2017 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 12 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES | 15 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 24 SEC EASTERN DIVISION TITLES | 7 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BASEBALL EMAIL [email protected] / PHONE 352-318-6680 @GATORSBB RADIO/TV ANNOUNCERS Radio: Steve Russell & Eric Castaldo TV: Tom Hart & Chris Burke Head Coach: #7 Kevin O'Sullivan Assistant Coach: #36 Craig Bell (3B coach) Assistant Coach: #35 Chuck Jeroloman Volunteer Assistant Coach: #31 David Kopp Student Asst. Coach: #17 Austin Langworthy (1B coach) Strength & Conditioning: Shawn Burke Director of Operations: Buddy Monroe ON DECK M31 at Georgia ESPN2 8 PM A1 at Georgia SECN+ 6 PM A2 at Georgia SECN+ 2 PM A5 Florida A&M SECN+ 6PM A7 Arkansas SECN 7PM A8 Arkansas SECN+ 6:30PM A9 Arkansas SECN+ 1PM 2022 TEAM INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 19 / 20 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 6 / 3 Pitchers Returning / Lost: 10 / 13 Newcomers: 17 (16 fresh.) 2021 RECAP 2021 Overall Record: 38-22 (.633) 2021 SEC Record: 17-13 (.567) SEC Finish: 3rd East Home Record: 28-9 (.757) Away Record: 7-12 (.368) Neutral Site Record: 3-1 (.750) 2021 Postseason: 3-3 (.500) NCAA Regionals NEWS & NOTES SERIES HISTORY OVERALL 122-130-1 IN GAINESVILLE 64-49 AWAY 45-70-1 NEUTRAL 13-11 NOTABLE Florida is 30-18 vs. FSU under head coach Kevin O'Sullivan and the Gators have won 17 of the last 20 meetings. SUNSHINE PREVIEW: Florida faces in-state rival Florida State in the first of three sched- uled meetings during the 2022 season. Last year, UF and FSU met just twice, with each team prevailing in their home park to split the series. In the latter of the two matchups, 1B/OF Kendrick Calilao provided a walk-off- home run in the 10th inning to lift the Gators to a 3-2 victory. Across the last 20 meetings, Florida is 17-3 vs. Florida State including a 12-2 mark over the previous 14 matchups. From June 12, 2016 to April 9, 2019, Florida won 11-straight games against FSU -- the longest winning streak by either team in the history of the rivalry. Under HC Kevin O'Sullivan, UF is 30- 18 vs. FSU. LAST TIME OUT: The Gators went 2-2 last week, picking up a midweek win over Bethune-Cookman (3-2) and going 1-2 vs. No. 21 LSU over the weekend at home. In the game one win vs. LSU, LHP Hunter Barco threw 7.0 shutout IP with 8 K. On Tuesday, UF edged out BCU thanks to OF Jud Fabian's seventh-career multi homer game and a combined one-hitter by the UF pitching staff. IN THE POLLS: Entering week seven of the season, Florida is ranked inside the top-18 of every major poll, peaking at No. 12 on the USA Today Coaches Poll while coming in at No. 14 on the D1Baseball Top 25. SULLY WINS 600TH: With a 13-6 victory to clinch the series vs. Alabama on March 19, O'Sullivan won his 600th game as Florida head coach -- on the same day Georgia head coach Scott Stricklin accomplished the feat. 2022 represents O’Sullivan’s 15th season at UF, during which he owns a 602-285 (679) record, passing the legendary Dave Fuller (556-354-6) for the most wins in program history on March 9, 2021. O’Sullivan’s .679 winning percentage ranks third among all active Division I head coaches, while Florida’s .620 clip in SEC play since 2008 stands as the top mark in the conference. GATORS GOING YARD: Florida is tied for sec- ond in the nation with 48 HR. This season, the Gators hit their 40th home run of the season in just their 20th game on March 20 at Alabama, whereas last year, Florida's 40th home run occurred in the team's 33rd game - on April 11 at Tennessee. Meanwhile, the UF pitching staff has allowed 18 HR. JUDDY JACKS: 2021 All-American OF Jud Fabian is tied for the SEC lead with 10 HR (T-10 nationally). Fabian recorded his 7th career multi-homer game on 3/22 vs. BCU and now sits at 42 career HR, which ranks 6th all-time at UF. Five of Fabian's last six multi-HR games have seen him homer in back-to-back at bats. Fabian is tied for 24th in the country with 22 BB, and has drawn more free passes than strikeouts (20). The Ocala, Fla. native's next HR milestone will come at 47 career HR, where Gator great Mike Zunino sits in fifth. BREAKOUT STER: After batting .301/.396/.470 with All-SEC Freshman Team honors in 2021, OF Sterlin Thompson has raised his slash line to a .337/.409/.642 clip through the first 24 games of his sophomore season. Thompson owns a career-high 7 HR in few- er than half as many games as last season (55), while tying for the team lead with 32 H. Last weekend vs. No. 21 LSU, Thomp- son paced UF in all three slash catergories (.500/.667/1.125), picking up 4 H in 8 AB with 1 HR, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 3 R and 3 BB vs. 0 K. MILCHIN VS. NOLES: Tuesday represents RHP Garrett Milchin's fourth career start against FSU, as he started both games vs. the Noles last season. Milchin is 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in 12 IP in the three prior meetings, although it has been feast or famine for FSU in those match- ups: 3/18/17: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R | 3/16/21: 1.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R | 4/13/21: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 K. EASY AS BLAKE: Making his first-11 career appearances, RHP Blake Purnell did not al- low an earned run across 19.1 IP to open the season. Purnell now sports a 0.87 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 1 SV, 18 K and 1 BB on the year. TELL ME WYATT: Over UF's last 10 games, OF Wyatt Langford leads the Gators in every slash category with a .400/.467/.950 line. Langford has 6 HR, 1 3B, 2 2B, 16 RBI, 14 R and 4 SB in that span. On the season, Langford leads UF in batting (.385), OBP (.447), slugging (.719), OPS (1.166) and stolen bases (5) while tying for the team high in hits (32) and RBI (26). SCANNING THE BARCO: In his first-six starts, LHP Hunter Barco owns a 5-1 record with a 1.41 ERA, which ranks 27th nationally. Among the top-45 qualifying pitchers for the national ERA title, Barco's 38.1 IP ranks second. The UF ace also ranks fourth in the nation with a 0.63 WHIP and 14th with a 10.40 K-to-BB ratio. With 52 K (T-16), Barco's ratios translate to 12.2 K/9 and 1.2 BB/9. The sophomore* southpaw is 12-2 across his last 16 starts dating back to the 2021 season. STATE OF THE DEFENSE: With 18 errors in 885 defensive chances, Florida ranks 18th nationally with a .980 fielding percentage. PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP NO NAME CL AVG OBP SLG AB R H HR RBI SB-ATT OPS C 9 BT Riopelle JR* .306 .390 .542 72 15 22 5 13 3-4 .932 1B 6 Kendrick Calilao JR* .288 .346 .466 73 12 21 3 15 0-0 .812 2B 5 Colby Halter SO .323 .423 .548 93 23 30 5 13 3-3 .971 3B 23 Deric Fabian FR .274 .404 .384 73 18 20 2 14 2-2 .788 SS 24 Josh Rivera SO* .269 .333 .397 78 12 21 2 12 2-3 .730 LF 36 Wyatt Langford SO .360 .447 .719 89 24 32 9 26 5-6 1.166 CF 4 Jud Fabian JR* .287 .442 .701 87 27 25 10 26 1-2 1.143 RF 29 Sterlin Thompson SO .337 .409 .642 95 19 32 7 22 2-2 1.051 DH 34 Kris Armstrong JR* .250 .304 .422 64 9 16 2 6 0-0 .726 SP 3 Garrett Milchin GR* 1-0 / 1.64 ERA / 11.0 IP / 9 H / 2 R / 2 ER / 3 BB / 4 K #14 FLORIDA GATORS vs. #5 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES TUESDAY, MARCH 29 - 7 PM 121 FINANCIAL BALLPARK (JACKSONVILLE, FLA.) TV/STREAM SEC NETWORK RADIO ESPN 98.1FM/850AM WRUF (GNV) | WJXL 1010AM (JAX) .284 803 150 228 58 4 31 139 .482 104 259 .381 17-24 3.58 3 90 302 .222 .968 28 .295 828 177 244 37 5 48 165 .525 105 188 .384 19-24 3.82 8 84 217 .220 .980 18 BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT ERA SV BB SO BAA FLD% E OVERALL / SEC 17-7 / 3-3 SEC H / A / N 11-5 / 6-2 / 0-0 D1BASEBALL RANK 14 HEAD COACH Kevin O’Sullivan / 602-285 (15th season) PROB. STARTER RHP Garrett Milchin (1-0, 1.64 ERA) OVERALL / ACC 16-7 / 6-3 H / A / N 14-4 / 2-3 / 0-0 D1BASEBALL RANK 5 HEAD COACH Mike Martin Jr. / 59-36 (3rd season) PROB. STARTER RHP Carson Montgomery (3-0, 2.81 ERA)
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SERIES HISTORY OVERALL 122-130-1 IN GAINESVILLE 64-49 AWAY 45-70-1 NEUTRAL 13-11NOTABLE Florida is 30-18 vs. FSU under head coach Kevin O'Sullivan and the Gators have won 17 of the last 20 meetings.
SUNSHINE PREVIEW: Florida faces in-staterival Florida State in the first of three sched-uled meetings during the 2022 season. Last year, UF and FSU met just twice, with each team prevailing in their home park to split the series. In the latter of the two matchups, 1B/OF Kendrick Calilao provided a walk-off-home run in the 10th inning to lift the Gators to a 3-2 victory. Across the last 20 meetings, Florida is 17-3 vs. Florida State including a 12-2 mark over the previous 14 matchups. From June 12, 2016 to April 9, 2019, Florida won 11-straight games against FSU -- the longest winning streak by either team in the history of the rivalry. Under HC Kevin O'Sullivan, UF is 30- 18 vs. FSU.LAST TIME OUT: The Gators went 2-2 last week, picking up a midweek win over Bethune-Cookman (3-2) and going 1-2 vs. No. 21 LSU over the weekend at home. In the game one win vs. LSU, LHP Hunter Barco threw 7.0 shutout IP with 8 K. On Tuesday, UF edged out BCU thanks to OF Jud Fabian's seventh-career multi homer game and a combined one-hitter by the UF pitching staff.IN THE POLLS: Entering week seven of the season, Florida is ranked inside the top-18 of every major poll, peaking at No. 12 on the USA Today Coaches Poll while coming in at No. 14 on the D1Baseball Top 25.SULLY WINS 600TH: With a 13-6 victory to clinch the series vs. Alabama on March 19, O'Sullivan won his 600th game as Florida head coach -- on the same day Georgia head coach Scott Stricklin accomplished the feat. 2022 represents O’Sullivan’s 15th season at UF, during which he owns a 602-285 (679) record, passing the legendary Dave Fuller (556-354-6) for the most wins in program history on March 9, 2021. O’Sullivan’s .679 winning percentage ranks third among all active Division I head coaches, while Florida’s .620 clip in SEC play since 2008 stands as the top mark in the conference.
GATORS GOING YARD: Florida is tied for sec-ond in the nation with 48 HR. This season, the Gators hit their 40th home run of the season in just their 20th game on March 20 at Alabama, whereas last year, Florida's 40th home run occurred in the team's 33rd game - on April 11 at Tennessee. Meanwhile, the UF pitching staff has allowed 18 HR.JUDDY JACKS: 2021 All-American OF Jud Fabian is tied for the SEC lead with 10 HR (T-10 nationally). Fabian recorded his 7th career multi-homer game on 3/22 vs. BCU and now sits at 42 career HR, which ranks 6th all-time at UF. Five of Fabian's last six multi-HR games have seen him homer in back-to-back at bats. Fabian is tied for 24th in the country with 22 BB, and has drawn more free passes than strikeouts (20). The Ocala, Fla. native's next HR milestone will come at 47 career HR, where Gator great Mike Zunino sits in fifth. BREAKOUT STER: After batting .301/.396/.470 with All-SEC Freshman Team honors in 2021, OF Sterlin Thompson has raised his slash line to a .337/.409/.642 clip through the first 24 games of his sophomore season. Thompson owns a career-high 7 HR in few-er than half as many games as last season (55), while tying for the team lead with 32 H. Last weekend vs. No. 21 LSU, Thomp-son paced UF in all three slash catergories (.500/.667/1.125), picking up 4 H in 8 AB with 1 HR, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 3 R and 3 BB vs. 0 K.
MILCHIN VS. NOLES: Tuesday represents RHP Garrett Milchin's fourth career start against FSU, as he started both games vs. the Noles last season. Milchin is 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in 12 IP in the three prior meetings, although it has been feast or famine for FSU in those match-ups: 3/18/17: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R | 3/16/21: 1.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R | 4/13/21: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 K.EASY AS BLAKE: Making his first-11 ca reer appearances, RHP Blake Purnell did not al-low an earned run across 19.1 IP to open the season. Purnell now sports a 0.87 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 1 SV, 18 K and 1 BB on the year.TELL ME WYATT: Over UF's last 10 games, OF Wyatt Langford leads the Gators in every slash category with a .400/.467/.950 line. Langford has 6 HR, 1 3B, 2 2B, 16 RBI, 14 R and 4 SB in that span. On the season, Langford leads UF in batting (.385), OBP (.447), slugging (.719), OPS (1.166) and stolen bases (5) while tying for the team high in hits (32) and RBI (26).SCANNING THE BARCO: In his first-six starts, LHP Hunter Barco owns a 5-1 record with a 1.41 ERA, which ranks 27th nationally. Among the top-45 qualifying pitchers for the national ERA title, Barco's 38.1 IP ranks second. The UF ace also ranks fourth in the nation with a 0.63 WHIP and 14th with a 10.40 K-to-BB ratio. With 52 K (T-16), Barco's ratios translate to 12.2 K/9 and 1.2 BB/9. The sophomore* southpaw is 12-2 across his last 16 starts dating back to the 2021 season.STATE OF THE DEFENSE: With 18 errors in 885 defensive chances, Florida ranks 18th nationally with a .980 fielding percentage.
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2022 SCHEDULE & RESULTSDATE GAME OPPONENT TV TIME LOCATION W-L SCORE OVERALL SEC WIN LOSS SAVE ATT. TIME2/18 1 LIBERTY SECN+ 7:00 PM Gainesville W 7-2 1-0 0-0 Hunter Barco (1-0) Joe Adametz III (0-1) Ryan Slater (1) 6,463 2:432/19 2 LIBERTY SECN+ 4:00 PM Gainesville L 4-6 1-1 0-0 David Erickson (1-0) Brandon Sproat (0-1) Hungate (1) 6,350 3:122/20 3 LIBERTY SECN+ 12:00 PM Gainesville L 3-5 1-2 0-0 Jeremy Beamon (1-0) Philip Abner (0-1) Hungate (2) 5,377 3:042/22 4 at Stetson ESPN+ 6:30 PM DeLand, Fla. W 8-1 2-2 0-0 Nick Ficarrotta (1-0) Chris DeFabbia (0-1) none 1,622 3:072/23 5 NORTH FLORIDA SECN+ 7:00 PM Gainesville W 3-1 3-2 0-0 Brandon Sproat (1-1) Darin Kilfoyl (0-1) Ryan Slater (2) 4,507 2:132/25 6 GEORGIA STATE SECN+ 6:30 PM Gainesville W 4-1 4-3 0-0 Hunter Barco (2-0) Brandon Kaminer (0-1) Nick Ficarrotta (1) 5,571 2:282/26 7 GEORGIA STATE SECN+ 4:00 PM Gainesville W 13-4 5-2 0-0 Blake Purnell (1-0) Ryan Watson (0-1) none 6,511 3:382/27 8 GEORGIA STATE SECN+ 1:00 PM Gainesville W 12-1 6-2 0-0 Nick Ficarrotta (2-0) Rafael Acosta (0-1) none 5,100 3:023/1 9 at North Florida 6:05 PM Jacksonville, Fla. W 11-2 7-2 0-0 Carsten Finnvold (1-0) Ryan Jean (0-1) none 1,328 2:493/2 10 FLORIDA A&M SECN+ 7:00 PM Gainesville W 17-0 8-2 0-0 Garrett Milchin (1-0) Shawn Host (0-2) none 4,424 3:013/4 11 at Miami ACCNX 7:00 PM Coral Gables, Fla. L 2-5 8-3 0-0 Carson Palmquist (3-0) Hunter Barco (2-1) Walters (3) 3,482 3:103/5 12 at Miami ACCNX 7:00 PM Coral Gables, Fla. W 8-1 9-3 0-0 Brandon Sproat (2-1) Karson Ligon (1-1) Nick Ficarrotta (2) 3,419 2:383/6 13 at Miami ACCN 12:00 PM Coral Gables, Fla. W 11-3 10-3 0-0 Blake Purnell (2-0) Jake Garland (2-1) none 3,356 3:333/8 14 JACKSONVILLE SECN+ 6:00 PM Gainesville W 1-0 11-3 0-0 Ryan Slater (1-0) Darrell-Hicks (0-1) Nick Ficarrotta (3) 4,054 2:133/9 15 JACKSONVILLE SECN+ 6:00 PM Gainesville PPD - - - - - - - -3/12 16 SETON HALL SECN+ 1:00 PM Gainesville W 16-4 12-3 0-0 Hunter Barco (3-1) Hunter Waldis (0-3) none 4,113 2:573/12 17 SETON HALL SECN+ ~5:00 PM Gainesville W 11-9 13-3 0-0 Brandon Sproat (3-1) Drew Conover (0-1) Brandon Neely (1) 4,528 3:163/13 18 SETON HALL SECN+ 12:00 PM Gainesville L 4-6 13-4 0-0 Brennan O'Neill (1-2) Nick Pogue (0-1) Joe Cinnella (1) 4,743 3:113/15 19 FLORIDA STATE SECN+ 6:00 PM Gainesville PPD - - - - - - - -3/18 20 at Alabama* SECN+ 6:30 PM Tuscaloosa, Ala. W 6-4 14-4 1-0 Hunter Barco (4-1) Garrett McMillan (2-1) Blake Purnell (1) 2,774 2:423/19 21 at Alabama* SECN+ 6:30 PM Tuscaloosa, Ala. W 13-6 15-4 2-0 Ryan Slater (2-0) Hunter Furtado (2-2) - 3,745 3:193/20 22 at Alabama* SECN+ 1:00 PM Tuscaloosa, Ala. L 7-8 15-5 2-1 Jacob McNairy (4-0) Blake Purnell (2-1) - 3,238 2:393/22 23 BETHUNE-COOKMAN SECN+ 6:00 PM Gainesville W 3-2 16-5 2-1 Philip Abner (1-1) Joan Gonzalez (0-3) Karl Hartman (1) 4,489 3:033/25 24 LSU* SECN 7:00 PM Gainesville W 7-2 17-5 3-1 Hunter Barco (5-1) Blake Money (2-1) - 6,226 2:523/26 25 LSU* SECN+ 6:30 PM Gainesville L 4-16 17-6 3-2 Ma'Khail Hilliard (2-0) Brandon Sproat (3-2) - 8,306 3:183/27 26 LSU* SECN+ 12:00 PM Gainesville L 2-11 17-7 3-3 Grant Taylor (2-0) Ryan Slater (2-1) - 5,746 3:113/29 27 vs. Florida State SECN 6:00 PM Jacksonville, Fla. 3/31 28 at Georgia* ESPN2 8:00 PM Athens, Ga. 4/1 29 at Georgia* SECN+ 6:00 PM Athens, Ga.4/2 30 at Georgia* SECN+ 2:00 PM Athens, Ga. 4/5 30 FLORIDA A&M SECN+ 6:00 PM Gainesville 4/7 31 ARKANSAS* SECN 7:00 PM Gainesville4/8 32 ARKANSAS* SECN+ 6:30 PM Gainesville4/9 33 ARKANSAS* SECN+ 7:00 PM Gainesville4/12 34 at Florida State ACCN 7:00 PM Tallahassee, Fla.4/15 35 at Vanerdbilt* ESPN2 7:00 PM Nashville, Tenn. 4/16 36 at Vanderbilt* SECN 7:00 PM Nashville, Tenn. 4/17 37 at Vanderbilt* ESPNU 1:00 PM Nashville, Tenn.4/19 38 STETSON SECN+ 6:00 PM Gainesville4/22 39 TENNESSEE* SECN+ 6:30 PM Gainesville4/23 40 TENNESSEE* SECN+ 6:30 PM Gainesville 4/24 41 TENNESSEE* SECN+ 1:00 PM Gainesville4/29 42 KENTUCKY* SECN+ 6:30 PM Gainesville 4/30 43 KENTUCKY* SECN+ 6:00 PM Gainesville5/1 44 KENTUCKY* SECN 12:00 PM Gainesville 5/3 45 SOUTH FLORIDA SECN+ 6:00 PM Gainesville 5/6 46 at Mississippi State* SECN 8:00 PM Starkville, Miss. 5/7 47 at Mississippi State* ESPNU 7:30 PM Starkville, Miss.5/8 48 at Mississippi State* SECN+ 2:00 PM Starkville, Miss.5/10 49 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* SECN+ 6:30 PM Gainesville 5/13 50 at Missouri* SECN+ 7:00 PM Columbia, Mo.5/14 51 at Missouri* SECN+ 3:00 PM Columbia, Mo.5/15 52 at Missouri* SECN+ 2:00 PM Columbia, Mo.5/17 53 FLORIDA STATE SECN 7:00 PM Gainesville5/19 54 SOUTH CAROLINA* SECN+ 7:00 PM Gainesville5/20 55 SOUTH CAROLINA* SECN+ 7:00 PM Gainesville5/21 56 SOUTH CAROLINA* SECN+ 2:00 PM Gainesville
SEC TOURNAMENT May 24-29
NCAA TOURNAMENT June 2-27
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GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Gainesville, Fla. Founded: 1853Enrollment: 57,806Nickname: GatorsColors: Orange (PMS 172) & Blue (PMS 287)Affiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Southeastern (SEC), Eastern DivisionPresident: Dr. W. Kent Fuchs (Duke ’77)Athletics Director: Scott Stricklin
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PROGRAM HISTORYFirst Year of Baseball: 1912 (2022 is 108th season)All-Time Record: 2,656 - 1,633 - 24 (.619)All-Time SEC Record: 1,047 - 695 - 2 (.601, 84 seasons since 1933)SEC Championships: 15 (last: 2018)SEC Eastern Division Championships: 25 (last: 2018)SEC Tournament Championships: 7 (last: 2015)SEC Tournament Record: 71-66 (.518) [40 appearances]NCAA Tournament Record: 116-80 (.592)College World Series Appearances: 12 (last: 2018)College World Series Record: 21-24 (.467)NCAA Super Regional Appearances: 10 (last: 2018)NCAA Super Regional Titles: 8 (last: 2018)NCAA Super Regional Record: 16-8 (.667)NCAA Regional Appearances: 36 (last: 2021)NCAA Regional Titles: 14 (last: 2018)NCAA Regional Record: 79-48 (.622)
The University of Florida Communications Department looks forward to serving the members of the media during the 2022 Florida Baseball season. If you will be attending a game at Florida Ballpark at Alfred A. McKethan Field, please take a few moments to review the items of interest appearing below.
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MEDIA SERVICESThe 2022 Florida Baseball Media Supplement was compiled and written for the benefit of all readers interested in learning detailed information regarding the University, coaches, staff and stu-dent-athletes of the Gator Baseball program. Any additional media information, special requests or needs should be directed to the UF Communications Department, specifically Sullivan Bortner. Members of the media will also be supplied with weekend release packages that contain updated statistics and preview information.
CREDENTIALS AND PRESS GATEAll media attending Florida baseball home games must present a media pass for admission to Florida Ballpark. Credentials for home games are issued for working media only and should be requested as early as possible, at least 48 hours in advance, to Sullivan Bort-ner. The press entrance is located next to Gate 4 of Florida Ballpark, which is along the first base side of the ballpark. Credentials not mailed or picked up will be left at this entrance and may be picked up by showing proper identification. Florida reserves the right to refuse any credential request deemed not to be in the best interest of the University.
INTERVIEW POLICYPlayer interviews are arranged through the Communications Department. We will do our best to coordinate an interview time that is convenient to both the student-athlete and the media member. The best time to interview an athlete or head coach Kevin O’Sullivan is during the afternoon before practice. Following each game, O’Sul-livan will do a brief interview with the Gators IMG Sports Network (official radio partner) and then meet with the media. Following games, players will be available upon request. All interview requests should be provided to Sullivan Bortner in the press box prior to the conclusion of the game. The UF clubhouse and dugout are closed to the media.
Due to new NCAA policys, no player media interviews may be granted on official days off. During the season, the team is typically off on Mondays.
