2024 Florida Gators baseball team

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2024 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record22–21 (9–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chuck Jeroloman
  • Taylor Black
  • David Kopp
Home stadiumCondron Ballpark
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 16 4   .800 33 8   .805
No. 3 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 37 7   .841
No. 11 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11 9   .550 31 12   .721
No. 24 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 10 10   .500 28 14   .667
No. 20 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10 11   .476 31 12   .721
Florida ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 22 21   .512
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 6 15   .286 19 26   .422
Western
No. 2 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16 5   .762 37 7   .841
No. 1 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 38 6   .864
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 11 9   .550 28 15   .651
No. 23 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 28 16   .636
LSU  ‍‍‍ 7 13   .350 28 16   .636
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 23 20   .535
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 2 18   .100 20 22   .476
‡ – Tournament champion
As of April 27, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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]

Preseason All-SEC First Team
Player No. Position Class
Jac Caglianone 14 1B Junior
Cade Kurland 4 2B Sophomore
Brandon Neely 22 P Junior
Colby Shelton 10 SS Sophomore
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Player No. Position Class
Jac Caglianone 14 P Junior

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

Roster[edit]

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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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
April (6–10)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site
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]
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 W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
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 movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[8]3 (5)3 (5)*4 (2)71186 (1)918RV
Baseball America[9]455610844
NCBWA[10]3668151081024RV
D1Baseball[11]2444866624
Perfect Game[12]46681164616

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]

  1. ^ "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2024 Baseball Preseason Poll, All-SEC Team announced". Southeastern Conference. secsports.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Grigg, Oliver (April 26, 2024). "Hogs, Gators To Play Doubleheader Saturday". arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  7. ^ floridagators.com
  8. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  9. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  10. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  11. ^ D1 Baseball
  12. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings