With center fielder Kim Waleszonia out of the lineup with a knee injury until at least the end of the regular season, the Gators will need someone to step up at the plate. This weekend, Kelsey Bruder answered the call.
Walter Hodge wasn't about to go out a loser.
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Playing Tennessee again was not the recipe UF wanted to cook up to start the postseason.
Playing Tennessee again was not the recipe UF wanted to cook up to start the postseason.
Walter Hodge wasn't about to go out a loser.
Welcome to the Alex Lacroix Show, a program of endless thrills and excitement.
Following its first road win of the spring, the No. 9 UF men's tennis team returns to Gainesville as the best in the state.
Although the UF women's golf team will be a couple of hours away from Gainesville, it will feel very much at home in this weekend's tournament.
In a way, UF was victorious in the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships. The team didn't win the championship trophy in Lexington, Ky., but it got the next best thing - experience.
The Gators aren't exactly used to this.
Between the Gators bedspread, the closet full of UF apparel, the national championship Wheaties boxes and the posters, it's clear why Trey Burton's college decision was easy.
The UF softball team will have to face more than just the start of its Southeastern Conference season this weekend at South Carolina. The Gators will also have to try to fill the hole in their lineup left by injured center fielder Kim Waleszonia.
The Santa Fe College men's basketball team (22-7, 8-4 Mid-Florida Conference) ended its season after falling during the first round of the state tournament to Suncoast Conference champion Polk Community College 65-63 on Thursday.
Even tears couldn't wash away the disappointment.
If things continue to go poorly for UF in this weekend's three-game home series with Duquesne, it won't be because coach Kevin O'Sullivan has been unwilling to shake up the pitching staff.
On a night Corey Hartung envisioned waving to the crowd after her floor exercise, she instead will face the harsh reality of not competing, waving to the crowd from the floor with her family, dressed up to cheer and coach while wearing a protective boot.
Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss., a small city that just 24,000 people call home, the UF men's basketball team's season died quietly in its sleep.
Anthony DeSclafani headed to the dugout in the sixth inning after giving up his first hit of the night and could only watch as the bullpen gave the game away.
The sky may have finally hit the ground for the Gators.
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