2015 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2015 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2015 college baseball season. The Gators competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his eighth season as Florida head coach. The Gators entered the season hoping to build upon their performance in the 2014 NCAA tournament, where they were eliminated after consecutive losses to the College of Charleston and North Carolina.

2015 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
CBNo. 3
Record52–18 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCraig Bell (8th year)
Brad Weitzel (8th year)
Home stadiumAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Vanderbilt  x‍‍‍y2010 .6675121 .708
No. 3 Florida  ‍‍y1911 .6335218 .743
Missouri  ‍‍‍1515 .5003028 .517
Kentucky  ‍‍‍1415 .4833025 .545
South Carolina  ‍‍‍1317 .4333225 .561
Tennessee  ‍‍‍1118 .3792426 .480
Georgia  ‍‍‍1019 .3452628 .481
Western
No. 5 LSU  x‍‍y218 .7245412 .818
No. 11 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y1810 .6435014 .781
No. 7 Arkansas ‍‍‍y1712 .5864025 .615
Ole Miss ‍‍‍y1514 .5173028 .517
Auburn ‍‍‍y1317 .4333626 .581
Alabama  ‍‍‍1218 .4003228 .533
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍822 .2672430 .444
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

By player

2015 Florida Gators baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
20INFPete AlonsoR/R6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)225 lb (102 kg)SoTampa, FL
37RHPShaun AndersonR/R6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg)SoCoral Springs, FL
8OFHarrison BaderR/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrBronxville, NY
2LHPLogan BrowningL/L5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrLakeland, FL
26LHPTyler DeelL/L6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoJacksonville, FL
3RHPDane DunningR/R6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoFleming Island, FL
21RHPAlex FaedoR/R6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)FrTampa, FL
29CMike FahrmanR/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrTampa, FL
5INFDalton GuthrieR/R5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrSarasota, FL
25RHPEric HanholdR/R6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrPalm Harbor, FL
17INFChristian HicksS/R6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrSt. Augustine, FL
28CMark KolozsvaryR/R5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrTavares, FL
1INFTaylor LaneR/R6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrChesapeake, VA
66OFRyan LarsonR/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoOrlando, FL
16RHPTaylor LewisR/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)JrClaxton, GA
38INFJason LombardozziS/R5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrChambersburg, PA
12INFRichie MartinR/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrBrandon, FL
34RHPBrett MoralesR/R6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)SoTampa, FL
30LHPScott MossL/L6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS FrDeltona, FL
14LHPBobby PoynerL/L6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrWellington, FL
10LHPA. J. PukL/L6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)SoCedar Rapids, IA
23OFBuddy ReedS/R6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoFinksburg, MD
27RHPAaron RhodesL/R5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrVenice, FL
4CMike RiveraR/R5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrVenice, FL
39RHPFrank RubioR/R5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoMiami Shores, FL
22CJ.J. SchwarzR/R6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrPalm Beach Gardens, FL
32RHPLogan ShoreR/R6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoCoon Rapids, MN
13LHPKirby SneadL/L6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoAlachua, FL
44INFJohn SternagelR/R6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoRockledge, FL
11INFJosh TobiasS/R5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrGreensboro, NC
24OFJeremy VasquezL/L5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrPalm City, FL
18RHPMike VinsonR/R6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS SoMiami, FL
15LHPDanny YoungL/L6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrBoca Raton, FL
Head coach

7 Kevin O'Sullivan

Assistant coach(es)

33 Craig Bell
42 Brad Weitzel


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster

By position

2015 Florida Gators roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 – Logan Browning – Freshman
  • 3 – Dane DunningSophomore
  • 10 – A. J. PukSophomore
  • 13 – Kirby Snead – Sophomore
  • 14 – Bobby Poyner – Senior
  • 15 – Danny Young – Junior
  • 16 – Taylor Lewis – Junior
  • 18 – Mike Vinson – Sophomore
  • 21 – Alex FaedoFreshman
  • 25 – Eric Hanhold – Junior
  • 26 – Tyler Deel – Sophomore
  • 27 – Aaron Rhodes – Junior
  • 30 – Scott Moss – Freshman
  • 32 – Logan ShoreSophomore
  • 34 – Brett Morales – Sophomore
  • 37 – Shaun Anderson – Sophomore
  • 39 – Frank Rubio – Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 4 – Mike Rivera – Freshman
  • 22 – J. J. SchwarzFreshman
  • 28 – Mark Kolozsvary – Freshman
  • 29 – Mike Fahrman – Junior