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2021 QUICK FACTSGENERAL INFORMATIONSchool: ............................................................... University of FloridaLocation:..................................................................... Gainesville, Fla.Founded: ..........................................................................................1853Enrollment:................................................................................. 56,567Nickname: .................................................................................Gators Colors: .....................................Orange (PMS 172) & Blue (PMS 287)Conference: ................................................... SEC (Eastern Division)President: ......................................... Dr. W. Kent Fuchs (Duke ‘77)Athletics Director: ..............................Scott Stricklin (Miss. St. ‘92)Senior Assoc. A.D., Baseball:...Chip Howard (Rhode Island ‘84)
STADIUM INFORMATIONHome Field: ..........Florida Ballpark at Alfred A. McKethan FieldCapacity: .......................................................................................7,000Field Dimensions: .......................................LF-330, CF-400, RF-330Alleys: .......................................................................... LC-380, RC-380Surface: .........................................................................Natural Grass
WINNING TRADITION1 National Titles
2017
12 College World Series Appearances1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Florida has been one of if not the most consistently successful programs in the nation over the last 15 years. The Gators also have the most College World Series appearances since Kevin O’Sullivan’s tenure as head coach began in 2008, and the Gators were No. 1 on D1Baseball.com’s Top 100 Programs list for 2019.
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES SINCE 2008
Florida 7 Arkansas 5 Florida State 5 LSU 5 North Carolina 5 Texas 5 TCU 5 Vanderbilt 5 Virginia 5
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GATORS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS (2022) W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB SO BAA HROVERALL 17-7-8 3.82 214.1 174 100 91 84 217 .220 18SEC 3-3-1 7.26 53.1 56 47 43 20 43 .263 12 Home 11-5-6 4.06 144.0 119 70 65 59 142 .225 13Road 6-2-2 3.33 70.1 55 30 26 25 75 .210 5Neutral - - - - - - - - - - February 6-2-3 2.62 72.0 54 21 21 28 90 .208 4March 11-5-5 4.43 142.1 120 79 70 56 127 .226 14April - - - - - - - - - -
SITUATIONAL PITCHING
2022 WEEKEND ROTATIONSERIES GM 1 GM 2 GM 3
Liberty Barco Manning Coppola
Georgia State Barco Coppola Manning
at No. 22 Miami Barco Sproat Manning
Seton Hall Barco Sproat Pogue
at Alabama Barco Sproat Manning
LSU Barco Sproat Slater
at Georgia
Arkansas
at Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Kentucky
at Miss. State
at Missouri
South Carolina
2022 University of Florida BaseballPitching Analysis for Florida Gators (as of Mar 28, 2022)
2022 MISCELLANEOUS STATSWHIP 1.09 K / 9 3.3QUALITY STARTS 0 BB / 9 2.5PITCHES / START 56.0 (56 in 1 start) K / BB RATIO 1.3
GARRETT MILCHIN RHP2021 STATS: 1-0, 1.64 ERAHEIGHT 6-5 CLASS Graduate*WEIGHT 215 HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL Windermere, Fla. / The First Academy
3 2022 GAME LOG (*started)DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER HR BB K BF NP ERA QS2/20 Liberty ND 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 1 5 17 9.002/26 Georgia State ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 39 3.003/2 *Florida A&M W, 1-0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 2 18 56 1.133/13 Seton Hall ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1.003/20 at Alabama ND 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 1 8 32 1.64
*Games started
MILCHIN’S SEASON + CAREER HIGHS SEASON CAREER N/A Win Streak 4, 3/28/17 - 4/28/17 5.0 - Florida A&M, 3/2 Innings Pitched 6.0 - Florida State, 4/13/21 2 - Florida A&M, 3/2 Strikeouts 5 - Florida State, 4/13/21 1 - 2 times, last at Alabama, 3/20 Runs Allowed 7 - at Florida State, 3/16/21 1 - 2 times, last at Alabama, 3/20 Earned Runs Allowed 7 - at Florida State, 3/16/21 3 - 2 times, last at Alabama, 3/20 Hits Allowed 8 - at Florida State, 3/16/21 2 - Georgia State, 2/26 Walks Allowed 3 - vs. Florida State, 3/28/17
MILCHIN VS. FLORIDA STATEDATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB K NP START3/28/17 W 4.1 2 0 0 0 3 1 72 YES3/16/21 L 1.2 8 7 7 1 1 1 39 YES4/13/21 ND 6.0 3 2 1 0 1 5 73 YES
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COACHING HISTORY 2007-present Head Coach, Florida 2002-07 Associate Head Coach, Clemson 2002 Assistant Head Coach, Clemson 1999-2001 Assistant Coach, Clemson1998 Assistant Coach, Minn. Twins Rookie League1996-97 Assistant Coach, Virginia1994-95 Assistant Coach, Florida Atlantic1992-93 Assistant Coach, Florida Community College
COACHING HONORS 2017 National Coach of the Year (ABCA/Diamond,
Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball.com)2011 Baseball America College Coach of the Year 2010, 2014, 2018 SEC Coach of the Year2016 ABCA/Diamond South Region Coach of the Year PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1990-91 University of Virginia1988-89 Florida Community College GATOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER O’SULLIVAN National Championships ....................................................................... 2017College World Series Appearances (7) ..................2010-11-12-15-16-17-18SEC Championships (5) .......................................................2010-11-14-17-18SEC Tournament Championships (2) ..............................................2011-15All-Americans: ................................................................27 with 88 honors Freshman All-Americans: ............................................. 21 with 48 honorsAll-South Region: ............................. 29- 17 first-team, 12 second-team All-SEC: .............................................46 - 23 first-team, 23 second-teamSEC All-Freshman Team: ............................................... 21 with 22 honorsSEC Academic Honor Roll: ................................................... 166 selectionsSEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll: ................................... 75 selectionsMajor League Baseball Draftees: .........................................95 selections
(10 first-round selections)USA Baseball National Team Members: ..................13 players, 15 times
KEVIN O'SULLIVANHEAD COACH
O’SULLIVAN YEAR-BY-YEAR AT FLORIDAYEAR RECORD PCT. SEC POSTSEASON
O’SULLIVAN BREAKS SCHOOL RECORDO’Sullivan passed Dave Fuller for the most wins in program history on March 9, 2021 with a 5-1 win vs. Georgia State. Fuller finished his illustrious Gators head coaching career with 556 wins from 1948-75. O’Sullivan picked up his 435th career win against Kentucky (5/19/17) to pass Joe Arnold for the second-most wins in UF history. He also became the quickest UF baseball coach to reach the 400-win mark against Miami (2/24/17), taking just 590 games to accom-plish the feat. The national championship coach broke the record in a 5-1 victory against Georgia State on March 9.
1. KEVIN O’SULLIVAN (2008-Pr.) 602-285 (.679)2. Dave Fuller (1948-75) 556-354-6 (.611)
O’SULLIVAN AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS(USA TODAY COACHES POLL)OVERALL 2022 OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALvs. Top 5 0-0 42-32 20-9 10-17 12-6vs. Top 10 0-0 107-62 45-16 37-31 25-15vs. Top 25 3-3 201-140 103-44 65-66 33-29
SEC REGULAR SEASON RECORD (2008-2021) W L T Win PctFLORIDA 242 147 0 .622Vanderbilt 231 145 1 .614LSU 227 152 2 .600South Carolina 212 170 0 .555Arkansas 213 172 0 .553Ole Miss 206 176 0 .539Texas A&M 117 112 1 .512Mississippi State 183 199 0 .479Kentucky 172 212 0 .448Georgia 168 205 2 .452Auburn 171 213 0 .445Alabama 155 225 1 .409Tennessee 139 241 0 .366Missouri 84 150 1 .360
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THE LAST TIME A GATORS HITTER HAD...8 at bats in a game: Casey Turgeon vs. Missouri (4/20/13)7 at bats in a game: Colby Halter at South Carolina (3/26/21)A 5-hit game: Ryan Larson at Vanderbilt, 5 hits (4/13/17)A 4-hit game Kris Armstrong at Alabama (3/19/22)6 runs in a game: Adam Davis vs. Notre Dame (6/5/05)5 runs in a game: Wil Dalton vs. Winthrop, 5 runs (3/3/19)4 runs in a game: Jud Fabian vs. Florida A&M (3/2/22)4 doubles in a game: David Eckstein vs. Bethune-Cookman (4/10/96)3 doubles in a game: Peter Alonso vs. Florida State (6/12/16)2 triples in a game: Brian Haught vs. Campbell (3/4/97)3-home run game: 3, Wil Dalton vs. Stony Brook (3/2/18)2-home run game: Jud Fabian vs. Bethune-Cookman (3/23/22, 5th & 7th)Homer from both sides of the plate in a game: Adam Davis vs. Tennessee (4/30/05)Home run in consecutive at bats: Jud Fabian vs. Bethune-Cookman (3/23/22, 5th & 7thHome run in 3 consecutive at bats: JJ Schwarz vs. Stetson (4/7/15, 2nd, 3rd & 4th)2 grand slams in a game: Zack Powers vs. Duke (2/17/13, 7th & 8th)A grand slam: Sterlin Thompson vs. Liberty (2/18/22)Back-to-back home runs: Sterlin Thompson & Wyatt Langford at Alabama (3/20/22)Back-to-back-to-back home runs: Brian Jeroloman, Brandon McArthur & Brian Leclerc
