2013 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2013 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2013 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and 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, who was in his sixth season at Florida. The Gators entered the season looking to build upon their appearance in the 2012 College World Series, where they were eliminated after two consecutive losses to South Carolina and Kent State.

2013 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2013 record29–30 (14–16 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCraig Bell (6th year)
Brad Weitzel (6th year)
Home stadiumAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
2013 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Vanderbilt  xy 263 .897  5412 .818
No. 13 South Carolina  y 1712 .586  4320 .683
Florida  y 1416 .467  2930 .492
Kentucky   1119 .367  3025 .545
Missouri   1020 .333  1832 .360
Tennessee   919 .321  2230 .423
Georgia   720 .259  2132 .396
Western
No. 7 LSU  xy 237 .767  5711 .838
No. 18 Arkansas  y 1811 .621  3922 .639
No. 2 Mississippi State  y 1614 .533  5120 .718
Ole Miss  y 1515 .500  3824 .613
Alabama  y 1415 .483  3528 .556
Texas A&M  y 1316 .448  3429 .540
Auburn   1317 .433  3323 .589
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 26, 2013[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
The 2013 Florida Gators baseball team in action against Duke on February 17.

The Gators suffered from inexperience for much of the season and experienced key injuries to their pitching staff. As a result, the team struggled to a record of 11–16 by mid-season. From that point forward however, the Gators climbed their way back into postseason contention by winning 14 out of 18 games including a series win over No. 11 Ole Miss, a series sweep over No. 8 South Carolina, and a road win over No. 7 Florida State. Despite struggling once again toward the end of the season, the Gators earned a berth in the 2013 NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 seed in the Bloomington, Indiana regional where they were eliminated after consecutive losses to Austin Peay and Valparaiso. The team finished with their first losing record since 2007.

Roster

2013 Florida Gators baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
18 OF Raphael Andrades R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tallahassee, FL
8 OF Harrison Bader R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bronxvillle, NY
4 RHP Jason Carmichael R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Cape Coral, FL
23 RHP Jonathon Crawford R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Okeechobee, FL
55 LHP Parker Danciu L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Delray Beach, FL
20 INF Cody Dent L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Boynton Beach, FL
3 OF Christian Dicks L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Jacksonville, FL
29 C Mike Fahrman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Tampa, FL
37 OF Cody Fulton R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Davie, FL
6 LHP Daniel Gibson L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lutz, FL
17 C Taylor Gushue S/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Boca Raton, FL
25 RHP Eric Hanhold R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Palm Harbor, FL
24 RHP Ryan Harris R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Jupiter, FL
31 C Todd Haskel R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Palm Harbor, FL
28 RHP Keenan Kish  L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Worcester, PA
45 RHP Johnny Magliozzi R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So East Milton, MA
12 INF Richie Martin R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brandon, FL
13 OF Connor Mitchell L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
5 INF Zack Powers L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Seffner, FL
14 LHP Bobby Poyner L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Wellington, FL
30 INF Vickash Ramjit (C) R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Miami, FL
39 INF Taylor Ratliff L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Perry, FL
26 OF Cory Reid R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Port St. Lucie, FL
27 RHP Aaron Rhodes L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Venice, FL
9 INF Brady Roberson R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Royal Palm Beach, FL
16 OF Justin Shafer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lake Wales, FL
10 RHP Tucker Simpson R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Oxford, AL
21 LHP Corey Stump  L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lakeland, FL
32 C Kevin Stypulkowski S/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lake Worth, FL
11 INF Josh Tobias S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Greensboro, NC
2 INF Casey Turgeon L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Palm Harbor, FL
40 RHP Mike Vinson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Miami, FL
22 RHP Karsten Whitson  R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Chipley, FL
15 LHP Danny Young L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 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

Schedule

2013 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason

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

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 18 Final 
Coaches'[3] 13 (1) 13 (1)* 13 (1)* NR NR NR RV NR NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Baseball America[4] 17 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 21 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Collegiate Baseball^[5] 24 24 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 19 19 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
NCBWA[6] 15 17 29 NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
D1Baseball

^ 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.

Awards and honors

Harrison Bader
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (4/8/13–4/15/13). Bader batted .462 (6-for-13) with four RBI over four wins, including a win over No. 7 Florida State and a three-game sweep of No. 8 South Carolina.[7]
Jonathon Crawford
  • SEC Pitcher of the Week (3/25/13–4/1/13). Crawford pitched a complete game shutout, giving up only two hits in a 7–0 victory over No. 11 Ole Miss on March 30.[8]
Zack Powers
  • Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week and Co-SEC Player of the Week (2/15/13–2/18/13). Powers batted 3-for-6 (.500) over three games against Duke and hit two grand slams on February 17.[9]

Gators in the MLB Draft

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionTeam
120 Jonathon CrawfordRHPDetroit Tigers
7210 Daniel GibsonLHPArizona Diamondbacks
17506 Johnny MagliozziRHPNew York Mets
22676 Cody DentSSWashington Nationals
371,126 Karsten WhitsonRHPWashington Nationals

References

  1. "SEC Baseball" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  2. "Southeastern Conference Standings". D1 Baseball. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  3. USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll
  4. Baseball America College: Top 25
  5. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  6. NCBWA Division I poll
  7. "UF Baseball's Harrison Bader Named SEC Freshman of the Week For First Time". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  8. "UF Baseball's Jonathon Crawford Named SEC Pitcher of the Week For First Time". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  9. "UF Baseball's Zack Powers Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
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