2026 Florida Gators baseball team

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2026 Florida Gators baseball
Florida Gators alternate logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
D1Baseball.comNo. 12
Record7–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chuck Jeroloman
  • Taylor Black
  • David Kopp
Home stadium Condron Ballpark
Seasons
←  2025
2027 →
2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 LSU  ‍‍‍0–0 –8–0 1.000
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍0–0 –8–0 1.000
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍0–0 –8–0 1.000
No. 21 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍0–0 –7–0 1.000
No. 3 Texas  ‍‍‍0–0 –7–0 1.000
No. 24 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍0–0 –7–0 1.000
Alabama  ‍‍‍0–0 –7–1 .875
No. 12 Florida  ‍‍‍0–0 –7–1 .875
No. 8 Arkansas  ‍‍‍0–0 –6–1 .857
No. 9 Auburn  ‍‍‍0–0 –6–1 .857
No. 14 Georgia  ‍‍‍0–0 –6–1 .857
South Carolina  ‍‍‍0–0 –6–2 .750
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍0–0 –6–2 .750
No. 18 Kentucky  ‍‍‍0–0 –5–2 .714
Missouri  ‍‍‍0–0 –5–2 .714
No. 13 Tennessee  ‍‍‍0–0 –5–2 .714
As of February 22, 2026 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Florida Gators baseball team will represent University of Florida in the sport of college baseball during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. Florida competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), they play their home games at Condron Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team will be coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his nineteenth season as Florida's head coach.

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Previous season

The Gators finished the 2025 season with a record of 15–15 in conference play and 39–22 overall record good for 10th place in the SEC. As the 10th seed in the SEC Tournament, they would beat 15th seed South Carolina in the First Round, but would lose to Ole Miss in the Second Round. They would get an invite at an At-large bit to the Auburn Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, where they would lose to East Carolina, but would beat Fairfield, but would lose and end their tournament run to East Carolina.

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Preseason All-SEC First Team [2]
PlayerNo.PositionClass
Liam Peterson 12P Junior
Luke McNeillie9PJunior
Preseason All-SEC Second Team [2]
PlayerNo.PositionClass
Brendan Lawson 113B Sophomore

Coaches poll

SEC Coaches' Poll [2]
Predicted
finish		TeamPoints
1LSU231 (9)
2Texas214 (1)
3Mississippi State205 (4)
4Arkansas203 (2)
5Auburn175
6Tennessee162
7Florida156
8Vanderbilt151
9Georgia133
10Ole Miss110
11Kentucky99
12Alabama97
13Texas A&M86
14Oklahoma84
15South Carolina49
16Missouri31

Roster

2026 Florida Gators roster [3]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

 

Outfielders

Two Way Players

Coaches

2026 Florida Gators baseball coaching staff [3]
  • Kevin O'Sullivan – Head coach – 19th season
  • Chuck Jeroloman – Associate Head Coach – 7th season
  • Taylor Black – Assistant coach – 4th season
  • David Kopp – Pitching coach – 5th season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at Florida.

Personnel

Starters

Opening Night Lineup
Pos.No.Player.Year
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Weekend pitching rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Schedule

Legend
 Florida win
 Florida loss
 Postponement
BoldFlorida team member
2026 Florida Gators baseball game log (7–1)
Regular Season (7–1)
February (7–1)
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall
Record		SEC
Record
February 13 UAB No. 13 Condron Ballpark
Gainesville, FL 		L 7–910R. Miller (1–0)J. Barberi (0–1)None7,2760–1–
February 14 (1)UABNo. 13Condron BallparkW 11–07A. King (1–0)B. Shelton (0–1)None6,7211–1–
February 14 (2) [a] UABNo. 13Condron BallparkW 6–1C. Walls (1–0)C. Ingram (0–1)None6,7212–1–
February 17at Stetson No. 12 Conrad Park
DeLand, FL 		W 12–27B. Barlow (1–0)Z. Coppersmith (0–1)C. Mcdonald (1)2,4363–1–
February 18StetsonNo. 12Condron BallparkW 9–3L. McNeillie (1–0)B. Walker (0–1)None5,9574–1–
February 20 Kennesaw State No. 12Condron BallparkW 9–3L. Peterson (1–0)C. McMullen (0–1)None7,1955–1–
February 21Kennesaw StateNo. 12Condron BallparkW 11–07A. King (2–0)T. Bayer (0–1)None7,7836–1–
February 21Kennesaw StateNo. 12Condron BallparkW 12–9J. Barberi (1–1)R. Renfroe (0–1)None6,7077–1–
February 24 FIU Condron BallparkTime: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ ––
February 25FIUCondron BallparkTime: 6:00 p.m. TV: SECN+––
February 27at Miami (FL)
Rivalry 		Alex Rodriguez Park
Coral Gables, FL 		Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: ACCN Extra ––
February 28at Miami (FL)
Rivalry		Alex Rodriguez ParkTime: 6:00 p.m. TV: ACCN Extra––
^[a] Rescheduled from February 15 as a single-admission doubleheader due to the threat of severe weather. [4]
Postseason (0–0)
Schedule source: [5]

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

Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [6] 1616*
Baseball America [7] 2224
NCBWA† [8] 1616
D1Baseball [9] 1312
Perfect Game [10] 1212

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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. ↑ "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference . Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "2026 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, Preseason All-SEC Team Announced". Southeastern Conference . secsports.com. February 5, 2026. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "2026 Baseball Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Bortner, Sullivan (February 13, 2025). "Schedule Update: Florida to Play Saturday Doubleheader vs. UAB". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College . Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ floridagators.com
  6. ↑ Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
  9. ↑ D1 Baseball
  10. ↑ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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