2023 Florida Gators baseball team

2023 Florida Gators baseball
SEC regular season co-champions Gainesville Regional champions Gainesville Super Regional champions
College World Series runners-up, 1–2 in CWS Finals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
Record	54–17 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Chuck Jeroloman Taylor Black David Kopp
Home stadium	Condron Ballpark
Seasons ←  2022 2024  →

2023 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Florida  x‍†‍‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			54	–	17	–	0		.761
No. 19 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‡‍y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			42	–	20	–	0		.677
No. 13 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y	16	–	13	–	0		.552			42	–	21	–	0		.667
No. 7 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			44	–	22	–	0		.667
No. 17 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			40	–	21	–	0		.656
Georgia  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			29	–	27	–	0		.518
Missouri  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			30	–	24	–	0		.556
Western
No. 16 Arkansas  x‍†‍‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			43	–	18	–	0		.705
No. 1 LSU  ‍‍‍y	19	–	10	–	0		.655			54	–	17	–	0		.761
Auburn  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13	–	0		.567			34	–	23	–	1		.595
No. 10 Alabama  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			43	–	21	–	0		.672
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y	14	–	16	–	0		.467			38	–	27	–	0		.585
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			27	–	26	–	0		.509
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0		.200			25	–	29	–	0		.463
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 26, 2023 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2023 college baseball season. Florida competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games were played at Condron Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus, in the third season at the ballpark. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his sixteenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season looking to return to the College World Series after a home regional final loss in the 2022 NCAA tournament.

Florida returned to the College World Series for the first time since the 2018 season. In a rematch of the 2017 championship series won by Florida, LSU defeated the Gators in the championship series 2–1, handing the Gators their third runner-up finish at the College World Series.

Previous season

See also: 2022 Florida Gators baseball team

Ranked ninth in the D1 Baseball preseason poll, the Gators dropped their opening series against unranked Liberty, and would not reach the top 10 again until the opening weekend of conference play, which was highlighted by a 2–1 series win at rival Miami. The Gators would go 3–3 against their first two conference opponents in Alabama and LSU, and defeated Florida State in their annual game in Jacksonville. However, Florida got swept at Georgia to drop to 3–6 in conference play. The Gators bounced back by taking the series against No. 2 Arkansas at home to get back to 5–7 against the conference. Traveling to Tallahassee to play the second of three games against Florida State, the Seminoles evened the series at one win apiece. The Gators lost their next two games in Nashville before avoiding the sweep against Vanderbilt. Florida would return home to host the top-ranked Tennessee Volunteers, who had lost only one conference game up to that point. The Volunteers were able to sweep the Gators by mounting a ninth-inning comeback and 11-inning defeat in the series finale, ^[2] to move the Gators to 6–12 against the conference, featuring a 4–11 stretch against the gauntlet of LSU, Georgia, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee. The Gators moved to an even 15–15 conference record by the end of the season, winning each of their remaining series against Kentucky, defending national champion Mississippi State, Missouri, and South Carolina, and won the season series against Florida State in Gainesville with a 7–5 ten-inning victory.

In a SEC baseball tournament marred by significant weather delays, the Gators were able to overcome a second-round loss to Texas A&M by winning their next three games, including a semifinal win to avenge their earlier second round loss to the Aggies, to set up a Championship Game against the regular season champion Volunteers. Florida was able to stymie the prolific Volunteers offense for the first four innings, but ultimately surrendered the first seven runs of the game in a 5–8 loss. ^[3]

Florida's run in the SEC Tournament proved to be enough to earn a No. 13 national seed, and host the Gainesville Regional. After a second-round loss to the Oklahoma Sooners, Florida was able to hold off Central Michigan with a 6–5 victory in the elimination game to set up a rematch against Oklahoma in the regional final. Florida was able to take the first game with a 7–2 victory to set up a winner-take-all game for the right to advance to the Super Regional against Virginia Tech. Florida got a 2–1 lead in the seventh inning before a 5-hour, 33-minute rain delay struck Gainesville. Florida was able to add to their lead to obtain a 3–1 advantage over the Sooners in the bottom of the seventh inning, but surrendered four runs in the top of the eighth inning, and was only able to make up one of the runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. As a result, their season came to a close with a late-night, rain delayed, 4–5 home loss to the eventual national runners-up. ^[4]

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Outfielder and catcher, Wyatt Langford and BT Riopelle, respectively, were named to the All-SEC preseason first-team. ^[5]

Preseason All-SEC First Team
Player	No.	Position	Class
Wyatt Langford	36	OF	Junior
BT Riopelle	15	C	Senior

Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Player	No.	Position	Class
Hurston Waldrep	12	P	Junior

Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 9, 2023. ^[5]

SEC East Coaches' Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	Tennessee	90 (12)
2	Florida	79 (2)
3	Vanderbilt	64
4	South Carolina	51
5	Georgia	48
6	Kentucky	34
7	Missouri	19

Roster

2023 Florida Gators baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 INF Dale Thomas R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr De Leon Springs, FL 2 OF Ty Evans L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Auburndale, FL 3 LHP Cade Fisher L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Dalton, GA 4 INF Cade Kurland R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 5 INF Colby Halter L/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Jacksonville, FL 6 INF Tyler Shelnut R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lake City, FL 8 RHP Brandon Sproat R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Pace, FL 9 C Salvy Alvarez R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Miami, FL 10 RHP Tyler Nesbitt R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So LaBelle, FL 11 OF Michael Robertson L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Venice, FL 12 RHP Hurston Waldrep R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Thomasville, GA 13 RHP Ryan Slater R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Palm Harbor, FL 14 LHP Jac Caglianone L/L 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Tampa, FL 15 C BT Riopelle L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Marietta, GA 16 C Rene Lastres R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Hialeah Gardens, FL 17 RHP Yoel Tejada Jr. R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So LaBelle, FL 18 LHP Pierce Coppola L/L 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Verona, NJ 20 RHP Jake Clemente R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Coral Springs, FL 21 RHP Sam Sloan R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Bartow, FL 22 RHP Brandon Neely R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Seville, FL 23 INF Deric Fabian R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Ocala, FL 24 INF Josh Rivera R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Avon Park, FL 25 OF Richie Schiekofer L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Gr Millburn, NJ 26 RHP Clete Hartzog L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Panama City, FL 27 RHP Fisher Jameson R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Lake Worth, FL 28 C Luke Heyman R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Longwood, FL 32 OF Tucker Talbott R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Atlantic Beach, FL 33 OF Erik Blair L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL 36 OF Wyatt Langford R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Trenton, FL 41 RHP Blake Purnell R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Boynton Beach, FL 43 OF Matt Prevesk L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Apopka, FL 46 RHP Nic Ficarrotta R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Palm Harbor, FL 47 LHP Chris Arroyo L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Gurabo, PR 49 LHP Carsten Finnvold L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Boca Raton, FL 50 RHP Anthony Ursitti R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Fort Myers, FL 55 LHP Philip Abner L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Charlotte, NC 66 OF Max Brown R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Tulsa, OK	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: October 4, 2023

