Florida shortstop Katie Medina hit a walkoff single to help lead the Gators to a 4-3 victory over UAB in the NCAA Softball Super Regional Saturday afternoon in Gainesville.
The Gators are one win away from advancing to the Women’s College World Series. Florida (56-7) and UAB (40-18) will play today at noon. The Blazers need two wins to advance.
After the game, UF coach Tim Walton and Medina talked about the game:
Full StoryThe Florida softball team will play UAB today in the first game of the NCAA Super Regional, at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in Gainesville.
The two teams will meet on Sunday, at 1 p.m., for the second game, and later Sunday afternoon, for the deciding game in the series - if necessary.
Florida (55-7) is the No. 2 national seed in the tournament.
Listen to UF coach Tim Walton preview today's game:
Full StoryIf you're planning on attending the Florida-Miami football game on Sept. 7, you might want to start hydrating now.
CBS and ESPN have announced kickoff times for several football games during the 2013 season which will be broadcast on their respective networks, and those announcements include two games involving the Gators.
ESPN and the ACC announced today that the Florida-Miami game on Sept. 7 in Miami Gardens will kickoff at noon.
Yes, noon.
CBS has announced that it will broadcast the Nov. 2 game against Georgia in Jacksonville during the traditional 3:30 p.m. time slot.
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Michael Frazier II was selected to the SEC All-Freshman Team this past season.
Florida guard Michael Frazier II, of Tampa, is one of 24 players who have received an invitation to USA Basketball’s training camp for the 2013 U19 FIBA World Championships - the team which will be coached by Gators head coach Billy Donovan.
The players are selected by the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee. The 24 players will compete for 12 roster spots.
Training camp will be June 14-19 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Finalists will be anounced on June 16, with the official 12-man roster to be set in the following days.
The tournament will be held June 27 through July 7 in Prague, Czech Republic.
Frazier said he was ovewhelmed when he received news he had been invited.
"I was excited, happy,'' said Frazier, who played at Plant High before transferring to Montverde Academy. "I was overwhelmed because I've always wanted to play for team USA. So getting the opportunity to go and showcase what I have is a great opportunity for me. I'm so happy to be a part of this." …
Full StorySenior forward Will Yeguete underwent an arthroscopic debridement on his right knee Wednesday morning at UF Health Shands Hospital, Florida athletic officials confirmed today.
Yeguette is expected to require at least four months of recovery.
It is the third surgery he has undergone since joining the Gators, the second on his knee.
Yeguete fractured his foot late in the 2011 season, and missed all of the Gators' postseason.
In 2012, he missed a month of action after undergoing surgery to remove floating chips in the right knee. He said at the end of the season he most likely would need more surgery, which was completed today.
The 6-foot-7 Yeguete averaged 5.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 31 games for the Gators this past season, but is considered one of Florida's best defensive players.
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The Florida baseball team opens play in the SEC tournament today at 5:30 p.m.
No. 8 seed Florida (29-27) will play ninth-seeded Texas A&M (30-25) in the third game of today's tournament in Hoover, Ala. The winner of the game between the Aggies and Gators will advance to the double-elimination portion of the 12-team event.
The Gators will be making their league-leading 33rd appearance at the SEC Tourney and are 55-55 (.500) all-time.
Sophomore right-hander Johnny Magliozzi (4-1, 2.14) will make his third start of the season, and his first SEC Tournament appearance, when he takes the mound against Texas A&M sophomore right-hander Daniel Mengden (7-3, 1.92).
Magliozzi has 12 saves and a 2.14 ERA in 54.2 innings and 27 appearances this season. He also has 45 strikeouts,
This past weekend, Florida closed out the regular season with a series at Georgia. The Gators won Thursday’s opener, 4-2, before the Bulldogs won in the final two games, 3-1 and 9-2.
Since a 4-3 loss in 11 innings to No. 11 Ole Miss on March 29 that dropped their record to 11-16 (.407), the Gators went 18-11 (.621) to finish the regular season two games above the .500 plateau at 29-27 (.518). …
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Florida's Lauren Embree returns the ball during a quarterfinal doubles tennis match against California.
It was a comeback that fell just short.
The top-ranked and two-time defending national champion Florida women's tennis team fell behind 3-0 in its national semifinal match against Stanford, then staged a late rallly before losing 4-3 late Monday night at the Atkins Tennis Center on the University of Illinois campus.
It was a classic match between two programs that have become familiar with battling each other for championships. The last two postseason meetings between Florida and Stanford prior to Monday were 4-3 decisions in the final, with the Gators winning the 2011 national championship and the Cardinal the 2010 title. Both of those matches came down to a third set in the last match on court.
UF had its overall win streak halted at 19, as well as its 16-match run in the NCAA Championships. The Gator’s previous last postseason loss was a 4-3 decision to Stanford in the 2010 final
It was a bittersweet ending for a senior class that leaves with unprecedented success: over the past four years, the Gators have been to four consecutive Final Fours, won two national titles and had three title match appearances. …
Full StoryFollowing a hard-fought 4-2 win against California on Sunday, the Florida women's tennis team has advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Championships.
Florida (26-2), the top seed and two-time defending national champion, will play No. 12 Stanford (20-4) today at 6 p.m. The Cardinal upset No. 4 Georgia, 4-1 in their quarterfinal match.
“We played them in February and thought they were wicked good,” UF coach Roland Thornqvist said. “We played really well to get out of that jam. I had a feeling that they were going to go deep in this tournament. Obviously, we have some of the same matchups that we did back in February so we’ll try to prepare as best we can.”
Florida will be playing in the NCAA Semifinals -the equivalent of basketball's Final Four - for the 23rd time in the last 27 years.
“It feels great to be back in the semifinals,” said Florida senior Lauren Embree, who produced wins on the singles and doubles courts Sunday and improved to 34-2 in NCAA dual match singles and doubles play.
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It was the classic pitcher’s duel between Florida and USF on Sunday afternoon, as Bulls ace Sara Nevins and Florida’s Hannah Rogers battled it out in brutal near-90 degree temperatures.
But the outcome ultimately came down to the team that made the fewest mistakes.
Nevins gave up just one hit, but two critical mistakes in the fourth sealed the Bulls’ (45-16) fate. The senior standout walked in a run, then allowed another to score when she hit batter Taylore Fuller, leading to Florida’s 2-0 win over the Bulls Sunday afternoon in the NCAA Gainesville Regional.
With the victory, Florida (55-7) advances to its sixth NCAA Super Regional. The Gators will host either UAB or UCLA this weekend.
While the Gators struggled at the plate, Rogers kept them in the game with her arm, going seven innings, giving up three hits with five strikeouts in 24 at bats. She said pitching against a player of Nevins’ caliber also improves her game.
“It’s like a pitcher’s matchup, and you’re fighting for every pitch and every out throughout the whole game,” Rogers said.
Hear what UF coach Tim Walton had to say following today's game:
Full StoryFlorida sophomore Lauren Haeger's three-run homer in the bottom of the first gave Florida huge momentum, and the Gators went on to defeat USF 11-1 Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Tournament Gainesville Regional.
It was the 20th come-from-behind win of the season for Florida.
The Gators (54-7) advanced to play Sunday at 1 p.m. and will face either USF, Georgia Southern or Hampton.
USF (44-15) took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but Haeger's home run gave the Gators a boost, then Florida had a five-run second inning to help secure the win.
USF star pitcher Sara Nevins left the game after 1.1 innings, and eventually gave up up six hits and seven runs. Florida pitcher Hannah Rogers had a slow start, but eventually went give innings with six strikeouts and giving up just one hit.
After the game, UF coach Tim Walton talked about the Gators' performance:
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The Florida softball team rallied with a four-run third inning, then added two more in the fifth on home runs by Valrico alum Kelsey Horton and Taylore Fuller to earn a 7-1 win over Hampton (34-25) Friday night in the NCAA Gainesville Regional.
It was the 19th come-from-behind victory for the Gators (53-7) this season.
The Gators will play USF, a 1-0 winner over Georgia Southern, Saturday at 1 p.m. at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on the UF campus.
"It was a good win for us," UF coach Tim Walton said. "When you've got a young team, you don't know what you're going to get, but I thought they played well tonight."
Florida sophomore pitcher Alyssa Bache made her first postseason start, and her first start since April 17 vs. Florida State.
"I was really excited to help my team in any way I could," said Bache who went seven innings and gave up just two hits.
Horton, one of two seniors on the Gators' team, was 2-for-4 with four RBI.
“I just made some adjustments in my first and second at-bats,” Horton said. “We did a really good job getting the momentum going.”
USF lost twice to the Gators this season, but Walton said he expects a challenge on Saturday. …
Full StoryThe Florida softball team begins NCAA Tournament play today vs. Hampton in the NCAA Tournament Gainesville Regional at the Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on the University of Florida campus.
The Gators and Hampton will play at 6 p.m. today, while USF will play Georgia Southern at 3:30 p.m.
Florida is the No. 2 national seed and is trying to return to the NCAA Super Regional after being eliminated by USF in Gainesville last season. Prior to that, the Gators had been to four consecutive Women's College World Series.
"I think we're in a good position," UF coach Tim Walton said. "We've prepared really well this week. We're excited and fired up to get back home again. We're not putting any more pressure on them than they already put on themesvles. We're concentrating on just going out and playing, doing what we've done all season." …
Full StoryThe Florida men’s golf team played one of its best rounds of the season on Thursday, setting itself up into first place after the first day at the NCAA South Regional in Baton Rouge.
The Gators shot a 286 (-2) as a team. Florida was the only team in the field to record a score under par on the first day of competition and holds a 10-stroke advantage over second place Alabama.
“We have been waiting for a day like today,” UF coach Buddy Alexander said. “Today was solid from the get-go.”
The top of the individual leaderboard was held by Florida golfers: seniors Tyler McCumber and T.J. Vogel share the top spot after Thursday’s round. Both shot an opening round 70 (-2). In total, three Gators are in the top-10 after the first day.
“It was a solid start,” Alexander said. “Hopefully, we can continue it because it has been a long time coming.”
Play will resume Friday morning with the second round of the NCAA South Regional. Live scoring will available on Golfstat.com
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Former Florida All-American soccer player Abby Wambach is the subject of the latest installment of the ESPN series "SEC Storied".
The documentary will chronicle Wambach’s soccer career from her days as the nation's top high school player, to helping lead the Gators to the 1998 NCAA national title, to her U.S. women’s national team career.
Wambach was a two-time first team All-America selection and was a four-time member of the All-SEC first team. She was the SEC Player of the Year in 2000 and 2001. Wambach is the Gators' career leader in goals (96), assists (50) and points (242) and stands seventh on the NCAA Career charts in goals and points.
Her story will debut tonight at 8 p.m. on ESPNU.
Full StoryFormer Florida forward Braxton Ogbueze has transferred to Charlotte, head coach Alan Major announced today.
Ogbueze, who played high school basketball in Charlotte, will sit out the 2013-14 season per NCAA rules, and will have three years of eligibility remaining.
Ogbueze played in 23 games for Florida as a freshman, scoring 19 points with six assists. He was ranked the fifth-best point guard in the nation by Scout.com coming out of United Faith High School.
Charlotte is one of the schools that recruited Ogbueze out of high school.
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