Florida ahead of championship team’s pace
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Mar. 17, 2014Florida may have won its national championship in 2013, but the 2014 squad is far ahead of its predecessor.
Florida may have won its national championship in 2013, but the 2014 squad is far ahead of its predecessor.
The Gators could not buy runs against the Razorbacks.
There was not anyone coach Mike Holloway wanted to blame for the sub-par National Indoor Championships performance other than himself.
The problems began four pitches in.
It seems that as the Gators have moved through the season, they haven’t gotten better — they’ve gotten worse.
The Gators battled wind and a first-round, 25-over-par deficit to finish eighth out of 14 teams in their only home tournament of the season.
Florida only needed one inning on Sunday to clinch its first road series of the season.
After a tough fight in singles, No. 17 Florida (7-6,2-2 Southeastern Conference) dropped its match and its home winning streak after falling to the Georgia (10-5, 5-0 SEC) 4-3.
Down 3-2, Florida’s seniors could only watch as their younger teammates tried to complete a comeback bid in front of a deafening Georgia crowd.
Florida ran out of oxygen.
It’s not about how you start but how you finish, and in Buddy Alexander’s eyes, Florida did not finish well.
Attack the zone. Keep the ball down. Give the defense a chance. Through two games against Arkansas, Florida’s pitchers are doing just that. Logan Shore earned his first collegiate victory with 6.1 innings of work on Friday while Eric Hanhold held the Razorbacks scoreless over five to get the win Saturday night.
Peter Alonso was all smiles as he rounded third base and embraced Taylor Gushue who was waiting for him at home following the freshman’s first-career home run.
If it weren’t for solid goalkeepers, No. 4 Florida (8-2, 1-0 American Lacrosse Conference) might not have held it’s 17-12 loss within reach of a win.
ATLANTA — UF’s bench did not provide much production Saturday, and it’s something Billy Donovan cannot be too happy about.
ATLANTA — After scoring a team-high 13 points in the first half of Florida’s semifinal matchup with Tennessee, Scottie Wilbekin was almost nonexistent in the second half in terms of point production.
Bridget Sloan led the No. 3 Gators to finish their regular season on a high note—a season-high note.
Altitude was a factor in Albuquerque, N.M., for the NCAA Indoor Championships as the No.1 Gators track and field team had their ups and downs through Day 1.
Florida has some ground to make up in the next two days in order to have a shot at a good tournament finish.
It was a dismal day for the Gators at the Mark Bostick Golf Course on Friday.