2019 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2019 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2019 college baseball season. Florida competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games were played at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his twelfth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season as the defending conference champions, reaching the national semifinals in the 2018 College World Series before being eliminated by Arkansas.

2019 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2019 record34–26 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCraig Bell (12th year)
Brad Weitzel (12th year)
Home stadiumAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt  x‍†‍‡‍y 23–7–0 .767  58–12–0 .829
No. 18 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 21–9–0 .700  46–17–0 .730
Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 14–16–0 .467  40–21–0 .656
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 13–16–1 .450  34–22–1 .605
Florida  ‍‍‍y 13–17–0 .433  34–26–0 .567
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .267  28–28–0 .500
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .233  26–29–0 .473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y 20–10–0 .667  52–15–0 .776
No. 6 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 20–10–0 .667  46–20–0 .697
No. 14 LSU  ‍‍‍y 17–13–0 .567  40–26–0 .606
No. 20 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 16–13–1 .550  39–23–1 .627
No. 12 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 16–14–0 .533  41–27–0 .603
No. 9 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 14–16–0 .467  38–28–0 .576
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .233  30–26–0 .536
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 25, 2019[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

1st Team

2nd Team

3rd Team

  • Wil Dalton – Outfielder (Perfect Game)[4]
  • Wil Dalton – Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball)[5]
  • Wil Dalton – Outfielder (Baseball America)

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Gators predicted to finish in second place in the Eastern Division.[6]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Vanderbilt87 (9)
2Florida81 (4)
3Georgia68 (1)
4South Carolina53
5Tennessee40
6Kentucky30
7Missouri26

Preseason All-SEC teams

2nd Team

  • Tyler Dyson – Starting Pitcher

Roster

By player
2019 Florida Gators baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
22 INF Cory Acton L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL
32 RHP Justin Alintoff R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Jupiter, FL
34 INF Kris Armstrong S/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Jupiter, FL
21 RHP Nick Blasucci R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Fort Myers, FL
15 LHP Jordan Butler L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Tampa, FL
6 OF Kendrick Calilao R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Kissimmee, FL
37 RHP Nolan Crisp R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Locust Grove, GA
16 OF Wil Dalton R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Spring Hill, TN
18 RHP Tyler Dyson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Bradenton, FL
4 OF Jud Fabian R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Ocala, FL
8 INF Christian Flint R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Delray Beach, FL
30 RHP Felix Garcia R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Miami, FL
11 C Jonah Girand R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Winter Park, FL
2 C Cal Greenfield R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Chicago, IL
44 OF Austin Langworthy L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Williston, FL
23 RHP Jack Leftwich R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Orlando, FL
17 RHP David Luethje R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Vero Beach, FL
47 RHP Tommy Mace R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Tampa, FL
27 OF Nelson Maldonado R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Tampa, FL
13 INF Brady McConnell R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Merritt Island, FL
25 RHP Hunter McMullen R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Ocala, FL
52 RHP Kirby McMullen R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Ocala, FL
3 RHP Garrett Milchin  L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Windermere, FL
5 C Santino Miozzi R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Maracay, VEN
24 INF Roberto Peña R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Caracas, VEN
20 RHP Nick Pogue R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Melbourne, FL
12 INF Blake Reese S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Tallahassee, FL
28 RHP Hunter Ruth R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Gainesville, FL
14 RHP Christian Scott R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Parkland, FL
9 C Brady Smith R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Niceville, FL
55 RHP Ben Specht R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fort Myers, FL
1 OF Jacob Young R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Ponte Vedra, 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
Last update: September 25, 2020

By position
2019 Florida Gators roster
 

Pitchers

  • 3 – Garrett Milchin – Sophomore
  • 14 – Christian Scott – Freshman
  • 15 – Jordan Butler – Sophomore
  • 17 – David Luethje – Freshman
  • 18 – Tyler Dyson – Junior
  • 20 – Nick Pogue – Freshman
  • 21 – Nick Blasucci – Junior
  • 23 – Jack Leftwich – Sophomore
  • 25 – Hunter McMullen – Sophomore
  • 26 – Devin Hemenway – Sophomore
  • 28 – Hunter Ruth – Freshman
  • 30 – Felix Garcia – Junior
  • 32 – Justin Alintoff – Sophomore
  • 37 – Nolan Crisp – Freshman
  • 47 – Tommy Mace – Sophomore
  • 55 – Ben Specht – Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 2 – Cal Greenfield – Sophomore
  • 5 – Santino Miozzi – Junior
  • 9 – Brady Smith – Sophomore
  • 11 – Jonah Girand – Senior

