2015 Florida Gators baseball team
The 2015 Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2015 college baseball season. The Gators compete in the Eastern Division of the 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 eighth season as Florida head coach. The Gators enter the season hoping to build upon their performance in the 2014 NCAA Tournament, where they were eliminated after consecutive losses to College of Charleston and North Carolina.
Roster
| 2015 Florida Gators roster |
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Pitchers
- 2 – Logan Browning – Freshman
- 3 – Dane Dunning – Sophomore
- 10 – A. J. Puk – Sophomore
- 13 – Kirby Snead – Sophomore
- 14 – Bobby Poyner – Senior
- 15 – Danny Young – Junior
- 16 – Taylor Lewis – Junior
- 18 – Mike Vinson –
 Sophomore
- 21 – Alex Faedo – Freshman
- 25 – Eric Hanhold – Junior
- 26 – Tyler Deel – Sophomore
- 27 – Aaron Rhodes – Junior
- 30 – Scott Moss – Freshman
- 32 – Logan Shore – Sophomore
- 34 – Brett Morales – Sophomore
- 37 – Shaun Anderson – Sophomore
- 39 – Frank Rubio – Sophomore
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Catchers
- 4 – Mike Rivera – Freshman
- 22 – JJ Scwarz – Freshman
- 28 – Mark Kolozsvary – Freshman
- 29 – Mike Fahrman – Junior
Infielders
- 1 – Taylor Lane – Freshman
- 5 – Dalton Guthrie – Freshman
- 10 – A. J. Puk – Sophomore
- 11 – Josh Tobias – Senior
- 12 – Richie Martin – Junior
- 17 – Christian Hicks – Freshman
- 20 – Peter Alonso – Sophomore
- 24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Freshman
- 38 – Jason Lombardozzi – Junior
- 44 – John Sternagel – Sophomore
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Outfielders
- 2 – Logan Browning – Freshman
- 8 – Harrison Bader – Junior
- 23 – Buddy Reed – Sophomore
- 24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Freshman
- 26 – Logan Deel – Sophomore
- 66 – Ryan Larson – Sophomore
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Coaching staff
| Coaching Staff |
- 7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head Coach – 8th year
- 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant Coach – 8th year
- 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant Coach – 8th year
- 31 – Buddy Munroe – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year
- Jon Michelini – Athletic Trainer – 2nd year
- Paul Chandler – Strength & Conditioning Coordinator – 6th year
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Schedule
| Legend |
| | Florida win |
| | Florida loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Florida team member |
| 2015 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log |
| Regular Season |
February
| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Stadium
Site |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall Record |
SEC Record |
| February 13 | Rhode Island | #5 | McKethan Stadium | 9–1 | Shore (1–0) | Moyers (0–1) | None | 3,404 | 1–0 | – |
| February 14 | Rhode Island | #5 | McKethan Stadium | 22–3 | Dunning (1–0) | Distasio (0–1) | None | 3,283 | 2–0 | – |
| February 15 | Rhode Island | #5 | McKethan Stadium | 6–1 | Puk (1–0) | Whitman (0–1) | None | 3,210 | 3–0 | – |
| February 17 | Florida A&M | #5 | McKethan Stadium | | Postponed (rain); Makeup: TBA[3] | – | – |
| February 18 | at South Florida | #5 | USF Baseball Stadium
Tampa, Florida | 13–3 | Morales (1–0) | Peterson (0–1) | None | 2,059 | 4–0 | – |
| February 20 | #14 Miami (FL) | #5 | McKethan Stadium | 4–3 | Lewis (1–0) | Mediaville (0–1) | None | 3,661 | 5–0 | – |
