2015 Florida Gators baseball team

2015 Florida Gators baseball

SEC Tournament champions Gainesville Regional champions Gainesville Super Regional champions
College World Series, 3–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
2015 record	52–18 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (8th year)
Assistant coach	Brad Weitzel (8th year) Craig Bell (8th year)
Home stadium	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

2015 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
#2 Vanderbilt ^x^y	20	–	10	.667	51	–	21	.708
#3 Florida ‡^y	19	–	11	.633	52	–	18	.743
Missouri	15	–	15	.500	30	–	28	.517
Kentucky	14	–	15	.483	30	–	25	.545
South Carolina	13	–	17	.433	32	–	25	.561
Tennessee	11	–	18	.379	24	–	26	.480
Georgia	10	–	19	.345	26	–	28	.481
Western
#5 LSU ^x†^y	21	–	8	.724	54	–	12	.818
#11 Texas A&M ^y	18	–	10	.643	50	–	14	.781
#7 Arkansas ^y	17	–	12	.586	40	–	25	.615
Ole Miss ^y	15	–	14	.517	30	–	28	.517
Auburn ^y	13	–	17	.433	36	–	26	.581
Alabama	12	–	18	.400	32	–	28	.533
Mississippi State	8	–	22	.267	24	–	30	.444

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2015 college baseball season. The Gators competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his eighth season as Florida head coach. The Gators entered the season hoping to build upon their performance in the 2014 NCAA Tournament, where they were eliminated after consecutive losses to the College of Charleston and North Carolina.

Roster

2015 Florida Gators roster

Pitchers

2 – Logan Browning – Freshman
3 – Dane Dunning – Sophomore
10 – A. J. Puk – Sophomore
13 – Kirby Snead – Sophomore
14 – Bobby Poyner – Senior
15 – Danny Young – Junior
16 – Taylor Lewis – Junior
18 – Mike Vinson – Sophomore
21 – Alex Faedo – Freshman
25 – Eric Hanhold – Junior
26 – Tyler Deel – Sophomore
27 – Aaron Rhodes – Junior
30 – Scott Moss – Freshman
32 – Logan Shore – Sophomore
34 – Brett Morales – Sophomore
37 – Shaun Anderson – Sophomore
39 – Frank Rubio – Sophomore

Catchers

4 – Mike Rivera – Freshman
22 – JJ Schwarz – Freshman
28 – Mark Kolozsvary – Freshman
29 – Mike Fahrman – Junior

Infielders

1 – Taylor Lane – Freshman
5 – Dalton Guthrie – Freshman
10 – A. J. Puk – Sophomore
11 – Josh Tobias – Senior
12 – Richie Martin – Junior
17 – Christian Hicks – Freshman
20 – Peter Alonso – Sophomore
24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Freshman
38 – Jason Lombardozzi – Junior
44 – John Sternagel – Sophomore

Outfielders

2 – Logan Browning – Freshman
8 – Harrison Bader – Junior
23 – Buddy Reed – Sophomore
24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Freshman
26 – Logan Deel – Sophomore
66 – Ryan Larson – Sophomore

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head Coach – 8th year 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant Coach – 8th year 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant Coach – 8th year 31 – Buddy Munroe – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year Jon Michelini – Athletic Trainer – 2nd year Paul Chandler – Strength & Conditioning Coordinator – 6th year

Schedule

Legend
	Florida win
	Florida loss
	Postponement
Bold	Florida team member

2015 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February

Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
February 13	Rhode Island	#5	McKethan Stadium	9–1	Shore (1–0)	Moyers (0–1)	None	3,404	1–0	–
February 14	Rhode Island	#5	McKethan Stadium	22–3	Dunning (1–0)	Distasio (0–1)	None	3,283	2–0	–
February 15	Rhode Island	#5	McKethan Stadium	6–1	Puk (1–0)	Whitman (0–1)	None	3,210	3–0	–
February 17	Florida A&M	#5	McKethan Stadium		Canceled (rain)^[1]				–	–
February 18	at South Florida	#5	USF Baseball Stadium Tampa, Florida	13–3	Morales (1–0)	Peterson (0–1)	None	2,059	4–0	–
February 20	#14 Miami (FL)	#5	McKethan Stadium	4–3	Lewis (1–0)	Mediaville (0–1)	None	3,661	5–0	–
February 21	#14 Miami (FL)	#5	McKethan Stadium	2–7	Woodrey (2–0)	Puk (1–1)	None	6,081	5–1	–
February 22	#14 Miami (FL)	#5	McKethan Stadium	2–1	Dunning (2–0)	Sosa (1–1)	Lewis (1)	4,734	6–1	–
February 24	at Florida Atlantic	#5	Roger Dean Stadium Jupiter, Florida	10–8	Vinson (1–0)	Carr (0–1)	Lewis (2)	2,181	7–1	–
February 27	Stony Brook	#5	McKethan Stadium	1–0	Shore (2–0)	Knesnik (0–2)	Poyner (1)	2,602	8–1	–
February 28	Stony Brook	#5	McKethan Stadium	14–3	Puk (2–1)	Honahan (1–1)	None	2,721	9–1	–

March

Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
March 1	Stony Brook	#5	McKethan Stadium	6–2	Dunning (3–0)	Zamora (1–1)	Lewis (3)	3,222	10–1	–
March 3	at #14 UCF	#2	Jay Bergman Field Orlando, Florida	3–4	Hukari (3–0)	Poyner (0–1)	Thompson (2)	4,319	10–2	–
March 4	#14 UCF	#2	McKethan Stadium	10–2	Snead (1–0)	Hepple (1–1)	None	2,705	11–2	–
March 6	Maine	#2	McKethan Stadium	5–0	Shore (3–0)	Courtney (0–4)	None	2,803	12–2	–
March 7	Maine	#2	McKethan Stadium	6–1	Puk (3–1)	Heath (2–1)	Young (1)	3,153	13–2	–
March 8	Maine	#2	McKethan Stadium	5–3	Dunning (4–0)	Marks (0–3)	Lewis (4)	3,147	14–2	–
March 10	Fairfield	#3	McKethan Stadium	8–7	Hanhold (1–0)	Wallace (0–1)	Lewis (5)	2,458	15–2	–
March 11	Fairfield	#3	McKethan Stadium	6–1	Faedo (1–0)	Howell (0–2)	None	2,435	16–2	–
March 13	Tennessee	#3	McKethan Stadium	3–6	Marks (2–1)	Shore (3–1)	Lee (3)	3,516	16–3	0–1
March 14	Tennessee	#3	McKethan Stadium	8–3	Puk (4–1)	Owenby (1–2)	Poyner (2)	3,918	17–3	1–1
March 15	Tennessee	#3	McKethan Stadium	9–4	Young (1–0)	Serrano (1–2)	None	3,648	18–3	2–1
March 17	#11 Florida State	#3	McKethan Stadium	14–8	Vinson (2–0)	Carlton (1–1)	None	5,827	19–3	–
March 20	at Ole Miss	#3	Swayze Field Oxford, Mississippi	1–4	Trent (4–1)	Shore (3–2)	Weathersby (2)	9,065	19–4	2–2
March 21 (1)	at Ole Miss	#3	Swayze Field	2–5	Bramlett (3–1)	Puk (4–2)	Short (2)	9,761	19–5	2–3
March 21 (2)	at Ole Miss	#3	Swayze Field	8–4	Poyner (1–1)	Stokes (0–1)	None	9,761	20–5	3–3
March 24	at Stetson	#5	Melching Field DeLand, Florida	9–6	Browning (1–0)	Warmoth (0–1)	Lewis (6)	2,016	21–5	–
March 26	Alabama	#5	McKethan Stadium		Postponed (rain); Makeup: March 27^[2]				–	–
March 27 (1)	Alabama	#5	McKethan Stadium	9–12¹⁰	Castillo (3–0)	Lewis (1–1)	None	3,123	21–6	3–4
March 27 (2)	Alabama	#5	McKethan Stadium	8–1	Shore (4–2)	Carter (1–3)	None	3,123	22–6	4–4
March 28	Alabama	#5	McKethan Stadium	7–4	Puk (5–2)	Hubbard (2–2)	None	4,367	23–6	5–4
March 31	vs. #8 Florida State	#5	Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, Florida	3–8	Holtmann (4–1)	Faedo (1–1)	Silva (1)	8,306	23–7	–

