2000 Florida Gators baseball team

2000 Florida Gators baseball
Waco Regional, 3–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
CB	No. 17
Record	44–23–1 (18–11–1 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Lopez (6th year)
Assistant coaches	Steve Kling (6th year) Mark Wasikowski (2nd year)
Home stadium	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
Seasons ←  1999 2001  →

2000 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 9 South Carolina  x‍†‍‍y	25	–	5		.833			53	–	8		.869
No. 17 Florida  ‍‍‍y	18	–	11		.621			44	–	23		.657
Georgia  ‍‍‍	14	–	15		.483			32	–	26		.552
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	12	–	16		.429			38	–	20		.655
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	10	–	18		.357			40	–	23		.635
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	5	–	24		.172			21	–	33		.389
Western
No. 1 LSU  x‍‍‡‍y	19	–	10		.655			52	–	17		.754
No. 15 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y	17	–	10		.630			39	–	17		.696
No. 25 Auburn  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			41	–	20		.672
No. 27 Alabama  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			41	–	24		.631
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	12	–	17		.414			30	–	25		.545
Arkansas  ‍‍‍	8	–	20		.286			24	–	30		.444
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2000 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2000 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 coached by Andy Lopez, who was in his sixth season at Florida.

Roster

2000 Florida Gators baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town 24 RHP Jay Belflower R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 215 lb(98 kg) So Sebring, FL 18 RHP Chris Bell R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Fr Miami, FL 48 LHP Ken Birch L/L 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 160 lb(73 kg) Jr Winter Springs, FL 45 RHP Keith Brice R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Jr Miami, FL 52 RHP Jeff Burdick R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 215 lb(98 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL 41 RHP Jeff Cardozo R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Jr Hobe Sound, FL 49 RHP Kevin Coleman R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb(88 kg) So Marietta, GA 15 OF Ron Colombo L/L 5 ft 5 in(1.65 m) 165 lb(75 kg) Jr Orlando, FL 2 INF Aaron Davidson R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 175 lb(79 kg) Jr Atascadero, CA 25 RHP Derek DeVaughan R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 220 lb(100 kg) Sr Binger, OK 30 OF Jason Dill L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb(95 kg) Jr Punta Gorda, FL 13 INF Kevin Estrada S/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 170 lb(77 kg) So El Sugundo, CA 9 OF Matt Goss L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 178 lb(81 kg) So Bartow, FL 21 RHP Alex Hart R/R 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 215 lb(98 kg) So Marion, PA 37 OF Brian Haught R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 185 lb(84 kg) Sr Tampa, FL 31 C Matt Heath S/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb(88 kg) So Fernandina Beach, FL 3 OF Tim Johnson R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Jr Coventry, CT 5 INF Kurt Keene R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Sr Chattanooga, TN 17 INF Mark Kiger R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 185 lb(84 kg) So La Jolla, CA 40 INF David Klebonis R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb(91 kg) So Orlando, FL 42 LHP Stuart McFarland L/L 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 210 lb(95 kg) Jr Arden Hills, MN 20 LHP Craig Mosher L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Jr Richmond, BC 39 C Keith Neubert R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 167 lb(76 kg) Fr St. Petersburg, FL 8 OF Kyle Olson L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Fr Crestview, FL 23 INF Tim Olson R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Jr Bismarck, ND 6 INF Pat Osborn R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb(91 kg) Fr Bakersfield, CA 32 LHP Tom Potter L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb(82 kg) Fr Naples, FL 47 LHP Adam Prida S/L 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 160 lb(73 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 10 OF Ryan Raburn R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 170 lb(77 kg) Fr Dover, FL 36 LHP Jimmy Ramshaw  L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 186 lb(84 kg) Jr Canberra, AUS 22 LHP Eddie Rojas S/L 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 175 lb(79 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY 55 C Brian Rose R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb(95 kg) Fr Miami, FL 43 INF Ryan Shealy R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 233 lb(106 kg) So Fort Lauderdale, FL 11 OF Matt Siegel L/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 175 lb(79 kg) Jr Tampa, FL 34 RHP Joey Simon R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb(88 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 46 LHP Bobby Sindelar L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 175 lb(79 kg) Fr Spring Hill, FL 28 LHP Mike Smalley L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Jr Orlando, FL 14 INF Aaron Sobieraj R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Fr Clearwater, FL 12 C Tony Socarras L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb(91 kg) Sr Miami, FL 33 LHP Mike Somers R/L 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 220 lb(100 kg) Fr Lauderhill, FL 38 C Nick Trefry R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Jr Jacksonville, FL 27 RHP K.O. Wiegandt R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb(86 kg) Jr Miami, FL 4 OF Spencer Williams L/R 5 ft 6 in(1.68 m) 169 lb(77 kg) Jr Lansdale, PA 16 INF Taylor Wood R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 170 lb(77 kg) Jr Fernandina Beach, FL	Head coach Andy Lopez Assistant coach(es) Mark Wasikowski Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

