2017 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2017 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2017 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 tenth season as Florida head coach. The Gators entered the season hoping to build upon their performance in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, where they finished seventh at the 2016 College World Series after losses to eventual national champion Coastal Carolina and Texas Tech. In the 2017 season, the Gators won their first baseball national championship by defeating LSU two games to none in the championship series.

2017 Florida Gators baseball
National champions
SEC regular season co-champions
Gainesville Regional champions
Gainesville Super Regional champions
College World Series champions
2–0 in CWS Finals
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CBNo. 1
2017 record52–19 (21–9 SEC)
Head coachKevin O'Sullivan (10th year)
Assistant coachCraig Bell (10th year)
Brad Weitzel (10th year)
Home stadiumAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
2017 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  x‍†‍‍y 21–9–0 .700  52–19–0 .732
No. 10 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 19–11–0 .633  43–23–0 .652
No. 15 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 15–13–1 .534  36–25–1 .589
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .467  36–23–0 .610
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .433  35–25–0 .583
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .367  25–32–0 .439
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 7–21–0 .250  27–25–0 .519
Western
No. 2 LSU  x‍†‍‡‍y 21–9–0 .700  52–20–0 .722
No. 22 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 18–11–0 .621  45–19–0 .703
No. 13 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 17–13–0 .567  40–27–0 .597
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 16–14–0 .533  41–23–0 .641
No. 29 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 16–14–0 .533  37–26–0 .587
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .467  32–25–0 .561
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 5–24–1 .183  19–34–1 .361
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

By player
2017 Florida Gators baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
35 LHP Andrew Baker L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Haines City, FL
32 OF Keenan Bell L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Jacksonville, FL
13 RHP Austin Bodrato L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Montgomery, NY
23 RHP Nate Brown R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hartland, WI
17 RHP Michael Byrne R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Orlando, FL
18 RHP Tyler Dyson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Bradenton, FL
21 RHP Alex Faedo R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Tampa, FL
5 INF Dalton Guthrie R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Sarasota, FL
9 INF Christian Hicks L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. Augustine, FL
26 LHP Nick Horvath S/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Jupiter, FL
6 INF Jonathan India R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Coral Springs, FL
28 C Mark Kolozsvary R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tavares, FL
37 RHP Jackson Kowar R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Charlotte, NC
44 OF Austin Langworthy L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Williston, FL
66 OF Ryan Larson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Orlando, FL
10 RHP David Lee R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Gainesville, FL
8 INF Deacon Liput L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Oviedo, FL
34 RHP Nick Long R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sarasota, FL
27 OF Nelson Maldonado R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tampa, FL
36 LHP Cole Maye L/L 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Huntersville, NC
20 RHP Bill McKay R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Plant City, FL
52 RHP Kirby McMullen R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Ocala, FL
3 INF Garrett Milchin L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Windermere, FL
12 INF Blake Reese S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Tallahassee, FL
4 C Mike Rivera R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Venice, FL
39 RHP Frank Rubio R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Miami Shores, FL
22 C J.J. Schwarz R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Palm Beach Gardens, FL
51 RHP Brady Singer R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Eustis, FL
24 RHP Cam Weinberger R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr 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
2017 Florida Gators roster

Pitchers

  • 3 – Garrett Milchin – Freshman
  • 10 – David Lee – Junior
  • 13 – Austin Bodrato – Freshman
  • 17 – Michael Byrne – Sophomore
  • 18 – Tyler Dyson – Freshman
  • 20 – Billy McKay – Freshman
  • 21 – Alex Faedo – Junior
  • 23 – Nate Brown – Freshman
  • 24 – Cam Weinberger – Freshman
  • 26 – Nick Horvath – Junior
  • 34 – Nick Long – Freshman
  • 35 – Andrew Baker – Freshman
  • 36 – Cole Maye – Freshman
  • 37 – Jackson Kowar – Sophomore
  • 39 – Frank Rubio – Senior
  • 44 – Austin Langworthy – Freshman
  • 51 – Brady Singer – Sophomore
  • 52 – Kirby McMullen – Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 4 – Mike Rivera – Junior
  • 22 – J. J. Schwarz – Junior
  • 28 – Mark Kolozsvary – Junior

Infielders

  • 3 – Garrett Milchin – Freshman
  • 5 – Dalton Guthrie – Junior
  • 6 – Jonathan India – Sophomore
  • 8 – Deacon Liput – Sophomore
  • 9 – Christian Hicks – Junior
  • 12 – Blake Reese – Sophomore
  • 18 – Tyler Dyson – Freshman
  • 27 – Nelson Maldonado – Sophomore
  • 32 – Keenan Bell – Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 13 – Austin Bodrato – Freshman
  • 26 – Nick Horvath – Junior
  • 27 – Nelson Maldonado – Sophomore
  • 32 – Keenan Bell – Freshman
  • 35 – Andrew Baker – Freshman
  • 44 – Austin Langworthy – Freshman
  • 52 – Kirby McMullen – Freshman
  • 66 – Ryan Larson – Senior

Coaching staff
Coaching Staff
  • 7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head Coach – 10th year
  • 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant Coach – 10th year
  • 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant Coach – 10th year
  • 31 – Lars Davis – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 3rd year
  • Jon Michelini – Athletic Trainer – 4th year
  • Paul Chandler – Strength & Conditioning Coordinator – 8th year

Schedule
Legend
 Florida win
 Florida loss
 Postponement
BoldFlorida team member
2017 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason
^[a] The game was suspended during the fifth inning due to rain and continued at 1:04 p.m. on June 12 prior to the start of the game scheduled for that day.[3]

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

Rankings
Main article: 2017 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'[4] 2 (4) 2 (4)* 2 (4)* 2 (1) 5 (1) 12 9 7 10 10 8 7 5 5 4 4 4* 4* 1 (27) 
Baseball America[5] 3 3 3 3 5 13 8 8 16 15 11 11 7 5 4 5 5* 5* 1 
Collegiate Baseball^[6] 3 3 2 2 8 17 11 10 18 16 13 10 7 4 2 3 3 3 1 
NCBWA†[7] 2 2 2 2 5 11 9 7 12 13 11 10 6 5 3 4 4 4* 1 
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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.

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References
  1. Apple, Daniel (February 22, 2017). "Florida-Jacksonville Postponed to May 3". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  2. Apple, Daniel (April 4, 2017). "Florida-Stetson Canceled". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  3. Apple, Daniel (June 12, 2017). "Wake Forest Forces Game 3". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved June 12, 2017. After nearly 2.5 inches of rain, NCAA representatives decided to suspend play until Monday afternoon. When play resumed at 1:04 p.m. on Monday, Langworthy took the mound again to face leadoff hitter Jonathan Pryor with a pair of runners on base.
  4. Baseball Coaches Poll
  5. Baseball America College: Top 25
  6. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  7. NCBWA Division I poll
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