GatorCountry brings you a new podcast as we preview the defensive side of the ball for the Florida Gators spring ball that starts on Wednesday in Gainesville.

Andrew Spivey and Nick de la Torre break down each position on the defensive side of the ball and explain what the strengths and weakness are at each position.

Andrew and Nick also recap the Gators softball and baseball teams weekends, as both teams swept weekend play, plus we breakdown the basketball team.

TRANSCRIPT:

 

ANDREW:              Hello, Gator Country. What’s going on, my friends? Joined by my man, Nick de la Torre. Nicholas, successful weekend on both of the diamonds, and Gators still sitting #1.

NICK:                        Sitting #1 in the baseball field, softball field, even basketball got a win. Got a win on the hardwood this weekend. So all around it was a good weekend for the Gators.

ANDREW:              I think the only thing, women’s basketball lost to a really good Kentucky team in the quarter finals in women’s basketball, but they should still be a top five, six seed there. Lacrosse got another top 10 win, and then also gymnastics got a win. Bridget Sloan got a perfect 10. Successful weekend around Gator sports. Nick, news flash. Softball team’s still rolling, and they actually got better this weekend.

NICK:                        How does one get better?

ANDREW:              When your team is stroking 10, 12, 14 hits a game. In the final game on Sunday against FAMU, Florida played seven innings in that game and had 17 strikeouts, including the last eight outs were strikeouts.

NICK:                        That’s not bad.

ANDREW:              No. Not bad at all. The team that everyone thought was struggling, you remember that team, Nick? The offensive team that was struggling, remember that?

NICK:                        Yeah. The Gators softball can’t hit, right?

ANDREW:              Everybody on the team except for one person is now hitting over .300.

NICK:                        That’s how you get it done.

ANDREW:              That’s how you get it done. The power numbers everybody was worried about? They’re coming around as well. Janell Wheaton stroking five homeruns this weekend. Big power numbers for that. Let’s talk football first. I know that’s what everybody wants to hear. Did the offensive preview on Friday, and we’ll do defense today. Just so we don’t get the question, I don’t know about you, Nick, but I’ve gotten the question 100 times, why didn’t we talk about this freshman or that freshman? This is spring preview. Talking about what’s going to happen starting Wednesday in Gainesville. Not what’s going to happen in the fall.

NICK:                        Listening comprehension.

ANDREW:              Sometimes it’s not the best quality for some people, but it is what it is.

NICK:                        Why don’t we do this. We’re going to do defense today, but why don’t we just run through—

ANDREW:              Hold up. Breaking news. We’re doing this on Sunday afternoon, and the Lakers beat the Warriors? Are you kidding me? Holy cow. Steph Curry must not have played very much.

NICK:                        Yeah. We’re going to start talking about the Warriors, the end of their season with their seventh loss of the year.

ANDREW:              It is the end of the season. Gator fans have poisoned my brain with thinking one loss, but go back to your point.

NICK:                        Let’s run through real quick. The punter depth chart is Johnny Townsend. Johnny Townsend will be the Gators punter next year. Punt man. Punters are people too. You also h