vs. Florida State (6/10/05, 5th)Three home runs in one Inning: Jacob Young, Nelson Maldonado, Wil Dalton vs. Alabama (3/30/19, 3rd)A pinch-hit home run: Ty Evans vs. Georgia State (2/27/22)Consecutive pinch-hit home runs: Mike Floyd & Brian Haught vs. South Carolina (4/19/98)A pinch-hit grand slam: Santino Miozzi vs. Winthrop (3/3/19)Inside-the park home run: Brian Ogle vs. Purdue (3/12/97)Lead-off home run (game, not inning): Colby Halter vs. No. 21 LSU (3/25/22)Walk-off home run: Kendrick Calilao vs. Florida State (4/13/21, solo homer in 10th)Walk-off hit: Kendrick Calilao vs. Florida State (4/13/21, solo homer in 10th)The cycle (single, double, triple, home run) in a game: Derek Nicholson vs. Kentucky (4/3/98)10+ RBI game: 10, JJ Schwarz vs. Stetson (4/7/15)9-RBI game: 10, JJ Schwarz vs. Stetson (4/7/15)7-RBI game: 10, JJ Schwarz vs. Stetson (4/7/15)6-RBI game: 6, Nathan Hickey vs. Samford (2/27/21)12+ total bases in a game: 13, Wil Dalton vs. Stony Brook (3/2/18)5 walks in a game: Matt LaPorta vs. Tennessee (5/18/07)4 walks in a game: 4, Nathan Hickey at South Carolina (3/26/21)3 walks in a game: 3, Kris Armstrong vs. Georgia (5/16/21)5 strikeouts in a game: 5, Jud Fabian at South Carolina (3/26/21)4 strikeouts in a game: 4, Jud Fabian at Arkansas (5/20/21)Steal of home in a game: Blake Reese vs. Auburn (6/11/18)4 stolen bases in a game: Stephen Barton vs. Michigan State (3/12/05)3 stolen bases in a game: Nick Horvath vs. Marist (6/2/17)3-hit inning: Ben Harrison vs. Savannah State (2/7/01, 2nd - homer, 2 singles)2-hit inning: Colby Halter vs. Georgia State (2/27/22, 5th - double, double)3 sacrifice flies: Justin Shafer vs. Florida A&M (3/7/12)3 hit by pitches in a game: Richie Martin vs. Florida A&M (5/29/15)2 hit by pitches in a game: Nathan Hickey vs. Kentucky (5/25/21)
THE LAST TIME A GATORS PITCHER HAD...A complete game:
(9 innings): Jack Leftwich at Missouri (5/17/19) (7 innings): Hunter Barco vs. No. 8 Mississippi State (5/26/21)
Consecutive complete games: Brady Singer vs. LSU (3/25/17) and at Missouri (4/1/17)A shutout:
(9 innings): Jack Leftwich at Missouri (5/17/19) (7 innings): A.J. Puk vs. Arkansas (5/22/15)
A combined shutout:(extra innings): Logan Shore (7.0), Bobby Poyner (0.2), Ryan Harris (2.0), Kirby Snead (0.2)
& Eric Hanhold (0.2) vs. UConn (3/7/14)(9 innings): Tyler Nesbitt (2.0), Ryan Slater (5.0) & Nick Ficarrotta vs. Jacksonville (3/8/22)(7 innings): Ron Scott (4.2) & John Pricher (2.1) vs. Kentucky (4/18/92)
A shutout (freshman):Postseason: Marc Valdes vs. Florida Sate (6/2/91, College World Series) Regular season: Tyson Johnson vs. Ohio State (2/26/86)
A non-shutout complete game (freshman): Matt McClendon vs. Auburn (5/17/97)10+ innings in a start: 10, Johnny Wiggs vs. Vanderbilt (5/7/88)A start into the 10th inning: Rob Bonanno vs. Georgia (5/19/94)
10+ strikeouts in a game: 10, Hunter Barco at Alabama (2/18/22)Three hit batters in a game: 4, Ryan Slater vs. No. 21 LSU (3/27/22)A 2-hitter
(9 innings): Jack Leftwich at Missouri (5/17/19) (7 innings): John Burke vs. Georgia-2 (4/20/91)
A 1-hitter: Aaron Rhodes vs. Missouri (4/26/14)A no-hitter: Jonathon Crawford vs. Bethune-Cookman (6/1/12)A combined no-hitter: Doug Brennan (7.0) & Chris Nelson (2.0) vs. Pace (3/19/93)Wins in both ends of a doubleheader: Danny Wheeler vs. Vanderbilt (4/16/94)Saves in both ends of a doubleheader: Danny Wheeler vs. FAU (5/4/94)Two appearances in the same game: Garrett Milchin vs. Seton Hall (3/11/17, Gm 1)
THE LAST TIME THE GATORS’ TEAM...Scored 20+ runs: 20 vs. Florida State (3/12/19)Scored 15+ runs: 16 vs. Seton Hall (3/12/22, Gm 1)Scored 10+ runs in an inning: 10 vs. FGCU, 5th inning (3/5/19)Had 20+ hits: 21 vs. Florida A&M (3/2/22)Had 15+ hits: 18 at Alabama (3/19/22)Had 8+ doubles: 10, vs. Hofstra-2 (2/23/03)Had 7 doubles: 7 vs. Columbia (6/1/18)Had 6 doubles: 7 vs. Columbia (6/1/18)Had 3 triples: 3 vs. Seton Hall (3/12/22, Gm 1)Had 2 triples: 3 vs. Seton Hall (3/12/22, Gm 1)Had 7 home runs: 7 vs. Stetson (4/7/15)Had 6 home runs: 6 vs. Florida A&M (3/2/22)Had 5 home runs: 5 at Alabama (3/19/22)Had 4 home runs: 5 at Alabama (3/19/22)Had 2 Grand Slams: 3 vs. Winthrop (3/3/19-DH1)Had 10+ walks: 14 at Miami (3/6/22)Stole 10+ bases: 10 vs. Maine (3/16/95)Allowed an opponent 3 hits or less: 1 vs. Bethune-Cookman (3/22/22)Won in extra innings: 3-2, Florida State (4/13/21) - 10 inningsLost in extra innings: 8-9 at South Carolina (3/26/21) - 14 inningsPitched consecutive shutouts: 3-0 vs. Wake Forest (6/12/17) / 3-0 vs. TCU (6/18/17)Was shut out:
(at home): by Florida State (3/10/20, 2-0) - Antonio Velez (6.0), Parker Messick (3.0)(on the road): at Vanderbilt (3/21/19) - Drake Fellows (9.0)(neutral): vs. Tennessee (5/29/21, SEC Tournament) - C. Sewell (6.0), R. Walsh (1.0), S. Hunley (2.0)
Struck out 15+ times: 17 at Arkansas (5/21/21)Was held to two hits or less: 2 at Georgia (5/5/19, DH2)Turned a triple play: Mike Mooney (SS)-Josh Adams (2B)-Preston Tucker (1B) vs. LSU (5/9/08)
THE LAST TIME A GATORS OPPONENT...Hit a grand slam in a game: Oscar Murray, Seton Hall (3/12/22, Gm 2)Hit a pinch-hit grand slam: Robert Shelton, Ole Miss (4/12/98, 9th)Hit two home runs in a game: 2, Brayden Jobert, Alabama (3/27/22)Had an inside-the park home run: Noah Campbell, South Carolina (1st, 3/17/18)Had back-to-back home runs: Kaleb DeLaTorre & Andrew Bates, South Alabama (6/5/21, 7th)Had 5 hits in a game: 5, Grae Kessinger, Ole Miss (4/6/19)Had 4 hits in a game: 4, Kaleb DeLaTorre, South Alabama (6/5/21)Had 7 RBI in a game: 7, Tim Angiolini, South Carolina (4/23/99)Had 6 RBI in a game: 6, Ethan Paul, Vanderbilt (3/22/19)Had 5 RBI in a game: 5, Brayden Jobert, Alabama (3/27/22)Scored 10+ runs in an inning: 10, South Alabama (6/5/21, 6th)Scored 4 runs in a game: 4, Josh Smith, LSU (4/20/19)Had a walk-off home run: Ben Breazeale, Wake Forest (6/11/17, 11th)Had a walk-off hit: Zane Denton, Alabama (3/20/22)Stole home in a game: Malik Stephens, Bethune-Cookman (3/22/22)Threw a no-hitter: Tom McMillan (7.0), Jacksonville (6/1/63)Pitched a complete game:
Pitched a complete game in consecutive starts: Brooks Dunn & Justin Pigott, Miss St (5/5-5/6/08)Had 10+ strikeouts in a game: 11, Patrick Wicklander, at Arkansas (5/20/21)Hit four batters in a game: Lou Distasio, Rhode Island (2/14/15) - hit 5Hit three batters in a game: Baron Stuart, USF (2/19/19)
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PRESEASON HONORSUSA BASEBALL GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD
Hunter Barco, LHP (Preseason Watch List)
Jud Fabian, OF (Preseason Watch List)
PRESEASON ALL-SEC
Jud Fabian, OF - First Team
Hunter Barco, SP - First Team
PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS
Hunter Barco, SP - First Team (BA CB, PG)
Jud Fabian, OF - First Team (CB, PG)
Sterlin Thompson - Third Team (BA)
MLB PIPELINE TOP 2022 MLB DRAFT PROSPECTS (TOP 1000)
45. Jud Fabian, OF
54. Hunter Barco, LHP
90. Sterlin Thompson, OF
98. Brandon Sproat, RHP
BASEBALL AMERICA TOP 2022 MLB DRAFT COLLEGE PROSPECTS (TOP 50)
7. Hunter Barco, LHP
15. Jud Fabian, OF
18. Colby Halter, INF
D1BASEBALL.COM TOP 2022 MLB DRAFT COLLEGE PROSPECTS (TOP 250)
11. Hunter Barco, LHP
30. Jud Fabian, OF
41. Sterlin Thompson, OF
44. Brandon Sproat, RHP
60. Colby Halter, INF
78. Josh Rivera, INF
177. Nick Pogue, RHP
D1BASEBALL TOP 50 IMPACT FRESHMEN
3. Pierce Coppola, LHP
7. Philip Abner, LHP
14. Deric Fabian, INF
15. Michael Robertson, OF
20. Karl Hartman, RHP
29. Rene Lastres, C
33. Brandon Neely, RHP
48. Ty Evans, OF
CHARTING THE STARTERSSEASON TOTALS W-L IP H R ER BB SO3.48 ERA 9-4 95.2 75 39 37 36 108
OPPONENT W/L IP H R ER BB SOLiberty W 6.0 1 0 0 1 11Liberty ND 3.0 5 4 4 2 4Liberty ND 4.1 5 2 2 2 7at Stetson ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0North Florida W 5.0 4 1 1 1 8Georgia State W 6.0 3 1 1 1 12Georgia State ND 2.0 3 3 3 2 2Georgia State ND 4.0 6 1 1 2 6at No. 22 Miami L 5.0 7 4 4 0 5at No. 22 Miami W 6.1 4 0 0 2 8at No. 22 Miami ND 4.1 3 1 1 2 5Jacksonville ND 2.0 1 0 0 1 3Seton Hall W 6.1 2 0 0 0 6Seton Hall W 6.0 6 3 3 1 5Seton Hall L 1.2 3 1 1 3 0at Alabama W 8.0 4 1 1 0 10at Alabama ND 3.0 5 4 4 3 2at Alabama ND 1.1 0 2 1 3 0Bethune-Cookman ND 0.2 0 1 1 4 0LSU W 7.0 2 0 0 3 8LSU L 2.1 4 6 5 2 1LSU L 3.1 4 4 4 0 1
FROM THE BULLPENSEASON TOTALS W-L-SV IP H R ER BB SO4.10 ERA 8-3-8 118.2 99 61 54 48 109
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*If a player is not listed, they have not homered at Florida
GATORS ERRORLESS STREAKS*PLAYER POSITION CURRENT SEASON CAREER LAST ERRORArmstrong** INF 2 2 10 2/26/22 vs. Georgia StateCalilao 1B/OF 1 19 77 3/26/22 vs. No. 21 LSUDe Goti INF 0 5 5 3/12/22 vs. Seton Hall (Game 2)D. Fabian INF 1 16 16 3/26/22 vs. No. 21 LSUEvans OF 1 1 1 --J. Fabian OF 25 24 78 6/4/21 vs. South FloridaGuscette C 1 7 15 3/12/22 vs. Seton Hall (Game 2)Halter INF 3 9 12 3/22/22 vs. Bethune-CookmanLangford 1B 25 24 25 --Lastres C 1 3 3 3/4/22 at No. 22 MiamiMilchin** INF 3 - 3 --Riopelle*** C 16 16 16 2/23/22 vs. North FloridaRivera INF 0 9 14 3/27/22 vs. No 21 LSURobinson OF 4 4 4 --Talbott OF 5 5 5 --Thompson OF 24 24 24 6/5/21 vs. South Alabama
*Only includes games where the player appeared in the field**Does not include pitching appearances***Only includes games played at Florida
2022 University of Florida BaseballMiscellaneous Stats for Florida Gators (as of Mar 28, 2022)
Success Advancing Runners = percentage of times the batter advanced at least one runner during a plate appearance#Rnrs Adv w/Out = TOTAL number of runners advanced when the player made an out
NOTE: Halter finished the 2021 season riding a two-game hitting streak. Therefore, his season-opening 14-game hit streak extended to 16 games dating back to 2021.
