2019 Florida Gators baseball team

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2019 Florida Gators baseball
Florida Gators alternate logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record34–26 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCraig Bell (12th year)
Brad Weitzel (12th year)
Home stadium Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt  xy2370 .76758120 .829
No. 18 Georgia  y2190 .70046170 .730
Tennessee  y14160 .46740210 .656
Missouri  13161 .45034221 .605
Florida  y13170 .43334260 .567
South Carolina  8220 .26728280 .500
Kentucky  7230 .23326290 .473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State  xy20100 .66752150 .776
No. 6 Arkansas  xy20100 .66746200 .697
No. 14 LSU  y17130 .56740260 .606
No. 20 Texas A&M  y16131 .55039231 .627
No. 12 Ole Miss  y16140 .53341270 .603
No. 9 Auburn  y14160 .46738280 .576
Alabama  7230 .23330260 .536
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2019 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2019 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2019 college baseball season. Florida competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games were played at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his twelfth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season as the defending conference champions, reaching the national semifinals in the 2018 College World Series before being eliminated by Arkansas.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

1st Team

2nd Team

3rd Team

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Gators predicted to finish in second place in the Eastern Division. [6]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Vanderbilt87 (9)
2Florida81 (4)
3Georgia68 (1)
4South Carolina53
5Tennessee40
6Kentucky30
7Missouri26

Preseason All-SEC teams

2nd Team

Roster

By player

2019 Florida Gators baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
22 INF Cory ActonL/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL
32 RHP Justin AlintoffR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)220 lb (100 kg)So Jupiter, FL
34 INF Kris ArmstrongS/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrJupiter, FL
21 RHP Nick BlasucciR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jr Fort Myers, FL
15 LHP Jordan ButlerL/L6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)So Tampa, FL
6 OF Kendrick CalilaoR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg)Fr Kissimmee, FL
37 RHP Nolan CrispR/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)175 lb (79 kg)Fr Locust Grove, GA
16 OF Wil DaltonR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jr Spring Hill, TN
18 RHP Tyler Dyson R/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)225 lb (102 kg)Jr Bradenton, FL
4 OF Jud FabianR/L6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr Ocala, FL
8 INF Christian FlintR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg)Jr Delray Beach, FL
30 RHP Felix GarciaR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jr Miami, FL
11 C Jonah GirandR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)200 lb (91 kg)Sr Winter Park, FL
2 C Cal GreenfieldR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)205 lb (93 kg)So Chicago, IL
44 OF Austin LangworthyL/L5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jr Williston, FL
23 RHP Jack Leftwich R/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg)So Orlando, FL
17 RHP David LuethjeR/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)192 lb (87 kg)Fr Vero Beach, FL
47 RHP Tommy MaceR/R6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoTampa, FL
27 OF Nelson MaldonadoR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)195 lb (88 kg)SrTampa, FL
13 INF Brady McConnellR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)So Merritt Island, FL
25 RHP Hunter McMullenR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoOcala, FL
52 RHP Kirby McMullenR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrOcala, FL
3 RHP Garrett Milchin  Cruz Roja.svg L/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)So Windermere, FL
5 C Santino MiozziR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)215 lb (98 kg)Jr Maracay, VEN
24 INF Roberto PeñaR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)215 lb (98 kg)Fr Caracas, VEN
20 RHP Nick PogueR/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg)Fr Melbourne, FL
12 INF Blake ReeseS/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)187 lb (85 kg)Sr Tallahassee, FL
28 RHP Hunter RuthR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)Fr Gainesville, FL
14 RHP Christian ScottR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr Parkland, FL
9 C Brady SmithR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)195 lb (88 kg)So Niceville, FL
55 RHP Ben SpechtR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrFort Myers, FL
1 OF Jacob YoungR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)Fr Ponte Vedra, FL
Head coach

7 Kevin O'Sullivan

Assistant coach(es)

33 Craig Bell
42 Brad Weitzel


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 25, 2020

By position

2019 Florida Gators roster
 

Pitchers

  • 3 – Garrett Milchin – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 14 – Christian Scott – Freshman
  • 15 – Jordan Butler – Sophomore
  • 17 – David Luethje – Freshman
  • 18 – Tyler DysonJunior
  • 20 – Nick Pogue – Freshman
  • 21 – Nick Blasucci – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 23 – Jack LeftwichSophomore
  • 25 – Hunter McMullen – Sophomore
  • 26 – Devin Hemenway – Sophomore
  • 28 – Hunter Ruth – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 30 – Felix Garcia – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 32 – Justin Alintoff – Sophomore
  • 37 – Nolan Crisp – Freshman
  • 47 – Tommy MaceSophomore
  • 55 – Ben Specht – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 2 – Cal Greenfield – Sophomore
  • 5 – Santino Miozzi – Junior
  • 9 – Brady Smith – Sophomore
  • 11 – Jonah Girand – Senior

