Gators baseball team clinches series against LSU
By ANTHONY CHIANG | May 1, 2010The Gators and the Tigers each scored a combined eight runs in the two games played on Saturday, but only one team ended the day with two victories.
The Gators and the Tigers each scored a combined eight runs in the two games played on Saturday, but only one team ended the day with two victories.
In its first action since losing three of five for the first time since 2007, the Florida softball team played as well as it has all season Saturday.
Friday night’s game between No. 6 Florida (28-11, 12-6 Southeastern Conference) and No. 15 LSU (32-10, 11-7 SEC) was suspended because of thunderstorms.
For a team that lost only five games all season in 2008 and 2009, losing three of its last five could be considered a disappointment.
Three waves from umpire Owen Butts’ arms caused a ruckus in McKethan Stadium.
When Sunday’s championship match in the Southeastern Conference tournament was tied, senior Marrit Boonstra came through with a 6-2, 7-5 win to put No. 1 seed UF up 2-1 over No. 3 seed Tennessee.
Arkansas kept the game close until it was able to blow the game open with seven runs in a span of three innings Friday on its way to a win.
Twenty-four hours after having the worst all-around performance of her career, Florida freshman Marissa King had a historic day for the Gators.
All week, the coaches at the NCAA Gymnastics Championships spoke about parity in the sport.
Coach Kevin O’Sullivan said earlier this week Florida hitters needed more productive at-bats.
After having a gem of a performance in Game 1, it seemed like a given that junior ace Stephanie Brombacher would be able to shut the door in the nightcap.
Both Gators tennis teams continued their dominance of the Southeastern Conference West in Friday’s SEC Tournament action.
It didn’t start out pretty for the second-seeded Gators on Thursday night, but that didn’t stop them from reaching their fifth-consecutive Super Six.
With three weeks left in the Southeastern Conference schedule, the regular-season title is still very much up for grabs.
The Gators didn’t wait long to jump on the Bulls Wednesday.
Preston Tucker set the standard for first-year Florida players.
Reaching the top of the college gymnastics world is a no easy feat. Only four teams have won the national title in the sport’s previous 28 years — Utah, Georgia, Alabama and UCLA.
When Mike McCall told then-Sports Editor Bryan Jones that he should give me a job at the Alligator despite having no experience, he thought he was doing me a favor.
Expectations were high when Bob Van Overbeek, Sekou Bangoura, Jr., and Nassim Slilam joined the Gators men’s tennis team.
The rain seemed to dampen more than just the field Tuesday night.