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Zaire, Florida Gators recruiting and more: Podcast
GatorCountry brings you a new podcast as we talk about the newest Florida Gators quarterback, Malik Zaire who's planning to transfer to Florida this summer.
Andrew Spivey and Nick de la Torre break down the move for Zaire, plus talk about the big weekend for the Gators recruiting classes last week, plus talk Justin Fields decommitment from Penn State.
Andrew and Nick also break down the diamond sports and what the baseball team has to face this weekend in the Super Regionals this weekend.
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Gourley takes Florida Gators softball to a Game 3
Special report on the Florida Gators softball:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Behind an Amanda Lorenz two-run home run and a brilliant performance from Delanie Gourley in the circle, the No. 1-seeded University of Florida softball team evened its NCAA Super Regional series with Alabama on Friday with a 2-0 win at KSP Stadium.
UF (54-8) and UA (46-17) will meet on Saturday at 5 p.m. with a trip to the NCAA Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City on...
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Florida Gators softball embracing post-season pressures
It’s business as usual for the Florida Gators softball team as it prepares for 2017 post-season play. For the third consecutive year and the fifth time in history, the Gators are the No. 1 overall seed in the national tournament, a feat no team but Florida has ever accomplished more than once.
“There’s a lot to be said about doing something like that,” said head coach Tim Walton. “That tells you a lot about your whole body of work. That tells you about what you did all season long from February all the way until May. I don’t know that it’s helped us in some of the seeding...
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Lorenz powers Florida Gators softball past UNF
Special report on the Florida Gators softball team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Amanda Lorenz belted a pair of home runs and drew a bases loaded walk, which helped propel the University of Florida softball team to a 5-1 victory over North Florida Wednesday, April 5 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
The Gators (34-2, 10-1 SEC) struck first when Lorenz sent the second pitch from Osprey hurler Amanda Blanchard (4-3) over the center field wall. Jaimie Hoover capped off the scoring in the bottom of the first inning with her second SAC fly of the season, which scored junior Nicole...
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Seventh inning rally pushes Florida Gators softball past AU
Special report on the Florida Gators softball team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It came down to the final at-bat and aggressive base running as junior Nicole DeWitt provided a walk-off single to complete the comeback and give the No. 2-ranked University of Florida softball team a 4-3 win over No. 4 Auburn in the initial game of the series Saturday, March 25 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Alex Voss scored the tying run from second base while redshirt-freshman Sophia Reynoso raced home from first base for the go-ahead run. DeWitt’s game-winning single hit off the outstretched glove of...
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Florida Gators softball no-hits South Carolina for the sweep
Special report on the Florida Gators softball team:
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Delanie Gourley and Aleshia Ocasio linked up for the fifth combined no-hitter in Florida softball history during a 10-0 rout over five innings to complete the sweet over South Carolina Sunday, March 19, at Beckham field. Gourley (11-1) threw four-complete innings while Ocasio took over in the circle to finish the final inning of play.
The Gators (26-1, 5-0...
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Florida Gators softball opens SEC play with a Win
Special report on the Florida Gators softball team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Behind Delanie Gourley's third complete-game one-hitter, the No. 3-ranked University of Florida softball team opened Southeastern Conference play with a 6-0 victory over No. 24 Missouri at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Saturday, March 11.
Florida (21-1, 1-0 SEC) produced its NCAA leading 14th shutout of the season en route to the victory over Missouri (11-9, 0-1 SEC). Gourley hurled a gem as she recorded 10 strikeouts with only one walk and a hit through 24 batters on the day. The Lakeside, Calif....
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Florida Gators softball preview for the Missouri series
The No. 3 ranked Florida Gators softball team went undefeated in the Judi Garman Classic last weekend in California. The Gators defeated two top 25 teams before taking this week off for spring break.
The Gators take their 20-1 record into the opening weekend of SEC play and Florida will get to stay at home for the series.
This weekend the Gators will take on Missouri in a match-up that puts two top 25 teams against each other. This weekend is an odd weekend for Florida, as the Gators will have the Saturday-Monday series.
Entering this weekend the SEC has 10 teams ranked in the top 25...
