2022 Florida Gators baseball team

2022 Florida Gators baseball
Gainesville Regional, 3–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
CB	No. 27
Record	42–24 (15–15 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Craig Bell Chuck Jeroloman
Home stadium	Condron Ballpark [note 1]
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Tennessee  x‍†‍‡‍y	25	–	5		.833			57	–	9		.864
No. 21 Florida  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			42	–	24		.636
Georgia  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			36	–	23		.610
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y	14	–	16		.467			39	–	23		.629
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			27	–	28		.491
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			33	–	26		.559
Missouri  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			28	–	23		.549
Western
No. 3 Texas A&M  x‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			44	–	20		.688
No. 4 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			46	–	21		.687
No. 25 LSU  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			40	–	22		.645
No. 7 Auburn  ‍‍‍y	16	–	13		.552			43	–	22		.662
No. 1 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y	14	–	16		.467			42	–	23		.646
Alabama  ‍‍‍	12	–	17		.414			31	–	27		.534
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			26	–	30		.464
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2022 college baseball season. Florida competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games were played at Condron Ballpark ^{[note 1]} on the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus, in the second season at the ballpark. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his fifteenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season looking to return to the College World Series after an early regional exit from the 2021 NCAA tournament.

Previous season

The 2021 Gators entered the season as the unanimous No. 1 team, but stumbled to a 17–13 SEC record to enter the SEC tournament as the sixth seed, where they made the semifinals before being eliminated by eventual tournament runner-up Tennessee. The Gators were then selected to host a regional in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament in the Austin Super Regional, but were eliminated in only two games, suffering a 19–1 loss to South Alabama, who scored 10 runs with two outs in the sixth inning.

Personnel

Coaching staff

2022 Florida Gators coaching staff [1]
Name	Position	Seasons at Florida	Alma mater
Kevin O'Sullivan	Head coach	15	Virginia (1991)
Craig Bell	Assistant coach	15	North Florida (1989)
Chuck Jeroloman	Assistant coach	3	Auburn (2005)
David Kopp	Volunteer assistant coach	1	Clemson (2007)
Austin Langworthy	Student assistant coach	1	Florida (2020)
Shawn Burke	Strength & conditioning coach	1	Rochester (2014)

