Season of University of Florida baseball team
The 2024 Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2024 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 fourth season at the ballpark. The team is coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his seventeenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators enter the season looking to return to the College World Series after finishing as the national runner-up to LSU in last year's NCAA tournament , as well as defend their 2023 SEC championship.
Preseason [ edit ] Preseason SEC awards and honors [ edit ] Infielders Cade Kurland and Colby Shelton, relief pitcher Brandon Neely, and two-way player Jac Caglianone were named to the All-SEC preseason first team. Caglianone was also named to the All-SEC preseason second team as a starting pitcher.[2]
Coaches poll [ edit ] The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 8, 2024.[2]
SEC East Coaches' Poll Predicted finish Team Points 1 Florida 88 (11) 2 Tennessee 75 (2) 3 Vanderbilt 73 (1) 4 South Carolina 50 5 Kentucky 44 6 Georgia 36 7 Missouri 19
2024 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) Sr De Leon Springs, FL 2 OF Ty Evans R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Auburndale, FL 3 LHP Cade Fisher L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Dalton, GA 4 INF Cade Kurland R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tampa, FL 5 INF Summy Mummau R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Palm Harbor, FL 6 INF Tyler Shelnut R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lake City, FL 8 RHP Christian Rodriguez R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Coral Springs, FL 9 RHP Luke McNeillie L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Milton, GA 10 INF Colby Shelton L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lexington, SC 11 OF Michael Robertson L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Venice, FL 12 RHP Liam Peterson R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Palm Harbor, FL 13 RHP Ryan Slater R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Palm Harbor, FL 14 LHP Jac Caglianone L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Tampa, FL 15 INF Landon Russell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Phenix City, AL 16 OF Hayden Yost L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 17 LHP Jacob Gomberg L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Coral Springs, FL 18 LHP Pierce Coppola L/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS So Verona, NJ 20 RHP Jake Clemente R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Coral Springs, FL 21 RHP Caden McDonald R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 22 RHP Brandon Neely R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Seville, FL 23 INF John Martinez R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Orlando, FL 24 OF Blake Brookins L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Palmetto Bay, FL 25 RHP Reilly Witmer R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Naples, FL 26 C Tanner Garrison R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Dallas, TX 27 RHP Fisher Jameson R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Lake Worth, FL 28 C Luke Heyman R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Longwood, FL 29 C Brody Donay R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Lakeland, FL 30 OF Ashton Wilson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Orlando, FL 31 LHP Frank Menendez L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Miami, FL 32 RHP Grayson Smith R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Rocky Face, GA 33 LHP Robert Satin L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 34 RHP Alex Philpott R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 41 RHP Blake Purnell R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Boynton Beach, FL 44 INF Armando Albert L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Plantation, FL 48 RHP Hunter Jones R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Anthony, FL 50 OF Jaylen Guy R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Greensboro, NC
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 Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 9, 2024
Schedule [ edit ] Legend Florida win Florida loss Postponement Bold Florida team member