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GAME-WINNING RBI (2022)DATE OPPONENT PLAYER GW RBI (INN.)2/18 Liberty Calilao Groundout (1st)2/22 at Stetson Thompson Single (1st)2/23 North Florida Talbott Groundout (2nd) 2/25 Georgia State Rivera Walk (1st)2/26 Georgia State Langford Two-Run Home Run (3rd)2/27 Georgia State J. Fabian Two-Run Home Run (5th)3/6 at No. 22 Miami J. Fabian Double (1st)3/8 Jacksonville Calilao Single (6th)3/12 Seton Hall Langford Triple (1st)3/12 Seton Hall Guscette Hit-by-Pitch (3rd)3/18 at Alabama D. Fabian Two-Run Single (2nd)3/19 at Alabama Langford Solo Home Run (5th)3/22 Bethune-Cookman J. Fabian Solo Home Run (7th)3/25 LSU Halter Leadoff Home Run (1st)
2021 LAST AT BAT WINS (**WALKOFF)DATE OPPONENT SCORE (INN.) GW PLAY2/28 Samford 9-9 (9th) Jacob Young RBI Single4/7 Florida A&M 9-0 (7th)** Nathan Hickey RBI Single4/13 Florida State 3-2 (10th)** Calilao Solo HR
2022 COME-FROM-BEHIND WINSDATE OPPONENT DEFICIT(S) FINAL SCORE2/25 Georgia State 1-0 4-12/26 Georgia State 3-1 13-42/27 Georgia State 1-0 12-13/12 Seton Hall (Game 2) 2-0 11-93/22 Bethune-Cookman 2-0 3-2
INNINGS WITH 5+ RUNS (2022)DATE OPPONENT INNING RUNS BATTERS2/26 Georgia State 8th 5 92/27 Georgia State 5th 7 133/5 at No. 22 Miami 9th 5 83/12 Seton Hall (Game 1) 5th 5 83/12 Seton Hall (Game 1) 6th 6 11
SEASON CAREER ACTIVE (only noted if last app is scoreless)
APP IP APP IP APP IP H K BB
Abner 2 3.0 same same Barco 1 7.0 same same 1 7.0 2 8 3Ficarrotta 4 9.2 same same 1 1.0 1 1 0Finnvold 2 3.0 same same Hartman 3 5.0 same same Manning 1 1.0 4 6.1 Milchin 3 8.0 9, 2017 15.2, 2017 3 8.0 3 2 1Neely 5 6.2 same same Nesbitt 4 5.2 9 17.1 9 17.1 8 25 6Pogue 5, 2x 8.0 2019 Purnell 5 8.2 same same 1 1.0 1 0 0Slater 2 6.0 same same Sproat 2 8.1 2 8.1 Ursitti 2 2.1 same same 2 2.1 3 5 3
APP = consecutive appearances without allowing a runIP = consecutive innings pitched without allowing a run
**These two streaks could occur at different times (i.e. if Hunter Barco had a career-best streak of 5 scoreless appearances, but it was only 6.1 innings; his best scoreless innings streak is 16.2 scoreless innings over 3 starts)
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2022 GAMES SUMMARY2022 University of Florida Baseball
Games Summary for Florida Gators (as of Mar 28, 2022)(All games)
Last Shutout, Florida: 1-0 (3/27/18)Last Shutout, Opponent: 2-0 (3/10/20)Most Runs, Florida: 21 (21-6 win on 3/8/80)Margin, Florida: 15 (21-6 win on 3/8/80)Most Runs, Opponent: 20 (20-7 win on 5/4/79)Margin, Opponent: 14 (14-0 win on 3/1/75)Longest W Streak, UF: 11 (6/12/16 - 4/9/19)Longest W Streak, Opp.: 8 (4/12/89 - 4/17/91)Current Streak: Florida, won 1
SERIES UNDER O’SULLIVAN (30-18)YEAR DATE RESULT SCORE SITE2008 3/18 W 6-1 Gainesville2008 4/1 L 2-10 Jacksonville, FL2008 4/15 L 2-4 Tallahassee2008 5/31 L 11-17 Tallahassee2009 3/17 W 5-4 Gainesville2009 3/31 L 2-3 (5) Jacksonville, FL2009 4/14 W 10-2 Tallahassee2010 3/2 L 5-10 Tampa, FL2010 3/16 W 8-5 Gainesville2010 3/30 L 2-7 Jacksonville, FL2010 4/13 L 2-3 Tallahassee2010 6/21 L 5-8 Omaha, NE2011 3/1 L 3-5 Tampa, FL2011 3/15 W 5-4 (10) Gainesville2011 3/29 L 2-5 Jacksonville, FL2011 4/12 L 1-3 Tallahassee2012 3/13 W 9-2 Gainesville2012 3/27 W 4-1 Jacksonville, FL2012 4/10 W 6-3 Tallahassee2013 3/12 L 1-4 Gainesville2013 3/26 L 1-2 Jacksonville, FL2013 4/9 W 4-3 Tallahassee2014 3/18 W 3-1 Gainesville2014 3/25 W 4-1 Jacksonville, FL2014 4/8 W 8-0 Tallahassee2015 3/17 W 14-8 Gainesville2015 3/31 L 3-8 Jacksonville, FL2015 4/14 L 3-4 (12) Tallahassee2015 6/5 W 13-5 Gainesville2015 6/6 W 11-4 Gainesville2016 3/15 W 6-0 Gainesville2016 3/29 W 3-2 Jacksonville, FL2016 4/12 W 8-2 Tallahassee2016 6/11 L 0-3 Gainesville2016 6/12 W 5-0 Gainesville2016 6/13 W 7-0 Gainesville2017 3/14 W 1-0 Gainesville2017 3/28 W 4-1 Jacksonville, FL2017 4/11 W 10-7 Tallahassee2018 3/13 W 12-6 Gainesville2018 3/27 W 1-0 Jacksonville, FL2018 4/10 W 6-3 Tallahassee2019 3/12 W 20-7 Gainesville2019 3/26 W 4-2 Jacksonville, FL2019 4/9 W 3-1 Tallahassee2020 3/10 L 0-2 Gainesville2021 3/16 L 2-10 Tallahassee2021 4/13 W 3-2 (10) Gainesville
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MULTI-GAME SERIES SPLITS (2022)HITTING
OPPONENT W-L AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A E FLD%
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2021 GAME RESULTSDATE GAME OPPONENT TV TIME LOCATION W-L SCORE OVERALL SEC WIN LOSS SAVE ATT. TIME2/19 1 No. 21 MIAMI SEC Net. 5:40 PM Gainesville W 7-5 1-0 Tommy Mace (1-0) Daniel Federman (0-1) Aleman (1) 1,418 3:062/20 2 No. 21 MIAMI SEC+ 1:00 PM Gainesville L 9-10 (13) 1-1 Ben Wanger (1-0) Jordan Butler (0-1) -- 1,583 4:532/21 3 No. 21 MIAMI SEC+ 1:00 PM Gainesville L 6-8 1-2 Anthony Arguelles (1-0) Hunter Barco (0-1) Palmquist (1) 1,668 3:442/23 4 at North Florida 6:05 PM Jacksonville, Fla. W 9-6 2-2 Jordan Butler (1-1) Ethan Jones (0-1) Specht (1) 125 3:002/24 5 NORTH FLORIDA 6:00 PM Gainesville W 8-3 3-2 Chase Centala (1-0) Max McKinley (1-1) -- 1,562 2:402/26 6 SAMFORD SEC+ 6:30 PM Gainesville W 8-4 4-2 Tommy Mace (2-0) Samuel Strickland (1-1) -- 1,743 2:302/27 7 SAMFORD SEC+ 4:00 PM Gainesville W 18-2 5-2 Jack Leftwich (1-0) Jesse McCord (0-1) -- 1,770 3:092/28 8 SAMFORD 1:00 PM Gainesville W 10-9 6-2 Brandon Sproat (1-0) Chase Isbell (0-1) -- 1,673 3:183/3 9 No. 21 FLA. ATLANTIC SEC+ 6:00 PM Gainesville L 2-3 6-3 Mike Entenza (1-0) Franco Aleman (0-1) -- 1,626 3:003/5 10 FLORIDA A&M - 1 4:00 PM Gainesville W 10-2 7-3 Tommy Mace (3-0) Kyle Coleman (0-2) -- 1,510 2:563/5 11 FLORIDA A&M - 2 7:30 PM Gainesville W 5-1 8-3 Jack Leftwich (2-0) Kelyn Fox (0-1) -- 1,724 2:263/7 12 FLORIDA A&M SEC+ 1:00 PM Gainesville W 8-0 9-3 Hunter Barco (1-1) Josh Hancock (0-3) -- 1,865 2:563/9 13 GEORGIA STATE SEC+ 6:00 PM Gainesville W 5-1 10-3 Garrett Milchin (1-0) Seth Clark (0-1) -- 1,657 2:443/10 14 STETSON SEC+ 6:00 PM Gainesville W 10-7 11-3 Brandon Sproat (2-0) Nick Chiseri (0-1) -- 1,680 3:273/12 15 JACKSONVILLE SEC+ 6:30 PM Gainesville L 9-10 11-4 Tyler Santana (2-2) Christian Scott (0-1) McCoy (1) 1,769 3:353/13 16 JACKSONVILLE SEC+ 6:30 PM Gainesville W 9-0 12-4 Jack Leftwich (3-0) Mike Cassala (1-2) -- 2,052 2:593/14 17 JACKSONVILLE SEC+ 1:00 PM Gainesville W 5-2 13-4 Hunter Barco (2-1) Mason Adams (1-1) Aleman (2) 1,844 2:433/16 18 at Florida State ACC 7:00 PM Tallahassee, Fla. L 2-10 13-5 Chase Haney (2-0) Garrett Milchin (1-1) -- 1,581 2:563/18 19 TEXAS A&M * SEC Net. 7:00 PM Gainesville W 13-4 14-5 1-0 Tommy Mace (4-0) Dustin Saenz (3-2) -- 1,773 3:013/19 20 TEXAS A&M * SEC+ 6:30 PM Gainesville W 3-1 15-5 2-0 Jack Leftwich (4-0) Chandler Jozwiak (1-2) Scott (1) 1,993 2:323/20 21 TEXAS A&M * SEC+ 1:00 PM Gainesville W 8-4 16-5 3-0 Hunter Barco (3-1) Jonathan Childress (2-2) Aleman (3) 2,078 3:003/26 22 at No. 25 So Carolina * SEC+ 7:00 PM Columbia, S.C. L 8-9 (14) 16-6 3-1 Julian Bosnic (2-1) Ben Specht (0-1) -- 1,938 5:313/27 23 at No. 25 So Carolina * SEC+ 4:00 PM Columbia, S.C. L 1-4 16-7 3-2 Brannon Jordan (2-2) Jack Leftwich (4-1) Brett Kerry (2) 1,938 2:383/28 24 at No. 25 So Carolina * SEC Net. 12:00 PM Columbia, S.C. L 5-8 16-8 3-3 Will Sanders (4-1) Hunter Barco (3-2) -- 1,938 2:373/30 25 MERCER SEC+ 6:00 PM Gainesville -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --4/1 26 No. 3 OLE MISS * SEC Net. 8:00 PM Gainesville W 4-1 17-8 4-3 Franco Aleman (1-1) Gunnar Hogland (3-1) Mace (1) 2,335 2:46 4/2 27 No. 3 OLE MISS * SEC+ 6:30 PM Gainesville L 2-8 17-9 4-4 Drew McDaniel (4-0) Jack Leftwich (4-2) Broadway (7) 2,009 3:004/3 28 No. 3 OLE MISS * SEC+ 1:00 PM Gainesville W 6-5 18-9 5-4 Hunter Barco (4-2) Derek Diamond (3-3) Cabarcas (1) 2,894 3:214/6 29 STETSON SEC+ 6:00 PM Gainesville W 7-6 19-9 5-4 Garrett Milchin (2-1) Jonathan Gonzalez (2-1) Aleman (4) 2,0161 2:354/7 30 FLORIDA A&M SEC+ 6:00 PM Gainesville W 10-0 20-9 5-4 Chase Centala (2-0) Khalil Wilson (1-4) -- 2,042 2:494/9 31 at No. 4 Tennessee * SEC+ 6:30 PM Knoxville, Tenn. L 4-6 20-10 5-5 Chad Dallas (5-0) Christian Scott (0-2) Hunley (4) 1,477 2:284/10 32 at No. 4 Tennessee * SEC Net. 7:00 PM Knoxville, Tenn. L 4-5 20-11 5-6 Mark McLaughlin (2-0) Trey Van Der Weide (0-1) Connell (1) 1,430 3:024/11 33 at No. 4 Tennessee * SEC+ 1:00 PM Knoxville, Tenn. W 7-6 21-11 6-6 Christian Scott (1-2) Sean Hunley (4-2) -- 1,537 3:144/13 34 No. 24 FLORIDA STATE SEC Net. 7:00 PM Gainesville W 3-2 (10) 22-11 6-6 Jack Leftwich (5-2) Clayton Kwiatkowski (1-2) -- 2,972 2:464/16 35 MISSOURI * SEC+ 6:30 PM Gainesville W 8-5 23-11 7-6 Christian Scott (2-2) Seth Halvorsen (3-2) -- 2,102 3:184/17 36 MISSOURI * SEC+ 6:30 PM Gainesville W 8-6 24-11 8-6 Jack Leftwich (6-2) Lukas Veinbergs (1-1) -- 2,628 3:114/18 37 MISSOURI * SEC+ 1:00 PM Gainesville W 9-6 25-11 9-6 Hunter Barco (5-2) Zach Hise (0-5) Van Der Weide (1) 2,236 3:034/20 38 at Jacksonville 6:00 PM Jacksonville, Fla. W 8-7 26-11 9-6 Trey Van Der Weide (1-1) Jack Carver (1-2) Carrion (1) 809 3:444/23 39 at Auburn * SEC+ 7:00 PM Auburn, Ala. W 4-2 27-11 10-6 Christian Scott (3-2) Trace Bright (3-4) Leftwich (1) 1,551 2:524/25 40 at Auburn * SEC+ 1:00 PM Auburn, Ala. L 8-10 27-12 10-7 Joseph Gonzalez (1-3) Jack Leftwich (6-3) Will Morrison (1) 1,137 2:494/25 41 at Auburn * SEC+ 4:00 PM Auburn, Ala. W 6-4 28-12 11-7 Hunter Barco (6-2) Mason Barnett (2-3) Van Der Weide (2) 1,535 2:194/30 42 No. 2 VANDERBILT * ESPNU 7:00 PM Gainesville L 7-11 28-13 11-8 Kumar Rocker (10-1) Franco Aleman (1-2) -- 3,341 3:525/1 43 No. 2 VANDERBILT * SEC+ 6:30 PM Gainesville W 11-8 29-13 12-8 Tommy Mace (5-0) Jack Leiter (7-2) -- 3,390 3:015/2 44 No. 2 VANDERBILT * ESPN2 3:00 PM Gainesville W 5-3 30-13 13-8 Hunter Barco (7-2) Chris McElvain (3-1) Leftwich (2) 2,986 3:175/4 45 STETSON SEC+ 6:00 PM Gainesville W 9-6 31-13 13-8 Trey Van Der Weide (2-1) Nick Long (0-1) Scott (2) 2,222 3:165/6 46 at Kentucky * SEC Net. 7:00 PM Lexington, Ky. L 5-7 31-14 13-9 Daniel Harper (3-0) Trey Van Der Weide (2-2) -- 1,161 3:205/7 47 at Kentucky * SEC+ 6:30 PM Lexington, Ky. W 8-5 32-14 14-9 Christian Scott (3-3) Austin Strickland (1-1) Jack Leftwich (3) 1,598 4:035/8 48 at Kentucky * SEC+ 1:00 PM Lexington, Ky. W 9-2 33-14 15-9 Hunter Barco (8-2) Zack Lee (4-5) Jack Leftwich (4) 1,406 3:385/11 49 at Stetson ESPN+ 6:30 PM DeLand, Fla. L 6-1 33-15 15-9 Danny Garcia (3-1) Ben Specht (0-2) -- 425 2:505/14 50 GEORGIA * SEC+ 6:30 PM Gainesville W 4-3 34-15 16-9 Jack Leftwich (7-3) Ben Harris (4-1) -- 3,009 2:585/15 51 GEORGIA * SEC+ 6:30 PM Gainesville W 9-2 35-15 17-9 Hunter Barco (9-2) Jaden Woods (3-1) -- 3,471 2:555/16 52 GEORGIA * SEC Net. 12:00 PM Gainesville L 1-6 35-16 17-10 Jonathan Cannon (3-2) Franco Aleman (1-3) -- 2,715 2:535/14 53 at No. 1 Arkansas * SEC Net. 7:00 PM Fayetteville, Ark. L 1-6 35-17 17-11 Patrick Wicklander (5-1) Tommy Mace (5-1) Kevin Kopps (8) 11,084 2:575/15 54 at No. 1 Arkansas * SEC Net. 8:00 PM Fayetteville, Ark. L 3-4 35-18 17-12 Kevin Kopps (10-0) Jack Leftwich (7-4) -- 11,084 2:595/16 55 at No. 1 Arkansas * SEC+ 3:00 PM Fayetteville, Ark. L 3-9 35-19 17-13 Zebulon Vermillion (3-0) Franco Aleman (1-4) -- 11,084 2:395/25 56 Kentucky SEC Net. 10:30 AM Hoover, Ala. W 4-1 36-19 17-13 Tommy Mace (6-1) Sean Harney (3-2) Jack Leftwich (5) NA 3:15 5/26 57 Mississippi State SEC Net. 10:30 AM Hoover, Ala. W 13-1 (7) 37-19 17-13 Hunter Barco (10-2) Brandon Smith (4-3) -- NA 2:255/27 58 Alabama SEC Net. 5:30 PM Hoover, Ala. W 7-2 38-19 17-13 Franco Aleman (2-4) Dylan Smith (1-8) -- NA 2:405/28 59 No. 4 Tennessee SEC Net. 1:00 PM Hoover, Ala. L 0-4 38-20 17-13 Camden Sewell (4-1) Brandon Sproat (2-1) -- NA 2:426/4 60 SOUTH FLORIDA SEC Net. 12:00 PM Gainesville L 3-5 38-21 17-13 Dylan Burns (5-5) Tommy Mace (6-2) Kerkering (5) 3,581 2:436/5 61 SOUTH ALABAMA SEC Net. 12:05 PM Gainesville L 1-19 38-22 17-13 Miles Smith (7-1) Hunter Barco (10-3) -- 3,673 3:25