2000 Florida Gators baseball game log: 44–23–1
Regular season: 38–20–1
January: 3–0 Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record January 20 at Hawaiʻi No. 24 Rainbow Stadium Honolulu, HI 12–6 Belflower (1–0) Ho (0–1) None 2,162 1–0 – January 21 at Hawaiʻi No. 24 Rainbow Stadium 10–1 Smalley (1–0) Snider (0–1) None 2,251 2–0 – January 22 at Hawaiʻi No. 24 Rainbow Stadium 8–7 McFarland (1–0) Aloy (0–1) Simon (1) 2,595 3–0 –
February: 4–7 Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 4 at No. 5 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 24 Mark Light Stadium Coral Gables, FL 8–16 Howell (1–0) Ramshaw (0–1) None 3,633 3–1 – February 5 at No. 5 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 24 Mark Light Stadium 1–17 Roberson (1–0) Smalley (1–1) None 4,004 3–2 – February 9 Jacksonville No. 24 McKethan Stadium 11-13 Shippee (1–0) Simon (0–1) Bell (1) 1,828 3–3 – February 12 No. 5 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 24 McKethan Stadium 4–3 Simon (1–1) DeBold (1–1) None 3,012 4–3 – February 13 No. 5 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 24 McKethan Stadium 20-11 Ramshaw (1–1) Walker (0–1) None 3,513 5–3 – February 19 No. 1 Florida State Rivalry No. 20 McKethan Stadium 2–6 McDonald (3–0) Hart (0–1) None 5,613 5–4 – February 20 No. 1 Florida State Rivalry No. 20 McKethan Stadium 8–17 Ziegler (3–0) Mosher (0–1) None 4,809 5–5 – February 22 Florida A&M No. 27 McKethan Stadium 10–3 Smalley (2–1) Barton (1–2) None 1,188 6–5 – February 26 at No. 1 Florida State Rivalry No. 27 Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL 2–6 McDonald (4–0) Belflower (1–1) None 5,039 6–6 – February 27 at No. 1 Florida State Rivalry No. 27 Dick Howser Stadium 7–8 Jernigan (1–0) Simon (1–2) None 2,011 6–7 – February 29 UNC Greensboro McKethan Stadium 9–2 Smalley (3–1) Phalines (1–1) None 1,503 7–7 –
March: 13–7 Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 UNC Greensboro McKethan Stadium 4–12 Gordon (1–0) Sobieraj (0–1) None 781 7–8 – March 3 Massachusetts McKethan Stadium 11–9 Belflower (2–1) Skirkanich (0–1) Birch (1) 1,522 8–8 – March 4 Massachusetts McKethan Stadium 7–1 Cardozo (1–0) Santos (0–1) None 1,252 9–8 – March 5 Massachusetts McKethan Stadium 7–5 Birch (1–0) Szado (0–1) None 1,457 10–8 – March 7 Louisville McKethan Stadium 7–11 Mattingly (2–3) Mosher (0–2) None 1,143 10–9 – March 8 Louisville McKethan Stadium 13–1210 Sobieraj (1–1) Green (0–3) None 847 11–9 – March 10 Ole Miss McKethan Stadium 5–11 McAvoy (4–1) Smalley (3–2) Goodwin (2) 1,072 11–10 0–1 March 11 Ole Miss McKethan Stadium 12–15 Morris (1–0) Belflower (2–2) Huisman (4) 1,643 11–11 0–2 March 12 Ole Miss McKethan Stadium 13–3 Cardozo (2–0) Cramblitt (3–2) Birch (2) 1,360 12–11 1–2 March 14 Fordham McKethan Stadium 6–4 Simon (2–2) Kelly (0–1) Mosher (1) 1,172 13–11 – March 15 Fordham McKethan Stadium 25–1 Belflower (3–2) Reyes (0–3) None 1,181 14–11 – March 17 at No. 5 South Carolina Sarge Frye Field Columbia, SC 2–5 Bouknight (7–0) Smalley (3–3) Barber (5) 4,128 14–12 1–3 March 18 at No. 5 South Carolina Sarge Frye Field 3–7 Bauer (4–0) Cardozo (2–1) None 3,387 14–13 1–4 March 19 at No. 5 South Carolina Sarge Frye Field 17–8 Birch (2–0) Collins (1–1) None 3,848 15–13 2–4 March 24 at Arkansas Baum Stadium Fayetteville, AR 8–711 Birch (3–0) McCrotty (0–4) None 2,472 16–13 3–4 March 25 at Arkansas Baum Stadium 8–710 Simon (3–2) Merryman (0–1) None 2,447 17–13 4–4 March 26 at Arkansas Baum Stadium 7–4 Rojas (1–0) Riethmaier (0–4) None 1,493 18–13 5–4 March 28 Samford McKethan Stadium 16–8 Simon (4–2) Anderson (2–4) None 1,370 19–13 – March 29 Samford McKethan Stadium 9–6 Birch (4–0) – – – 20–13 – March 31 Vanderbilt McKethan Stadium 4–7 Yee (4–2) Smalley (3–4) Beal (2) 1,586 20–14 5–5
April: 13–4–1 Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 Vanderbilt McKethan Stadium 5–2 Cardozo (3–1) Cook (1–3) None 1,322 21–14 6–5 April 2 Vanderbilt McKethan Stadium 10–6 Simon (5–2) Beal (2–5) Belflower (1) 1,298 22–14 7–5 April 4 Bethune–Cookman McKethan Stadium 15–3 Rojas (2–0) Marrero (1–4) None 810 23–14 – April 5 Bethune–Cookman McKethan Stadium 10–3 Simon (6–2) Martin (2–3) None 860 24–14 – April 7 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium Lexington, KY 7–2 Belflower (4–2) Webb (5–1) None 891 25–14 8–5 April 8 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 18–0 Cardozo (4–1) Michael (4–1) Rojas (1) 315 26–14 9–5 April 9 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 6–6 None None None 559 26–14–1 9–5–1 April 12 No. 25 Stetson No. 29 McKethan Stadium 10–3 Birch (5–0) Wilson (3–1) None 1,218 27–14–1 – April 15 (1) No. 7 LSU No. 29 McKethan Stadium 4–10 Gomez (6–0) Smalley (3–5) McMurray (1) – 27–15–1 9–6–1 April 15 (2) No. 7 LSU No. 29 McKethan Stadium 6–9 Tallet (8–2) Cardozo (4–2) None 2,327 27–16–1 9–7–1 April 16 No. 7 LSU No. 29 McKethan Stadium 7–5 Simon (7–2) Hodges (2–2) None 1,629 28–16–1 10–7–1 April 19 at Jacksonville Wolfson Park Jacksonville, FL 9–1 Rojas (3–0) Williams (2–3) None 3,419 29–16–1 – April 21 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN 4–5 Bennett (8–2) Smalley (3–6) None 918 29–17–1 10–8–1 April 22 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8–5 Rojas (4–0) Bertolino (4–3) None 1,490 30–17–1 11–8–1 April 23 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 10–9 – – – – 31–17–1 12–8–1 April 28 No. 12 Auburn No. 27 McKethan Stadium 5–3 Smalley (4–6) Bean (8–2) None 1,774 32–17–1 13–8–1 April 29 No. 12 Auburn No. 27 McKethan Stadium 8–1110 – – – – 32–18–1 13–9–1 April 30 No. 12 Auburn No. 27 McKethan Stadium 7–6 Belflower (5–3) Bean (8–3) None 2,612 33–18–1 14–9–1
May: 5–2 Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 5 at No. 7 Mississippi State No. 22 Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS 2–20 Donovan (5–3) Smalley (4–7) None 6,524 33–19–1 14–10–1 May 6 at No. 7 Mississippi State No. 22 Dudy Noble Field 9–611 Belflower (6–3) Larson (3–3) None 7,285 34–19–1 15–10–1 May 7 at No. 7 Mississippi State No. 22 Dudy Noble Field 7–12 Freed (8–0) Mosher (0–3) Wooten (1) 4,779 34-20–1 15–11–1 May 9 South Florida No. 24 McKethan Stadium 10–5 Rojas (5–0) Hubbard (0–2) Birch (3) 1,374 35–20–1 – May 12 Georgia No. 24 McKethan Stadium 9–1 Smalley (5–7) Clark (7–4) None 2,143 36–20–1 16–11–1 May 13 Georgia No. 24 McKethan Stadium 7–6 Cardozo (5–2) Steele (6–4) Belflower (3) 3,217 37–20–1 17–11–1 May 14 Georgia No. 24 McKethan Stadium 7–4 Simon (8–2) Sharpton (3–4) Belflower (4) 1,754 38–20–1 18–11–1
Post-season: 6–3
SEC Tournament: 3–1 Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 17 vs. (5) No. 17 Auburn (4) No. 21 Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL 7–2 Smalley (6–7) Speigner (2–3) None – 39–20–1 1–0 May 18 vs. (8) Kentucky (4) No. 21 Metropolitan Stadium 8–7 Simon (9–2) Wade (7–7) Belflower (5) 9,252 40–20–1 2–0 May 20 vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina (4) No. 21 Metropolitan Stadium 12–4 Rojas (6–0) Whetstone (0–2) Wiegandt (1) 3,224 41–20–1 3–0 May 21 vs. (2) No. 10 LSU (4) No. 21 Metropolitan Stadium 6–9 Gomez (9–1) McFarland (1–1) Tallet (1) 5,103 41–21–1 3–1
NCAA tournament: Waco Regional: 3–2 Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record May 26 vs. (3) San José State (2) No. 18 Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX 1–4 Key (12–2) Smalley (6–8) None 2,805 41–22–1 0–1 May 27 (1) at (1) No. 5 Baylor (2) No. 18 Baylor Ballpark 10–1 Cardozo (6–2) Evans (11–2) None 3,316 42–22–1 1–1 May 27 (2) (4) vs. Southwest Texas State (2) No. 18 Baylor Ballpark 14–0 Simon (10–2) Casanova (3–4) None 3,168 43–22–1 2–1 May 28 vs. (3) San José State (2) No. 18 Baylor Ballpark 8–7 Belflower (7–3) Key (12–3) None 2,847 44–22–1 3–1 May 29 vs. (3) No. 15 San José State (2) No. 16 Baylor Ballpark 1–3 Sandler (2–2) Smalley (6–9) None 2,645 44–23–1 3–2

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

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2000". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.