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck has been the primary source of offense for the Florida lacrosse team throughout the 2019 campaign.

The Gators edged past Alabama to win their second-straight SEC Tournament championship behind Kelly Barnhill's brilliant outing and Amanda Lorenz's two-RBI double.

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Gators win SEC Tournament with dramatic 2-1 win over Alabama

By Brendan Farrell | May 11, 2019

Pitcher Kelly Barnhill took a step forward, whirled her arm around and fired.

UF pitching struggled on Saturday as the Gators fell to Tennessee.

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Volunteers outlast Gators on Senior Day

By Evan Lepak | May 11, 2019

The Volunteers played spoiler on Senior Day.

The Gators men's tennis team avenged its SEC Tournament loss and advanced to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals by defeating Tennessee on Saturday.

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Gators men's tennis team advances to NCAA quarterfinals after defeating Tennessee

By Noah Ram | May 11, 2019

The situation was very similar three weeks prior. The Florida men’s tennis team was leading against Tennessee 3-2 on a Saturday afternoon.

Gators DH Nelson Maldonado hit a home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to secure Florida's 10-9 comeback win on Friday.

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Maldonado’s heroics cap off UF’s come-from-behind win

By Kyle Wood | May 10, 2019

The Florida baseball team scratched its way back from a seven-run deficit against Tennessee to cut the lead to one run.

Senior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck recorded three goals, one assist and six draw controls in Florida's 16-9 victory over the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays on Friday.

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Florida takes down Johns Hopkins in first round of NCAA Tournament

By Bryan Matamoros | May 10, 2019

The Florida lacrosse team benefited from the one-two punch of sophomore midfielder Shannon Kavanagh and senior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck against Johns Hopkins in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Pitcher Kelly Barnhill pitched all seven innings and struck out 11 batters in UF's win over Auburn on Friday.

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Barnhill leads Gators to second-consecutive SEC Tournament final

By Jack Braverman | May 10, 2019

It was a relatively quiet game offensively for the Gators, but little run support is necessary with Kelly Barnhill on the mound.

Kelly Barnhill lifted Florida into the SEC Tournament semifinal with a complete game, one-hit shutout of LSU.

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Barnhill blanks LSU, Florida advances to SEC Tournament semifinal

By Sam Campisano | May 9, 2019

The Florida softball team wasted no time on Thursday, scoring three runs combined in the first two innings against LSU.

Florida's top-rated recruit is entering the NCAA Transfer Portal before ever playing a down with the Gators.

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UF loses another recruit as Chris Steele enters transfer portal

By Sam Campisano | May 9, 2019

The Florida football team is losing its top-rated recruit.