Infielders

  • 8 – Christian Flint – Junior
  • 12 – Blake Reese – Senior
  • 13 – Brady McConnell – Sophomore
  • 22 – Cory Acton – Freshman
  • 24 – Roberto Peña – Freshman
  • 34 – Kris Armstrong – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – Jacob Young – Freshman
  • 4 – Jud FabianFreshman
  • 6 – Kendrick Calilao – Freshman
  • 16 – Wil Dalton – Junior
  • 27 – Nelson Maldonado – Senior
  • 44 – Austin Langworthy – Junior
  • 52 – Kirby McMullen – Junior

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
  • 7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head coach – 12th year
  • 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant coach – 12th year
  • 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant coach – 12th year
  • 31 – Lars Davis – Volunteer assistant coach – 5th year
  • Jon Michelini – Athletic trainer – 6th year
  • Paul Chandler – Strength & conditioning coordinator – 10th year

Schedule

Legend
 Florida win
 Florida loss
 Postponement
BoldFlorida team member
2019 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
February 15 Long Beach State No. 6 McKethan Stadium
Gainesville, FL
8–2Butler (1–0)Seminaris (0–1)None4,8511–0
February 16Long Beach StateNo. 6McKethan Stadium5–2Mace (1–0)Baayoun (0–1)Crisp (1)4,3442–0
February 17Long Beach StateNo. 6McKethan Stadium3–1Leftwich (1–0)Ruiz (0–1)Crisp (2)3,9813–0
February 19at South Florida No. 5 USF Baseball Stadium
Tampa, FL
1–6Stuart (1–0)McMullen (0–1)None2,3633–1
February 20 North Florida No. 5McKethan Stadium1–7Michaelis (1–1)Scott (0–1)None3,2813–2
February 22 Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 5McKethan Stadium2–5McKendry (2–0)Butler (1–1)Federman (1)4,7753–3
February 23Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 5McKethan Stadium9–3Mace (2–0)Gates (0–1)Crisp (3)6,2064–3
February 24Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 5McKethan Stadium4–1Leftwich (2–0)Van Belle (1–1)Crisp (4)4,3985–3
February 26at Jacksonville No. 7 John Sessions Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
5–410Scott (1–1)Mauloni (0–1)Crisp (5)1,1226–3
February 27 UCF No. 7McKethan Stadium9–12Westberg (1–0)McMullen (0–2)Hakanson (1)3,1676–4
March
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 1 Winthrop No. 7McKethan Stadium16–4Dyson (1–0)Harris (0–1)None3,3357–4
March 2WinthropNo. 7McKethan StadiumPostponed (rain)Makeup: March 3 as a doubleheader [7]
March 3 (1)WinthropNo. 7McKethan Stadium28–5Mace (3–0)Peek (1–1)None3,3578–4
March 3 (2)WinthropNo. 7McKethan Stadium5–37Leftwich (3–0)Pawelczyk (2–1)Crisp (6)3,1929–4
March 5 Florida Gulf Coast No. 5McKethan Stadium15–0Scott (2–1)Bitner (1–1)None2,92910–4
March 6Florida Gulf CoastNo. 5McKethan Stadium2–7Lumbert (2–1)Luethje (0–1)None2,95510–5
March 8 Yale No. 5McKethan Stadium6–5Mace (4–0)Politz (2–1)Crisp (7)3,24911–5
March 9YaleNo. 5McKethan Stadium15–1Leftwich (4–0)Nambiar (0–2)None3,75612–5
March 10YaleNo. 5McKethan Stadium4–3Dyson (2–0)Stiegler (1–2)Ruth (1)3,24813–5
March 12No. 10 Florida State
Rivalry
No. 5McKethan Stadium20–7Alintoff (1–0)Haney (2–1)None5,38514–5
March 15No. 6 Mississippi State No. 5McKethan Stadium5–6Small (2–0)Mace (4–1)None4,21514–60–1
March 16 (1)No. 6 Mississippi StateNo. 5McKethan Stadium5–10Ginn (5–0)Leftwich (4–1)Liebelt (2)4,01914–70–2
March 16 (2) [a] No. 6 Mississippi StateNo. 5McKethan Stadium4–2Dyson (2–0)James (2–1)Scott (1)3,24715–71–2
March 19JacksonvilleNo. 14McKethan Stadium13–8Crisp (1–0)Murphy (1–1)Alintoff (1)3,22316–7
March 21at No. 8 Vanderbilt No. 14 Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN
0–5Fellows (5–0)Mace (4–2)None3,19116–81–3
March 22at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 14Hawkins Field2–15Raby (4–0)Leftwich (4–2)None3,62616–91–4
