2015 Florida Gators baseball team

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

2015 Florida Gators baseball
SEC Tournament champions Gainesville Regional champions Gainesville Super Regional champions
College World Series, 3–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
CB	No. 3
2015 record	52–18 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (8th year)
Assistant coach	Craig Bell (8th year) Brad Weitzel (8th year)
Home stadium	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

2015 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Vanderbilt  ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	10		.667			51	–	21		.708
No. 3 Florida  ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	11		.633			52	–	18		.743
Missouri  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			30	–	28		.517
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	14	–	15		.483			30	–	25		.545
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			32	–	25		.561
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	11	–	18		.379			24	–	26		.480
Georgia  ‍‍‍	10	–	19		.345			26	–	28		.481
Western
No. 5 LSU  ^x‍†‍‍^y	21	–	8		.724			54	–	12		.818
No. 11 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍^y	18	–	10		.643			50	–	14		.781
No. 7 Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	17	–	12		.586			40	–	25		.615
Ole Miss ‍‍‍^y	15	–	14		.517			30	–	28		.517
Auburn ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17		.433			36	–	26		.581
Alabama  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			32	–	28		.533
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			24	–	30		.444
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

By player

2015 Florida Gators baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town 20 INF Peter Alonso R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Tampa, FL 37 RHP Shaun Anderson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Coral Springs, FL 8 OF Harrison Bader R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bronxville, NY 2 LHP Logan Browning L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lakeland, FL 26 LHP Tyler Deel L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Jacksonville, FL 3 RHP Dane Dunning R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Fleming Island, FL 21 RHP Alex Faedo R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 29 C Mike Fahrman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Tampa, FL 5 INF Dalton Guthrie R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Sarasota, FL 25 RHP Eric Hanhold R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Palm Harbor, FL 17 INF Christian Hicks S/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Augustine, FL 28 C Mark Kolozsvary R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tavares, FL 1 INF Taylor Lane R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Chesapeake, VA 66 OF Ryan Larson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Orlando, FL 16 RHP Taylor Lewis R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Claxton, GA 38 INF Jason Lombardozzi S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chambersburg, PA 12 INF Richie Martin R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brandon, FL 34 RHP Brett Morales R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tampa, FL 30 LHP Scott Moss L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Deltona, FL 14 LHP Bobby Poyner L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Wellington, FL 10 LHP A. J. Puk L/L 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Cedar Rapids, IA 23 OF Buddy Reed S/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Finksburg, MD 27 RHP Aaron Rhodes L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Venice, FL 4 C Mike Rivera R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Venice, FL 39 RHP Frank Rubio R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Miami Shores, FL 22 C J.J. Schwarz R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Palm Beach Gardens, FL 32 RHP Logan Shore R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Coon Rapids, MN 13 LHP Kirby Snead L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Alachua, FL 44 INF John Sternagel R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Rockledge, FL 11 INF Josh Tobias S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Greensboro, NC 24 OF Jeremy Vasquez L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Palm City, FL 18 RHP Mike Vinson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Miami, FL 15 LHP Danny Young L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Boca Raton, FL	Head coach 7 Kevin O'Sullivan Assistant coach(es) 33 Craig Bell 42 Brad Weitzel Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster

By position

2015 Florida Gators roster
	Pitchers 2 – Logan Browning – Freshman 3 – Dane 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		Catchers 4 – Mike Rivera – Freshman 22 – J. J. Schwarz – 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		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

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head Coach – 8th year 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant Coach – 8th year 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant Coach – 8th year 31 – Buddy Munroe – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year Jon Michelini – Athletic Trainer – 2nd year Paul Chandler – Strength & Conditioning Coordinator – 6th year

