2016 Florida Gators baseball team

2016 Florida Gators baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#1
2016 record	47-13 (19-10 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (9th year)
Assistant coach	Brad Weitzel (9th year) Craig Bell (9th year)
Home stadium	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern
#6 South Carolina x	20	–	9	–	0		.690			42	–	15	–	0		.737
#2 Florida	19	–	10	–	0		.655			47	–	13	–	0		.783
#10 Vanderbilt	18	–	12	–	0		.600			43	–	17	–	0		.717
Kentucky	15	–	15	–	0		.500			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Georgia	11	–	19	–	0		.367			27	–	30	–	0		.474
Tennessee	9	–	21	–	0		.300			29	–	28	–	0		.509
Missouri	9	–	21	–	0		.300			26	–	30	–	0		.464
Western
#4 Mississippi State x†	21	–	9	–	0		.700			41	–	16	–	1		.716
#1 Texas A&M ‡	20	–	10	–	0		.667			45	–	14	–	0		.763
#9 LSU	19	–	11	–	0		.633			41	–	18	–	0		.695
#16 Ole Miss	18	–	12	–	0		.600			43	–	17	–	0		.717
Alabama	15	–	15	–	0		.500			32	–	26	–	0		.552
Auburn	8	–	22	–	0		.267			23	–	33	–	0		.411
Arkansas	7	–	23	–	0		.233			26	–	29	–	0		.473
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2016 college baseball season. The Gators compete in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team is coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his ninth season as Florida head coach. The Gators entered the season hoping to build upon their performance in the 2015 NCAA Tournament, where they finished third at the 2015 College World Series after two losses to the Virginia Cavaliers.

Roster

2016 Florida Gators roster
	Pitchers 3 – Dane Dunning – Junior 10 – A. J. Puk – Junior 11 - MacGregor Hines - Freshman 13 – Jackson Kowar - Freshman 14 – Hunter Bowling – Freshman 15 – Eddy Demurias – Freshman 17 – Michael Byrne – Freshman 21 – Alex Faedo – Sophomore 26 – Nick Horvath – Freshman 30 – Scott Moss – Sophomore 32 – Logan Shore – Junior 37 – Shaun Anderson – Junior 39 – Frank Rubio – Junior 51 - Brady Singer - Freshman 57 - Kirby Snead - Junior		Catchers 4 – Mike Rivera – Sophomore 22 – JJ Schwarz – Sophomore 28 – Mark Kolozsvary – Sophomore 29 – Mike Fahrman – Senior Infielders 5 – Dalton Guthrie – Sophomore 6 - Jonathan India - Freshman 8 - Deacon Liput - Freshman 9 – Christian Hicks – Sophomore 12 – Blake Reese – Freshman 15 - Eddy Demurias - Freshman 16 – Jason Lombardozzi – Senior 20 – Peter Alonso – Junior 24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Sophomore		Outfielders 23 – Buddy Reed – Junior 24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Sophomore 25 - Danny Reyes - Freshman 26 - Nick Horvath - Freshman 27 - Nelson Maldonado - Freshman 66 – Ryan Larson – Junior

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head Coach – 9th year 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant Coach – 9th year 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant Coach – 9th year 31 - Lars Davis – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 2nd year Josh Adams - Student Assistant Coach - 1st year Jon Michelini – Athletic Trainer – 3rd year Paul Chandler – Strength & Conditioning Coordinator – 7th year

Schedule and results

2016 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Feb 19 Florida Gulf Coast McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL 4–2 Shore (1–0) Anderson (0–1) Dunning (1) SECN+ 5,778 1–0 – Feb 20 Florida Gulf Coast McKethan Stadium 8–4 Singer (1–0) Koerner (0–1) None SECN+ 4,682 2–0 – Feb 21 Florida Gulf Coast McKethan Stadium 12–3 Faedo (1–0) Leon (0–1) None SECN+ 4,110 3–0 – Feb 23 Eastern Michigan McKethan Stadium 12–4 Dunning (1–0) Shul (0–1) None 2,673 4–0 – Feb 24 vs. Eastern Michigan Joker Marchant Stadium Lakeland, FL 8–7 Anderson (1–0) Delaplane (1–1) None 2,692 5–0 – Feb 26 at #6 Miami (FL) Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park Miami, FL 5–0 Shore (2–0) Woodrey (1–1) None ESPN3 4,147 6–0 – Feb 27 at #6 Miami (FL) Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park 3–5 Mediavilla (2–0) Puk (0–1) B. Garcia (3) ESPN3 4,999 6–1 – Feb 28 at #6 Miami (FL) Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park 7–3 Faedo (2–0) D. Garcia (1–1) None ESPN3 4,784 7–1 –
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Mar 1 at UCF Jay Bergman Field Orlando, FL 9–5 Horvath (1–0) Deramo (1–1) Rubio (1) 3,831 8–1 – Mar 2 UCF McKethan Stadium 4–0 Kowar (1–0) Thompson (0–1) None SECN+ 2,937 9–1 – Mar 4 Darmouth McKethan Stadium 7–0 Shore (3–0) Robinson (0–2) None 2,956 10–1 – Mar 5 Dartmouth McKethan Stadium 4–312 Anderson (2–0) Danielak (0–1) None 3,477 11–1 – Mar 6 Dartmouth McKethan Stadium 8–6 Faedo (3–0) Chatham (0–2) Horvath (1) 3,359 12–1 – Mar 8 at North Florida Harmon Stadium Jacksonville, FL 6–2 Snead (1–0) Naylor (1–2) None 1,674 13–1 – Mar 9 North Florida McKethan Stadium 5–4 Kowar (2–0) Drury (1–1) Anderson (1) SECN+ 3,111 14–1 – Mar 11 Harvard McKethan Stadium 16–5 Shore (4–0) Miller (0–2) None SECN+ 3,978 15–1 – Mar 12 Harvard McKethan Stadium 9–2 Singer (2–0) Poppen (1–1) None SECN+ 4,498 16–1 – Mar 12 Harvard McKethan Stadium 9–2 Faedo (4–0) Gruener (1–1) Snead (1) SECN+ 2,888 17–1 – Mar 15 #11 Florida State McKethan Stadium 6–0 Dunning (2–0) Holton (0–2) None SECN 5,917 18–1 – Mar 18 Missouri McKethan Stadium 4–310 Anderson (3–0) Sharp (2–1) None SECN 5,537 19–1 1–0 Mar 19 Missouri McKethan Stadium 6–2 Puk (1–1) Houck (2–2) Anderson (2) SECN+ 4,059 20–1 2–0 Mar 20 Missouri McKethan Stadium 7–5 Faedo (5–0) Tribby (2–2) Anderson (3) SECN+ 3,352 21–1 3–0 Mar 22 #19 FAU McKethan Stadium 2–1 Rubio (1–0) McKay (2–2) Singer (1) SECN+ 3,792 22–1 3–0 Mar 25 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium Lexington, KY 12–5 Shore (5–0) Brown (1–4) None SECN+ 2,364 23–1 4–0 Mar 26 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 4–7 Beggs (6–0) Puk (1–2) Lewis (1) SECN+ 3,071 23–2 4–1 Mar 27 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 4–5 Hjelle (3–0) Dunning (2–1) None SECN+ 2,247 23–3 4–2 Mar 29 vs. #8 Florida State Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL 3–2 Kowar (3–0) Carlton (4–1) Anderson (4) 9,035 24–3 4–2
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record Apr 1 #1 Texas A&M McKethan Stadium 7–4 Snead (2–0) Ivey (2–1) Anderson (5) SECN+ 5,917 25–3 5–2 Apr 2 #1 Texas A&M McKethan Stadium 7–2 Faedo (6–0) Simonds (5–1) Dunning (2) ESPNU 5,339 26–3 6–2 Apr 3 #1 Texas A&M McKethan Stadium 10–7 Snead (3–0) Hendrix (0–1) Anderson (6) ESPNU 4,824 27–3 7–2 Apr 5 Jacksonville McKethan Stadium 7–2 Moss (1–0) Arjona (2–1) None SECN+ 2,894 28–3 7–2 Apr 8 #10 Mississippi State McKethan Stadium 8–2 Shore (6–0) Hudson (4–2) None SECN+ 3,927 29–3 8–2 Apr 9 #10 Mississippi State McKethan Stadium 4–10 Rigby (4–1) Faedo (6–1) None SECN+ 6,244 29–4 8–3 Apr 10 #10 Mississippi State McKethan Stadium 1–2 Houston (2–0) Dunning (2–2) Humphreys (3) SECN+ 3,720 29–5 8–4 Apr 12 at #6 Florida State Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL 8–2 Rubio (2–0) E. Voyles (0–1) None ESPN3 5,936 30–5 8–4 Apr 14 at Arkansas Baum Stadium Fayetteville, AR 12–8 Puk (2–2) Taccolini (3–2) Anderson (7) ESPNU 8,348 31–5 9–4 Apr 15 at Arkansas Baum Stadium 9–2 Shore (7–0) McKinney (1–2) None SECN+ 9,219 32–5 10–4 Apr 16 at Arkansas Baum Stadium 8–2 Faedo (7–1) Jackson (2–4) None SECN+ 9,371 33–5 11–4 Apr 19 Jacksonville McKethan Stadium 3–1 Rubio (3–0) Schappell (2–2) Anderson (8) SECN+ 2,658 34–5 11–4 Apr 21 Georgia McKethan Stadium 1–212 Holder (1–2) Rubio (3–1) None ESPNU 3,256 34–6 11–5 Apr 22 Georgia McKethan Stadium 6–0 Shore (8–0) Jones (5–3) None SECN 4,005 35–6 12–5 Apr 23 Georgia McKethan Stadium 4–1 Faedo (8–1) Tucker (3–4) Anderson (9) ESPN2 4,488 36–6 13–5 Apr 29 at #5 South Carolina Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC 5-4 Dunning (3-2) Reagan (1-2) Anderson (10) SECN 7,948 37-6 14-5 Apr 30 at #5 South Carolina Carolina Stadium 1-2 Webb (9-2) Snead (3-1) Johnson (4) SECN+ 8242 37-7 14-6
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 1 at #5 South Carolina Carolina Stadium Cancelled (rain); no make-up. May 3 Bethune-Cookman McKethan Stadium 7-1 Moss (2-0) Hernandez (4-4) None 2,692 38-7 14-6 May 6 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN 7-2 Shore (9-0) Neely (1-2) None SECN+ 2,247 39-7 15-6 May 7 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2-5 Cox (3-5) Singer (2-1) None SECN+ 2,197 39-8 15-7 May 8 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 9-3 Faedo (9-1) Martin (3-1) None SECN+ 2,458 40-8 16-7 May 10 South Florida McKethan Stadium 11-4 Dunning (4-2) Bye (0-1) None SECN+ 2,881 41-8 16-7 May 13 #7 Vanderbilt McKethan Stadium 4-2 Shore (1-0) Sheffield (7-4) None SECN 4,537 42-8 17-7 May 14 #7 Vanderbilt McKethan Stadium 0-5 Wright (7-3) Puk (2-3) None ESPN2 4,783 42-9 17-8 May 15 #7 Vanderbilt McKethan Stadium 10-6 Faedo (10-1) Kilichowski (0-2) None SECN 4,340 43-9 18-8 May 19 at #8 LSU Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field Baton Rouge, LA 3-7 Smith (2-0) Singer (2-2) Bugg (3) ESPNU 10,904 43-10 18-9 May 20 at #8 LSU Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field 4-5 Reynolds (3-0) Horvath (1-1) Newman (6) SECN 10,904 43-11 18-10 May 21 at #8 LSU Alex Box Stadium/Skip Bertman Field 6-27 Faedo (11-1) Gilbert (4-3) None ESPNU 11,303 44-11 19-10
Postseason
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 25 #7 (5) LSU Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL 3-514 Stallings (3-0) Dunning (4-3) None SECN 13,448 44-12 0-1 May 26 (9) Alabama Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 5-4 Horvath (2-1) Burrows (2-1) Anderson (11) SECN 5,232 45-12 1-1 May 27 #3 (1) Mississippi State Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 12-27 Faedo (12-1) Sexton (7-3) None SECN 9,429 46-12 2-1 May 28 #7 (5) LSU Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 1-0 Moss (3-0) Gilbert (4-4) Anderson (12) SECN 13,821 47-12 3-1 May 29 #2 (2) Texas A&M Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 5-12 Vinson (4-2) Byrne (0-1) None ESPN2 8,352 47-13 3-2
NCAA Tournament: Gainesville Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record Regional Record June 3 (4) Bethune-Cookman McKethan Stadium SECN June 4 TBD McKethan Stadium
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Postponement Bold = Florida team member