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Sunday, May 17, 2026
The Buchholz Bobcats’ bid for a state baseball championship ended in defeat, leaving them as Class 6A runner-up for the third year in a row. The Bobcats had advanced to the title game by defeating Martin County in the semifinals, with Zac Brown’s sacrifice fly driving in the winning run in a nine-inning thriller.
Sources: Mainstreet Daily News · The Gainesville Sun
Florida baseball completed a sweep of LSU in its regular-season finale, with junior outfielder Hayden Yost hitting three home runs and driving in five runs in Sunday’s clinching game. Pitcher Liam Peterson had already secured the series with a dominant seven-inning complete game on Saturday. The back-to-back victories capped a strong finish to the Gators’ regular season.
Sources: The Independent Florida Alligator
The Gators opened the 2026 NCAA Gainesville Regional with two dominant victories, first run-ruling Florida A&M in the largest home margin of victory of the season, then defeating Georgia Tech for the third time this year. Shortstop Kenleigh Cahalan was a standout in the Georgia Tech win, highlighted by an 11-pitch at-bat. Florida advanced through the early rounds of the regional hosted at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Sources: The Gainesville Sun · The Independent Florida Alligator
The Florida Gators women’s track and field program claimed its eighth all-time SEC outdoor championship, earning what the program calls a triple crown — indoor, outdoor, and cross country conference titles in the same academic year — for the first time in nearly three decades. Three individual event titles helped power the team to 107 points in the outdoor meet.
Sources: The Independent Florida Alligator
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