NCAA TOURNAMENT June 4-30
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PLAYER PROFILES: PITCHERS
#55 PHILIP ABNER | FR | LHP | 6-1 | 220CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched-Starter: 2.0, vs. Georgia State (2/26/22)Innings Pitched-Reliever: 2.0, vs. Bethune-Cookman (3/22/22)Strikeouts: 2, 2 times, last vs. Bethune-Cookman (3/22/22_Walks: 2, 3 times, last vs. Georgia State (2/26/22)
#28 KARL HARTMAN | FR | RHP | 6-3 | 220CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched - Starter: N/AInnings Pitched - Reliever: 2.0, 2 times, last vs. Florida A&M (3/2/22)Strikeouts: 2, 2 times, last vs. Bethune-Cookman (3/22/22)Walks: 3, at Stetson (2/2/22)
#46 NICK FICARROTTA | RS FR* | RHP | 6-3 | 180CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched - Starter: N/AInnings Pitched - Reliever: 4.2, at Stetson (2/22/22)Strikeouts: 6, 2 times, last vs. Georgia State (2/25/22)Walks: 2, vs. Jacksonville (3/8/22)
#49 CARSTEN FINNVOLD | FR | LHP | 6-1 | 180CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched - Starter: N/AInnings Pitched - Reliever: 1.0, vs. Georgia State (2/27/22)Strikeouts: 2, at North Florida (3/1/22)Walks: 2, 3 times, last vs. No. 21 LSU (3/26/22)
#44 TIMMY MANNING | SO | LHP | 6-2 | 195CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched - Starter: 4.1 at No. 22 Miami (3/6/22)Innings Pitched - Reliever: 2.0 vs. North Florida (2/24/21)Strikeouts: 6 vs. Georgia State (2/27/22)Walks: 6 vs. Florida A&M (4/7/21)
#25 HUNTER MCMULLEN | RS JR* | RHP | 6-2 | 205CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched - Starter: 3.0, vs. Jacksonville (3/21/18)Innings Pitched - Reliever: 3.1, at Mississippi State (5/18/18)Strikeouts: 3, 2 times, last at Mississippi State (5/18/18)Walks: 4, vs. Mercer (4/24/18)
#3 GARRETT MILCHIN | GR* | RHP | 6-5 | 215CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched - Starter: 6.0 vs. Florida State (4/13/21)Innings Pitched - Reliever: 3.0 vs. Seton Hall (3/11/17, Gm 1)Strikeouts: 5, vs. Florida State (4/13/21)Walks: 3 vs. Florida State (3/28/17)
#22 BRANDON NEELY | FR | RHP | 6-3 | 205CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched - Starter: N/AInnings Pitched - Reliever: 2.0, 2 times, last at North Florida (3/1/22)Strikeouts: 5, at North Florida (3/1/22)Walks: 1, 2 times, last vs. Georgia State (2/26/22)
Individual Career History
Philip Abner
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2022 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000TOTAL .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000
Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha2022 11.42 1-1 8 1 0 0/1 0 8.2 9 11 11 10 7 2 0 0 46 .273 4 3 0 0 0TOTAL 11.42 1-1 8 1 0 0/1 0 8.2 9 11 11 10 7 2 0 0 46 .273 4 3 0 0 0
Individual Career History
Pierce Coppola
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2022 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000TOTAL .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000
Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha2022 4.15 0-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 4.1 5 2 2 2 7 2 0 1 20 .278 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 4.15 0-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 4.1 5 2 2 2 7 2 0 1 20 .278 0 0 0 0 0
Individual Career History
Nick Ficarrotta
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2020 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.0002022 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 7 0 1.000TOTAL .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 8 0 1.000
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2022 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 1 0 1.000TOTAL .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 1 0 1.000
Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha2022 5.68 0-0 9 0 0 0/0 1 12.2 13 9 8 3 11 3 0 2 57 .255 1 2 0 1 0TOTAL 5.68 0-0 9 0 0 0/0 1 12.2 13 9 8 3 11 3 0 2 57 .255 1 2 0 1 0
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#13 RYAN SLATER | R-FR | RHP | 6-3 | 185CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched - Starter: 3.1, vs. No. 21 LSU (3/27/22)Innings Pitched - Reliever: 5.0, 2 times, last at Alabama (3/19/22)Strikeouts: 4, vs. North Florida (2/23/22)Walks: 2, 2 times, last at North Florida (3/1/22)
Individual Career History
Tyler Nesbitt
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2020 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 1 0 1.0002022 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000TOTAL .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 2 0 1.000
Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha2020 0.00 1-0 5 1 0 0/1 0 11.2 7 0 0 3 17 1 0 0 47 .167 1 1 0 0 12022 0.00 0-0 4 1 0 0/1 0 5.2 1 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 24 .053 1 0 0 0 1TOTAL 0.00 1-0 9 2 0 0/2 0 17.1 8 0 0 7 25 1 0 0 71 .131 2 1 0 0 2Individual Career History
Nick Pogue
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2019 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 3 4 0 1.0002020 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 2 0 1.000TOTAL .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 4 6 0 1.000
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2022 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000TOTAL .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000
Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha2022 4.15 0-0 4 0 0 0/1 0 4.1 6 2 2 3 7 1 0 1 23 .316 3 1 0 0 0TOTAL 4.15 0-0 4 0 0 0/1 0 4.1 6 2 2 3 7 1 0 1 23 .316 3 1 0 0 0
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PLAYER PROFILES: POSITION PLAYERS
#34 KRIS ARMSTRONG | JR* | INF/DH | 6-4 | 230CAREER HIGHSHits: 4, at Alabama (3/19/22)Runs: 2, 5 times, last at Alabama (3/19/22)RBI: 4. vs. No. 8 Mississippi State (5/6/21)Home Runs: 1, 12 times, last at Alabama (3/19/22)
#2 TY EVANS | FR | OF | 6-2 | 205CAREER HIGHSHits: 1, vs. Georgia State (2/27/22)Runs: 1, vs. Georgia State (2/27/22)RBI: 3, vs. Georgia State (2/27/22)Home Runs: 1, vs. Georgia State (2/27/22)
Individual Career History
Ty Evans
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2022 .176 11-4 17 2 3 0 0 1 3 6 .353 1 0 7 0 .222 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000TOTAL .176 11-4 17 2 3 0 0 1 3 6 .353 1 0 7 0 .222 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000
#4 JUD FABIAN | JR* | OF | 6-1 | 195CAREER HIGHSHits: 3, 3 times, last vs. Florida A&M (3/2/22)Runs: 4, vs. Florida A&M (3/2/22)RBI: 5, vs. North Florida (2/24/21)Home Runs: 2, 7 times, last vs. Bethune-Cookman (3/22/22)
Individual Career History
Mac Guscette
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2021 .298 21-16 57 10 17 3 0 0 9 20 .351 6 1 5 1 .364 2 1 0-0 143 16 2 .9882022 .208 9-7 24 3 5 1 0 0 4 6 .250 1 1 2 0 .259 1 2 0-0 71 6 1 .987TOTAL .272 30-23 81 13 22 4 0 0 13 26 .321 7 2 7 1 .333 3 3 0-0 214 22 3 .987
#9 MAC GUSCETTE | SO | C | 6-0 | 195CAREER HIGHSHits: 4, vs. Texas A&M (3/18/21)Runs: 2, 2 times, last vs. Texas A&M (3/18/21)RBI: 2, vs. Samford (2/27/21)Home Runs: N/A
#5 COLBY HALTER | SO | INF | 6-1 | 200CAREER HIGHSHits: 4, vs. Georgia State (2/27/22)Runs: 4, vs. Georgia State (2/26/22)RBI: 4, 2 times, last vs. Florida A&M (3/5/21)Home Runs: 1, 8 times, last vs. No. 21 LSU (3/25/22)
Individual Career History
Colby Halter
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2021 .302 49-44 159 31 48 11 2 3 32 72 .453 19 2 40 1 .379 2 0 1-3 40 108 11 .9312022 .323 23-23 93 23 30 6 0 5 13 51 .548 12 5 18 0 .423 1 0 3-3 32 68 4 .962TOTAL .310 72-67 252 54 78 17 2 8 45 123 .488 31 7 58 1 .396 3 0 4-6 72 176 15 .943
#36 WYATT LANGFORD | SO | OF/C | 6-1 | 225CAREER HIGHSHits: 3, 5 times, last at Alabama 3/20/22Runs: 3, 2 times, last at Alabama (3/20/22)RBI: 5, vs. Seton Hall (3/12/22 - Gm 2)Home Runs: 2, at Alabama (3/19/22)
Individual Career History
Sterlin Thompson
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2021 .301 55-51 183 39 55 10 3 5 27 86 .470 21 8 45 2 .396 0 0 2-3 82 3 4 .9552022 .337 24-24 95 22 32 4 2 7 22 61 .642 12 1 12 2 .409 2 0 2-2 28 18 0 1.000TOTAL .313 79-75 278 61 87 14 5 12 49 147 .529 33 9 57 4 .401 2 0 4-5 110 21 4 .970
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Tucker Talbott
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2022 .316 7-4 19 1 6 1 0 0 3 7 .368 0 0 6 0 .316 0 0 0-0 7 1 0 1.000TOTAL .316 7-4 19 1 6 1 0 0 3 7 .368 0 0 6 0 .316 0 0 0-0 7 1 0 1.000
#15 BT RIOPELLE | JR* | C | 6-0 | 205CAREER HIGHSHits: 3, 6 times, last at Alabama (3/18/22)Runs: 3, 2 times, last vs. Texas State (5/20/21)RBI: 4, 2 times, last vs. Florida A&M (3/2/22)Home Runs: 2, vs. FIU (3/12/21)
#24 JOSH RIVERA | SO* | INF | 6-2 | 210CAREER HIGHSHits: 4, vs. No. 8 Mississippi State (5/26/21)Runs: 3, at Stetson (2/22/22)RBI: 5, at North Florida (3/1/22)Home Runs: 1, 9 times, last at North Florida (3/1/22)
#26 STERLIN THOMPSPON | SO | OF | 6-4 | 200Hits: 3, 5 times, last vs. Florida A&M (3/2/22)Runs: 3, 2 times, last vs. Florida A&M (3/5/21)RBI: 4, vs. Liberty (2/18/22)Home Runs: 2, vs. Liberty (2/18/22)
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BT Riopelle
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2022 .306 22-20 72 15 22 2 0 5 13 39 .542 6 4 22 1 .390 0 2 3-4 156 7 1 .994TOTAL .306 22-20 72 15 22 2 0 5 13 39 .542 6 4 22 1 .390 0 2 3-4 156 7 1 .994
#32 TUCKER TALBOTT | R-FR* | OF | 6-2 | 195Hits: 4, at Stetson (2/22/22)Runs: 1, at Stetson (2/22/22)RBI: 2, at Stetson (2/22/22)Home Runs: N/A
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2021 .250 4-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .0002022 .360 24-24 89 24 32 3 1 9 26 64 .719 12 2 17 0 .447 0 1 5-6 33 0 0 1.000TOTAL .355 28-24 93 24 33 3 1 9 26 65 .699 12 2 18 0 .439 0 1 5-6 33 0 0 1.000
#16 RENE LASTRES | FR | C | 6-3 | 205CAREER HIGHSHits: 1, 3 times, last vs. Florida A&M (3/2/22)Runs: 1, 3 times, last vs. Florida A&M (3/2/22)RBI: 2, vs. Georgia State (2/26/22)Home Runs: 1, vs. Georgia State (2/26/22)
Individual Career History
Rene Lastres
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%2022 .357 8-2 14 3 5 0 0 1 4 8 .571 0 0 5 0 .357 0 0 0-0 14 1 1 .938TOTAL .357 8-2 14 3 5 0 0 1 4 8 .571 0 0 5 0 .357 0 0 0-0 14 1 1 .938
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GATORS IN THE PROS (As of January 1, 2022) BOLD denotes players who appeared in MLB during the 2021 season. DRAFTED AFTER FLORIDA DRAFTED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR COLLEGEPLAYER LETTERED AT UF CURRENT TEAM/ORGANIZATION YEAR ROUND TEAM YEAR ROUND TEAM