| February 21 | #14 Miami (FL) | #5 | McKethan Stadium | 2–7 | Woodrey (2–0) | Puk (1–1) | None | 6,081 | 5–1 | – |
| February 22 | #14 Miami (FL) | #5 | McKethan Stadium | 2–1 | Dunning (2–0) | Sosa (1–1) | Lewis (1) | 4,734 | 6–1 | – |
| February 24 | at Florida Atlantic | #5 | Roger Dean Stadium
Jupiter, Florida | 10–8 | Vinson (1–0) | Carr (0–1) | Lewis (2) | 2,181 | 7–1 | – |
| February 27 | Stony Brook | #5 | McKethan Stadium | 1–0 | Shore (2–0) | Knesnik (0–2) | Poyner (1) | 2,602 | 8–1 | – |
| February 28 | Stony Brook | #5 | McKethan Stadium | 14–3 | Puk (2–1) | Honahan (1–1) | None | 2,721 | 9–1 | – |
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March
| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Stadium
Site |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall Record |
SEC Record |
| March 1 | Stony Brook | #5 | McKethan Stadium | 6–2 | Dunning (3–0) | Zamora (1–1) | Lewis (3) | 3,222 | 10–1 | – |
| March 3 | at #14 UCF | #2 | Jay Bergman Field
Orlando, Florida | 3–4 | Hukari (3–0) | Poyner (0–1) | Thompson (2) | 4,319 | 10–2 | – |
| March 4 | #14 UCF | #2 | McKethan Stadium | 10–2 | Snead (1–0) | Hepple (1–1) | None | 2,705 | 11–2 | – |
| March 6 | Maine | #2 | McKethan Stadium | 5–0 | Shore (3–0) | Courtney (0–4) | None | 2,803 | 12–2 | – |
| March 7 | Maine | #2 | McKethan Stadium | 6–1 | Puk (3–1) | Heath (2–1) | Young (1) | 3,153 | 13–2 | – |
| March 8 | Maine | #2 | McKethan Stadium | 5–3 | Dunning (4–0) | Marks (0–3) | Lewis (4) | 3,147 | 14–2 | – |
| March 10 | Fairfield | #3 | McKethan Stadium | 8–7 | Hanhold (1–0) | Wallace (0–1) | Lewis (5) | 2,458 | 15–2 | – |
| March 11 | Fairfield | #3 | McKethan Stadium | 6–1 | Faedo (1–0) | Howell (0–2) | None | 2,435 | 16–2 | – |
| March 13 | Tennessee | #3 | McKethan Stadium | 3–6 | Marks (2–1) | Shore (3–1) | Lee (3) | 3,516 | 16–3 | 0–1 |
| March 14 | Tennessee | #3 | McKethan Stadium | 8–3 | Puk (4–1) | Owenby (1–2) | Poyner (2) | 3,918 | 17–3 | 1–1 |
| March 15 | Tennessee | #3 | McKethan Stadium | 9–4 | Young (1–0) | Serrano (1–2) | None | 3,648 | 18–3 | 2–1 |
| March 17 | #11 Florida State | #3 | McKethan Stadium | 14–8 | Vinson (2–0) | Carlton (1–1) | None | 5,827 | 19–3 | – |
| March 20 | at Ole Miss | #3 | Swayze Field
Oxford, Mississippi | 1–4 | Trent (4–1) | Shore (3–2) | Weathersby (2) | 9,065 | 19–4 | 2–2 |
| March 21 (1) | at Ole Miss | #3 | Swayze Field | 2–5 | Bramlett (3–1) | Puk (4–2) | Short (2) | 9,761 | 19–5 | 2–3 |
| March 21 (2) | at Ole Miss | #3 | Swayze Field | 8–4 | Poyner (1–1) | Stokes (0–1) | None | 9,761 | 20–5 | 3–3 |
| March 24 | at Stetson | #5 | Melching Field
DeLand, Florida | 9–6 | Browning (1–0) | Warmoth (0–1) | Lewis (6) | 2,016 | 21–5 | – |
| March 26 | Alabama | #5 | McKethan Stadium | | Postponed (rain); Makeup: March 27[4] | – | – |
| March 27 (1) | Alabama | #5 | McKethan Stadium | 9–1210 | Castillo (3–0) | Lewis (1–1) | None | 3,123 | 21–6 | 3–4 |
| March 27 (2) | Alabama | #5 | McKethan Stadium | 8–1 | Shore (4–2) | Carter (1–3) | None | 3,123 | 22–6 | 4–4 |
| March 28 | Alabama | #5 | McKethan Stadium | 7–4 | Puk (5–2) | Hubbard (2–2) | None | 4,367 | 23–6 | 5–4 |
| March 31 | vs. #8 Florida State | #5 | Baseball Grounds
Jacksonville, Florida | 3–8 | Holtmann (4–1) | Faedo (1–1) | Silva (1) | 8,306 | 23–7 | – |
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April
| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Stadium
Site |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall Record |
SEC Record |
| April 3 | at Missouri | #5 | Taylor Stadium
