Entering the season with only two seniors left and 11 freshmen dominating the roster, UF had something to prove.
For the first time this outdoor season, the field athletes outperformed the track stars.
After a shortened first round of play Friday night, coach Emily Glaser concluded a release by saying, “You never know what can happen.”
Florida set a new record on Friday, but it was probably one it is not too proud of.
After a long run, Florida (15-9, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) fell 4-2 in the SEC Tournament championship game to Texas A&M (24-6, 10-2 SEC).
John Sternagel raised his finger to the sky as he rounded first base. He did it again once he crossed home plate. The freshman just delivered a one-run lead by sending a baseball into the tan glove of a fan standing in the left-field bleachers.
Logan Shore was not the ace he has become against Georgia. He left his changeups up. He gave up two two-out RBI singles. Yet, he earned the win.
Florida hit five home runs in its five inning, 17-4 thumping of Texas A&M on Saturday, but one stood out more than the others.
In a season where only two seniors were left and 11 freshmen dominated the roster, Florida players had something to prove to lacrosse fans and division I college lacrosse teams across the nation.
When Kyle Strawn sets to throw the hammer, he usually improves from his first throw on, but that wasn’t the case as he threw a career-best on his last attempt.
After a hard fought win against Vanderbilt on Saturday in a three hour match, the Florida Gators stay alive in the Southeastern Conference tournament and head to the finals to take on the Texas A&M Aggies for the first time since 2011.
For the first time in twenty-seven years, the Gators were knocked out prior to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament.
Stephanie Tofft just needed one pitch to lift Florida over Texas A&M in the teams’ series opener on Friday.
In their first day of the SEC tournament, the Florida Gators defeated the LSU Tigers in a clean 4-0 sweep to place them in the conference tournament semifinals.
Hitting coach Brad Weitzel tossed baseballs about 45 feet from home plate to a group of Gators that included Casey Turgeon, Justin Shafer and Richie Martin. The three players played through a sub-.500 season in 2013 that had Florida and coach Kevin O’Sullivan on the fringe of missing postseason play.
The first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Columbia, Mo., kicked off on Wednesday, but UF will play its first match of the tournament later today.
After a shaky season, the Gators begin postseason play today during the 2014 Southeastern Conference Women’s Golf Championship.
Taylor Schwarz is on a hot streak.
With their last days in Gator uniforms quickly approaching, seniors Mike Alford and Florent Diep hope to meet the high expectations their teammates and coach have set for them.
When it comes to freshmen, all people think about are young, naïve and green rookies who need to learn the ropes, but that isn’t the case for Rebekah Greene and Andres Arroyo.
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