Condron Family Ballpark will see its first action of the year on Feb. 13 as Gators baseball begins its spring season, looking to leave a tumultuous 2025 in the rear view.
Under newly hired head coach Jon Sumrall, UF currently has 20 incoming recruits in the class of 2026 to complement a productive transfer portal cycle.
Once again for Florida softball, the pitching staff delivered. The Gators used two pitchers on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Katelynn Oxley got the start for Florida, as the Bartow, Florida, native tossed four innings with five strikeouts, allowing her lone run in the first inning.
For most of the game, it appeared fans were in for a pitching duel. That was until the top of the fifth changed everything. In the ballgame, Florida had 15 hits. 11 of them were in the 5th and 7th innings.
It's no secret that sophomore guard Liv McGill is the key to Florida women’s basketball’s success. This season, McGill is the team’s leading scorer, passer and second leading rebounder, all while pacing the team in steals per game.
After weathering the storm last night in overtime, the Florida Ice Hockey Club was able to reproduce another victory against the University of Central Florida Knights Hockey Club. This time, off of power plays. The Gators defeated UCF 4-2 on Saturday night at the Orlando IceDen for their last game of the regular season.
The story of the night for Florida was the phenomenal performance of the Gators’ bats.
Henry Jefferson claimed his 6-2, 6-2 singles win over Florida Gulf Coast University’s Tanner Povey, leading the charge to the Gators’ first victory since Jan. 24. He got the final shot by Povey, headlined by his 3-0 run across the middle game stretch, and secured Florida’s fourth point.
In the first of two games on Saturday, Florida softball relied on opposite-field hitting, and the predominantly left-handed lineup delivered for the Gators.
Newberry, Florida, native Cory Durden has defied those odds and is now playing at the biggest stage of his career, playing for a chance to win Super Bowl LX.
With one game left to go for the Gators’ regular season, the Florida Ice Hockey Club has once again put it to bed in overtime. Florida let go of a three-point lead in the third period, letting the University of Central Florida Knights Hockey Club take control 5-4. But the Knights could not defend their kingdom.
Looking to open the 2026 season off on the right foot, Florida turned to their ace: Keagan Rothrock. The junior took the mound and was in sparkling form.
Imani Washington, John Luke Witte and Alida van Daalen all came away with impressive season’s bests at the small-scale Visit Gainesville Indoor Classic on Friday.
When new Florida head coach Jon Sumrall began building his staff, he brought in a lot of new faces. But one UF coach stuck out as a must-keep: defensive line coach Gerald Chatman.
“Weak things break.” This is the mentality Rusty Whitt brings to Florida as its newly hired director of football performance.
On Jan. 11, Auburn bested the Gators 60-50, keeping UF winless in conference play. However, nearly one month later, the tides had shifted.
Six months ago, Riley Smith underwent two abdominal surgeries to remove his gallbladder and repair an umbilical hernia. On Saturday, the Gainesville native became the third Gator to ever break the four-minute barrier in the mile.
For a young high school baseball player, there are only a few moments in life that beat having the winning hit, homerun, or even successful tag out. But one of those moments was Tuesday’s college commitment ceremony for seven seniors of the Buchholz High School Bobcats baseball team.
T-minus 213 days. Gators football has just over 30 weeks until it is set to face Florida Atlantic University at the Swamp to kick off the 2026 regular season. Until then, Florida’s coaching staff will hone in on the winning culture of the program.
Looking ahead to the 2026-27 season, nearly half of the Florida roster will be brand new. The Gators welcomed 50 new players, including 29 transfers, 20 high school recruits and one junior college recruit.
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