Come Saturday, the final leg of the No. 4 national seed Florida baseball team’s quest for its first national title officially begins.
If you were sitting in the stands of McKethan Stadium on April 7, watching closely as JJ Schwarz hit his fourth home run of the game, and then followed the freshman as he trotted around the bases and galloped back into his dugout, you might have thought this was the norm.
Florida’s Richie Martin was selected 20th overall by the Oakland Athletics in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft on Monday.
When the Florida softball team was celebrating its second national title in as many seasons in Gainesville last Thursday, three players addressed the fans and answered questions.
Mike Holloway is no stranger to success when it comes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Bats, gloves and baseball caps littered the field.
After sliding into second base on Florida’s first hit of the game, Harrison Bader yelled, clapped and fist-pumped before urging the crowd to do the same.
For the first time in seven years, Florida will face Florida State on a weekend.
Tim Walton knew a repeat wasn’t going to be easy.
Florida softball’s outgoing senior class should be remembered forever.
With the Florida softball team winning its second-consecutive national title following its 4-1 win over Michigan in Wednesday’s decisive third game of the championship series, the quest for a three-peat has officially begun. And while coach Tim Walton has a heavy task ahead of him in replacing his six-player senior class — highlighted by 2015 National Player of the Year Lauren Haeger — he has pieces in place to make another deep postseason run. And with that, here’s your way-too-early list of five players to watch out for in the 2016 season.
Tim Walton is building something special in Gainesville.
Haylie Wagner wasn’t ready to go home.
On softball’s biggest stage, Florida leaned on the nation’s best player — Lauren Haeger.
Only two players on Florida’s roster have been where the Gators are going this weekend, a testament to how difficult it is to still be playing baseball in early June.
The opening round for the Florida men’s golf team at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship Friday in Bradenton had them tied for sixth place.
Following a successful weekend at the NCAA East Preliminaries in Jacksonville, the No. 1/6 Florida men’s and women’s track and field qualified 23 athletes and landed itself 25 event entries for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
For the first time in three years, Florida advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals.
Freshman Nicole DeWitt didn’t get her chance to win the game in the bottom of the seventh inning.
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