Darren O’Day 2003-06 New York Yankees 2006 FA Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim undrafted Anthony DeSclafani 2009-11 San Francisco Giants 2011 6 Toronto Blue Jays 2008 22 Boston Red Sox Brian Johnson 2010-12 Free Agent 2012 1 Boston Red Sox 2009 27 Los Angeles Dodgers
Mike Zunino 2010-12 Tampa Bay Rays 2012 1 Seattle Mariners 2009 29 Oakland A’s Taylor Gushue 2012-14 Free Agent 2014 4 Pittsburgh Pirates undrafted Richie Martin 2013-15 Norfolk Tides (AAA) / Baltimore Orioles (60-Man Roster) 2015 1 Oakland A’s 2012 38 Seattle MarinersHarrison Bader 2013-15 St. Louis Cardinals 2015 3 St. Louis Cardinals undrafted Eric Hanhold 2013-15 Norfolk Tides (AAA) /Baltimore Orioles (60-Man Roster) 2015 6 Milwaukee Brewers 2012 40 Philadelphia Phillies
Danny Young 2013-15 Free Agent 2015 8 Toronto Blue Jays undrafted
Bobby Poyner 2012-15 Pawtucket Red Sox (AAA) / Boston Red Sox 2015 14 Boston Red Sox undrafted
Dane Dunning 2014-16 Texas Rangers 2016 1 Washington Nationals 2013 34 Toronto Blue JaysA.J. Puk 2014-16 Oakland Athletics 2016 1 Oakland A’s 2013 35 Detroit TigersPete Alonso 2014-16 New York Mets 2016 2 New York Mets undrafted Buddy Reed 2014-16 Las Vegas Aviators / Oakland A’s (60-Man Roster) 2016 2 San Diego Padres 2013 35 Texas Rangers
Shaun Anderson 2014-16 Buffalo Bison (AAA) / Toronto Blue Jays 2016 3 Boston Red Sox 2013 40 Washington NationalsScott Moss 2016 Philadelphia Phillies (unassigned) 2016 4 Cincinnati Reds 2013 38 Colorado Rockies
Kirby Snead 2014-16 Oakland Athletics 2016 10 Toronto Blue Jays undrafted Alex Faedo 2015-17 Erie Seawolves (AA) / Detroit Tigers (60-Man Roster) 2017 1 Detroit Tigers 2014 40 Detroit Tigers
Dalton Guthrie 2015-17 Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) / Philadelphia Phillies 2017 6 Philadelphia Phillies 2014 40 Minnesota Twins
2021 MLB DRAFT (7)PLAYER CLASS ROUND PICK TEAM SLOT VALUEJud Fabian So.* 2 40 Boston Red Sox $1,856,700Tommy Mace Jr.* 2 69 Cleveland Guardians $929,800Nathan Hickey Fr.* 5 136 Boston Red Sox $410,100Christian Scott So.* 5 142 New York Mets $386,600Jacob Young So.* 7 203 Washington Nationals $225,800Jack Leftwich Jr.* 7 216 Cleveland Guardians $203,400Franco Aleman Jr.* 10 306 Cleveland Guardians $143,500
2019 MLB DRAFT (4)PLAYER CLASS ROUND PICK TEAM SLOT VALUEBrady McConnell So. 2 44 Kansas City Royals $1,690,000Tyler Dyson Jr. 5 153 Washington Nationals $346,800Wil Dalton Jr. 8 257 Boston Red Sox $159,700Nelson Maldonado Sr. 21 642 Chicago Cubs
CURRENT GATORS IN THE MLB DRAFTPLAYER CLASS DRAFTED ROUND TEAMGarrett Milchin R-Jr. 2016 39 Detroit TigersKendrick Calilao So. 2018 30 St. Louis CardinalsNick Pogue So. 2018 33 Colorado Rockies Brandon Sproat Fr. 2019 7 Texas RangersJosh Rivera Fr. 2019 22 San Diego PadresHunter Barco Fr. 2019 24 New York MetsTyler Nesbitt Fr. 2019 32 Colorado Rockies Jud Fabian Jr.* 2021 2 Boston Red SoxTy Evans Fr. 2021 20 Atlanta Braves
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FLORIDA BALLPARK at ALFRED A. McKETHAN FIELD
"You get one chance to build these types of facilities … facilities that will change the landscape of a program for generations to come. It's exciting to think of the impact the new ballpark will have on future Gators players, coaches and fans."--Scott Stricklin, Athletics Director
On February 8, 2019, the University Athletic Association broke ground on Florida Ballpark. Construction on the
(estimated) $65 million ballpark, located on the southwest part of the University of Florida campus adjacent to Dizney
Stadium, was completed in June 2020.
Florida Ballpark features a 360-degree open concourse, shade structure for fans, multiple seating and game experience options, high-definition video and sound, enhanced concession space and food options, and multiple prominent entry gates.
All permanent seats feature chairbacks and there are multiple premium seating options, in addition to grass
berms and non-traditional seating that will bring capacity to more than 7,000. There are over 4,000 chairback seats,
and 700-plus fans are able to enjoy new club level seating.
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FLORIDA BALLPARK at ALFRED A. McKETHAN FIELD (Capacity: 7,000)
Student-athletes have a private nutrition area, team lounge, film room, team meeting room, expanded locker room, indoor pitching and batting cages, and an enhanced training and rehabilitation area. The staff has individual office space for all coaches and a reception area celebrating the program’s achievements.
"The place (is) incredible. As soon as you drive up there, see that thing dominate the horizon, it makes an incredible first impression. It's the
best baseball program in college baseball, and it deserves to have a top-notch facility. Now it does."
--Aaron Fitt, D1Baseball
“I think the biggest takeaway that I’ve had is it’s hard to describe how nice this place is in just a normal conversation. You almost have to see it for yourself to understand how nice this is. It’s turned out even better than I thought it would.”--Kevin O'Sullivan, Head Coach
Dimensions Comparison (in feet)
Florida Ballpark McKethan Stadium
330 (5’ 6” wall) Left 326 (8’ wall)
380 (8’) Left Center 365 (8’)
400 (8’) Center 400 (6’)
380 (8’) Right Center 375 (6’)
330 (5’ 6”) Right 321 (6’)
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REMEMBERING ALFRED A. McKETHAN STADIUM at PERRY FIELD
2020 marked the final season at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field. The friendly confines of McKethan Stadium were an im-portant ingredient to the success of Gators Baseball for more than two decades. From its opening in 1988 until its final season in 2020, Florida was one of the toughest teams in the nation to defeat at home, posting a 911-303 (.750) record at McKethan Stadium.
Head coach Kevin O’Sullivan logged a 366-104 (.779) overall record, and an eye-popping 85-16 (.837) mark in regular-season series at McKethan Stadium in the first 13 years of his tenure.
The Gators ran off a school-record 29-game home winning streak from May 2015 through April 8, 2016, won 12 NCAA Regionals, and cap-tured eight NCAA Super Regional titles at McKethan Stadium.
McKethan Stadium (also referred to as “The Mac”), formerly located on Stadium Road, gave the Gators one of the most unique ballparks in college baseball upon its inaugural season in 1988.
The $2.4-million stadium’s initial con-struction and refurbishment – which featured a 2,500-seat grandstand with 800 chair backs, a new press box, conces-sion stands, and restrooms – in 1987 was made possible through the generosity of Alfred A. McKethan, a major benefactor to the University of Florida in many ways throughout his lifetime.
“Baseball always had been my first love. The facility we have at home (Emerson Field at Hernando High School) looked better than at the university,” McKethan told The Tampa Tribune for its Feb. 23, 1988 story which detailed the project’s completion. “I challenged fellow (Bull Ga-tor Club) members to match me dollar for dollar and let us bring baseball at Florida to the level with football and basketball facilities.”
McKethan, who was chairman of the board of Brooksville’s Sun Bank & Trust at the time, presented the University Athlet-ic Association with just over 10,000 shares
of Sun Bank stock, which amounted to a $500,000 donation. Matching funds from the state and McKethan’s fellow Bull Gator Club members covered the remaining costs.
Although the Gators dropped their first home game of the 1988 season (a 3-1 loss to Western Carolina), they won the first game of a double-header against Miami on Feb. 23, when an official stadium dedication was held in McKethan’s honor. McKethan threw out the ceremonial first pitch ahead of Florida’s 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes.
McKethan Stadium was built around Perry Field, which became Florida’s home ballpark in 1949. The field drew its namesake from Carl E. “Tootie” Perry, a two-way offensive and defensive lineman for the Gators foot-ball team in 1916 and 1919-21; he earned All-Southern honors in 1920 and 1921, and served as team captain the latter season. A Gainesville product, Perry’s family owned the land which became the Gators’ home baseball stadium and track and field complex. Perry’s family donated the land to the University with the stipulation the field be named for their son. Upon graduation, Perry became the official “Waterboy” for the baseball team and faithfully attended numerous Gators games.
The ballpark was also named Percy Beard Stadium before it was re-named Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field in 1988.
Lights were installed at Perry Field in 1977, courtesy of a generous con-tribution from New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Florida christened Steinbrenner’s donation with an exhibition game against the Yankees that season.
A home team dugout was constructed at Perry Field in 1981, thanks to a $10,000 donation by former Gators catcher and football quarterback Tom Shannon. The construction included a training room and storage area.
“Its roof serves as a photographer’s paradise and the whole thing looks like a 7-Eleven,” an editor for The Tampa Tribune wrote in a March 10, 1981 story about the project and another Gators-Yankees exhibition game the day prior – which saw Reggie Jackson finish 0-for-2 as a designated hitter against Gators starting pitcher Larry Mikesell.
At that time, Perry Field was infamous for a hill in left field which rose 30 feet to the wall. The Tampa Tribune story described how “a left fielder must chug uphill over an old sewer line in pursuit of a ball” and that “Steinbrenner winced each time outfielder Dave Winfield risked those expensive legs of his in the mountain climb” throughout the March 9, 1981 exhibition game.
A construction project in the summer of 1995 added 1,000 seats to the main grandstand of McKethan Stadium, which replaced seating the facil-ity lost as a result of prior construction and an expansion of the press box.
The following year, a $350,000 plaza development project created a courtyard atmosphere around the main grandstand, as well as a new main entrance to the ballpark.
In the fall of 1996, the press box was rebuilt with a gift of $300,000 from Mr. McKethan.
Two significant upgrades were made in the summer of 1997. First, the playing field was leveled and new grass was planted. Second, the stadi-um’s capacity increased to 5,000 after the addition of seats along the left field line and beyond the left field fence.
Those improvements made “The Mac” one of the best stadiums in college baseball. When Baseball America released a list of the Best College Base-ball Stadiums in its January 1998 magazine issue, McKethan Stadium was ranked No. 7 nationally and No. 1 in the state of Florida.
McKETHAN STADIUM ATTENDANCE NOTES Florida broke its attendance record in 2018, hosting 165,551 fans - a school record - over 41 home games and its highest ever average attendance (4,038). In 2016, the Gators recorded their highest game attendnace in school history (6,244 vs. Mississippi State, 4/9).
At McKethan Stadium, Florida Baseball…• Attracted over 3 million fans since the stadium opened in 1988• Averaged over 3,000+ fans per game in 14 of its final 15 seasons• Welcomed over 100,000+ fans per season in 13 of its final 15 years• Registered 62 crowds of 5,000-plus fans• Ranked among the nation’s top 15 schools in college baseball attendance in 21 of its last 23 seasons• Rated among the nation’s top 25 schools in attendance for 25 consecutive seasons• Hosted 16 NCAA Regionals and nine NCAA Super Regionals
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REMEMBERING ALFRED A. McKETHAN STADIUM at PERRY FIELDA $13-million expansion to McKethan Stadium and the adjacent Lemer-and Athletic Center further enhanced the complex upon its completion in September 2006.
The construction project created additional stadium seating and a baseball-specific building which included a training facility, video room, offices and locker rooms, as well as a new bullpen and batting cage building. The building’s roof became the Don and Irene Dizney Plaza, a viewing deck which overlooked the field from foul territory in left field. Other major donors for the plaza included Gary and Nancy Condron, Rob Gidel, Tommy Oakley, George Sanders, and W. Kelly Smith.
Those projects brought McKethan Stadium’s seating capacity up to 5,500 (5,100 grandstand seats; 400 bleacher seats in left field).
From 1911 through 1948, Florida played its home baseball games at Fleming Field, which stretched from Thomas Hall to Gale Lemerand Drive (east to west), and University Avenue to what is currently the north end zone of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Steve Spurrier-Florida Field. Florida fielded its first varsity baseball team in 1912.
Five Major League Baseball teams participated in exhibition games, and at least 23 Hall of Fame inductees – including Babe Ruth and Mel Ott – played at Fleming Field between 1919 and 1929, according to a story published by The Gainesville Sun.
Fleming Field, which also served as the home of Florida football games from 1911 through 1930, was named in honor of Francis Philip Fleming, Florida’s 15th governor, in October 1915. Before it was renamed, the site was referred to as the University Athletic Grounds, or the University Athletic Field.
Prior to 1911, the university’s home baseball and football games were held at a downtown stadium in the Porters Community. In January 1911, the UAA purchased the ballpark’s wooden fence and grandstand and moved them to the site which eventually became Fleming Field.
TOP 20 CROWDS AT MCKETHAN STADIUM-PERRY FIELD
Rank Att. Opponent Date1 6,244 Mississippi State 4/9/20162 6,214 Missouri 4/13/20183 6,206 Miami 2/23/20194 6,160 Miami 2/25/20175 6,108 LSU 4/7/20126 6,081 Miami 2/21/20157 6,042 Florida State 3/13/20188 6,005 Florida State 3/13/20129 5,958 Auburn 6/11/201810 5,930 Florida State 3/15/201111 5,917 Florida State 3/15/201612 5,827 Florida State 3/17/201513 5,820 Missouri 4/14/201814 5,806 Florida State 3/14/201715 5,793 LSU 4/6/201216 5,783 Miami 6/12/201017 5,778 Florida Gulf Coast 2/19/201618 5,776 Tennessee 4/8/201719 5,772 Florida State 6/6/201520 5,771 Duke 2/15/2013
ALFRED A. MCKETHAN (1908-2002) A native Floridian, Mr. Alfred A. McKethan distinguished himself in his profession and service to the state of Florida. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sun Bank and Trust Company (formerly Hernando State Bank) from 1942-94, at which time he retired. At the age of 38, McKethan became the youngest president of the Florida Bankers Association. Along with his brother, John W. McKethan, he established the Brooksville Rock Company, which later became known as the Florida Mining and Materials Corporation.
McKethan was also a citrus grower, serving as the Director and Chairman of the Brooksville Citrus Growers Association for 40 years, and as Director of the Florida Citrus Exchange for 15 years. He was a board member and Chairman for the Florida State Road Department and was the first Chairman of the Southwest Florida Water Management District. In addition, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge across Tampa Bay was due in part from the works of McKethan, as well as the initial planning of the Florida Turnpike.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Florida as an honors graduate in 1931, and maintained close ties as an alumnus. In 1981, it was McKethan who became the first eminent scholar under a new law that provided matching funds from the state to create chairs at Florida universities if the private sector donated $600,000. He later made his donation to UF’s College of Business Administration. Also active on campus, McKethan was a member of the President’s Council, a long-time Bull Gator and had been an instrumental and active member of Gator Boosters.
A Distinguished Director of Gator Boosters, he was a major benefactor to the University of Florida in many ways over the years. An avid baseball fan, McKethan attended games whenever possible each Gator season. The original 1988 stadium construction and refurbishment was made possible through his generous $2.4-million contribution. In 1996, college baseball’s fanciest and most luxurious press box was rebuilt with the aid of an additional gift of $300,000 from McKethan.
“When you talk of Gator spirit and love for the University,” said former Florida football coach Steve Spurrier, “Alfred McKethan embodies what that is all about.”
McKethan passed away in April of 2002 at the age of 93 and the Gator players and coaching staff honored him by wearing black A.A.M. patches on their hats. His initials were also put above the scoreboard at the stadium bearing his name.
TOP THREE-GAME SERIESRank Att. Opponent Dates1. 16,807 Miami 2/24-2/26/172. 16,388 LSU 4/5-4/7/123. 15,989 Missouri 4/13-4/14/184. 15,569 Florida State 6/11-6/13/165. 15,379 Miami 2/22-2/24/196. 15,360 Texas A&M 4/1-4/3/167. 15,105 Auburn (Super Reg.) 6/9-6/11/18**All three-game series with 15,000+ fans listed
TOP OPENING NIGHT CROWDSRank Att. Opponent Date1. 5,778 Florida Gulf Coast 2/19/162. 5,771 Duke 2/15/133. 5,402 William & Mary 2/17/174. 5,356 Cal State Fullerton 2/17/125. 5,270 Siena 2/16/18
YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD AT ALFRED A. MCKETHAN STADIUM PERRY FIELD
NUMERICAL ROSTERNO NAME POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT B/T CLASS HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)1 Corey Robinson OF 5-11 175 R/R FR Port Orange, Fla. / Spruce Creek2 Ty Evans OF 6-2 205 R/R FR Auburndale, Fla. / Lakeland Christian3 Garrett Milchin RHP 6-5 215 L/R GR* Windermere, Fla. / The First Academy4 Jud Fabian OF 6-1 195 R/L JR* Ocala, Fla. / Trinity Catholic5 Colby Halter INF 6-1 200 L/R SO Jacksonville, Fla. / Bishop Kenny6 Kendrick Calilao 1B/OF 6-1 210 R/R JR* Kissimmee, Fla. / The First Academy8 Brandon Sproat RHP 6-3 210 R/R SO* Pace, Fla. / Pace9 Mac Guscette C 6-0 195 R/R SO Nokomis, Fla. / Venice10 Tyler Nesbitt RHP 6-3 195 R/R RS FR* Labelle, Fla. / Labelle11 Michael Robertson OF 6-1 185 L/R FR Venice, Fla. / Venice12 Hunter Barco LHP 6-4 210 L/L SO* Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles13 Ryan Slater RHP 6-3 185 R/R RS FR Palm Harbor, Fla. / East Lake14 Jac Caglianone LHP/1B 6-5 235 L/L FR Tampa, Fla. / Plant15 BT Riopelle C 6-0 205 L/R JR* Marietta, Ga. / Lassiter (GA) / Coastal Carolina16 Rene Lastres C 6-3 205 R/R FR Hialeah Gardens, Fla. / Calvary Christian Academy18 Pierce Coppola LHP 6-8 215 L/L FR Verona, N.J. / Verona20 Nick Pogue RHP 6-5 235 R/R RS SO* Melbourne, Fla. / Eau Gallie21 Sam Sloan RHP 6-3 190 R/R FR Bartow, Fla. / Lakeland22 Brandon Neely RHP 6-3 205 R/R FR Seville, Fla. / Spruce Creek23 Deric Fabian INF 6-4 185 R/R FR Ocala, Fla. / North Marion24 Josh Rivera INF 6-2 210 R/R SO* Avon Park, Fla. / IMG Academy25 Hunter McMullen RHP 6-2 205 R/R RS JR* Ocala, Fla. / Forest26 Sterlin Thompson OF/INF 6-4 200 L/R SO Ocala, Fla. / North Marion27 Fisher Jameson RHP 6-5 225 R/R FR Lake Worth, Fla. / Park Vista28 Karl Hartman RHP 6-3 220 R/R FR Merrit Island, Fla. / Rockledge32 Tucker Talbott OF 6-2 195 R/R RS FR* Atlantic Beach, Fla. / Providence33 Jorge De Goti INF 6-1 190 R/R FR Miami, Fla. / Belen Jesuit34 Kris Armstrong INF 6-4 230 S/R JR* Jupiter, Fla. / The Benjamin School36 Wyatt Langford OF/C 6-1 225 R/R SO Trenton, Fla. / Trenton41 Blake Purnell RHP 6-3 210 R/R RS FR Boynton Beach, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas43 Matt Prevesk OF 6-3 205 L/L FR Apopka, Fla. / Apopka44 Timmy Manning LHP 6-2 195 L/L SO Pompano Beach, Fla. / Cardinal Gibbons46 Nick Ficarrotta RHP 6-3 180 R/R RS FR* Palm Harbor, Fla. / Palm Harbor University49 Carsten Finnvold LHP 6-1 180 L/L FR Boca Raton, Fla. / American Heritage50 Anthony Ursitti RHP 6-4 205 R/R FR Fort Myers, Fla. / Canterbury55 Philip Abner LHP 6-1 220 L/L FR Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Christian
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER# NAME POSITION B/T CLASS55 Abner, Philip LHP L/L FR34 Armstrong, Kris INF S/R JR*12 Barco, Hunter LHP L/L SO*14 Caglianone, Jac LHP/1B L/L FR6 Calilao, Kendrick 1B/OF R/R JR*18 Coppola, Pierce LHP L/L FR33 De Goti, Jorge INF R/R FR2 Evans, Ty OF R/R FR23 Fabian, Deric INF R/R FR4 Fabian, Jud OF R/L JR*46 Ficarrotta, Nick RHP R/R RS FR*49 Finnvold, Carsten LHP L/L FR9 Guscette, Mac C R/R SO5 Halter, Colby INF L/R SO28 Hartman, Karl RHP R/R FR27 Jameson, Fisher RHP R/R FR36 Langford, Wyatt OF/C R/R SO16 Lastres, Rene C R/R FR44 Manning, Timmy LHP L/L SO25 McMullen, Hunter RHP R/R RS JR*3 Milchin, Garrett RHP L/R GR*22 Neely, Brandon RHP R/R FR10 Nesbitt, Tyler RHP R/R RS FR*20 Pogue, Nick RHP R/R RS SO*43 Prevesk, Matt OF L/L FR41 Purnell, Blake RHP R/R RS FR15 Riopelle, BT C L/R JR*24 Rivera, Josh INF R/R SO*11 Robertson, Michael OF L/R FR1 Robinson, Corey OF R/R FR13 Slater, Ryan RHP R/R RS FR21 Sloan, Sam RHP R/R FR8 Sproat, Brandon RHP R/R SO*32 Talbott, Tucker OF R/R RS FR*26 Thompson, Sterlin OF/INF L/R SO50 Ursitti, Anthony RHP R/R FR
COACHING STAFFHead Coach: 7 - Kevin O’Sullivan (Virginia ‘91) 15th season at UFAssistant Coach: 36 - Craig Bell (North Florida ‘89)Assistant Coach: 35 - Chuck Jeroloman (Auburn ‘04)Vol. Assistant Coach: 31 - David Kopp (Clemson ‘07)Student Assistant Coach: 17 - Austin Langworthy (Florida ‘20)Strength & Conditioning: Shawn Burke
SUPPORT STAFFDirector of Operations: Buddy MunroeAsst. Dir. of Equipment: Edmund BoydAsst. Dir. of Student Services: Ann HughesPlayer Dev./Data Analysis: Zach CroninAsst. Turf Coordinator: Todd CampbellAthletic Trainer: Jarrett SchweimAthletic Training Intern: Adaric KellyStudent Managers: Emily Balcomb, Andrew Blardonis, Dylan Bryant, David Fackson, Shafer Magee, Alex Perusek, Sage Rodefeld, Ajay Vander Werf
U N I V E R S I T Y O F F L O R I D A B A S E B A L L
Freshmen - 21Newcomer Breakdown: 17 (Freshmen - 16; Transfer - 1)States: Florida - 34, New Jersey - 1, North Carolina - 1How They Hit: Right - 23; Left - 12; Switch - 1How They Throw: Right - 29, Left - 7How They Pitch: Right - 13, Left - 6
* - denotes returning player from 2020 season who will have the possibility to exercise an extra year of eligibility in their career due to the cancellation of the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic