2025 Florida Gators baseball team

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2025 Florida Gators baseball
Florida Gators alternate logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record39–22 (15–15 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chuck Jeroloman
  • Taylor Black
  • David Kopp
Home stadium Condron Ballpark
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Texas  y228 .7334414 .759
No. 3 Arkansas  y2010 .6675015 .769
No. 1 LSU  y1911 .6335315 .779
No. 18 Vanderbilt  y1911 .6334318 .705
No. 19 Georgia  y1812 .6004317 .717
No. 11 Auburn  y1713 .5674120 .672
No. 21 Ole Miss  y1614 .5334321 .672
No. 12 Tennessee  y1614 .5334619 .708
Alabama  y1614 .5334118 .695
Florida  y1515 .5003922 .639
Mississippi State  y1515 .5003623 .610
Oklahoma  y1416 .4673822 .633
Kentucky  y1317 .4333126 .544
Texas A&M  1119 .3673026 .536
South Carolina  624 .2002829 .491
Missouri  327 .1001639 .291
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 22, 2025 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2025 college baseball season. Florida competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games are played at Condron Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus. The team is coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his eighteenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season looking to return to the College World Series, where they made a surprise run to the semifinals after finishing the regular season at 28–27 last season. [2]

Contents

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Second baseman Cade Kurland was named to the All-SEC preseason first team. Catcher Luke Heyman and shortstop Colby Shelton were named to the All-SEC preseason second team. [3]

Preseason All-SEC First Team
PlayerNo.PositionClass
Cade Kurland42B Junior
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
PlayerNo.PositionClass
Luke Heyman28C Junior
Colby Shelton10SS Junior

Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 5, 2025. [3]

SEC Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish
TeamPoints
1Texas A&M228 (10)
2Tennessee215 (1)
3Arkansas214 (3)
4LSU204 (1)
5Florida183 (1)
6Georgia165
7Vanderbilt156
8Texas146
9Mississippi State112
10Kentucky102
11Oklahoma101
12Auburn100
13Alabama98
14South Carolina61
15Ole Miss60
16Missouri31

Roster

2025 Florida Gators baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
1 UTL Justin NadeauL/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jr St. Johns, Florida
2 OF Ty EvansR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)215 lb (98 kg)Sr Auburndale, Florida
3 OF Kyle JonesR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)So Athens, Georgia
4 INF Cade KurlandR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jr Tampa, Florida
5 UTL Blake CyrR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jr Windermere, Florida
6 UTL Bobby BoserR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)215 lb (98 kg)Sr Wesley Chapel, Florida
8 RHP Christian RodriguezR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)210 lb (95 kg)RS Fr Coral Springs, Florida
9 RHP Luke McNeillieL/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)So Milton, Georgia
10 INF Colby SheltonL/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)205 lb (93 kg)Jr Lexington, South Carolina
11 INF Brendan LawsonL/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg)Fr Toronto, Ontario
12 RHP Liam PetersonR/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg)So Palm Harbor, Florida
13 INF Landon StriplingL/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)200 lb (91 kg)So Lawrenceville, Georgia
15 RHP Joshua WhritenourL/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr Tampa, Florida
16 OF Hayden YostL/L6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)So Tampa, Florida
17 LHP Jacob GombergL/L5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg)Fr Coral Springs, Florida
18 LHP Pierce CoppolaL/L6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg)RS Jr Verona, New Jersey
20 RHP Jake ClementeR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)225 lb (102 kg)RS So Coral Springs, Florida
21 UTL Caden McDonaldR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)RS Fr Tampa, Florida
22 RHP Jackson BarberiR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)Fr Snellville, Georgia
23 RHP Billy BarlowR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)220 lb (100 kg)Sr North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
24 OF Blake BrookinsL/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg)So Palmetto Bay, Florida
25 INF Kolt MyersR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)Fr St. Augustine, Florida
26 LHP Nico JanssensL/L6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)Fr Spring Hill, Florida
27 RHP Blaine RowlandR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)220 lb (100 kg)Fr Plant City, Florida
28 C Luke HeymanR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)Jr Longwood, Florida
29 C Brody DonayR/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)235 lb (107 kg)Jr Lakeland, Florida
30 UTL Ashton WilsonR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jr Orlando, Florida
31 LHP Frank MenendezL/L6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)215 lb (98 kg)So Miami, Florida
33 LHP McCall BiemillerS/L6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg)Fr Tampa, Florida
34 RHP Alex PhilpottR/R6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)So Tampa, Florida
35 UTL Brock ClaytonL/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)Fr Gulf Breeze, Florida
37 RHP Matthew JenkinsR/R6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)So Live Oak, Florida
38 LHP Mason LauritoL/L6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)So Ocala, Florida
40 C Cole BullenS/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)175 lb (79 kg)RS Jr Belleview, Florida
44 RHP Felix OngR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)Fr Key West, Florida
45 RHP Schuyler SanfordR/R6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)Fr Jacksonville, Florida
47 RHP Aidan KingL/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr Jacksonville, Florida
99 RHP Carson MontsdeocaR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)Fr Bowling Green, Florida
Head coach

7 Kevin O'Sullivan

Assistant coach(es)

Taylor Black
Chuck Jeroloman
David Kopp
Mike Rivera
Michael Byrne


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

Roster
Last update: February 8, 2025

Schedule

Legend
 Florida win
 Florida loss
 Postponement
BoldFlorida team member
2025 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log (39–22)
Regular Season (37–19)
Postseason (2–3)
Schedule Source: [10]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1 Baseball poll.

Record vs. conference opponents

Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2025 SEC baseball game results, 2025 SEC baseball schedule

TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMVANTmSRSW
ALA 16–14.1–21–22–1.1–21–23–02–1..1–2.3–01–2ALA4–62–0
ARK 20–10..1–21–2.1–2.3–0.2–13–02–13–01–23–0ARK6–44–0
AUB 17–132–1..0–32–13–02–1..1–23–02–10–3.2–1AUB7–32–2
FLA 15–152–12–1.0–3..2–13–0.1–23–00–32–1.0–3FLA6–42–3
UGA 18–121–22–13–03–02–1..3–02–1...0–32–10–3UGA7–33–2
KEN 13–17..1–2.1–2.0–3.3–01–22–12–11–22–10–3KEN4–61–2
LSU 19–112–12–10–3...3–03–03–0.2–12–11–21–2.LSU7–33–1
MSU 15–152–1.1–21–2.3–00–33–01–22–12–1.0–3..MSU5–52–2
MIZ 3–270–30–3.0–30–3.0–30–30–30–3..0–33–0.MIZ1–91–9
OKL 14–161–2...1–20–30–32–13–02–12–1.1–2.2–1OKL5–51–2
OMS 16–14.1–22–12–1.2–1.1–23–01–21–21–2..2–1OMS5–51–0
SCA 6–24.0–30–30–3.1–21–21–2.1–22–10–3.0–3.SCA1–90–5
TEN 16–142–11–21–23–0.1–21–2...2–13–0.1–21–2TEN4–62–0
TEX 22–8.0–33–01–23–02–12–13–03–02–1...3–0.TEX8–25–1
TAM 11–190–32–1..1–21–22–1.0–3..3–02–10–30–3TAM4–61–4
VAN 19–112–10–31–23–03–03–0...1–21–2.2–1.3–0VAN6–44–1
TmW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZOKLOMSSCATENTEXTAMVANTeamSRSW

Updated for entire regular season.
Tie brkrs: LSU>VAN ARK common, OMS>TEN & OMS>ALA VAN common, TEN>ALA hd to hd, FLA>MSU hd to hd.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [11] 1010*7671123RVRVRV21151818*RV
Baseball America [12] 7666681922131212*12*23
NCBWA [13] 1010776622RVRVRVRVRVRVRV2519152424
D1Baseball [14] 10108771323151717*
Perfect Game [15] 111110871024201414*14*

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

  1. "2025 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  2. Carter, Scott (June 19, 2024). "College World Series: Texas A&M 6, Gators 0 — Four Aggie Pitchers Combine for 4-Hit Shutout to End Gators' Postseason Run". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College . Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "2025 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, Preseason All-SEC Team Announced". Southeastern Conference . secsports.com. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. Bortner, Sullivan (February 19, 2025). "Wednesday Tilt vs. Florida A&M Postponed". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College . Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  5. Bortner, Sullivan (February 14, 2025). "Florida Announces Schedule Change for Air Force Series". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College . Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  6. Bortner, Sullivan (March 7, 2025). "Florida Announces Schedule Change for Harvard Series". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College . Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  7. "Baseball Set for Doubleheader Friday Due to Weather". olemisssports.com. Ole Miss Athletics. March 27, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  8. Bortner, Sullivan (April 11, 2025). "Friday Game Postponed, Gators to Play Saturday Doubleheader vs. Mizzou". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  9. Bortner, Sullivan (May 3, 2025). "Game Two at South Carolina Suspended, Florida to Conclude Game and Series on Sunday". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College . Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  10. floridagators.com
  11. Baseball Coaches Poll
  12. Baseball America College: Top 25
  13. NCBWA Division I poll
  14. D1 Baseball
  15. Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings