Weekend of UF champs, Donovan's goodbye ad, Lopez retires, more tidbits
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 | Baseball, Men's Basketball, Football, Softball, Women's Tennis, Volleyball, Scott Carter
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A huge weekend for the Florida baseball and softball teams.
The UF baseball team won its first SEC Tournament in four years and the Gators softball team won the Gainesville Super Regional against Kentucky to advance to the Women's College World Series.
If you were hanging at the beach instead of the ballpark over the holiday weekend, here are some fresh links from around the Internet to catch you up:
--Billy Donovan said goodbye to the Gators and the Gainesville community with a full-page ad in the Gainesville Sun.
--It took awhile, but the Gators beat Vanderbilt on Sunday to win the SEC Tournament as Drew Champlin rewinds the day for AL.com.
--The Gators earn the No. 4 overall seed in the NCAA baseball tournament writes Kevin Brockway of the Gainesville Sun.
--Gators coach Jim McElwain tries to win over cynical fans writes Edgar Thompson of The Orlando Sentinel.
--Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun writes about the Florida softball team's dominance of Kentucky on the way to the WCWS.
--Florida's Josie Kuhlman and the doubles team of Brooke Austin and Kourtney Keegan saw their impressive runs at NCAA Finals come to a close Sunday writes Graham Hall of the Independent Florida Alligator.
--A Q&A with Gators athletic director Jeremy Foley from Gene Frenette of the Florida Times-Union.
--A good read from Greg Hansen of Tucson.com on former Gators head baseball coach Andy Lopez choosing life over baseball. Lopez is retiring after 14 seasons at Arizona.