Schedule

Legend
	Florida win
	Florida loss
	Postponement
Bold	Florida team member

2022 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February (6–2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 18 Liberty No. 9 Florida Ballpark Gainesville, FL W 7–2 H. Barco (1–0) J. Adametz III (0–1) R. Slater (1) 6,463 1–0 – February 19 Liberty No. 9 Florida Ballpark L 4–6 D. Erickson (1–0) B. Sproat (0–1) C. Hungate (1) 6,350 1–1 – February 20 Liberty No. 9 Florida Ballpark L 3–5 J. Beamon (1–0) P. Abner (0–1) C. Hungate (2) 5,377 1–2 – February 22 at Stetson No. 15 Conrad Park DeLand, FL W 8–1 N. Ficarrotta (1–0) A. DeFabbia (0–1) None 1,622 2–2 – February 23 North Florida No. 15 Florida Ballpark W 3–1 B. Sproat (1–1) D. Kilfoyl (0–1) R. Slater (2) 4,507 3–2 – February 25 Georgia State No. 15 Florida Ballpark W 4–1 H. Barco (2–0) B. Kaminer (0–1) N. Ficarrotta (1) 5,571 4–2 – February 26 Georgia State No. 15 Florida Ballpark W 13–4 B. Purnell (1–0) R. Watson (0–1) None 6,511 5–2 – February 27 Georgia State No. 15 Florida Ballpark W 12–1 N. Ficarrotta (2–0) R. Acosta (0–1) None 5,100 6–2 –
March (12–6) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 at North Florida No. 14 Harmon Stadium Jacksonville, FL W 11–2 C. Finnvold (1–0) R. Jean (0–1) None 1,328 7–2 – March 2 Florida A&M No. 14 Florida Ballpark W 17–0 G. Milchin (1–0) S. Host (0–2) None 4,424 8–2 – March 4 at No. 22 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 14 Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL L 2–5 C. Palmquist (3–0) H. Barco (2–1) A. Walters (3) 3,482 8–3 – March 5 at No. 22 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 14 Alex Rodriguez Park W 8–1 B. Sproat (2–1) K. Ligon (1–1) N. Ficarrotta (2) 3,419 9–3 – March 6 at No. 22 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 14 Alex Rodriguez Park W 11–3 B. Purnell (2–0) J. Garland (2–1) None 3,356 10–3 – March 8 Jacksonville No. 11 Florida Ballpark W 1–0 R. Slater (1–0) M. Darrell-Hick (0–1) N. Ficarrotta (3) 4,054 11–3 – March 9 Jacksonville No. 11 Florida Ballpark Postponed (rain)Makeup: Never rescheduled [2] March 11 Seton Hall No. 11 Florida Ballpark Postponed (rain)Makeup: March 12 as a split doubleheader [3] March 12 (1) Seton Hall No. 11 Florida Ballpark W 16–4 H. Barco (3–1) H. Waldis (0–3) None 4,113 12–3 – March 12 (2) Seton Hall No. 11 Florida Ballpark W 11–9 B. Sproat (3–1) D. Conover (0–1) B. Neely (1) 4,528 13–3 – March 13 Seton Hall No. 11 Florida Ballpark L 4–6 B. O'Neill (1–2) N. Pogue (0–1) J. Cinnella (1) 4,743 13–4 – March 15 No. 8 Florida State Rivalry No. 9 Florida Ballpark Postponed (rain)Makeup: May 17 [4] March 18 at Alabama No. 9 Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL W 6–4 H. Barco (4–1) G. McMillan (2–1) B. Purnell (1) 2,774 14–4 1–0 March 19 at Alabama No. 9 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 13–6 R. Slater (2–0) H. Furtado (2–2) None 3,745 15–4 2–0 March 20 at Alabama No. 9 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 7–8 J. McNairy (4–0) B. Purnell (2–1) None 3,238 15–5 2–1 March 22 Bethune–Cookman No. 8 Florida Ballpark W 3–2 P. Abner (1–1) J. Gonzalez (0–3) K. Hartman (1) 4,489 16–5 – March 25 No. 21 LSU No. 8 Florida Ballpark W 8–2 H. Barco (5–1) B. Money (2–1) None 6,226 17–5 3–1 March 26 No. 21 LSU No. 8 Florida Ballpark L 4–16 M. Hilliard (2–0) B. Sproat (3–2) None 8,306 17–6 3–2 March 27 No. 21 LSU No. 8 Florida Ballpark L 2–11 G. Taylor (2–0) R. Slater (2–1) None 5,746 17–7 3–3 March 29 vs. No. 5 Florida State Rivalry No. 14 121 Financial Park Jacksonville, FL W 6–3 B. Neely (1–0) C. Montgomery (3–1) B. Purnell (2) 8,122 18–7 – March 31 at No. 23 Georgia No. 14 Foley Field Athens, GA L 6–7 J. Woods (1–0) B. Purnell (2–2) None 3,610 18–8 3–4
April (7–9) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 at No. 23 Georgia No. 14 Foley Field L 1–6 J. Cannon (6–1) B. Sproat (3–3) J. Gowen (3) 3,671 18–9 3–5 April 2 at No. 23 Georgia No. 14 Foley Field L 8–14 W. Pearson (1–1) T. Nesbitt (0–1) J. Woods (2) 3,696 18–10 3–6 April 5 Florida A&M Florida Ballpark W 13–3 N. Pogue (1–1) D. Tease (0–4) None 4,336 19–10 – April 7 No. 2 Arkansas Florida Ballpark L 1–8 C. Noland (5–1) H. Barco (5–2) Z. Vermillion (2) 4,643 19–11 3–7 April 8 No. 2 Arkansas Florida Ballpark W 7–2 B. Sproat (4–3) H. Smith (5–2) B. Purnell (3) 5,795 20–11 4–7 April 9 No. 2 Arkansas Florida Ballpark W 9–7 B. Purnell (3–2) B. Tygart (1–1) None 5,806 21–11 5–7 April 12 at Florida State Rivalry No. 23 Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL L 0–5 