Senior outfielder leads inexperienced Gators in postseason
By LANDON WATNICK< | May 15, 2013With Florida down 2-0 to Missouri in the bottom of the second Saturday night, senior outfielder Kelsey Horton came to bat with a chance to even the score.
With Florida down 2-0 to Missouri in the bottom of the second Saturday night, senior outfielder Kelsey Horton came to bat with a chance to even the score.
A week after Florida granted his release to transfer, forward DeVon Walker had a change of heart.
After fanning Missouri’s Mackenzie Sykes for the final out of the seventh, junior right-hander Hannah Rogers ran to Taylore Fuller and hugged the freshman catcher as their teammates dashed out of the bullpen and joined the celebration.
Last week, sports were the last thing on my mind.
Although the conditions were different on the final day of the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, the results were the same as they were earlier this season.
Lauren Embree grabbed a bittersweet victory on Sunday.
Florida first baseman Vickash Ramjit struggled in his last weekend at McKethan Stadium.
In what was likely their last game in Gainesville, Florida’s seniors emphatically ensured it wasn’t their last game as Gators.
It looked like the Gators were about to by completely stymied by the Auburn pitching staff for the second straight night.
For the first time since 2009, Florida swept the regular season and Southeastern Conference Tournament titles.
With one day remaining in the 2013 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, the Gators find themselves in a familiar spot.
Led by two career-best rounds from senior Mia Piccio, the Florida women’s golf team advanced to the NCAA tournament after finishing in fourth place at the NCAA Central Regional.
Hosting the first round of the NCAA Tournament worked even better than coach Roland Thornqvist could have expected.
Thanks to a hot start offensively, Florida has reached its second Southeastern Conference Tournament title game in as many seasons.
After the second day of the 2013 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, Florida’s men are still in the lead.
It looked like Jonathon Crawford had brought his best stuff on Friday night.
Fresh off a loss to Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals, the Gators men’s tennis team ended its season with another disappointing defeat on Friday.
After a surprising first round that saw the Gators sit in first place in the NCAA Women’s Central Regional, the team fell back to Earth on Friday and sits tied for third at 13-over par (589).
Thursday was hammer time for the Gators.
The Gators women’s golf team had possibly their best first round of the season, landing in first place in the first round of the NCAA Central Regional thanks to a five-under (six-under) par (282) score as a team.