April

Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
April 3	at Missouri	#5	Taylor Stadium Columbia, Missouri	5–1	Shore (5–2)	McClain (4–3)	None	714	24–7	6–4
April 4	at Missouri	#5	Taylor Stadium	1–10	Houck (5–1)	Puk (5–3)	None	1,855	24–8	6–5
April 5	at Missouri	#5	Taylor Stadium	3–5	Fairbanks (3–3)	Dunning (4–1)	None	1,051	24–9	6–6
April 7	Stetson	#10	McKethan Stadium	22–2	Faedo (2–1)	Schaly (3–3)	None	2,690	25–9	–
April 10	#21 South Carolina	#10	McKethan Stadium	14–3	Poyner (3–1)	Crowe (3–4)	None	5,060	26–9	7–6
April 11	#21 South Carolina	#10	McKethan Stadium	12–5	Puk (6–3)	Wynkoop (4–4)	None	5,076	27–9	8–6
April 12	#21 South Carolina	#10	McKethan Stadium	12–2	Faedo (3–1)	Widener (1–3)	None	2,997	28–9	9–6
April 14	at #13 Florida State	#7	Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	3–4¹²	Strode (2–0)	Rubio (0–1)	None	6,634	28–10	–
April 17	at Mississippi State	#7	Dudy Noble Field Starkville, Mississippi	6–3	Shore (6–2)	Laster (4–3)	None	9,492	29–10	10–6
April 18	at Mississippi State	#7	Dudy Noble Field	2–1	Rhodes (1–0)	Brown (5–4)	Poyner (3)	13,004	30–10	11–6
April 19	at Mississippi State	#7	Dudy Noble Field	10–5	Lewis (2–1)	Sexton (3–4)	None	7,507	31–10	12–6
April 21	Bethune-Cookman	#6	McKethan Stadium	2–1	Poyner (3–1)	Clymer (0–3)	None	2,446	32–10	–
April 24	Kentucky	#6	McKethan Stadium	0–3	Brown (4–4)	Shore (6–3)	Salow (2)	3,516	32–11	12–7
April 25	Kentucky	#6	McKethan Stadium	6–7	Beggs (6–2)	Dunning (4–2)	Salow (3)	4,419	32–12	12–8
April 26	Kentucky	#6	McKethan Stadium	10–3	Faedo (4–1)	Nelson (2–3)	None	2,825	33–12	13–8

May

Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
May 1	at Georgia	#8	Foley Field Athens, Georgia	1–11	Soesbee (3–2)	Shore (6–4)	None	3,038	33–13	13–9
May 2	at Georgia	#8	Foley Field	3–2	Poyner (4–1)	McLaughlin (3–5)	None	2,888	34–13	14–9
May 3	at Georgia	#8	Foley Field	7–4	Lewis (3–1)	Walsh (4–2)	Young (2)	2,883	35–13	15–9
May 5	South Florida	#9	McKethan Stadium	5–1	Dunning (5–2)	Eveld (1–2)	None	2,534	36–13	–
May 7	at #8 Vanderbilt	#9	Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee	0–2	Fulmer (10–1)	Shore (6–5)	None	3,626	36–14	15–10
May 8	at #8 Vanderbilt	#9	Hawkins Field	7–3	Puk (7–3)	Pfeifer (3–4)	None	3,626	37–14	16–10
May 9	at #8 Vanderbilt	#9	Hawkins Field	9–7¹⁰	Lewis (4–1)	Sheffield (4–2)	None	3,626	38–14	17–10
May 14	Auburn	#7	McKethan Stadium	1–4	Lipscomb (7–2)	Shore (6–6)	Camp (8)	2,736	38–15	17–11
May 15	Auburn	#7	McKethan Stadium	4–3	Rhodes (2–0)	McCord (5–4)	Snead (1)	3,295	39–15	18–11
May 16	Auburn	#7	McKethan Stadium	3–1	Lewis (5–1)	Rentz (3–3)	Poyner (4)	3,175	40–15	19–11

Postseason

SEC Tournament

Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SECT Record
May 20	vs. #24 (5) Arkansas	#7 (4)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama	6–7	Lowery (6–1)	Poyner (4–2)	Jackson (6)	10,142	40–16	0–1
May 21	vs. (9) Auburn	#7 (4)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	11–2	Shore (7–6)	Rentz (3–4)	None	6,526	41–16	1–1
May 22	vs. #24 (5) Arkansas	#7 (4)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	10–0⁷	Puk (8–3)	Taccolini (6–4)	None	10,329	42–16	2–1
May 23	vs. #1 (1) LSU	#7 (4)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	2–1	Lewis (6–1)	Stallings (1–2)	None	10,949	43–16	3–1
May 24	vs. #9 (2) Vanderbilt	#7 (4)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	7–3	Young (2–0)	Johnson (5–1)	None	10,590	44–16	4–1

NCAA Tournament: Gainesville Regional

Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Regional Record
May 29	(4) Florida A&M	#3 (1)	McKethan Stadium	19–0	Shore (8–6)	Page (2–1)	None	3,833	45–16	1–0
May 30	(3) South Florida	#3 (1)	McKethan Stadium	8–2	Puk (9–3)	Valdes (5–4)	None	3,305	46–16	2–0
May 31	#21 (2) Florida Atlantic	#3 (1)	McKethan Stadium	2–1	Faedo (5–1)	Labsan (2–3)	Lewis (7)	2,053	47–16	3–0

NCAA Tournament: Gainesville Super Regional

Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Super Reg. Record
June 5	#10 Florida State	#3 (4)	McKethan Stadium	13–5	Shore (9–6)	Biegalski (7–5)	None	5,709	48–16	1–0
June 6	#10 Florida State	#3 (4)	McKethan Stadium	11–4	Poyner (5–2)	Compton (4–4)	None	5,772	49–16	2–0

College World Series

Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 13	vs. #8 (5) Miami	#3 (4)	TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Nebraska	15–3	Shore (10–6)	Suarez (9–2)	None	26,377	50–16	1–0
June 15	vs. Virginia	#3 (4)	TD Ameritrade Park	0–1	Waddell (4–5)	Puk (9–4)	Sborz (15)	19,544	50–17	1–1
June 17	vs. #8 (5) Miami	#3 (4)	TD Ameritrade Park	10–2	Faedo (6–2)	Sosa (7–5)	None	24,033	51–17	2–1
June 19	vs. Virginia	#3 (4)	TD Ameritrade Park	10–5	Shore (11–6)	Kirby (5–3)	None	19,015	52–17	3–1
June 20	vs. Virginia	#3 (4)	TD Ameritrade Park	4–5	Sborz (6–2)	Lewis (6–2)	None	15,560	52–18	3–2

Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from Gatorzone.com

Rankings

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[3]	5	5*	5*	2 (3)	3 (5)	3 (4)	5	5 (1)	10	7	6	8	9	7	7	3 (3)	3 (3)*	3 (3)*	3
Baseball America^[4]	6	6	6	4	2	2	4	4	10	8	6	6	10	6	6	6	6*	6*	3
Collegiate Baseball^^[5]	6	5	5	5	5	4	6	6	17	12	10	12	14	9	9	7	6	2	3
NCBWA†^[6]	5	5	3	3	4	3	6	6	10	6	5	9	8	7	6	3	2	2*	3

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Gators in the MLB Draft

For more details on this topic, see 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

Round	Selection	Player	Position	Team
1	20	Richie Martin	SS	Oakland Athletics
3	100	Harrison Bader	OF	St. Louis Cardinals
6	181	Eric Hanhold	RHP	Milwaukee Brewers
8	242	Danny Young	LHP	Toronto Blue Jays
9	270	Taylor Lewis	RHP	Atlanta Braves
10	294	Josh Tobias	3B	Philadelphia Phillies
14	411	Bobby Poyner	LHP	Boston Red Sox
24	730	Mike Vinson	RHP	Detroit Tigers
28	855	Aaron Rhodes	RHP	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

References

↑ "No. 5 Florida-Florida A&M Tuesday Night Game Postponed". gatorzone.com. February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
↑ "Florida-Alabama Baseball Series Opener Rained Out". gatorzone.com. March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
↑ Baseball Coaches Poll
↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
↑ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
↑ NCBWA Division I poll

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