Schedule

Legend
	Florida win
	Florida loss
	Postponement
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 No. 5 McKethan Stadium 9–1 Shore (1–0) Moyers (0–1) None 3,404 1–0 – February 14 Rhode Island No. 5 McKethan Stadium 22–3 Dunning (1–0) Distasio (0–1) None 3,283 2–0 – February 15 Rhode Island No. 5 McKethan Stadium 6–1 Puk (1–0) Whitman (0–1) None 3,210 3–0 – February 17 Florida A&M No. 5 McKethan Stadium Canceled (rain)[1] February 18 at South Florida No. 5 USF Baseball Stadium Tampa, FL 13–3 Morales (1–0) Peterson (0–1) None 2,059 4–0 – February 20 No. 14 Miami (FL) No. 5 McKethan Stadium 4–3 Lewis (1–0) Mediaville (0–1) None 3,661 5–0 – February 21 No. 14 Miami (FL) No. 5 McKethan Stadium 2–7 Woodrey (2–0) Puk (1–1) None 6,081 5–1 – February 22 No. 14 Miami (FL) No. 5 McKethan Stadium 2–1 Dunning (2–0) Sosa (1–1) Lewis (1) 4,734 6–1 – February 24 at Florida Atlantic No. 5 Roger Dean Stadium Jupiter, FL 10–8 Vinson (1–0) Carr (0–1) Lewis (2) 2,181 7–1 – February 27 Stony Brook No. 5 McKethan Stadium 1–0 Shore (2–0) Knesnik (0–2) Poyner (1) 2,602 8–1 – February 28 Stony Brook No. 5 McKethan Stadium 14–3 Puk (2–1) Honahan (1–1) None 2,721 9–1 –
March Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 Stony Brook No. 5 McKethan Stadium 6–2 Dunning (3–0) Zamora (1–1) Lewis (3) 3,222 10–1 – March 3 at No. 14 UCF No. 2 Jay Bergman Field Orlando, FL 3–4 Hukari (3–0) Poyner (0–1) Thompson (2) 4,319 10–2 – March 4 No. 14 UCF No. 2 McKethan Stadium 10–2 Snead (1–0) Hepple (1–1) None 2,705 11–2 – March 6 Maine No. 2 McKethan Stadium 5–0 Shore (3–0) Courtney (0–4) None 2,803 12–2 – March 7 Maine No. 2 McKethan Stadium 6–1 Puk (3–1) Heath (2–1) Young (1) 3,153 13–2 – March 8 Maine No. 2 McKethan Stadium 5–3 Dunning (4–0) Marks (0–3) Lewis (4) 3,147 14–2 – March 10 Fairfield No. 3 McKethan Stadium 8–7 Hanhold (1–0) Wallace (0–1) Lewis (5) 2,458 15–2 – March 11 Fairfield No. 3 McKethan Stadium 6–1 Faedo (1–0) Howell (0–2) None 2,435 16–2 – March 13 Tennessee No. 3 McKethan Stadium 3–6 Marks (2–1) Shore (3–1) Lee (3) 3,516 16–3 0–1 March 14 Tennessee No. 3 McKethan Stadium 8–3 Puk (4–1) Owenby (1–2) Poyner (2) 3,918 17–3 1–1 March 15 Tennessee No. 3 McKethan Stadium 9–4 Young (1–0) Serrano (1–2) None 3,648 18–3 2–1 March 17 No. 11 Florida State No. 3 McKethan Stadium 14–8 Vinson (2–0) Carlton (1–1) None 5,827 19–3 – March 20 at Ole Miss No. 3 Swayze Field Oxford, MS 1–4 Trent (4–1) Shore (3–2) Weathersby (2) 9,065 19–4 2–2 March 21 (1) at Ole Miss No. 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 No. 3 Swayze Field 8–4 Poyner (1–1) Stokes (0–1) None 9,761 20–5 3–3 March 24 at Stetson No. 5 Melching Field DeLand, FL 9–6 Browning (1–0) Warmoth (0–1) Lewis (6) 2,016 21–5 – March 26 Alabama No. 5 McKethan Stadium Postponed (rain); Makeup: March 27[2] March 27 (1) Alabama No. 5 McKethan Stadium 9–12^10 Castillo (3–0) Lewis (1–1) None 3,123 21–6 3–4 March 27 (2) Alabama No. 5 McKethan Stadium 8–1 Shore (4–2) Carter (1–3) None 3,123 22–6 4–4 March 28 Alabama No. 5 McKethan Stadium 7–4 Puk (5–2) Hubbard (2–2) None 4,367 23–6 5–4 March 31 vs. No. 8 Florida State No. 5 Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL 3–8 Holtmann (4–1) Faedo (1–1) Silva (1) 8,306 23–7 –
April Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 3 at Missouri No. 5 Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO 5–1 Shore (5–2) McClain (4–3) None 714 24–7 6–4 April 4 at Missouri No. 5 Taylor Stadium 1–10 Houck (5–1) Puk (5–3) None 1,855 24–8 6–5 April 5 at Missouri No. 5 Taylor Stadium 3–5 Fairbanks (3–3) Dunning (4–1) None 1,051 24–9 6–6 April 7 Stetson No. 10 McKethan Stadium 22–2 Faedo (2–1) Schaly (3–3) None 2,690 25–9 – April 10 No. 21 South Carolina No. 10 McKethan Stadium 14–3 Poyner (3–1) Crowe (3–4) None 5,060 26–9 7–6 April 11 No. 21 South Carolina No. 10 McKethan Stadium 12–5 Puk (6–3) Wynkoop (4–4) None 5,076 27–9 8–6 April 12 No. 21 South Carolina No. 10 McKethan Stadium 12–2 Faedo (3–1) Widener (1–3) None 2,997 28–9 9–6 April 14 at No. 13 Florida State No. 7 Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL 3–4^12 Strode (2–0) Rubio (0–1) None 6,634 28–10 – April 17 at Mississippi State No. 7 Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS 6–3 Shore (6–2) Laster (4–3) None 9,492 29–10 10–6 April 18 at Mississippi State No. 