March 23at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 14Hawkins Field4–14Rocker (2–2)Dyson (3–1)Brown (5)3,62616–101–5
March 26vs. No. 20 Florida State
Rivalry
No. 23 Baseball Grounds
Jacksonville, FL
4–2Scott (2–1)Velez (2–2)None8,04117–10
March 29 Alabama No. 23McKethan Stadium3–1Mace (5–2)Finnerty (4–3)None4,52118–102–5
March 30AlabamaNo. 23McKethan Stadium12–3Scott (3–1)Love (3–1)None5,15619–103–5
March 31AlabamaNo. 23McKethan Stadium6–3Ruth (1–0)Ras (1–2)None3,78520–104–5
^[a] Rescheduled from March 17 due to the threat of rain. [8]
April
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
April 2 Florida A&M No. 21McKethan Stadium12–1Crisp (2–0)Wilson (1–3)None3,03621–10
April 5at No. 18 Ole Miss No. 21 Swayze Field
Oxford, MS
4–12Myers (2–0)Mace (5–3)None11,02621–114–6
April 6 (1)at No. 18 Ole MissNo. 21Swayze Field4–16Nikhazy (3–2)Dyson (3–2)None10,22021–124–7
April 6 (2) [b] at No. 18 Ole MissNo. 21Swayze Field10–12Caracci (1–1)Crisp (2–1)None10,22021–134–8
April 9at Florida State
Rivalry
Dick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
3–1Specht (1–0)Haney (2–2)None5,36822–13
April 11 South Carolina McKethan Stadium9–5Mace (6–3)Morgan (3–2)None3,41423–135–8
April 12South CarolinaMcKethan Stadium3–6Tringali (2–0)Scott (3–2)None4,53123–145–9
April 13South CarolinaMcKethan Stadium6–4Luethje (1–1)Sweatt (2–3)None4,90824–146–9
April 16JacksonvilleMcKethan Stadium8–4Crisp (3–1)Temple (2–1)Pogue (1)3,33725–14
April 18at No. 14 LSU Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
16–9Mace (7–3)Hilliard (0–2)None10,13226–147–9
April 19at No. 14 LSUAlex Box Stadium1–13Henry (4–2)Scott (3–3)Peterson (2)10,76626–157–10
April 20at No. 14 LSUAlex Box Stadium2–11Walker (3–3)Leftwich (4–3)None11,32726–167–11
April 23 Florida Atlantic McKethan Stadium11–13Schneider (3–1)Langworthy (0–1)None2,88626–17
April 26 Kentucky McKethan Stadium10–8Scott (4–3)Ramsey (2–4)Crisp (8)3,66427–178–11
April 27KentuckyMcKethan Stadium1–5Thompson (4–1)Leftwich (4–4)None4,06827–188–12
April 28KentuckyMcKethan Stadium12–8Scott (5–3)Coleman (2–4)None3,40128–189–12
^[b] Rescheduled from April 7 due to the threat of rain. [9]
May
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 3at No. 9 Georgia Foley Field
Athens, GA
4–6Locey (8–1)Mace (7–4) Kristofak (6)3,10628–199–13
May 4at No. 9 GeorgiaFoley FieldPostponed (rain)Makeup: May 5 as a 7-inning doubleheader [10]
May 5 (1)at No. 9 GeorgiaFoley Field1–97Elliott (6–3)Leftwich (4–5)None2,84528–209–14
May 5 (2)at No. 9 GeorgiaFoley Field1–47Wilcox (2–0)Crisp (3–2)None2,84528–219–15
May 7South FloridaMcKethan Stadium7–3Pogue (1–0)Yager (2–2)Specht (1)3,08229–21
May 10 Tennessee McKethan Stadium10–9Crisp (4–2)Walsh (0–2)None3,54230–2110–15
May 11TennesseeMcKethan Stadium7–8Crochet (4–3)Specht (1–1)Sewell (1)3,65930–2210–16
May 12TennesseeMcKethan Stadium4–5Jackson (1–0)Crisp (4–3)Hunley (1)3,26530–2310–17
May 16at No. 24 Missouri Taylor Stadium
Columbia, MO
5–4Mace (8–4)Ash (2–2)Butler (1)2,31031–2311–17
May 17at No. 24 MissouriTaylor Stadium2–0Leftwich (5–5)Sikkema (7–4)None3,18232–2312–17
May 18at No. 24 MissouriTaylor Stadium4–3Scott (6–3)Dulle (4–4)None1,67533–2313–17
Postseason
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSECT Record
May 21vs. No. 13 (6) Texas A&M (11) Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL
7–810Kalich (2–1)Crisp (4–4)None4,13533–240–1
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordRegional Record
May 31vs. No. 24 (2) Dallas Baptist (3) Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Lubbock, TX
8–11Johnson (5–2)Mace (8–5)None4,53033–250–1
June 1vs. (4) Army (3)Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park13–5Leftwich (6–5)Giovinco (8–6)None4,56734–251–1
June 2vs. No. 24 (2) Dallas Baptist(3)Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park8–9Fouse (6–0)Pogue (1–1)Carraway (5)4,67934–261–2

Rankings from D1Baseball. All times Eastern. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

A sellout crowd of 6,206 witnessed Florida defeat Miami 9-3 with a four-run rally in the 7th. FloridaVsMiamiBaseball2019.jpg
A sellout crowd of 6,206 witnessed Florida defeat Miami 9–3 with a four-run rally in the 7th.

Lubbock Regional

Lubbock Regional Teams
(1) Texas Tech Red Raiders(2) Dallas Baptist Patriots(3) Florida Gators(4) Army Black Knights
First RoundSemifinalsFinals
1Texas Tech11
4Army2
1Texas Tech3
2Dallas Baptist2
3Florida8
2Dallas Baptist11
1Texas Tech
2Dallas Baptist
Lower round 1Lower final
3Florida8
4Army52Dallas Baptist9
3Florida13

Record vs. conference opponents

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

Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA 7–231–21–20–30–3.1–20–3.1–22–1.1–20–3ALAW71–90–4
ARK 20–102–12–1..2–13–02–13–01–2.3–01–21–2ARKW17–33–0
AUB 14–162–11–2.1–2.1–21–2.2–12–13–01–20–3AUBW64–61–1
FLA 13–173–0..0–32–11–21–23–00–32–11–2.0–3FLAE54–62–3
UGA 21–93–0.2–13–02–12–10–33–0.3–01–2.2–1UGAE28–24–1
KEN 7–23.1–2.1–21–20–3.1–22–11–20–30–30–3KENE71–90–4
LSU 17–132–10–32–12–11–23–03–01–21–2..2–1.LSUW36–42–1
MSU 20–103–01–22–12–13–0.0–3.3–02–12–12–1.MSUW28–23–1
MIZZ 13–16.0–3.0–30–32–12–1.2–13–02–11–11–2MIZZE45–41–3
MISS 16–142–12–11–23–0.1–22–10–31–2.1–23–0.MISSW55–52–1
SCAR 8–221–2.1–21–20–32–1.1–20–3.1–21–20–3SCARE61–90–3
TENN 14–16.0–30–32–12–13–0.1–21–22–12–1.1–2TENNE35–51–2
TAMU 16–132–12–12–1..3–01–21–21–10–32–1.2–1TAMUW46–31–1
VAN 23–73–02–13–03–01–23–0..2–1.3–02–11–2VANE18–25–0
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [11] 3 (1)3 (1)*3 (1)*67142421RVRVRVRVRVRVRV*RV*RV*
Baseball America [12] 4455491516—*—*—*
Collegiate Baseball^ [13] 6613141613192025—*
NCBWA [14] 669961622182828RVRVRVRVRV*RV*RV*RV
D1Baseball [15] 65755142321—*—*

^ 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.

2019 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB team
Brady McConnellSS244 Kansas City Royals
Tyler Dyson RHP5153 Washington Nationals
Wil DaltonOF8257 Boston Red Sox
Nelson MaldonadoOF21642 Chicago Cubs

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