2016 Florida Gators baseball team

2016 Florida Gators baseball
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
2016 record 52–16 (19–10 SEC)
Head coach Kevin O'Sullivan (9th year)
Assistant coach Brad Weitzel (9th year)
Craig Bell (9th year)
Home stadium Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
#12 South Carolina xy 20 – 9 – 0   .690     46 – 18 – 0   .719
#7 Florida y 19 – 10 – 0   .655     52 – 16 – 0   .765
#23 Vanderbilt y 18 – 12 – 0   .600     43 – 19 – 0   .694
Kentucky 15 – 15 – 0   .500     32 – 25 – 0   .561
Georgia 11 – 19 – 0   .367     27 – 30 – 0   .474
Tennessee 9 – 21 – 0   .300     29 – 28 – 0   .509
Missouri 9 – 21 – 0   .300     26 – 30 – 0   .464
Western
#10 Mississippi State x†y 21 – 9 – 0   .700     44 – 18 – 1   .706
#9 Texas A&M ‡y 20 – 10 – 0   .667     49 – 16 – 0   .754
#13 LSU y 19 – 11 – 0   .633     45 – 21 – 0   .682
Ole Miss y 18 – 12 – 0   .600     43 – 19 – 0   .694
Alabama 15 – 15 – 0   .500     32 – 26 – 0   .552
Auburn 8 – 22 – 0   .267     23 – 33 – 0   .411
Arkansas 7 – 23 – 0   .233     26 – 29 – 0   .473
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2016 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 ninth season as Florida head coach. The Gators entered the season hoping to build upon their performance in the 2015 NCAA Tournament, where they finished third at the 2015 College World Series after two losses to the Virginia Cavaliers.

Roster

2016 Florida Gators roster
 

Pitchers

  • 3 – Dane Dunning – Junior
  • 10 – A. J. Puk – Junior
  • 11 – MacGregor Hines – Freshman
  • 13 – Jackson Kowar - Freshman
  • 14 – Hunter Bowling – Freshman
  • 15 – Eddy Demurias – Freshman
  • 17 – Michael Byrne – Freshman
  • 21 – Alex Faedo – Sophomore
  • 26 – Nick Horvath – Freshman
  • 30 – Scott Moss – Sophomore
  • 32 – Logan Shore – Junior
  • 37 – Shaun Anderson – Junior
  • 39 – Frank Rubio – Junior
  • 51 – Brady Singer – Freshman
  • 57 – Kirby Snead – Junior
  

Catchers

  • 4 – Mike Rivera – Sophomore
  • 22 – JJ Schwarz – Sophomore
  • 28 – Mark Kolozsvary – Sophomore
  • 29 – Mike Fahrman – Senior

Infielders

  • 5 – Dalton Guthrie – Sophomore
  • 6 – Jonathan India – Freshman
  • 8 – Deacon Liput – Freshman
  • 9 – Christian Hicks – Sophomore
  • 12 – Blake Reese – Freshman
  • 15 – Eddy Demurias – Freshman
  • 16 – Jason Lombardozzi – Senior
  • 20 – Peter Alonso – Junior
  • 24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 23 – Buddy Reed – Junior
  • 24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Sophomore
  • 25 – Danny Reyes – Freshman
  • 26 – Nick Horvath – Freshman
  • 27 – Nelson Maldonado – Freshman
  • 66 – Ryan Larson – Junior

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
  • 7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head Coach – 9th year
  • 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant Coach – 9th year
  • 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant Coach – 9th year
  • 31 – Lars Davis – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 2nd year
  • Josh Adams – Student Assistant Coach – 1st year
  • Jon Michelini – Athletic Trainer – 3rd year
  • Paul Chandler – Strength & Conditioning Coordinator – 7th year

Schedule

Legend
 Florida win
 Florida loss
 Postponement
BoldFlorida team member
2016 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason
^[a] The game was suspended during the third inning due to rain and continued at 11:05 a.m. on May 21 prior to the start of the game scheduled for that day.[2]

Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

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] 1 (21) 1 (21)* 1 (21)* 1 (30) 1 (30) 1 (30) 3 (8) 1 (28) 2 (5) 2 (15) 1 (29) 1 (26) 1 (26) 1 (28) 1 (8) 2 (3) 2 (3)* 2 (3)*  
Baseball America[4] 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 2* 2  
Collegiate Baseball^[5] 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 5 2 2 1  
NCBWA†[6] 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 3 3 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.

References

  1. ↑ Apple, Daniel (May 1, 2016). "SERIES FINALE IN COLUMBIA CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER". FloridaGators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun & IMG College. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ May 19 Boxscore
  3. ↑ Baseball Coaches Poll
  4. ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
  5. ↑ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  6. ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
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