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 No. 7 Dudy Noble Field 10–5 Lewis (2–1) Sexton (3–4) None 7,507 31–10 12–6 April 21 Bethune–Cookman No. 6 McKethan Stadium 2–1 Poyner (3–1) Clymer (0–3) None 2,446 32–10 – April 24 Kentucky No. 6 McKethan Stadium 0–3 Brown (4–4) Shore (6–3) Salow (2) 3,516 32–11 12–7 April 25 Kentucky No. 6 McKethan Stadium 6–7 Beggs (6–2) Dunning (4–2) Salow (3) 4,419 32–12 12–8 April 26 Kentucky No. 6 McKethan Stadium 10–3 Faedo (4–1) Nelson (2–3) None 2,825 33–12 13–8
May Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 1 at Georgia No. 8 Foley Field Athens, GA 1–11 Soesbee (3–2) Shore (6–4) None 3,038 33–13 13–9 May 2 at Georgia No. 8 Foley Field 3–2 Poyner (4–1) McLaughlin (3–5) None 2,888 34–13 14–9 May 3 at Georgia No. 8 Foley Field 7–4 Lewis (3–1) Walsh (4–2) Young (2) 2,883 35–13 15–9 May 5 South Florida No. 9 McKethan Stadium 5–1 Dunning (5–2) Eveld (1–2) None 2,534 36–13 – May 7 at No. 8 Vanderbilt No. 9 Hawkins Field Nashville, TN 0–2 Fulmer (10–1) Shore (6–5) None 3,626 36–14 15–10 May 8 at No. 8 Vanderbilt No. 9 Hawkins Field 7–3 Puk (7–3) Pfeifer (3–4) None 3,626 37–14 16–10 May 9 at No. 8 Vanderbilt No. 9 Hawkins Field 9–7^10 Lewis (4–1) Sheffield (4–2) None 3,626 38–14 17–10 May 14 Auburn No. 7 McKethan Stadium 1–4 Lipscomb (7–2) Shore (6–6) Camp (8) 2,736 38–15 17–11 May 15 Auburn No. 7 McKethan Stadium 4–3 Rhodes (2–0) McCord (5–4) Snead (1) 3,295 39–15 18–11 May 16 Auburn No. 7 McKethan Stadium 3–1 Lewis (5–1) Rentz (3–3) Poyner (4) 3,175 40–15 19–11
Postseason
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 20 vs. No. 24 (5) Arkansas No. 7 (4) Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL 6–7 Lowery (6–1) Poyner (4–2) Jackson (6) 10,142 40–16 0–1 May 21 vs. (9) Auburn No. 7 (4) Metropolitan Stadium 11–2 Shore (7–6) Rentz (3–4) None 6,526 41–16 1–1 May 22 vs. No. 24 (5) Arkansas No. 7 (4) Metropolitan Stadium 10–0^7 Puk (8–3) Taccolini (6–4) None 10,329 42–16 2–1 May 23 vs. No. 1 (1) LSU No. 7 (4) Metropolitan Stadium 2–1 Lewis (6–1) Stallings (1–2) None 10,949 43–16 3–1 May 24 vs. No. 9 (2) Vanderbilt No. 7 (4) Metropolitan Stadium 7–3 Young (2–0) Johnson (5–1) None 10,590 44–16 4–1
NCAA Tournament: Gainesville Regional Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record May 29 (4) Florida A&M No. 3 (1) McKethan Stadium 19–0 Shore (8–6) Page (2–1) None 3,833 45–16 1–0 May 30 (3) South Florida No. 3 (1) McKethan Stadium 8–2 Puk (9–3) Valdes (5–4) None 3,305 46–16 2–0 May 31 No. 21 (2) Florida Atlantic No. 3 (1) McKethan Stadium 2–1 Faedo (5–1) Labsan (2–3) Lewis (7) 2,053 47–16 3–0
NCAA Tournament: Gainesville Super Regional Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Super Reg. Record June 5 No. 10 Florida State No. 3 (4) McKethan Stadium 13–5 Shore (9–6) Biegalski (7–5) None 5,709 48–16 1–0 June 6 No. 10 Florida State No. 3 (4) McKethan Stadium 11–4 Poyner (5–2) Compton (4–4) None 5,772 49–16 2–0
College World Series Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record June 13 vs. No. 8 (5) Miami No. 3 (4) TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, NE 15–3 Shore (10–6) Suarez (9–2) None 26,377 50–16 1–0 June 15 vs. Virginia No. 3 (4) TD Ameritrade Park 0–1 Waddell (4–5) Puk (9–4) Sborz (15) 19,544 50–17 1–1 June 17 vs. No. 8 (5) Miami No. 3 (4) TD Ameritrade Park 10–2 Faedo (6–2) Sosa (7–5) None 24,033 51–17 2–1 June 19 vs. Virginia No. 3 (4) TD Ameritrade Park 10–5 Shore (11–6) Kirby (5–3) None 19,015 52–17 3–1 June 20 vs. Virginia No. 3 (4) TD Ameritrade Park 4–5 Sborz (6–2) Lewis (6–2) None 15,560 52–18 3–2