Schedule

Legend
	Florida win
	Florida loss
	Postponement
Bold	Florida team member

2023 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February (8–1) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 17 Charleston Southern No. 7 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL W 13–37 B. Sproat (1–0) Z. Robinson (0–1) None 5,924 1–0 – February 18 Charleston Southern No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 16–27 H. Waldrep (1–0) R. Gleason (0–1) None 6,661 2–0 – February 19 Charleston Southern No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 8–0 J. Caglianone (1–0) E. Truitt (0–1) None 5,458 3–0 – February 21 at South Florida No. 7 USF Baseball Stadium Tampa, FL W 6–1 R. Slater (1–0) E. Brown (0–1) B. Neely (1) 2,573 4–0 – February 22 South Florida No. 7 Condron Ballpark L 9–10 C. Dorsey (1–0) F. Jameson (0–1) None 4,686 4–1 – February 24 Cincinnati No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 13–6 B. Sproat (2–0) G. Harker (0–1) None 5,620 5–1 – February 25 Cincinnati No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 13–38 H. Waldrep (2–0) C. Horst (0–1) None 6,798 6–1 – February 26 Cincinnati No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 13–7 C. Fisher (1–0) C. Hopewell (0–1) B. Neely (2) 5,393 7–1 – February 28 at Jacksonville No. 6 John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL W 18–8 R. Slater (2–0) B. Fisher (0–2) None 1,542 8–1 –
March (14–4) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 Jacksonville No. 6 Condron Ballpark L 8–10 B. Barquin (1–0) F. Jameson (0–2) C. Lotito (2) 4,852 8–2 – March 3 No. 22 Miami Rivalry No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 10–4 B. Sproat (3–0) G. Ziehl (1–2) C. Fisher (1) 8,081 9–2 – March 4 No. 22 Miami Rivalry No. 6 Condron Ballpark L 6–14 C. Scinta (1–0) F. Jameson (0–3) None 7,853 9–3 – March 5 No. 22 Miami Rivalry No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 14–48 J. Caglianone (2–0) A. Rosario (1–1) None 6,896 10–3 – March 7 Florida Atlantic No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 18–11 R. Slater (3–0) C. Williams (0–1) None 4,737 11–3 – March 8 Florida Atlantic No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 11–08 T. Nesbitt (1–0) M. Martzolf (2–1) P. Abner (1) 4,760 12–3 – March 10 Siena No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 3–2 C. Fisher (2–0) B. Rozakis (1–3) B. Neely (3) 4,776 13–3 – March 11 Siena No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 11–07 H. Waldrep (3–0) R. Bates (1–2) R. Slater (1) 5,748 14–3 – March 12 Siena No. 6 Condron Ballpark W 12–27 J. Caglianone (3–0) S. Bentz (0–3) None 5,563 15–3 – March 14 North Florida No. 5 Condron Ballpark W 7–2 F. Jameson (1–3) C. Boroski (1–3) None 4,836 16–3 – March 16 No. 24 Alabama No. 5 Condron Ballpark W 3–0 B. Sproat (4–0) H. Furtado (0–1) None 5,546 17–3 1–0 March 17 (1) [a] No. 24 Alabama No. 5 Condron Ballpark W 8–7 P. Abner (1–0) R. Quick (0–1) None 6,118 18–3 2–0 March 17 (2) No. 24 Alabama No. 5 Condron Ballpark L 3–6 G. Hitt (3–1) H. Waldrep (3–1) K. Woods (1) 6,118 18–4 2–1 March 21 at Florida State Rivalry No. 3 Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL W 9–5 P. Abner (2–0) J. Arnold (1–2) None 6,384 19–4 – March 24 at No. 13 Ole Miss No. 3 Swayze Field Oxford, MS Postponed (rain)Makeup: March 25 as a split doubleheader [6] March 25 (1) at No. 13 Ole Miss No. 3 Swayze Field W 9–7 P. Abner (3–0) M. Nichols (1–1) B. Neely (4) 11,560 20–4 3–1 March 25 (2) at No. 13 Ole Miss No. 3 Swayze Field W 12–8 H. Waldrep (4–1) G. Saunier (1–2) N. Ficarrotta (1) 10,392 21–4 4–1 March 26 at No. 13 Ole Miss No. 3 Swayze Field W 7–4 C. Arroyo (1–0) X. Rivas (4–2) B. Neely (5) 9,823 22–4 5–1 March 28 vs. Florida State Rivalry No. 3 121 Financial Park Jacksonville, FL Postponed (inclement weather)Makeup: May 2 [7] March 31 Auburn No. 3 Condron Ballpark L 1–10 T. Bauman (2–0) B. Sproat (4–1) None 6,828 22–5 5–2 ^[a] Rescheduled from March 18 as a single-admission doubleheader due to the threat of inclement weather. [8]
April (13–5) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 Auburn No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 12–5 H. Waldrep (5–1) J. Armstrong (5–1) B. Neely (6) 7,354 23–5 6–2 April 2 Auburn No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 17–8 R. Slater (4–0) D. Nelson (2–2) None 5,793 24–5 7–2 April 4 Bethune–Cookman No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 8–4 C. Hartzog (1–0) L. Lipthratt (2–2) None 4,835 25–5 – April 6 at No. 11 Tennessee No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN W 6–1 B. Sproat (5–1) C. Hollander (4–3) None 4,727 26–5 8–2 April 7 at No. 11 Tennessee No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 9–3 H. Waldrep (6–1) C. Burns (2–3) None 4,202 27–5 9–2 April 8 at No. 11 Tennessee No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 2–148 D. Beam (4–1) J. Caglianone (3–1) None 4,020 27–6 9–3 April 11 Florida State Rivalry No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 5–3 C. Fisher (3–0) D. Kirkland (1–1) B. Neely (7) 7,441 28–6 – April 14 Georgia No. 3 Condron Ballpark L 11–13 D. Rhadans (2–0) B. Neely (0–1) L. Finley (2) 6,994 28–7 9–4 April 15 Georgia No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 