C. Whittaker (1–1) N. Pogue (1–2) None 5,916 21–12 – April 15 at Vanderbilt No. 23 Hawkins Field Nashville, TN L 4–5 T. Schultz (2–1) B. Purnell (3–3) None 3,802 21–13 5–8 April 16 at Vanderbilt No. 23 Hawkins Field L 6–8 N. Maldonado (2–1) T. Nesbitt (0–2) None 3,802 21–14 5–9 April 17 at Vanderbilt No. 23 Hawkins Field W 4–310 T. Nesbitt (1–2) C. Little (0–1) None 3,802 22–14 6–9 April 19 Stetson Florida Ballpark W 10–8 N. Ficarrotta (2–0) A. DeFabbia (0–2) B. Purnell (4) 6,170 23–14 – April 22 No. 1 Tennessee Condron Ballpark [note 1] L 2–8 C. Burns (7–1) R. Slater (2–2) None 5,575 23–15 6–10 April 23 No. 1 Tennessee Condron Ballpark L 0–3 B. Tidwell (1–0) B. Sproat (4–4) C. Sewell (1) 6,787 23–16 6–11 April 24 No. 1 Tennessee Condron Ballpark L 4–611 R. Welsh (2–0) T. Nesbitt (1–3) None 5,470 23–17 6–12 April 29 Kentucky Condron Ballpark W 9–2 B. Sproat (5–4) M. Hazelwood (1–2) None 4,836 24–17 7–12 April 30 Kentucky Condron Ballpark W 9–1 B. Neely (2–0) Z. Lee (1–1) None 5,245 25–17 8–12
May (10–3) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 1 Kentucky Condron Ballpark L 1–8 S. Harney (5–3) R. Slater (2–3) None 4,542 25–18 8–13 May 3 South Florida Condron Ballpark W 18–3 N. Pogue (2–2) O. Kerkering (4–5) None 4,330 26–18 – May 6 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS W 8–6 B. Sproat (6–4) B. Smith (3–4) R. Slater (3) 11,533 27–18 9–13 May 7 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field W 9–3 R. Slater (3–3) K. Hunt (2–3) None 12,297 28–18 10–13 May 8 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field W 6–2 F. Jameson (1–0) P. Kohn (2–1) None 9,356 29–18 11–13 May 10 Bethune–Cookman Condron Ballpark W 7–0 T. Nesbitt (2–3) A. Mendez (0–2) None 3,984 30–18 – May 13 at Missouri Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO W 13–1 B. Sproat (7–4) T. Neubeck (3–3) None 1,039 31–18 12–13 May 14 at Missouri Taylor Stadium L 3–5 S. Miles (4–5) B. Neely (2–1) I. Lohse (3) 1,526 31–19 12–14 May 15 at Missouri Taylor Stadium W 4–3 N. Pogue (3–2) C. Rustad (3–2) R. Slater (4) 1,026 32–19 13–14 May 17 No. 20 Florida State Rivalry Condron Ballpark W 7–510 R. Slater (4–3) D. Hare (1–3) None 6,899 33–19 – May 19 South Carolina Condron Ballpark W 14–5 B. Sproat (8–4) J. Gilreath (0–3) None 4,327 34–19 14–14 May 20 South Carolina Condron Ballpark W 8–0 B. Neely (3–1) N. Hall (3–5) None 4,992 35–19 15–14 May 21 South Carolina Condron Ballpark L 1–4 C. Austin (5–1) N. Pogue (3–3) J. Gilreath (1) 4,811 35–20 15–15
Postseason
SEC Tournament (4–2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 24 vs. (10) South Carolina First round (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL W 2–110 R. Slater (5–3) C. Austin (5–2) None 5,506 36–20 1–0 May 25 vs. No. 5 (2) Texas A&M Second round (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Postponed (inclement weather)Makeup: May 26 [5] May 26 vs. No. 5 (2) Texas A&M Second round (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 0–107 M. Dallas (5–3) B. Neely (3–2) J. Menefee (1) 8,251 36–21 1–1 May 27 vs. No. 13 (3) Arkansas Second round elimination game (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 7–5 N. Pogue (4–3) C. Noland (5–5) R. Slater (5) 5,743 37–21 2–1 May 28 (1) vs. (11) Alabama Third round elimination game (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 11–6 N. Ficarrotta (4–0) J. Leger (1–1) None 7,102 38–21 3–1 May 28 (2) vs. No. 5 (2) Texas A&M Semifinal (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 9–0 T. Manning (1–0) R. Prager (1–3) F. Jameson (1) 8,924 39–21 4–1 May 29 vs. No. 1 (1) Tennessee Championship Game (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 5–8 C. Sewell (7–1) C. Finnvold (1–1) None 13,270 39–22 4–2
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional (3–2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record June 3 (4) Central Michigan First round No. 18 (1) Condron Ballpark W 7–3 B. Sproat (9–4) A. Taylor (8–4) R. Slater (6) 5,472 40–22 1–0 June 4 No. 9 (2) Oklahoma Second round No. 18 (1) Condron Ballpark L 4–9 D. Sandlin (8–3) B. Neely (3–3) None 5,000 40–23 1–1 June 5 (1) (4) Central Michigan Second round elimination game No. 18 (1) Condron Ballpark W 6–5 R. Slater (6–3) G. Navarra (10–3) None 3,350 41–23 2–1 June 5 (2) No. 9 (2) Oklahoma Regional final game 1 No. 18 (1) Condron Ballpark W 7–2 C. Finnvold (2–1) C. Atwood (2–4) None 3,439 42–23 3–1 June 6 No. 9 (2) Oklahoma Regional final game 2 No. 18 (1) Condron Ballpark L 4–5 C. Martinez (4–3) R. Slater (6–4) J. Bennett (1) 3,933 42–24 3–2

Schedule source: ^[6]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' [7]	10	10*	16	10	9	7	12т	22	17	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	22*	22*	21
Baseball America [8]	6	19	18	13	13	9	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	18*	18*	22
Collegiate Baseball^ [9]	6	13	16	13	13	13	18	—	20	—	—	—	26	28	25	25	27	27	27
NCBWA† [10]	7	17	16	10	10	7	13	23	20	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	29	20	20	20*	22
D1Baseball [11]	9	15	14	11	9	8	14	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	18*	18*	21

^ 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.

Notes

1. Florida Ballpark was renamed to Condron Ballpark on April 22, 2022. ^[12]

References

1. "2022 Florida Gators Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Florida Athletics Communications Department. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
2. Bortner, Sullivan (March 9, 2022). "Wednesday's Game Against Jacksonville Postponed". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College . Retrieved March 9, 2022.
3. Bortner, Sullivan (March 11, 2022). "Florida Baseball Announces Schedule Change for Seton Hall Series". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College . Retrieved March 11, 2022.
4. Bortner, Sullivan (March 15, 2022). "Tuesday Matchup Between Florida and Florida State Postponed". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College . Retrieved March 16, 2022.
5. Bortner, Sullivan (May 25, 2022). "Wednesday Matchup Against Texas A&M Postponed to Thursday". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College . Retrieved May 26, 2022.
6. floridagators.com
7. Baseball Coaches Poll
8. Baseball America College: Top 25
9. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
10. NCBWA Division I poll
11. D1 Baseball