2023 Florida Gators baseball team

2023 season of University of Florida baseball team

2023 Florida Gators baseball
SEC regular season co-champions
Gainesville Regional champions
Gainesville Super Regional champions
College World Series runners-up, 1–2 in CWS Finals
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CBNo. 2
Record54–17 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach
  • Kevin O'Sullivan (16th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chuck Jeroloman
  • Taylor Black
  • David Kopp
Home stadiumCondron Ballpark
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Florida x‍†‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 54 – 17 – 0   .761
No. 19 Vanderbilt ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 42 – 20 – 0   .677
No. 13 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 16 – 13 – 0   .552 42 – 21 – 0   .667
No. 7 Tennessee ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 44 – 22 – 0   .667
No. 17 Kentucky ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 40 – 21 – 0   .656
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 29 – 27 – 0   .518
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 30 – 24 – 0   .556
Western
No. 16 Arkansas x‍†‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 43 – 18 – 0   .705
No. 1 LSU ‍‍‍y 19 – 10 – 0   .655 54 – 17 – 0   .761
Auburn ‍‍‍y 17 – 13 – 0   .567 34 – 23 – 1   .595
No. 10 Alabama ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 43 – 21 – 0   .672
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 14 – 16 – 0   .467 38 – 27 – 0   .585
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 27 – 26 – 0   .509
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24 – 0   .200 25 – 29 – 0   .463
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2023 college baseball season. Florida competes in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games will be played at Condron Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus, in the third season at the ballpark. The team is coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his sixteenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators enter the season looking to return to the College World Series after a home regional final loss in the 2022 NCAA tournament.

Florida returned to the College World Series for the first time since the 2018 season. In a rematch of the 2017 championship series won by Florida, LSU defeated the Gators in the championship series 2–1, handing the Gators their third runner-up finish at the College World Series.

Previous season

Ranked ninth in the D1 Baseball preseason poll, the Gators dropped their opening series against unranked Liberty, and would not reach the top 10 again until the opening weekend of conference play, which was highlighted by a 2–1 series win at rival Miami. The Gators would go 3–3 against their first two conference opponents in Alabama and LSU, and defeated Florida State in their annual game in Jacksonville. However, Florida got swept at Georgia to drop to 3–6 in conference play. The Gators bounced back by taking the series against No. 2 Arkansas at home to get back to 5–7 against the conference. Traveling to Tallahassee to play the second of three games against Florida State, the Seminoles evened the series at one win apiece. The Gators lost their next two games in Nashville before avoiding the sweep against Vanderbilt. Florida would return home to host the top-ranked Tennessee Volunteers, who had lost only one conference game up to that point. The Volunteers were able to sweep the Gators by mounting a ninth-inning comeback and 11-inning defeat in the series finale,[2] to move the Gators to 6–12 against the conference, featuring a 4–11 stretch against the gauntlet of LSU, Georgia, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee. The Gators moved to an even 15–15 conference record by the end of the season, winning each of their remaining series against Kentucky, defending national champion Mississippi State, Missouri, and South Carolina, and won the season series against Florida State in Gainesville with a 7–5 ten-inning victory.

In a SEC baseball tournament marred by significant weather delays, the Gators were able to overcome a second-round loss to Texas A&M by winning their next three games, including a semifinal win to avenge their earlier second round loss to the Aggies, to set up a Championship Game against the regular season champion Volunteers. Florida was able to stymie the prolific Volunteers offense for the first four innings, but ultimately surrendered the first seven runs of the game in a 5–8 loss.[3]

Florida's run in the SEC Tournament proved to be enough to earn a No. 13 national seed, and host the Gainesville Regional. After a second-round loss to the Oklahoma Sooners, Florida was able to hold off Central Michigan with a 6–5 victory in the elimination game to set up a rematch against Oklahoma in the regional final. Florida was able to take the first game with a 7–2 victory to set up a winner-take-all game for the right to advance to the Super Regional against Virginia Tech. Florida got a 2–1 lead in the seventh inning before a 5-hour, 33-minute rain delay struck Gainesville. Florida was able to add to their lead to obtain a 3–1 advantage over the Sooners in the bottom of the seventh inning, but surrendered four runs in the top of the eighth inning, and was only able to make up one of the runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. As a result, their season came to a close with a late-night, rain delayed, 4–5 home loss to the eventual national runners-up.[4]

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Outfielder and catcher, Wyatt Langford and BT Riopelle, respectively, were named to the All-SEC preseason first-team.[5]

Preseason All-SEC First Team
Player No. Position Class
Wyatt Langford 36 OF Junior
BT Riopelle 15 C Senior
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Player No. Position Class
Hurston Waldrep 12 P Junior

Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 9, 2023.[5]

SEC East Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish 		Team Points
1 Tennessee 90 (12)
2 Florida 79 (2)
3 Vanderbilt 64
4 South Carolina 51
5 Georgia 48
6 Kentucky 34
7 Missouri 19

Roster

2023 Florida Gators baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town
1 INF Dale Thomas R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr De Leon Springs, FL
2 OF Ty Evans L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Auburndale, FL
3 LHP Cade Fisher L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Dalton, GA
4 INF Cade Kurland R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
5 INF Colby Halter L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Jacksonville, FL
6 INF Tyler Shelnut R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lake City, FL
8 RHP Brandon Sproat R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Pace, FL
9 C Salvy Alvarez R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Miami, FL
10 RHP Tyler Nesbitt R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So LaBelle, FL
11 OF Michael Robertson L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Venice, FL
12 RHP Hurston Waldrep R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Thomasville, GA
13 RHP Ryan Slater R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Palm Harbor, FL
14 LHP Jac Caglianone L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Tampa, FL
15 C BT Riopelle L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Marietta, GA
16 C Rene Lastres R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Hialeah Gardens, FL
17 RHP Yoel Tejada Jr. R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So LaBelle, FL
18 LHP Pierce Coppola L/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Verona, NJ
20 RHP Jake Clemente R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Coral Springs, FL
21 RHP Sam Sloan R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Bartow, FL
22 RHP Brandon Neely R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Seville, FL
23 INF Deric Fabian R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Ocala, FL
24 INF Josh Rivera R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Avon Park, FL
25 OF Richie Schiekofer L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Gr Millburn, NJ
26 RHP Clete Hartzog L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Panama City, FL
27 RHP Fisher Jameson R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Lake Worth, FL
28 C Luke Heyman R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Longwood, FL
32 OF Tucker Talbott R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Atlantic Beach, FL
33 OF Erik Blair L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL
36 OF Wyatt Langford R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Trenton, FL
41 RHP Blake Purnell R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Boynton Beach, FL
43 OF Matt Prevesk L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Apopka, FL
46 RHP Nic Ficarrotta R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Palm Harbor, FL
47 LHP Chris Arroyo L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Gurabo, PR
49 LHP Carsten Finnvold L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Boca Raton, FL
50 RHP Anthony Ursitti R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Fort Myers, FL
55 LHP Philip Abner L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Charlotte, NC
66 OF Max Brown R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Tulsa, OK
Head coach

7 Kevin O'Sullivan

Assistant coach(es)