Infielders

  • 1 – Taylor Lane – Freshman
  • 5 – Dalton Guthrie – Freshman
  • 10 – A. J. PukSophomore
  • 11 – Josh Tobias – Senior
  • 12 – Richie MartinJunior
  • 17 – Christian Hicks – Freshman
  • 20 – Pete AlonsoSophomore
  • 24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Freshman
  • 38 – Jason Lombardozzi – Junior
  • 44 – John Sternagel – Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 2 – Logan Browning – Freshman
  • 8 – Harrison BaderJunior
  • 23 – Buddy ReedSophomore
  • 24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Freshman
  • 26 – Logan Deel – Sophomore
  • 66 – Ryan Larson – Sophomore

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
  • 7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head coach – 8th year
  • 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant coach – 8th year
  • 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant coach – 8th year
  • 31 – Buddy Munroe – Volunteer assistant coach – 1st year
  • Jon Michelini – Athletic trainer – 2nd year
  • Paul Chandler – Strength & conditioning coordinator – 6th year

Schedule

Legend
 Florida win
 Florida loss
 Postponement
BoldFlorida team member
2015 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
February 13Rhode IslandNo. 5McKethan Stadium9–1Shore (1–0)Moyers (0–1)None3,4041–0
February 14Rhode IslandNo. 5McKethan Stadium22–3Dunning (1–0)Distasio (0–1)None3,2832–0
February 15Rhode IslandNo. 5McKethan Stadium6–1Puk (1–0)Whitman (0–1)None3,2103–0
February 17Florida A&MNo. 5McKethan StadiumCanceled (rain)[1]
February 18at South FloridaNo. 5USF Baseball Stadium
Tampa, FL
13–3Morales (1–0)Peterson (0–1)None2,0594–0
February 20No. 14 Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 5McKethan Stadium4–3Lewis (1–0)Mediaville (0–1)None3,6615–0
February 21No. 14 Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 5McKethan Stadium2–7Woodrey (2–0)Puk (1–1)None6,0815–1
February 22No. 14 Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 5McKethan Stadium2–1Dunning (2–0)Sosa (1–1)Lewis (1)4,7346–1
February 24at Florida AtlanticNo. 5Roger Dean Stadium
Jupiter, FL
10–8Vinson (1–0)Carr (0–1)Lewis (2)2,1817–1
February 27Stony BrookNo. 5McKethan Stadium1–0Shore (2–0)Knesnik (0–2)Poyner (1)2,6028–1
February 28Stony BrookNo. 5McKethan Stadium14–3Puk (2–1)Honahan (1–1)None2,7219–1
March
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 1Stony BrookNo. 5McKethan Stadium6–2Dunning (3–0)Zamora (1–1)Lewis (3)3,22210–1
March 3at No. 14 UCFNo. 2Jay Bergman Field
Orlando, FL
3–4Hukari (3–0)Poyner (0–1)Thompson (2)4,31910–2
March 4No. 14 UCFNo. 2McKethan Stadium10–2Snead (1–0)Hepple (1–1)None2,70511–2
March 6MaineNo. 2McKethan Stadium5–0Shore (3–0)Courtney (0–4)None2,80312–2
March 7MaineNo. 2McKethan Stadium6–1Puk (3–1)Heath (2–1)Young (1)3,15313–2
March 8MaineNo. 2McKethan Stadium5–3Dunning (4–0)Marks (0–3)Lewis (4)3,14714–2
March 10FairfieldNo. 3McKethan Stadium8–7Hanhold (1–0)Wallace (0–1)Lewis (5)2,45815–2
March 11FairfieldNo. 3McKethan Stadium6–1Faedo (1–0)Howell (0–2)None2,43516–2
March 13TennesseeNo. 3McKethan Stadium3–6Marks (2–1)Shore (3–1)Lee (3)3,51616–30–1
March 14TennesseeNo. 3McKethan Stadium8–3Puk (4–1)Owenby (1–2)Poyner (2)3,91817–31–1
March 15TennesseeNo. 3McKethan Stadium9–4Young (1–0)Serrano (1–2)None3,64818–32–1
March 17No. 11 Florida State
Rivalry
No. 3McKethan Stadium14–8Vinson (2–0)Carlton (1–1)None5,82719–3
March 20at Ole MissNo. 3Swayze Field
Oxford, MS
1–4Trent (4–1)Shore (3–2)Weathersby (2)9,06519–42–2
March 21 (1)at Ole MissNo. 3Swayze Field2–5Bramlett (3–1)Puk (4–2)Short (2)9,76119–52–3
March 21 (2)at Ole MissNo. 3Swayze Field8–4Poyner (1–1)Stokes (0–1)None9,76120–53–3
March 24at StetsonNo. 5Melching Field
DeLand, FL
9–6Browning (1–0)Warmoth (0–1)Lewis (6)2,01621–5
March 26AlabamaNo. 5McKethan StadiumPostponed (rain); Makeup: March 27[2]
March 27 (1)AlabamaNo. 5McKethan Stadium9–1210Castillo (3–0)Lewis (1–1)None3,12321–63–4
March 27 (2)AlabamaNo. 5McKethan Stadium8–1Shore (4–2)Carter (1–3)None3,12322–64–4
March 28AlabamaNo. 5McKethan Stadium7–4Puk (5–2)Hubbard (2–2)None4,36723–65–4
March 31vs. No. 8 Florida State
Rivalry
No. 5Baseball Grounds
Jacksonville, FL
3–8Holtmann (4–1)Faedo (1–1)Silva (1)8,30623–7
April
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
