While the Florida Gators were a fringe NCAA tournament team, they set out to prove the doubters wrong. Florida opened regional play with a 5-2 win over Nebraska behind a 4-5 day at the plate from freshman Ashton Wilson. Wilson, who entered post-season play with just four career starts (all at the end of the regular season), recorded three doubles and crushed a home run off the scoreboard to lead Florida’s offensive charge. The Gators’ Cade Kurland opened the scoring with a leadoff homer to left-center on an 0-2 offering from Nebraska starter Brett Sears. You hang it, we bang it #GoGators ..read more

Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images Thursday night, a freshman dominated the circle to lead Florida past Oklahoma State in the Women’s College World Series opener for both teams. But, it was a pair of seniors that came away with the biggest plays of the night. Keagan Rothrock (31-7) pitched a complete game shutout in her WCWS debut, limiting the Cowgirls to just two hits in the 1-0 victory. Good night, Gator Nation pic.twitter.com/TQUqf36mhO — Gators Softball (@GatorsSB) May 31, 2024 In the top of the fifth inning, Lexi McDonald smacked a ball to center but Kendra Falby tracked it down and ..read more

With runners on first and second with two outs in the top of the seventh, Baylor’s Aliyah Binford hit a 3-2 offering from Keagan Rothrock straight up in the air near first base. Florida senior first baseman Avery Goelz called for it and came away with the grab that sent the Gators to their twelfth Women’s College World Series appearance. That will do it! Gators are heading back to the Women’s College World Series for the 12th time ESPNU | #GoGators pic.twitter.com/MN1M9b7eJH — Gators Softball (@GatorsSB) May 26, 2024 The Gators got the scoring started early as Jocelyn Erickson hit a sacr ..read more

The Florida Gators fell to No. 1 Northwestern 15-11 in the Final Four Friday to end an incredibly successful season. The loss ended the Gators’ twenty game winning streak and moved the Wildcats into the national championship for the second consecutive season. Florida and Northwestern played fairly evenly through three quarters of play before a 55-minute weather delay due to lightning in the area. Upon return to the field, the Gators seemed a step behind the Wildcats and Northwestern took control, taking a 10-9 lead up to 14-9 and out of reach for the Gators. The first half saw a back and fort ..read more

The Florida Gators are just one win away from advancing to the Women’s College World Series for the twelfth time in program history following a 4-2 win over Baylor in the opening game of the Gainesville Super Regional. The Gators (50-12) trailed after an uncharacteristic defensive first inning that saw the Bears (35-22) plate a run following several miscues in the field. As they did all season, Florida proved resilient and immediately came back to take the lead with their first at-bat. SEC Player of the Year Jocelyn Erickson ripped an RBI double to even the score. Two batters later Katie Kist ..read more

Florida Gators lacrosse is on its way to the Final Four after blowing by the Maryland Terrapins Saturday afternoon, 15-9. Now the stage is set for the Orange and Blue to make its final push for a spot in the national title game. It will be UF’s first trip back to the Final Four since 2012. The only thing standing in their way now is the No. 1 ranked Northwestern Wildcats (17-2, 5-1) who toppled No. 9 Pennsylvania, 20-7, to punch their ticket to the NCAA semifinal. Florida and Northwestern never crossed paths this season. In fact, it’s been a full decade since the lacrosse programs have come f ..read more

Photo by Brian Fox | ChompTalk The Florida Gators are one win away from advancing to Super Regionals after defeating South Alabama 9-1 in five innings Saturday. Florida freshman pitcher Keagan Rothrock threw a complete game, allowing just one run on three hits in her five innings of work. The Jaguars actually got on the scoreboard first as a pair of singles plated a run to give South Alabama the early 1-0 lead. The Gators finally responded as freshman Ava Brown led off the third with a solo home run to make it a 1-1 ballgame. After the Gators evened things up, the game became delayed with ligh ..read more

Photo by Wesley Hitt | Getty Images All of the season’s frustrations were taken out in the fourth inning Saturday afternoon, exploding for 12 runs, which was the highest scoring inning of the Kevin O’Sullivan era at Florida. Although the Bulldogs attempted a comeback, the Gators had many responses, including two home runs from Kurland on the day. The Gators win 19-11 in a high-scoring, high-stakes game. Georgia took the lead with one run in the first and two runs in the second, taking a 3-0 early lead. The Gators offense had the best inning they have had this season in the fourth. Caglianone s ..read more

While the NCAA gymnastics season has ended, several Gator gymnasts are still training in full swing, preparing to compete for one of five berths on the U.S. Olympic team headed to Paris this summer. Tonight, they will demonstrate their progress since Winter Cup, the first meet of this elite season, at the Core Hydration Classic. The U.S. Classic is the last qualifying meet to the U.S. Championships, but luckily, all Gators have already achieved their qualifying scores previously. Florida’s roster of competitors here may be the largest of any school with a whopping five former, current, deferri ..read more

Photo by Brian Fox | ChompTalk The No. 4 seed Florida Gators are one win closer to their goal of making it to Oklahoma City for the women’s College World Series after opening the NCAA Tournament with a 6-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast. Florida freshman pitcher Keagan Rothrock threw 6.1 innings while allowing just two hits before turning the game over to fellow freshman Ava Brown for the final two outs. The scoring started for the Gators in the third inning when Skylar Wallace laced a double up the middle that scored Mia Williams and Kendra Falby. Just in case you wanted to see this two-RBI dou ..read more