Taylor Black
Chuck Jeroloman
David Kopp
Mike Rivera

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 4, 2023

Schedule

Legend
  Florida win
  Florida loss
  Postponement
Bold Florida team member
2023 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February (8–1)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		SEC
Record
February 17 Charleston Southern No. 7 Condron Ballpark
Gainesville, FL		 W 13–37 B. Sproat (1–0) Z. Robinson (0–1) None 5,924 1–0 –
February 18 Charleston Southern No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 16–27 H. Waldrep (1–0) R. Gleason (0–1) None 6,661 2–0 –
February 19 Charleston Southern No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 8–0 J. Caglianone (1–0) E. Truitt (0–1) None 5,458 3–0 –
February 21 at South Florida No. 7 USF Baseball Stadium
Tampa, FL		 W 6–1 R. Slater (1–0) E. Brown (0–1) B. Neely (1) 2,573 4–0 –
February 22 South Florida No. 7 Condron Ballpark L 9–10 C. Dorsey (1–0) F. Jameson (0–1) None 4,686 4–1 –
February 24 Cincinnati No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 13–6 B. Sproat (2–0) G. Harker (0–1) None 5,620 5–1 –
February 25 Cincinnati No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 13–38 H. Waldrep (2–0) C. Horst (0–1) None 6,798 6–1 –
February 26 Cincinnati No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 13–7 C. Fisher (1–0) C. Hopewell (0–1) B. Neely (2) 5,393 7–1 –
February 28 at Jacksonville No. 6 John Sessions Stadium
Jacksonville, FL		 W 18–8 R. Slater (2–0) B. Fisher (0–2) None 1,542 8–1 –
March (14–4)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		SEC
Record
March 1 Jacksonville No. 6 Condron Ballpark L 8–10 B. Barquin (1–0) F. Jameson (0–2) C. Lotito (2) 4,852 8–2 –
March 3 No. 22 Miami
Rivalry		 No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 10–4 B. Sproat (3–0) G. Ziehl (1–2) C. Fisher (1) 8,081 9–2 –
March 4 No. 22 Miami
Rivalry		 No. 6 Condron Ballpark L 6–14 C. Scinta (1–0) F. Jameson (0–3) None 7,853 9–3 –
March 5 No. 22 Miami
Rivalry		 No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 14–48 J. Caglianone (2–0) A. Rosario (1–1) None 6,896 10–3 –
March 7 Florida Atlantic No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 18–11 R. Slater (3–0) C. Williams (0–1) None 4,737 11–3 –
March 8 Florida Atlantic No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 11–08 T. Nesbitt (1–0) M. Martzolf (2–1) P. Abner (1) 4,760 12–3 –
March 10 Siena No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 3–2 C. Fisher (2–0) B. Rozakis (1–3) B. Neely (3) 4,776 13–3 –
March 11 Siena No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 11–07 H. Waldrep (3–0) R. Bates (1–2) R. Slater (1) 5,748 14–3 –
March 12 Siena No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 12–27 J. Caglianone (3–0) S. Bentz (0–3) None 5,563 15–3 –
March 14 North Florida No. 5 Condron Ballpark W 7–2 F. Jameson (1–3) C. Boroski (1–3) None 4,836 16–3 –
March 16 No. 24 Alabama No. 5 Condron Ballpark W 3–0 B. Sproat (4–0) H. Furtado (0–1) None 5,546 17–3 1–0
March 17 (1)[a] No. 24 Alabama No. 5 Condron Ballpark W 8–7 P. Abner (1–0) R. Quick (0–1) None 6,118 18–3 2–0
March 17 (2) No. 24 Alabama No. 5 Condron Ballpark L 3–6 G. Hitt (3–1) H. Waldrep (3–1) K. Woods (1) 6,118 18–4 2–1
March 21 at Florida State
Rivalry		 No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, FL		 W 9–5 P. Abner (2–0) J. Arnold (1–2) None 6,384 19–4 –
March 24 at No. 13 Ole Miss No. 3 Swayze Field
Oxford, MS		 Postponed (rain) Makeup: March 25 as a split doubleheader[6]
March 25 (1) at No. 13 Ole Miss No. 3 Swayze Field W 9–7 P. Abner (3–0) M. Nichols (1–1) B. Neely (4) 11,560 20–4 3–1
March 25 (2) at No. 13 Ole Miss No. 3 Swayze Field W 12–8 H. Waldrep (4–1) G. Saunier (1–2) N. Ficarrotta (1) 10,392 21–4 4–1
March 26 at No. 13 Ole Miss No. 3 Swayze Field W 7–4 C. Arroyo (1–0) X. Rivas (4–2) B. Neely (5) 9,823 22–4 5–1
March 28 vs. Florida State
Rivalry		 No. 3 121 Financial Park
Jacksonville, FL		 Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: May 2[7]
March 31 Auburn No. 3 Condron Ballpark L 1–10 T. Bauman (2–0) B. Sproat (4–1) None 6,828 22–5 5–2
^[a] Rescheduled from March 18 as a single-admission doubleheader due to the threat of inclement weather.[8]
April (13–5)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		SEC
Record
April 1 Auburn No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 12–5 H. Waldrep (5–1) J. Armstrong (5–1) B. Neely (6) 7,354 23–5 6–2
April 2 Auburn No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 17–8 R. Slater (4–0) D. Nelson (2–2) None 5,793 24–5 7–2
April 4 Bethune–Cookman No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 8–4 C. Hartzog (1–0) L. Lipthratt (2–2) None 4,835 25–5 –
April 6 at No. 11 Tennessee No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN		 W 6–1 B. Sproat (5–1) C. Hollander (4–3) None 4,727 26–5 8–2
April 7 at No. 11 Tennessee No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 9–3 H. Waldrep (6–1) C. Burns (2–3) None 4,202 27–5 9–2
April 8 at No. 11 Tennessee No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 2–148 D. Beam (4–1) J. Caglianone (3–1) None 4,020 27–6 9–3
April 11 Florida State
Rivalry		 No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 5–3 C. Fisher (3–0) D. Kirkland (1–1) B. Neely (7) 7,441 28–6 –
April 14 Georgia No. 3 Condron Ballpark L 11–13 D. Rhadans (2–0) B. Neely (0–1) L. Finley (2) 6,994 28–7 9–4