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Gourley is perfect in Florida Gators softball win
Special report on Florida Gators softball:
FULLERTON, Calif. – Senior Delanie Gourley stole the show in the opening game of the Judi Garman Classic at the Anderson Family Field on the campus of Cal State Fullerton Thursday, March 2. The Lakeside, Calif. native threw just 62 pitches and struck out 12 Hawkeyes in the 8-0 victory over Iowa.
Gourley faced the minimum of 15 batters in the run-rule effort to improve to 7-1 on the season. Only a trio of Hawkeyes were able to connect and put the ball into fair territory for the Gators (16-1) defense, none of which was...
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Florida Gators softball preview for the Citrus Classic
The No. 3 ranked Florida Gators softball team suffered their first loss of the season last weekend but still won the Aquafina Invitational Tournament.
The Gators take their 10-1 record into another weekend tournament this time it’s the Citrus Classic in Orlando, Florida at Disney’s Wide World of Sports.
This weekend the Gators will play five games in three days against five different teams in Gainesville. Despite none of them being ranked, the Gators competition will still be tough.
Joining Florida in Orlando will be Syracuse, Fordham, Liberty, Elon and Lehigh and the Gators take...
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Florida Gators softball preview for the Aquafina Invitational
The No. 1 ranked Florida Gators softball team began the season with a perfect weekend in Tampa followed by a midweek win against Jacksonville.
The Gators take their perfect 6-0 record into their home opener this weekend when they host the Aquafina Invitational tournament.
This weekend the Gators will play five games in three days against four different teams in Gainesville. Despite none of them being ranked, the Gators competition will still be tough.
Joining Florida in Gainesville will be Northwestern State, Maryland, FIU and Florida A&M.
Here’s the schedule for this...
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2018 Florida Gators recruiting update and more: Podcast
Gator Country brings you a new podcast as we recap the Florida Gators big recruiting weekend last weekend, plus talk about the basketball team.
Andrew Spivey and Nick de la Torre also break down how the new coaches are doing in recruiting, plus update you on how this staff is different from years past.
Andrew and Nick also recap the Florida Gators softball season-opening tournament and talk about the upcoming baseball season for the Gators.
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Andrew: What’s up, Gator Country? Your man, Andrew Spivey, here again with Nicholas de...
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Getting to know the new faces of Florida Gators softball
The Florida Gators softball team takes on a whole new look this season after saying goodbye to one of the most talented and successful classes in school history after the 2016 season. A class that consisted of five major contributors throughout their four seasons on campus. Aubree Monroe, Kelsey Stewart, Taylore Fuller, Kirsti Merritt and Taylor Schwarz will go down as some of the most beloved players to ever step on the field at Florida.
This season, head coach Tim Walton and his staff bring in five new names that will try to build their own legacy over the next four years. Some of their...
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Florida Gators softball looking for leadership for 2017 team
The Florida Gators softball season gets underway on Friday when the Gators make their annual appearance in the USF tournament in Tampa to open the season.
When fans tune in to watch the Gators this year, it will be a different looking team from what you’ve been accustomed to seeing the last fours year from Florida.
Gone are five of the most successful Gators softball players in Florida’s rich softball history to graduation. Losing those five seniors is something that head coach Tim Walton and his staff are still trying to coup with.
“I spoke last week to our Gator Diamond Club...
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Devastating Super Regional series ends Gators championship hopes
Story written by Bailiegh Williams
Championships have become not only hope, but also expectation in Gainesville for the Florida Gators softball team. After two WCWS Championships in a row, and an even better season in the making in 2016, no one expected the season to end before Oklahoma City. The only problem with expectations is that they often lead to devastation.
With a 3-0 loss Thursday night, and a heartbreaking 3-2 loss Friday, Florida’s season came to an abrupt end. It was not hard to tell the Bulldogs were the more relaxed team this weekend.
In game one, Delanie...
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Recruiting mailbag and Florida Gators diamond podcast
This GatorCountry podcast has a lot different things to offer Florida Gators fans as we take you recruiting questions, plus talk Florida diamond sports on this edition.
Andrew Spivey and Nick de la Torre break down the Gators recruiting class, while answering your questions about certain positions and when the next commit will happen.
Andrew and Nick also talk about how the Gators softball team did in the Gainesville Regional, plus how the baseball team finished last weekend heading into the SEC tournament.
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Andrew:What’s up, Gator Country? Your man, Andrew Spivey,...
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