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UF thrower AJ McFarland knows the importance of every meet, regardless of when it occurs. “I want to treat every meet like the postseason," he said.

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Gators return to the track for first time since Florida Relays

By Graham Marsh | Apr. 19, 2019

Sharrika Barnett reached the final straightaway clearly in first place.

Pitcher Kelly Barnhill has a 1.46 ERA and has only allowed an opponent batting average of .150. She is only 15 strikeouts away from Stacey Nelson's school record of 1,116.

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Top matchups to watch when Florida takes on ‘Bama

By Mark Stine | Apr. 19, 2019

The Florida-Alabama softball rivalry is one of the fiercest in the Southeastern Conference.

Sophomore Duarte Vale got a 6-4, 6-7, 1-0 singles victory in a 10-point tiebreaker in Florida's win over Auburn on Sunday. He improved to 9-0 in SEC play and extended his winning streak to 10 in singles.

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Top-seeded UF prepares to host Alabama in SEC Tourney

By Noah Ram | Apr. 19, 2019

The Florida men’s tennis team is SEC regular season champions and undefeated in conference play for the first time since 2003, a 14-match winning streak and their best regular season record since 1977.

Alicia Boren earned Second-Team All-American honors for the all-around and floor in 2019. She will compete in all four events at the NCAAs in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Gators compete for individual medals at NCAAs

By River Wells | Apr. 19, 2019

Eleven UF gymnasts walked off the mat for the last time this year when Florida’s gymnastics team was shockingly eliminated from the NCAA Championships at the NCAA Corvallis Regional in Oregon.

Shortstop Brady McConnell went 1 for 3 in UF's 8-4 win over Jacksonville on Tuesday at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium. He began the Gators' five-run first inning with a home run.

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Taking stock of the UF baseball team: the good, the bad and the ugly

By Kyle Wood | Apr. 19, 2019

At this point in the season, I expected to endorse the Florida baseball team’s candidacy for being one of the favorites to come out of the SEC. But after 39 games, it’s rather difficult to draw a conclusion.

Florida pitcher Tommy Mace has given up 13 runs on 22 hits in conference losses this season.

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Gators first SEC road win comes in blowout of LSU

By Kyle Wood | Apr. 19, 2019

The Florida baseball team had an air of confidence about it heading into a road series at LSU.

Shortstop Sophia Reynoso and the rest of the Gators' infield could have their hands full tonight against a speedy Georgia team.

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Gators earn statement win against Seminoles on the road

By Brendan Farrell | Apr. 17, 2019

The biggest issue that the Florida softball team has faced this season has been getting offensive production from players not named Amanda Lorenz or Kendyl Lindaman.

Junior Marta Perez leads the Gators with four top-10 and six top-25 finishes this season. Her 72.8 stroke average is the best mark on the team.

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Gators end Day 1 of SEC Tournament tied for first

By Victor Prieto | Apr. 17, 2019

Three players finished under par for the Gators women’s golf team in Round 1 of the SEC Women’s Championships.

Freshman gymnast Trinity Thomas will compete on the bars and floor events at the NCAA Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday.

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Four UF gymnasts prepare for individual competition

By River Wells | Apr. 16, 2019

There will still be Gators under the lights in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday.

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Florida completes sweep of JU behind 5-run first inning

By Kyle Wood | Apr. 16, 2019

The Florida baseball team let up a rare first-inning run to Jacksonville on Tuesday night.

Amanda Lorenz’s three-run home run propelled the Gators to a win over Florida A&M on Friday.

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Gators look to even score against FSU after busy week

By Brendan Farrell | Apr. 16, 2019

The Florida softball team faces No. 4 Florida State (38-7) on Wednesday, the first game of a brutal stretch of its schedule where it plays four games in four days against top-five opponents. The Gators (36-9) are coming off a sweep of Texas A&M and are on a seven-game winning streak.

Victoria Emma (pictured) was paired with sophomore Katie Kubicz in place of the injured McCartney Kessler in Florida's 1-4 loss to Alabama on Friday.

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No. 7-seed UF opens SEC tournament against Ole Miss

By Victor Prieto | Apr. 16, 2019

Excitement filled the Gators’ locker room as coach Roland Thornqvist and the Florida women’s tennis team finished packing for their trip to College Station, Texas, for the SEC Tournament.

Marta Perez was exempt from the Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic after competing in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amatuer last weekend. The Gators women's Golf team finished the tournament in sixth place.

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Gators aim for second conference title in three years

By Bryan Matamoros | Apr. 16, 2019

The Florida women’s golf team remembers how the 2018 SEC Championships played out.

UF men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton joins his team after its Senior Day match with Alabama on April 13.  The Gators went 19-10 on the season and qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

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Florida hosts SEC Tournament after undefeated conference season

By Noah Ram | Apr. 16, 2019

The Florida men’s tennis team knows it can’t pass up the opportunity to win the SEC Tournament as the host after earning the conference regular season championship.

Kelly Barnhill threw a complete game in Sunday's 3-1 victory over Arkansas. She allowed two hits and struck out eight batters.

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Barnhill and Lorenz go 1-2 in NPF College Draft

By Brendan Farrell | Apr. 15, 2019

Seniors Kelly Barnhill and Amanda Lorenz were selected with the first and second overall picks, respectively, of the National Pro Fastpitch College Draft on Monday night.