2015 Florida Gators baseball team

2015 Florida Gators baseball
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
2015 record 52–18 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach Kevin O'Sullivan (8th year)
Assistant coach Brad Weitzel (8th year)
Craig Bell (8th year)
Home stadium Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
2015 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern
#2 Vanderbilt xy 20 10   .667     51 21   .708
#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
#5 LSU xy 21 8   .724     54 12   .818
#11 Texas A&M y 18 10   .643     50 14   .781
#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

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.

Roster

2015 Florida Gators roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 – Logan Browning – Freshman
  • 3 – Dane Dunning – Sophomore
  • 10 – A. J. PukSophomore
  • 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 – JJ 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 MartinJunior
  • 17 – Christian Hicks – Freshman
  • 20 – Peter AlonsoSophomore
  • 24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Freshman
  • 38 – Jason Lombardozzi – Junior
  • 44 – John Sternagel – Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 2 – Logan Browning – Freshman
  • 8 – Harrison BaderJunior
  • 23 – Buddy ReedSophomore
  • 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
BoldFlorida team member
2015 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason

Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. Parentheses 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.
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

^ 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

For more details on this topic, see 2015 Major League Baseball 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

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