Infielders

  • 8 – Christian Flint – Junior
  • 12 – Blake Reese – Senior
  • 13 – Brady McConnell – Sophomore
  • 22 – Cory Acton – Freshman
  • 24 – Roberto Peña – Freshman
  • 34 – Kris Armstrong – Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 1 – Jacob Young – Freshman
  • 4 – Jud Fabian – Freshman
  • 6 – Kendrick Calilao – Freshman
  • 16 – Wil Dalton – Junior
  • 27 – Nelson Maldonado – Senior
  • 44 – Austin Langworthy – Junior
  • 52 – Kirby McMullen – Junior

Coaching staff
Coaching Staff
  • 7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head Coach – 12th year
  • 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant Coach – 12th year
  • 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant Coach – 12th year
  • 31 – Lars Davis – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 5th year
  • Jon Michelini – Athletic Trainer – 6th year
  • Paul Chandler – Strength & Conditioning Coordinator – 10th year

Schedule
Legend
 Florida win
 Florida loss
 Postponement
BoldFlorida team member
2019 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason

Rankings from D1Baseball. All times Eastern. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

A sellout crowd of 6,206 witnessed Florida defeat Miami 9–3 with a four-run rally in the 7th.

Lubbock Regional
Lubbock Regional Teams
(1) Texas Tech Red Raiders (2) Dallas Baptist Patriots (3) Florida Gators (4) Army Black Knights
  First Round Semifinals Finals
                             
1 Texas Tech 11  
4 Army 2  
  1 Texas Tech 3  
  2 Dallas Baptist 2  
3 Florida 8
2 Dallas Baptist 11  
  1 Texas Tech 3 –
  2 Dallas Baptist 0 –
4 Army 5  
3 Florida 13  
  3 Florida 8
  2 Dallas Baptist 9  

Rankings
Main article: 2019 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'[11] 3 (1) 3 (1)* 3 (1)* 6 7 14 24 21 RV RV RV RV NR RV RV RV* RV* RV* NR 
Baseball America[12] 4 4 5 5 4 9 15 16 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR* NR* NR* NR 
Collegiate Baseball^[13] 6 6 13 14 16 13 19 20 NR 25 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR* NR 
NCBWA†[14] 6 6 9 9 6 16 22 18 28 28 RV RV NR RV RV RV* RV* RV* RV 
D1Baseball[15] 6 5 7 5 5 14 23 21 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR* NR NR* NR

^ 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.

References
  1. "2019 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  2. Cahill, Teddy; Collazo, Carlos (January 28, 2019). "2019 College Baseball Preseason All-Americans". Baseball America. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  3. "NCBWA ANNOUNCES 2019 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM". NCBWA. February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  4. Rooney, Mike; Ebert, Patrick (January 8, 2019). "College Preseason All-Americans". Perfect Game. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  5. "Collegiate Baseball 2019 All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. December 17, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  6. http://www.secsports.com/article/25945736/vanderbilt-picked-win-2019-sec-baseball-championship
  7. Apple, Daniel (March 2, 2019). "Florida-Winthrop Postponed; Doubleheader on Sunday". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  8. Apple, Daniel (March 16, 2019). "Florida-Mississippi State to Conclude Series with Saturday Doubleheader". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  9. Apple, Daniel (April 5, 2019). "Florida-Ole Miss to Conclude Series with Saturday Doubleheader". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  10. Apple, Daniel (May 4, 2019). "Florida-Georgia Game 2 Postponed; Doubleheader Sunday". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  11. Baseball Coaches Poll
  12. Baseball America College: Top 25
  13. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  14. NCBWA Division I poll
  15. D1 Baseball
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