2–1 R. Slater (5–0) C. March (1–2) None 7,632 29–7 10–4 April 16 Georgia No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 11–6 J. Caglianone (4–1) L. Sullivan (4–2) None 6,087 30–7 11–4 April 18 Florida A&M No. 3 Condron Ballpark W 17–77 Y. Tejada Jr. (1–0) J. Townsend (0–4) None 5,019 31–7 – April 20 at No. 6 South Carolina No. 3 Founders Park Columbia, SC L 3–137 W. Sanders (4–1) B. Sproat (5–2) None 8,242 31–8 11–5 April 21 at No. 6 South Carolina No. 3 Founders Park L 2–5 J. Mahoney (4–1) H. Waldrep (6–2) C. Veach (3) 8,242 31–9 11–6 April 22 at No. 6 South Carolina No. 3 Founders Park L 5–7 M. Becker (4–0) J. Caglianone (4–2) C. Veach (4) 8,242 31–10 11–7 April 25 North Florida No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 6–2 Y. Tejada Jr. (2–0) A. Love (0–2) R. Slater (2) 4,769 32–10 – April 28 Missouri No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 11–17 B. Sproat (6–2) C. Murphy (3–4) None 5,516 33–10 12–7 April 29 Missouri No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 11–7 R. Slater (6–0) Z. Franklin (6–3) B. Neely (8) 5,546 34–10 13–7 April 30 Missouri No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 8–7 C. Fisher (4–0) L. Lunceford (3–4) B. Neely (9) 5,698 35–10 14–7
May (7–3) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 2 vs. Florida State Rivalry No. 4 121 Financial Park W 7–5 B. Purnell (1–0) A. Armstrong (1–3) P. Abner (2) 8,210 36–10 – May 5 at Texas A&M No. 4 Olsen Field College Station, TX W 6–5 R. Slater (7–0) B. Garcia (1–2) B. Neely (9) 5,884 37–10 15–7 May 6 at Texas A&M No. 4 Olsen Field L 2–157 C. Cortez (2–0) H. Waldrep (6–3) None 6,987 37–11 15–8 May 7 at Texas A&M No. 4 Olsen Field L 2–3 B. Garcia (2–2) B. Neely (0–2) None 5,565 37–12 15–9 May 12 No. 5 Vanderbilt No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 10–07 B. Sproat (7–2) P. Reilly (3–2) None 6,970 38–12 16–9 May 13 No. 5 Vanderbilt No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 6–2 R. Slater (8–0) D. Futrell (6–3) None 7,508 39–12 17–9 May 14 No. 5 Vanderbilt No. 7 Condron Ballpark W 6–2 J. Caglianone (5–2) G. Carter (2–1) None 5,712 40–12 18–9 May 18 at No. 19 Kentucky No. 4 Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY W 10–3 H. Waldrep (7–3) T. Smith (4–3) R. Slater (3) 3,021 41–12 19–9 May 19 at No. 19 Kentucky No. 4 Kentucky Proud Park L 4–6 Z. Lee (5–2) B. Sproat (7–3) D. Williams (2) 4,286 41–13 19–10 May 20 at No. 19 Kentucky No. 4 Kentucky Proud Park W 5–2 J. Caglianone (6–2) A. Strickland (3–1) None 3,884 42–13 20–10
Postseason
SEC Tournament (2–1) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 24 vs. No. 24 (9) Alabama Second round No. 2 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL W 7–611 C. Fisher (5–0) A. Davis II (0–2) None 12,685 43–13 1–0 May 25 vs. No. 8 (4) Vanderbilt Third round No. 2 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 6–3 R. Slater (9–0) B. Cunningham (2–3) P. Abner (3) 12,875 44–13 2–0 May 27 vs. No. 8 (4) Vanderbilt Semifinals No. 2 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 6–11 G. Moore (1–0) J. Caglianone (6–3) None 8,938 44–14 2–1
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional (4–1) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record June 2 (4) Florida A&M First round No. 2 (1) Condron Ballpark W 3–0 J. Caglianone (7–3) C. Granger (6–5) B. Neely (11) 7,367 45–14 1–0 June 3 (3) Texas Tech Second round No. 2 (1) Condron Ballpark L 4–5 E. Coombes (4–0) R. Slater (9–1) B. Beckel (7) 7,311 45–15 1–1 June 4 (1) No. 10 (2) Connecticut Second round elimination game No. 2 (1) Condron Ballpark W 8–2 H. Waldrep (8–3) G. Coe (6–3) None 5,586 46–15 2–1 June 4 (2) (3) Texas Tech Regional final game 1 No. 2 (1) Condron Ballpark W 7–1 C. Fisher (6–0) Z. Petty (3–2) B. Neely (12) 5,793 47–15 3–1 June 5 (3) Texas Tech Regional final game 2 No. 2 (1) Condron Ballpark W 6–0 R. Slater (10–1) J. Rogers (2–3) None 5,881 48–15 4–1
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Super Regional (2–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Super Reg. Record June 9 (15) South Carolina No. 2 (2) Condron Ballpark W 5–4 B. Sproat (8–3) W. Sanders (4–4) B. Neely (13) 8,439 49–15 1–0 June 10 (15) South Carolina No. 2 (2) Condron Ballpark W 4–0 H. Waldrep (9–3) J. Mahoney (7–4) None 8,851 50–15 2–0
NCAA tournament: College World Series (4–2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record June 16 vs. No. 11 (7) Virginia First round No. 2 (2) Charles Schwab Field Omaha, NE W 6–5 B. Neely (1–2) J. Berry (0–5) None 24,801 51–15 1–0 June 18 vs. Oral Roberts Second round No. 2 (2) Charles Schwab Field W 5–4 H. Waldrep (10–3) H. Gollert (10–2) C. Fisher (2) 24,841 52–15 2–0 June 21 vs. No. 17 TCU Semifinals No. 2 (2) Charles Schwab Field W 3–2 B. Neely (2–2) B. Abeldt (3–4) None 23,889 53–15 3–0 Championship Series Record June 24 vs. No. 7 (5) LSU No. 2 (2) Charles Schwab Field L 3–411 R. Cooper (5–3) B. Neely (2–3) None 25,258 53–16 0–1 June 25 vs. No. 7 (5) LSU No. 2 (2) Charles Schwab Field W 24–4 B. Purnell (2–0) N. Ackenhausen (3–1) N. Ficarrotta (2) 25,292 54–16 1–1 June 26 vs. No. 7 (5) LSU No. 2 (2) Charles Schwab Field L 4–18 T. Hurd (8–3) J. Caglianone (7–4) None 24,878 54–17 1–2

Schedule Source: ^[9]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Record vs. conference opponents

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

2023 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 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	16–14		1–2	2–1	1–2	.	1–2	0–3	1–2	3–0	3–0	.	.	2–1	2–1	ALA	W4	5–5	2–1
ARK	20–10	2–1		3–0	.	0–3	.	1–2	3–0	.	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	1–2	ARK	W1	7–3	4–1
AUB	17–13	1–2	0–3		1–2	2–1	.	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	2–1	.	1–2	.	AUB	W3	6–4	2–1
FLA	20–10	2–1	.	2–1		2–1	2–1	.	.	3–0	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–2	3–0	FLA	E1	8–2	3–1
UGA	11–19	.	3–0	1–2	1–2		2–1	1–2	.	0–3	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	0–3	UGA	E6	3–7	1–3
KEN	16–14	2–1	.	.	1–2	1–2		1–2	3–0	3–0	.	3–0	1–2	1–2	0–3	KEN	E5	4–6	3–1
LSU	19–10	3–0	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	2–1		1–2	.	3–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	.	LSU	W2	7–2	2–0
MSU	9–21	2–1	0–3	1–2	.	.	0–3	2–1		.	2–1	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–3	MSU	W6	3–7	0–4
MIZZ	10–20	0–3	.	0–3	0–3	3–0	0–3	.	.		2–1	0–3	3–0	1–2	1–2	MIZZ	E7	3–7	2–5
MISS	6–24	0–3	1–2	0–3	0–3	2–1	.	0–3	1–2	1–2		.	.	1–2	0–3	MISS	W7	1–9	0–5
SCAR	16–13	.	1–2	1–2	3–0	3–0	0–3	1–1	2–1	3–0	.		1–2	.	1–2	SCAR	E3	4–5	3–1
TENN	16–14	.	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	3–0	0–3	.	2–1		3–0	3–0	TENN	E4	5–5	3–2
TAMU	14–16	1–2	0–3	2–1	2–1	.	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	.	0–3		.	TAMU	W5	6–4	0–2
VAN	19–11	1–2	2–1	.	0–3	3–0	3–0	.	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–3	.		VAN	E2	7–3	4–2
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season. Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = 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' [10]	5	5*	6	6	4	3	3	3	3 (2)	3 (2)	4	3	5	2 (1)	2 (1)	2	2*	2*	2
Baseball America [11]	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	5	7	3	2	2	2*	2*	2
Collegiate Baseball^ [12]	2	2	3	7	6	7	5	6	6	5	8	6	8	4	3	2	2	2	2
NCBWA† [13]	4	3	2	6	3	2	2	3	2т	3	4	3	6	3	2	2	2	2*	2
D1Baseball [14]	7	7	6	6	5	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	7	4	2	2	2*	2*	2

^ 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.

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