April 3at MissouriNo. 5Taylor Stadium
Columbia, MO
5–1Shore (5–2)McClain (4–3)None71424–76–4
April 4at MissouriNo. 5Taylor Stadium1–10Houck (5–1)Puk (5–3)None1,85524–86–5
April 5at MissouriNo. 5Taylor Stadium3–5Fairbanks (3–3)Dunning (4–1)None1,05124–96–6
April 7StetsonNo. 10McKethan Stadium22–2Faedo (2–1)Schaly (3–3)None2,69025–9
April 10No. 21 South CarolinaNo. 10McKethan Stadium14–3Poyner (3–1)Crowe (3–4)None5,06026–97–6
April 11No. 21 South CarolinaNo. 10McKethan Stadium12–5Puk (6–3)Wynkoop (4–4)None5,07627–98–6
April 12No. 21 South CarolinaNo. 10McKethan Stadium12–2Faedo (3–1)Widener (1–3)None2,99728–99–6
April 14at No. 13 Florida State
Rivalry
No. 7Dick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
3–412Strode (2–0)Rubio (0–1)None6,63428–10
April 17at Mississippi StateNo. 7Dudy Noble Field
Starkville, MS
6–3Shore (6–2)Laster (4–3)None9,49229–1010–6
April 18at Mississippi StateNo. 7Dudy Noble Field2–1Rhodes (1–0)Brown (5–4)Poyner (3)13,00430–1011–6
April 19at Mississippi StateNo. 7Dudy Noble Field10–5Lewis (2–1)Sexton (3–4)None7,50731–1012–6
April 21Bethune–CookmanNo. 6McKethan Stadium2–1Poyner (3–1)Clymer (0–3)None2,44632–10
April 24KentuckyNo. 6McKethan Stadium0–3Brown (4–4)Shore (6–3)Salow (2)3,51632–1112–7
April 25KentuckyNo. 6McKethan Stadium6–7Beggs (6–2)Dunning (4–2)Salow (3)4,41932–1212–8
April 26KentuckyNo. 6McKethan Stadium10–3Faedo (4–1)Nelson (2–3)None2,82533–1213–8
May
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 1at GeorgiaNo. 8Foley Field
Athens, GA
1–11Soesbee (3–2)Shore (6–4)None3,03833–1313–9
May 2at GeorgiaNo. 8Foley Field3–2Poyner (4–1)McLaughlin (3–5)None2,88834–1314–9
May 3at GeorgiaNo. 8Foley Field7–4Lewis (3–1)Walsh (4–2)Young (2)2,88335–1315–9
May 5South FloridaNo. 9McKethan Stadium5–1Dunning (5–2)Eveld (1–2)None2,53436–13
May 7at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 9Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN
0–2Fulmer (10–1)Shore (6–5)None3,62636–1415–10
May 8at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 9Hawkins Field7–3Puk (7–3)Pfeifer (3–4)None3,62637–1416–10
May 9at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 9Hawkins Field9–710Lewis (4–1)Sheffield (4–2)None3,62638–1417–10
May 14AuburnNo. 7McKethan Stadium1–4Lipscomb (7–2)Shore (6–6)Camp (8)2,73638–1517–11
May 15AuburnNo. 7McKethan Stadium4–3Rhodes (2–0)McCord (5–4)Snead (1)3,29539–1518–11
May 16AuburnNo. 7McKethan Stadium3–1Lewis (5–1)Rentz (3–3)Poyner (4)3,17540–1519–11
Postseason
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSECT Record
May 20vs. No. 24 (5) ArkansasNo. 7 (4)Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL
6–7Lowery (6–1)Poyner (4–2)Jackson (6)10,14240–160–1
May 21vs. (9) AuburnNo. 7 (4)Metropolitan Stadium11–2Shore (7–6)Rentz (3–4)None6,52641–161–1
May 22vs. No. 24 (5) ArkansasNo. 7 (4)Metropolitan Stadium10–07Puk (8–3)Taccolini (6–4)None10,32942–162–1
May 23vs. No. 1 (1) LSUNo. 7 (4)Metropolitan Stadium2–1Lewis (6–1)Stallings (1–2)None10,94943–163–1
May 24vs. No. 9 (2) VanderbiltNo. 7 (4)Metropolitan Stadium7–3Young (2–0)Johnson (5–1)None10,59044–164–1
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordRegional Record
May 29(4) Florida A&MNo. 3 (1)McKethan Stadium19–0Shore (8–6)Page (2–1)None3,83345–161–0
May 30(3) South FloridaNo. 3 (1)McKethan Stadium8–2Puk (9–3)Valdes (5–4)None3,30546–162–0
May 31No. 21 (2) Florida AtlanticNo. 3 (1)McKethan Stadium2–1Faedo (5–1)Labsan (2–3)Lewis (7)2,05347–163–0
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSuper Reg. Record
June 5No. 10 Florida State
Rivalry
No. 3 (4)McKethan Stadium13–5Shore (9–6)Biegalski (7–5)None5,70948–161–0
June 6No. 10 Florida State
Rivalry
No. 3 (4)McKethan Stadium11–4Poyner (5–2)Compton (4–4)None5,77249–162–0
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordCWS Record
June 13vs. No. 8 (5) Miami
Rivalry
No. 3 (4)TD Ameritrade Park
Omaha, NE
15–3Shore (10–6)Suarez (9–2)None26,37750–161–0
June 15vs. VirginiaNo. 3 (4)TD Ameritrade Park0–1Waddell (4–5)Puk (9–4)Sborz (15)19,54450–171–1
June 17vs. No. 8 (5) Miami
Rivalry
No. 3 (4)TD Ameritrade Park10–2Faedo (6–2)Sosa (7–5)None24,03351–172–1
June 19vs. VirginiaNo. 3 (4)TD Ameritrade Park10–5Shore (11–6)Kirby (5–3)None19,01552–173–1
June 20vs. VirginiaNo. 3 (4)TD Ameritrade Park4–5Sborz (6–2)Lewis (6–2)None15,56052–183–2

Rankings from USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

Record vs. conference opponents

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

Source: 2015 SEC baseball game results

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA12–180–33–01–22–1.0–32–11–21–2..1–21–2ALAW63–71–2
ARK17–123–02–1.2–12–11–22–1.2–1.1–12–10–3ARKW37–21–1
AUB13–170–31–21–23–0.1–22–1.2–12–1.0–31–2AUBW54–61–2
FLA19–112–1.2–12–11–2.3–01–21–23–02–1.2–1FLAE27–32–0
UGA10–191–21–20–31–22–10–2.0–3.2–13–0.0–3UGAE73–71–3
KEN14–15.1–2.2–11–22–12–12–1.0–33–00–21–2KENE45–51–1
LSU21–83–02–12–1.2–01–22–13–02–12–1.2–1.LSUW19–12–0
MSU8–221–21–21–20–3.1–21–2.0–32–10–31–2.MSUW71–90–3
MIZZ15–152–1..2–13–01–20–3.2–12–12–11–20–3MIZZE36–41–2
MISS15–142–11–21–22–1..1–23–01–2.1–21–12–1MISSW44–51–0
SCAR13–17..1–20–31–23–01–21–21–2.1–22–12–1SCARE53–71–1
TENN11–18.1–1.1–20–30–3.3–01–22–12–10–31–2TENNE63–61–3
TAMU18–102–11–23–0..2–01–22–12–11–11–23–0.TAMUW26–32–0
VAN20–102–13–02–11–23–02–1..3–01–21–22–1.VANE17–33–0
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[3]55*5*2 (3)3 (5)3 (4)55 (1)107689773 (3)3 (3)*3 (3)*3
Baseball America[4]6664224410866106666*6*3
Collegiate Baseball^[5]655554661712101214997623
NCBWA[6]5533436610659876322*3

^ 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.

Gators in the MLB Draft

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionTeam
120Richie MartinSSOakland Athletics
3100Harrison BaderOFSt. Louis Cardinals
6181Eric HanholdRHPMilwaukee Brewers
8242Danny YoungLHPToronto Blue Jays
9270Taylor LewisRHPAtlanta Braves
10294Josh Tobias3BPhiladelphia Phillies
14411Bobby PoynerLHPBoston Red Sox
24730Mike VinsonRHPDetroit Tigers
28855Aaron RhodesRHPLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim

References