2008 Florida Gators baseball team

2008 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record34–24 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCraig Bell (1st year)
Brad Weitzel (1st year)
Home stadiumAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Georgia x‍†‍‍y 20 – 9   .690 45 – 25   .643
Florida ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 34 – 24   .586
No. 25 Kentucky ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 44 – 19   .698
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y 15 – 14   .517 41 – 22   .651
South Carolina ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 40 – 23   .635
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 27 – 29   .482
Western
No. 6 LSU x‍‍‡‍y 18 – 11   .621 49 – 19   .721
Alabama ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 35 – 28   .556
Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 39 – 26   .600
Arkansas ‍‍‍y 14 – 15   .483 34 – 24   .586
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 28 – 28   .500
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 23 – 33   .411
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2008[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2008 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2008 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and 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 the first at Florida coached by Kevin O'Sullivan.

Roster

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2008 Florida Gators baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
2 INF Josh Adams R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Jacksonville, FL
34 RHP Adam Allen R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Milton, FL
24 INF Dustin Bamberg R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Winter Haven, FL
11 INF Bryson Barber L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Pensacola, FL
1 OF Avery Barnes L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr High Springs, FL
12 RHP Cody Barnes R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr San Mateo, FL
47 C Brett Bentley R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Tampa, FL
39 RHP Michael Branham R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Tampa, FL
44 RHP Billy Bullock R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Balm, FL
6 OF Evan Chambers R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Lakeland, FL
35 LHP Kevin Chapman L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Coral Springs, FL
46 OF Riley Cooper R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Clearwater, FL
20 LHP Tony Davis S/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cooper City, FL
17 OF Matt den Dekker L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, FL
25 RHP Josh Edmondson R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr LaGrange, GA
10 INF Cole Figueroa L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Tallahassee, FL
50 C Teddy Foster R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Jacksonville, FL
49 RHP Clint Franklin R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Orlando, FL
16 INF Chris Freshcorn R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
40 OF Jake Hicks R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Molino, FL
27 RHP Patrick Keating R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Harrisburg, IL
5 OF Jared Kubin R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Oakton, VA
33 LHP J.K. LaCoste R/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Jacksonville, FL
15 RHP Travis Lawler R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr College Station, TX
14 LHP Stephen Locke R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tampa, FL
3 INF Brandon McArthur R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Seffner, FL
30 RHP Kyle Mullaney R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Jacksonville, FL
4 C Buddy Munroe R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Miami, FL
9 OF Jonathan Pigott R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Ormond Beach, FL
7 INF Clayton Pisani R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Naples, FL
21 RHP Justin Poovey R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Granite Falls, NC
41 C Brett Smith R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Longwood, FL
23 RHP Chas Spottswood R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Key West, FL
22 C Hampton Tignor R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Sarasota, FL
13 RHP Tommy Toledo R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
8 INF Jon Townsend R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr London, KY
Head coach

7 Kevin O'Sullivan

Assistant coach(es)

33 Craig Bell
42 Brad Weitzel

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

Roster

Schedule

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2008 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 22 Siena McKethan Stadium 10–7 Bullock (1–0) Hassett (0–1) None 3,408 1–0 –
February 23 Siena McKethan Stadium 4–0 Keating (1–0) Moberg (0–1) None 2,857 2–0 –
February 24 Siena McKethan Stadium 13–6 Toledo (1–0) Marcellus (0–1) None 2,823 3–0 –
February 27 Eastern Michigan McKethan Stadium 15–2 Locke (1–0) Wendzicki (0–1) None – 4–0 –
February 27 Eastern Michigan McKethan Stadium 16–8 LaCoste (1–0) Goldschmidt (0–1) None 2,363 5–0 –
February 29 at No. 14 Miami (FL)
Rivalry		 Mark Light Stadium
Coral Gables, FL		 4–8 Erickson (2–0) Mullaney (0–1) None 3,000 5–1 –
March
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 1 at No. 14 Miami (FL)
Rivalry		 Mark Light Stadium 5–8 Santana (1–0) Bullock (1–1) Gutierrez (3) 3,000 5–2 –
March 2 at No. 14 Miami (FL)
Rivalry		 Mark Light Stadium 6–2 Franklin (1–0) Koronis (0–1) None 3,000 6–2 –
March 4 Campbell McKethan Stadium 15–3 Edmondson (1–0) Raisch (0–1) None 2,293 7–2 –
March 5 Campbell McKethan Stadium 15–0 Lawler (1–0) Fish (0–1) None 2,341 8–2 –
March 8 Brown McKethan Stadium 2–11 Weidig (1–1) Bullock (1–2) None – 8–3 –
March 8 Brown McKethan Stadium 8–7 Franklin (2–0) Hallberg (0–1) None 2,778 9–3 –
March 9 Brown McKethan Stadium 13–2 Toledo (2–0) Kimball (0–1) None 2,704 10–3 –
March 11 Florida Gulf Coast McKethan Stadium 2–1 Edmondson (2–0) Woodworth (2–1) None 2,539 11–3 –
March 14 Auburn McKethan Stadium 7–1 Bullock (2–2) Dayton (1–1) None 2,477 12–3 1–0
March 15 Auburn McKethan Stadium 12–8 Keating (2–0) Shuman (2–1) Mullaney (1) 3,043 13–3 2–0
March 16 Auburn McKethan Stadium 6–2 Toledo (3–0) Luckie (2–2) Franklin (1) 3,298 14–3 3–0
March 18 No. 3 Florida State
Rivalry		 McKethan Stadium 6–1 Locke (2–0) O'Dell (1–1) Mullaney (2) 5,719 15–3 –
March 21 at No. 18 Ole Miss Swayze Field
Oxford, MS 		4–5 McKean (2–0) Franklin (2–1) None 5,075 15–4 3–1
March 22 at No. 18 Ole Miss Swayze Field 6–4 Keating (3–0) Satterwhite (2–1) Mullaney (3) 5,228 16–4 4–1
March 23 at No. 18 Ole Miss Swayze Field 10–2 Toledo (4–0) Baker (1–3) None 4,163 17–4 5–1
March 25 Jacksonville No. 22 McKethan Stadium 11–6 Franklin (3–1) Green (1–1) None 2,755 18–4 –
March 26 at Jacksonville No. 22 Sessions Stadium
Jacksonville, FL		 5–8 Davis (1–1) Mullaney (0–2) Brown (1) 2,312 18–5 –
March 28 LSU No. 22 McKethan Stadium 8–5 Bullock (3–2) Bradford (4–3) Edmondson (1) 4,531 19–5 6–1
March 29 LSU No. 22 McKethan Stadium 7–1 Keating (4–0) Verdugo (4–2) None 4,015 20–5 7–1
March 30 LSU No. 22 McKethan Stadium 3–6 Bradford (5–3) Toledo (4–1) None 3,290 20–6 7–2
April
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 1 vs. No. 2 Florida State
Rivalry		 No. 17 Baseball Grounds
Jacksonville, FL 		2–10 Strauss (3–0) Locke (2–1) None 7,215 20–7 –
April 2 North Florida No. 17 McKethan Stadium 10-1110 Pryor (3–3) Franklin (3–2) Stohr (7) 2,943 20–8 –
April 5 at Tennessee No. 17 Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN 		4–5 Hernandez (1–1) Edmondson (2–1) Wiltz (3) – 20–9 7–3
April 5 at Tennessee No. 17 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6–12 Rosas (2–1) Toledo (4–2) None 2,548 20–10 7–4
April 6 at Tennessee No. 17 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 7–27 Keating (5–0) Crnkovich (4–3) Locke (1) 2,775 21–10 8–4