2024 Florida Gators baseball game log Regular season February (6–2) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record February 16 St. John's No. 2 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL L 5–9 X. Kolhosser (1–0) C. Fisher (0–1) S. Mettert (1) 7,898 0–1 – February 17 St. John's No. 2 Condron Ballpark Canceled (rain) [3] February 18 St. John's No. 2 Condron Ballpark Canceled (rain) [4] February 20 at North Florida No. 4 Harmon Stadium Jacksonville, FL W 10–07 L. Peterson (1–0) T. Roca (0–1) None 2,509 1–1 – February 21 North Florida No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 13–4 A. Philpott (1–0) A. Love (0–1) None 5,057 2–1 – February 23 Columbia No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 15–6 C. Fisher (1–1) J. Sheets (0–1) None 6,000 3–1 – February 24 Columbia No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 7–3 L. McNeillie (1–0) A. Leon (0–1) None 8,437 4–1 – February 25 Columbia No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 12–5 A. Philpott (2–0) J. Ogden (0–1) None 5,498 5–1 – February 27 at Stetson No. 4 Conrad Park DeLand, FL L 4–7 A. DeFabbia (2–0) L. McNeillie (1–1) C. Stallings (1) 2,986 5–2 – February 28 Bethune–Cookman No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 9–2 R. Satin (1–0) D. Dudones (1–1) None 4,778 6–2 –
March (10–8) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 at Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 4 Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL W 7–3 R. Slater (1–0) G. Ziehl (0–1) None 3,555 7–2 – March 2 at Miami (FL)Rivalry No. 4 Alex Rodriguez Park L 6–10 R. Schlesinger (2–0) L. Peterson (1–1) N. Robert (1) 3,555 7–3 – March 3 at Miami (FL)Rivalry No. 4 Alex Rodriguez Park W 8–4 J. Caglianone (1–0) H. Hernandez (2–1) None 3,555 8–3 – March 5 Florida Atlantic No. 4 Condron Ballpark Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: April 30 [5] March 6 UCF No. 4 Condron Ballpark L 6–9 D. Castellano (2–0) L. McNeillie (1–2) K. Kramer (1) 5,330 8–4 – March 8 St. Mary's No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 12–1110 F. Jameson (1–0) P. Howey (1–1) None 5,229 9–4 – March 9 St. Mary's No. 4 Condron Ballpark L 7–9 C. Linchey (1–2) L. McNeillie (1–3) None 6,215 9–5 – March 10 St. Mary's No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 10–08 J. Caglianone (2–0) J. Reitz (1–1) None 5,275 10–5 – March 12 Florida State Rivalry No. 8 Condron Ballpark L 8–12 C. Dorsey (2–0) A. Philpott (2–1) None 8,142 10–6 – March 15 No. 4 Texas A&M No. 8 Condron Ballpark W 8–6 C. Fisher (2–1) C. Cortez (2–1) B. Neely (1) 5,863 11–6 1–0 March 16 No. 4 Texas A&M No. 8 Condron Ballpark L 6–10 E. Aschenbeck (3–0) L. Peterson (1–2) S. Sdao (1) 6,541 11–7 1–1 March 17 No. 4 Texas A&M No. 8 Condron Ballpark W 4–2 B. Neely (1–0) J. Stewart (1–1) L. McNeillie (1) 6,110 12–7 2–1 March 19 Jacksonville No. 6 Condron Ballpark L 6–7 D. Faulkner (1–0) G. Smith (0–1) I. Williams (3) 5,165 12–8 – March 22 at No. 5 LSU No. 6 Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA L 1–6 L. Holman (5–1) C. Fisher (2–2) G. Herring (2) 12,539 12–9 2–2 March 23 at No. 5 LSU No. 6 Alex Box Stadium W 6–411 R. Slater (2–0) N. Ackenhausen (2–2) None 12,892 13–9 3–2 March 24 at No. 5 LSU No. 6 Alex Box Stadium W 12–28 J. Caglianone (3–0) H. Thatcher (1–3) None 11,648 14–9 4–2 March 26 vs. No. 17 Florida StateRivalry No. 6 121 Financial Park Jacksonville, FL L 3–148 J. Charles (1–0) A. Philpott (2–2) None 7,710 14–10 – March 29 No. 21 Mississippi State No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 7–6 L. McNeillie (2–3) N. Stevens (2–2) None 7,167 15–10 5–2 March 30 No. 21 Mississippi State No. 6 Condron Ballpark L 2–12 J. Cijntje (5–1) L. Peterson (1–3) None 7,129 15–11 5–3 March 31 No. 21 Mississippi State No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 4–3 L. McNeillie (3–3) E. Siary (0–2) None 5,829 16–11 6–3
April (6–10) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record April 2 Florida A&M No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 10–7 F. Jameson (2–0) C. Williams (2–1) C. Fisher (1) 5,041 17–11 – April 5 at Missouri No. 6 Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO L 1–211 C. Rustad (4–4) L. McNeillie (3–4) None 1,749 17–12 6–4 April 6 at Missouri No. 6 Taylor Stadium L 3–4 B. Lucas (4–0) L. Peterson (1–4) R. Magdic (1) 2,209 17–13 6–5 April 7 at Missouri No. 6 Taylor Stadium L 10–11 J. Peaden (2–1) L. McNeillie (3–5) None 1,449 17–14 6–6 April 9 at No. 10 Florida State Rivalry No. 24 Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL L 4–197 A. Armstrong (4–0) R. Slater (2–1) None 6,700 17–15 – April 12 South Carolina No. 24 Condron Ballpark L 3–10 E. Jones (3–1) B. Neely (1–1) C. Veach (2) 7,869 17–16 6–7 April 13 South Carolina No. 24 Condron Ballpark L 8–9 R. Kimball (2–1) P. Coppola (0–1) T. Pitzer (1) 8,109 17–17 6–8 April 14 South Carolina No. 24 Condron Ballpark W 11–9 J. Caglianone (4–0) M. Becker (4–2) None 5,772 18–17 7–8 April 16 Jacksonville Condron Ballpark W 12–17 J. Clemente (1–0) D. Stone (0–1) None 4,931 19–17 – April 18 at No. 13 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field Nashville, TN L 5–10 B. Cunningham (5–2) B. Neely (1–2) G. Carter (2) 3,802 19–18 7–9 April 19 at No. 13 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field L 2–5 C. Holton (6–1) P. Coppola (0–2) G. Carter (3) 3,802 19–19 7–10 April 20 at No. 13 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field W 6–2 J. Caglianone (5–0) L. Guth (1–1) F. Jameson (1) 3,802 20–19 8–10 April 23 Stetson Condron Ballpark W 13–37 R. Slater (3–1) D. Garcia (0–2) None 5,165 21–19 – April 26 at No. 2 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR L 1–2 G. Gaeckle (3–2) L. McNeillie (3–6) None 10,551 21–20 8–11 April 27 (1) at No. 2 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium L 5–6 W. McEntire (3–0) R. Slater (3–2) C. Foutch (1) 11,160 21–21 8–12 April 27 (2)[a] at No. 2 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium W 9–5 J. Clemente (2–0) B. Bybee (2–1) None 11,160 22–21 9–12 April 30 Florida Atlantic Condron Ballpark Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ – – ^[a] Rescheduled from April 28 as a single-admission doubleheader due to the threat of inclement weather.[6]
May Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record May 2 Tennessee Condron Ballpark Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: ESPN2 – – May 3 Tennessee Condron Ballpark Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ – – May 4 Tennessee Condron Ballpark Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ – – May 7 South Florida Condron Ballpark Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ – – May 10 Kentucky Condron Ballpark Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ – – May 11 Kentucky Condron Ballpark Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: SECN – – May 12 Kentucky Condron Ballpark Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: SECN – – May 16 at Georgia Foley Field Athens, GA Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ – – May 17 at Georgia Foley Field Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ – – May 18 at Georgia Foley Field Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ – –
Schedule source: [7] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Record vs. conference opponents [ edit ] Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results , 2024 SEC baseball schedule
Team ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR ALA 7–11 2–1 5/18 . 0–3 0–3 5/12 5/05 . 4/28 2–1 2–1 1–2 . ALA W4 3–3 0–2 ARK 14–4 1–2 2–1 4/28 . 5/05 3–0 5/12 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 5/18 . ARK W1 5–1 3–0 AUB 2–16 5/18 1–2 . . 0–3 4/28 0–3 5/12 5/05 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 AUB W7 0–6 0–4 FLA 8–10 . 4/28 . 5/18 5/12 2–1 2–1 0–3 . 1–2 5/05 2–1 1–2 FLA E6 3–3 0–1 UGA 9–9 3–0 . . 5/18 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 5/12 1–2 4/28 5/05 UGA E4 3–3 1–1 KEN 15–3 3–0 5/05 3–0 5/12 3–0 . . 2–1 3–0 4/28 1–2 . 5/18 KEN E1 5–1 4–0 LSU 5–13 5/12 0–3 4/28 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 5/18 . 0–3 5/05 1–2 LSU W6 1–5 0–2 MSU 10–8 5/05 5/12 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 5/18 1–2 . . 1–2 4/28 MSU W3 3–3 1–0 MIZZ 6–12 . 0–3 5/12 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 5/18 . 5/05 4/28 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 1–5 1–2 MISS 6–12 4/28 0–3 5/05 . 1–2 0–3 5/18 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 5/12 . MISS W5 2–4 0–2 SCAR 9–9 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 5/12 4/28 . . 5/05 1–2 5/18 1–2 3–0 SCAR E5 2–4 1–0 TENN 12–6 1–2 . 2–1 5/05 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 4/28 2–1 5/18 . 5/12 TENN E2 5–1 1–0 TAMU 13–5 2–1 5/18 3–0 1–2 4/28 . 5/05 2–1 . 5/12 2–1 . 3–0 TAMU W2 5–1 2–0 VAN 10–8 . . 3–0 2–1 5/05 5/18 2–1 4/28 3–0 . 0–3 5/12 0–3 VAN E3 4–2 2–2 Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
Updated for all games through 21 Apr 2024. Tie Brkrs: MSU>VAN TAMU common. UGA>SCAR ALA common. MIZZ>KEN common.
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = 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' [8] 3 (5) 3 (5) * 4 (2) 7 11 8 6 (1) 9 18 RV — Baseball America [9] 4 5 5 6 10 8 4 4 — — — NCBWA †[10] 3 6 6 8 15 10 8 10 24 — RV D1Baseball[11] 2 4 4 4 8 6 6 6 24 — — Perfect Game[12] 4 6 6 8 11 6 4 6 16 — —
† 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 [ edit ] ^ "2024 SEC Baseball Standings" . secsports.com . Retrieved April 27, 2024 . ^ a b "2024 Baseball Preseason Poll, All-SEC Team announced" . Southeastern Conference . secsports.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024 . ^ Bortner, Sullivan (February 17, 2024). "Saturday's Game vs. St. John's Canceled" . floridagators.com . University Athletic Assoc., Inc. , Fox Sports Sun , IMG College . Retrieved February 17, 2024 . ^ Bortner, Sullivan (February 18, 2024). "Sunday Finale Against St. John's Canceled" . floridagators.com . University Athletic Assoc., Inc. , Fox Sports Sun , IMG College . Retrieved February 18, 2024 . ^ Bortner, Sullivan (March 4, 2024). "Tuesday's Game vs. FAU Rescheduled for April 30" . floridagators.com . University Athletic Assoc., Inc. , Fox Sports Sun , IMG College . Retrieved March 17, 2024 . ^ Grigg, Oliver (April 26, 2024). "Hogs, Gators To Play Doubleheader Saturday" . arkansasrazorbacks.com . University of Arkansas . Retrieved April 26, 2024 . ^ floridagators.com ^ Baseball Coaches Poll ^ Baseball America College: Top 25 ^ NCBWA Division I poll ^ D1 Baseball ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
Venue Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics