ONLY GATORS Get Out Alive » Cara Carrington http://www.onlygators.com ONLY GATORS Get Out Alive Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:15:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 FOUR BITS: Baseball wins, lacrosse falls to No. 5 http://www.onlygators.com/03/09/2010/four-bits-baseball-wins-lacrosse-falls-to-no-5/ http://www.onlygators.com/03/09/2010/four-bits-baseball-wins-lacrosse-falls-to-no-5/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:01:33 +0000 Adam Silverstein http://www.onlygators.com/?p=9552 Bubble Watch » All four teams riding the 2010 NCAA Tournament bubble \in action Tuesday won their respective contests. South Florida (20-11) took down DePaul 58-49, Rhode Island (22-8) defeated Saint Joseph’s 87-76, Dayton (20-11) lit up George Washington 70-60 and Seton Hall (19-11) was victorious over Providence 109-106.

1 » In the first of what will be a 10-game homestand, No. 6/7 Florida Gators baseball (8-2) took down the Illinois State Redbirds (4-6) 8-2 Tuesday night at McKethan Stadium in Gainesville, FL. Freshman starter Hudson Randall (2-0) tossed five innings of one-run ball along with five strikeouts as the Gators carried a 8-1 lead into the top of the eighth inning. Freshman first baseman Austin Maddox went 1-4 with a home run in the sixth, three RBI and two runs; sophomore outfielder Tyler Thompson supported him with a 2-4 performance with two RBI; and freshman OF Kamm Washington was 3-4 with an RBI and three stolen bases.

2 » A team filled with mostly freshman, Florida lacrosse has already had a remarkable inaugural season. Looking to put a feather in its cap Tuesday, the Gators (3-2) took the No. 5 Georgetown Hoyas (2-1) to the wire, falling 13-11 in just under two hours. Freshman goalkeeper Cara Carrington (3-2) got the loss as fellow freshman Caroline Chesterman contributed three goals and five shots in 65 minutes of field time. Each team accounted for 33 shots and 11 ground balls, but Georgetown cleared more shots than Florida – 17/17 to 12/16. The Hoyas outscored the Gators 10-5 in the first period, but UF came roaring back with a 6-3 total in the second period.

Two more BITS on awards given to the Florida Gators…after the jump!

3 » Florida track and field continues to rake in awards; on Tuesday, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association awarded the teams five more:
- South Region Men’s Head Coach of the Year: Mike Holloway
- South Region Women’s Head Coach of the Year: Mike Holloway
- South Region Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year: Todd Morgan
- South Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year: Charlotte Browning
- South Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year: Christian Taylor

4 » Gators sophomore starter Alex Pantelodis was named Tuesday to CollegeBaseball360.com’s Primetime Performer Weekly Honor Roll for his career-high eight strikeouts in a win over the weekend against the Miami Hurricanes.

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