April 8 North Florida No. 24 McKethan Stadium 5–3 Edmondson (3–1) Pryor (3–2) None 3,153 22–10 –
April 9 North Florida No. 24 McKethan Stadium 3–2 Lawler (2–0) Turner (0–2) Franklin (2) 2,617 23–10 –
April 11 Arkansas No. 24 McKethan Stadium 1–2 Keuchel (3–1) Edmondson (3–2) Richards (2) 3,523 23–11 8–5
April 12 Arkansas No. 24 McKethan Stadium 6–1 Keating (6–0) Springston (4–2) Locke (2) 3,525 24–11 9–5
April 13 Arkansas No. 24 McKethan Stadium 4–10 Wells (3–0) Toledo (4–3) None 3,113 24–12 9–6
April 15 at No. 1 Florida State
Rivalry		 Dick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, FL 		2–4 Strauss (5–0) Mullaney (0–3) None 6,737 24–13 –
April 18 at No. 23 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium
Lexington, KY 		7–11 Albers (6–1) Locke (2–2) None 3,036 24–14 9–7
April 19 at No. 23 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 13–7 Keating (7–0) Paxton (3–2) None 2,703 25–14 10–7
April 20 at No. 23 Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 2–310 Green (4–2) Toledo (4–4) None 2,499 25–15 10–8
April 25 No. 5 Georgia McKethan Stadium 4–7 Holder (6–2) Bullock (3–3) Fields (12) 3,687 25–16 10–9
April 26 No. 5 Georgia McKethan Stadium 7–2 Locke (3–2) Dodson (5–2) None 3,343 26–16 11–9
April 27 No. 5 Georgia McKethan Stadium 7–2 Keating (8–0) Moreau (1–2) Edmondson (2) 3,271 27–16 12–9
May
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 2 at No. 15 South Carolina No. 22 Sarge Frye Field
Columbia, SC 		9–3 Bullock (4–3) Cisco (5–3) None 4,861 28–16 13–9
May 3 at No. 15 South Carolina No. 22 Sarge Frye Field 5–6 Atwood (5–2) Edmondson (3–3) None 5,136 28–17 13–10
May 4 at No. 15 South Carolina No. 22 Sarge Frye Field 6–9 Godwin (5–2) Mullaney (0–4) Bangs (2) 4,904 28–18 13–11
May 7 Bethune–Cookman No. 22 McKethan Stadium 11-10 Mullaney (1–4) Chapman (2–3) None 2,762 29–18 –
May 9 at Alabama No. 22 Sewell–Thomas Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL 		6–7 Graham (4–1) Davis (0–1) None 4,699 29–19 13–12
May 10 at Alabama No. 22 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 6–2 Locke (4–2) Hyatt (3–4) None 4,545 30–19 14–13
May 11 at Alabama No. 22 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 7–8 Graham (5–1) Franklin (3–3) None 4,204 30–20 14–13
May 13 South Florida McKethan Stadium 12–2 Mullaney (2–4) Kaufman (3–3) None 2,668 31–20 –
May 15 No. 17 Vanderbilt McKethan Stadium 8–6 Edmondson (4–3) Brewer (4–2) None 2,656 32–20 15–13
May 16 No. 17 Vanderbilt McKethan Stadium 5–4 Locke (5–2) Cotham (7–4) Keating (1) 2,863 33–20 16–13
May 17 No. 17 Vanderbilt McKethan Stadium 13-1211 Mullaney (3–4) Jacobson (1–4) None 2,877 34–20 17–13
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
May 21 vs. Vanderbilt No. 17 Regions Park
Hoover, AL		 3–7 Minor (6–3) Keating (8–1) Brewer (6) 6,027 34–21 0–1
May 22 vs. No. 19 South Carolina No. 17 Regions Park 3–11 Godwin (7–3) Bullock (4–4) Cisco (1) 5,894 34–22 0–2
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record
May 29 vs. Tulane Dick Howser Stadium 4–7 Pepitone (4–1) Bullock (4–5) Segedin (5) 3,609 34–23 0–1
May 30 at No. 3 Florida State Dick Howser Stadium 11-17 Villanueva (7–2) Davis (0–2) None 4,442 34–24 0–2

Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. All times Eastern. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2008". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
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