Gator News And Worl d Report (3/28/2005)

The Gator News and World Report for Monday, March 28, 2005. No. 11 Gators take series with 6-1 win over No. 9 Gamecocks; Women's tennis blanks Alabama; Tough men search; Meyer Gives Gators Some Tough Love; Injuries are the pits under Meyer; Leak is adapting to offense and more...

Florida Gator Baseball
No. 11 Gators take series with 6-1 win over No. 9 Gamecocks
South Carolina's feared lineup couldn't match Florida's gritty pitching staff.

Corsaletti, Falkenbach help Florida capture series
Jeff Corsaletti homered and drove in two runs, and Connor Falkenbach threw five innings of shutout relief to lead host Florida to a 2-1 series win with a 6-1 victory Sunday over South Carolina.

Hitters fail to clean up at plate
USC manages only six runs in losing two of three at Florida

UF downs 'Cocks, takes series
The UF baseball team survived a Friday night scare to win its first conference series of the season, largely due to the rubber arm of Connor Falkenbach.

Florida knocks off South Carolina 6-1
Jeff Corsaletti homered and drove in two runs and Connor Falkenbach threw five innings of shutout relief to lead host Florida (19-7, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) to a 6-1 victory Sunday over South Carolina (19-5, 2-4).

Florida Lady Gator Tennis
Women's tennis blanks Alabama
The 17th-ranked Florida women's tennis team overcame windy conditions and a pesky Alabama squad for its seventh shutout of the season, defeating the Crimson Tide 7-0 Sunday afternoon at Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex.

Florida Gator Football
Tough men search
The Florida Gators made enough plays on offense and defense in Saturday's scrimmage to please coach Urban Meyer. But one vital element continues to be missing.

Meyer's First Scrimmage Shows Flash Of Future
For Florida coach Urban Meyer, the Gators' quarterback scenario has appeared as cloudy as the Gainesville sky.

Meyer Gives Gators Some Tough Love
If some of his post-practice comments are any indication, Urban Meyer isn't going to sugarcoat anything about his University of Florida football team.

Injuries are the pits under Meyer
Wearing heavy steel chains around his neck, Florida offensive lineman Ronnie Wilson walked up and down the steps of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday while his teammates scrimmaged on the wet, gloomy field below.

UF's Meyer isn't satisfied
Florida's defense performed well during practice, but it wasn't enough for new coach Urban Meyer. 'I don't think we're a tough team,' he said.

Meyer shows what's to come
Coach Urban Meyer didn't waste any time giving University of Florida fans a taste of the offense everyone had come to see.

Leak shows quick release in weekend scrimmage
Chris Leak’s throws zipped a little faster, DeShawn Wynn ran a little harder and Kyle Jackson crushed receivers with the vengeance of New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison.

Leak is adapting to offense
When Urban Meyer was named as the new head football coach at Florida, one of the first people the media rushed to for a response was quarterback ...