Columbia, Missouri | 5–1 | Shore (5–2) | McClain (4–3) | None | 714 | 24–7 | 6–4 |
| April 4 | at Missouri | #5 | Taylor Stadium | 1–10 | Houck (5–1) | Puk (5–3) | None | 1,855 | 24–8 | 6–5 |
| April 5 | at Missouri | #5 | Taylor Stadium | 3–5 | Fairbanks (3–3) | Dunning (4–1) | None | 1,051 | 24–9 | 6–6 |
| April 7 | Stetson | #10 | McKethan Stadium | 22–2 | Faedo (2–1) | Schaly (3–3) | None | 2,690 | 25–9 | – |
| April 10 | #21 South Carolina | #10 | McKethan Stadium | 14–3 | Poyner (3–1) | Crowe (3–4) | None | 5,060 | 26–9 | 7–6 |
| April 11 | #21 South Carolina | #10 | McKethan Stadium | 12–5 | Puk (6–3) | Wynkoop (4–4) | None | 5,076 | 27–9 | 8–6 |
| April 12 | #21 South Carolina | #10 | McKethan Stadium | 12–2 | Faedo (3–1) | Widener (1–3) | None | 2,997 | 28–9 | 9–6 |
| April 14 | at #13 Florida State | #7 | Dick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, Florida | 3–412 | Strode (2–0) | Rubio (0–1) | None | 6,634 | 28–10 | – |
| April 17 | at Mississippi State | #7 | Dudy Noble Field
Starkville, Mississippi | 6–3 | Shore (6–2) | Laster (4–3) | None | 9,492 | 29–10 | 10–6 |
| April 18 | at Mississippi State | #7 | Dudy Noble Field | 2–1 | Rhodes (1–0) | Brown (5–4) | Poyner (3) | 13,004 | 30–10 | 11–6 |
| April 19 | at Mississippi State | #7 | Dudy Noble Field | 10–5 | Lewis (2–1) | Sexton (3–4) | None | 7,507 | 31–10 | 12–6 |
| April 21 | Bethune-Cookman | #6 | McKethan Stadium | 2–1 | Poyner (3–1) | Clymer (0–3) | None | 2,446 | 32–10 | – |
| April 24 | Kentucky | #6 | McKethan Stadium | 0–3 | Brown (4–4) | Shore (6–3) | Salow (2) | 3,516 | 32–11 | 12–7 |
| April 25 | Kentucky | #6 | McKethan Stadium | 6–7 | Beggs (6–2) | Dunning (4–2) | Salow (3) | 4,419 | 32–12 | 12–8 |
| April 26 | Kentucky | #6 | McKethan Stadium | 10–3 | Faedo (4–1) | Nelson (2–3) | None | 2,825 | 33–12 | 13–8 |
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May
| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Stadium
Site |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall Record |
SEC Record |
| May 1 | at Georgia | #8 | Foley Field
Athens, Georgia | | Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: None | – | – |
| May 2 | at Georgia | #8 | Foley Field | | Time: Noon Television: ESPNU | – | – |
| May 3 | at Georgia | #8 | Foley Field | | Time: 1:00 p.m. Television: None | – | – |
| May 5 | South Florida | | McKethan Stadium | | Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: SECN | – | – |
| May 7 | at Vanderbilt | | Hawkins Field
Nashville, Tennessee | | Time: 7:30 p.m. Television: ESPNU | – | – |
| May 8 | at Vanderbilt | | Hawkins Field | | Time: 7:30 p.m. Television: None | – | – |
| May 9 | at Vanderbilt | | Hawkins Field | | Time: 1:00 p.m. Television: SECN | – | – |
| May 14 | Auburn | | McKethan Stadium | | Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: None | – | – |
| May 15 | Auburn | | McKethan Stadium | | Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: None | – | – |
| May 16 | Auburn | | McKethan Stadium | | Time: 1:00 p.m. Television: None | – | – |
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Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from Gatorzone.com
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* Coaches' does not release a week 1 poll so for comparison purposes the pre-season poll ranking is inserted in the week 1 slot.
References
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| | Conference tournament titles |
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