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

Rankings

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[3]	5	5*	5*	2 (3)	3 (5)	3 (4)	5	5 (1)	10	7	6	8	9	7	7	3 (3)	3 (3)*	3 (3)*	3
Baseball America[4]	6	6	6	4	2	2	4	4	10	8	6	6	10	6	6	6	6*	6*	3
Collegiate Baseball^[5]	6	5	5	5	5	4	6	6	17	12	10	12	14	9	9	7	6	2	3
NCBWA†[6]	5	5	3	3	4	3	6	6	10	6	5	9	8	7	6	3	2	2*	3
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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.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Gators in the MLB Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	Team
1	20	Richie Martin	SS	Oakland Athletics
3	100	Harrison Bader	OF	St. Louis Cardinals
6	181	Eric Hanhold	RHP	Milwaukee Brewers
8	242	Danny Young	LHP	Toronto Blue Jays
9	270	Taylor Lewis	RHP	Atlanta Braves
10	294	Josh Tobias	3B	Philadelphia Phillies
14	411	Bobby Poyner	LHP	Boston Red Sox
24	730	Mike Vinson	RHP	Detroit Tigers
28	855	Aaron Rhodes	RHP	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

References

1. "No. 5 Florida-Florida A&M Tuesday Night Game Postponed". gatorzone.com. February 17, 2015. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
2. "Florida-Alabama Baseball Series Opener Rained Out". gatorzone.com. March 26, 2015. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
3. Baseball Coaches Poll
4. Baseball America College: Top 25
5. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
6. NCBWA Division I poll