April 15 Georgia No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 2–1 R. Slater (5–0) C. March (1–2) None 7,632 29–7 10–4
April 16 Georgia No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 11–6 J. Caglianone (4–1) L. Sullivan (4–2) None 6,087 30–7 11–4
April 18 Florida A&M No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 17–77 Y. Tejada Jr. (1–0) J. Townsend (0–4) None 5,019 31–7 –
April 20 at No. 6 South Carolina No. 3 Founders Park
Columbia, SC		 L 3–137 W. Sanders (4–1) B. Sproat (5–2) None 8,242 31–8 11–5
April 21 at No. 6 South Carolina No. 3 Founders Park L 2–5 J. Mahoney (4–1) H. Waldrep (6–2) C. Veach (3) 8,242 31–9 11–6
April 22 at No. 6 South Carolina No. 3 Founders Park L 5–7 M. Becker (4–0) J. Caglianone (4–2) C. Veach (4) 8,242 31–10 11–7
April 25 North Florida No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 6–2 Y. Tejada Jr. (2–0) A. Love (0–2) R. Slater (2) 4,769 32–10 –
April 28 Missouri No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 11–17 B. Sproat (6–2) C. Murphy (3–4) None 5,516 33–10 12–7
April 29 Missouri No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 11–7 R. Slater (6–0) Z. Franklin (6–3) B. Neely (8) 5,546 34–10 13–7
April 30 Missouri No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 8–7 C. Fisher (4–0) L. Lunceford (3–4) B. Neely (9) 5,698 35–10 14–7
May (7–3)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		SEC
Record
May 2 vs. Florida State
Rivalry		 No. 4 121 Financial Park W 7–5 B. Purnell (1–0) A. Armstrong (1–3) P. Abner (2) 8,210 36–10 –
May 5 at Texas A&M No. 4 Olsen Field
College Station, TX		 W 6–5 R. Slater (7–0) B. Garcia (1–2) B. Neely (9) 5,884 37–10 15–7
May 6 at Texas A&M No. 4 Olsen Field L 2–157 C. Cortez (2–0) H. Waldrep (6–3) None 6,987 37–11 15–8
May 7 at Texas A&M No. 4 Olsen Field L 2–3 B. Garcia (2–2) B. Neely (0–2) None 5,565 37–12 15–9
May 12 No. 5 Vanderbilt No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 10–07 B. Sproat (7–2) P. Reilly (3–2) None 6,970 38–12 16–9
May 13 No. 5 Vanderbilt No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 6–2 R. Slater (8–0) D. Futrell (6–3) None 7,508 39–12 17–9
May 14 No. 5 Vanderbilt No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 6–2 J. Caglianone (5–2) G. Carter (2–1) None 5,712 40–12 18–9
May 18 at No. 19 Kentucky No. 4 Kentucky Proud Park
Lexington, KY		 W 10–3 H. Waldrep (7–3) T. Smith (4–3) R. Slater (3) 3,021 41–12 19–9
May 19 at No. 19 Kentucky No. 4 Kentucky Proud Park L 4–6 Z. Lee (5–2) B. Sproat (7–3) D. Williams (2) 4,286 41–13 19–10
May 20 at No. 19 Kentucky No. 4 Kentucky Proud Park W 5–2 J. Caglianone (6–2) A. Strickland (3–1) None 3,884 42–13 20–10
Postseason
SEC Tournament (2–1)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		SECT
Record
May 24 vs. No. 24 (9) Alabama
Second round		 No. 2 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL		 W 7–611 C. Fisher (5–0) A. Davis II (0–2) None 12,685 43–13 1–0
May 25 vs. No. 8 (4) Vanderbilt
Third round		 No. 2 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 6–3 R. Slater (9–0) B. Cunningham (2–3) P. Abner (3) 12,875 44–13 2–0
May 27 vs. No. 8 (4) Vanderbilt
Semifinals		 No. 2 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 6–11 G. Moore (1–0) J. Caglianone (6–3) None 8,938 44–14 2–1
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional (4–1)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		Regional
Record
June 2 (4) Florida A&M
First round		 No. 2 (1) Condron Ballpark W 3–0 J. Caglianone (7–3) C. Granger (6–5) B. Neely (11) 7,367 45–14 1–0
June 3 (3) Texas Tech
Second round		 No. 2 (1) Condron Ballpark L 4–5 E. Coombes (4–0) R. Slater (9–1) B. Beckel (7) 7,311 45–15 1–1
June 4 (1) No. 10 (2) Connecticut
Second round elimination game		 No. 2 (1) Condron Ballpark W 8–2 H. Waldrep (8–3) G. Coe (6–3) None 5,586 46–15 2–1
June 4 (2) (3) Texas Tech
Regional final game 1		 No. 2 (1) Condron Ballpark W 7–1 C. Fisher (6–0) Z. Petty (3–2) B. Neely (12) 5,793 47–15 3–1
June 5 (3) Texas Tech
Regional final game 2		 No. 2 (1) Condron Ballpark W 6–0 R. Slater (10–1) J. Rogers (2–3) None 5,881 48–15 4–1
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Super Regional (2–0)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		Super Reg.
Record
June 9 (15) South Carolina No. 2 (2) Condron Ballpark W 5–4 B. Sproat (8–3) W. Sanders (4–4) B. Neely (13) 8,439 49–15 1–0
June 10 (15) South Carolina No. 2 (2) Condron Ballpark W 4–0 H. Waldrep (9–3) J. Mahoney (7–4) None 8,851 50–15 2–0
NCAA tournament: College World Series (4–2)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		CWS
Record
June 16 vs. No. 11 (7) Virginia
First round		 No. 2 (2) Charles Schwab Field
Omaha, NE		 W 6–5 B. Neely (1–2) J. Berry (0–5) None 24,801 51–15 1–0
June 18 vs. Oral Roberts
Second round		 No. 2 (2) Charles Schwab Field W 5–4 H. Waldrep (10–3) H. Gollert (10–2) C. Fisher (2) 24,841 52–15 2–0
June 21 vs. No. 17 TCU
Semifinals		 No. 2 (2) Charles Schwab Field W 3–2 B. Neely (2–2) B. Abeldt (3–4) None 23,889 53–15 3–0
Championship Series Record
June 24 vs. No. 7 (5) LSU No. 2 (2) Charles Schwab Field L 3–411 R. Cooper (5–3) B. Neely (2–3) None 25,258 53–16 0–1
June 25 vs. No. 7 (5) LSU No. 2 (2) Charles Schwab Field W 24–4 B. Purnell (2–0) N. Ackenhausen (3–1) N. Ficarrotta (2) 25,292 54–16 1–1
June 26 vs. No. 7 (5) LSU No. 2 (2) Charles Schwab Field L 4–18 T. Hurd (8–3) J. Caglianone (7–4) None 24,878 54–17 1–2
Schedule Source:[9]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2023 SEC baseball records
  • v
  • t
  • e

Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 SEC baseball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 16–14 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 . . 2–1 2–1 ALA W4 5–5 2–1
ARK 20–10 2–1 3–0 . 0–3 . 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 ARK W1 7–3 4–1
AUB 17–13 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 1–2 . AUB W3 6–4 2–1
FLA 20–10 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 FLA E1 8–2 3–1
UGA 11–19 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 UGA E6 3–7 1–3
KEN 16–14 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 KEN E5 4–6 3–1
LSU 19–10 3–0 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 . 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 . LSU W2 7–2 2–0
MSU 9–21 2–1 0–3 1–2 . . 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 MSU W6 3–7 0–4
MIZZ 10–20 0–3 . 0–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 . . 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 1–2 MIZZ E7 3–7 2–5
MISS 6–24 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 1–2 1–2 . . 1–2 0–3 MISS W7 1–9 0–5
SCAR 16–13 . 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 3–0 . 1–2 . 1–2 SCAR E3 4–5 3–1
TENN 16–14 . 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–3 . 2–1 3–0 3–0 TENN E4 5–5 3–2
TAMU 14–16 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 . 0–3 . TAMU W5 6–4 0–2
VAN 19–11 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 3–0 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 . VAN E2 7–3 4–2
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for entire regular season. Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[10]55*6643333 (2)3 (2)4352 (1)2 (1)22*2*2
Baseball America[11]32222222224573222*2*2
Collegiate Baseball^[12]2237675665868432222
NCBWA†[13]432632232т343632222*2
D1Baseball[14]77665333334474222*2*2

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A 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. ^ "2023 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (April 24, 2022). "Florida Falls to No. 1 Tennessee in Extras". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun & IMG College. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (May 29, 2022). "Gators Fall to No. 1 Tennessee in SEC Tournament championship". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun & IMG College. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  4. ^ Carter, Scott (June 6, 2022). "Gators Lose Late Lead, Fall to Oklahoma in Gainesville Regional". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun & IMG College. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "LSU Picked To Win 2023 SEC Baseball Championship". Southeastern Conference. secsports.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (March 24, 2023). "Schedule Change Announced for Florida-Ole Miss Series". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  7. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (March 28, 2023). "Tuesday Night's Sunshine Showdown in Jacksonville Postponed". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  8. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (March 17, 2023). "Florida to Play Friday Doubleheader vs. Alabama". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  10. ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". sportspolls.usatoday.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  11. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  12. ^ "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  13. ^ "NCBWA Division I Poll". sportswriters.net. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  14. ^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". D1 Baseball. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Florida Gators baseball
Venue
Rivalries
People
Seasons
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics