2019 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt  xy 2370 .76758120 .829
No. 18 Georgia  y 2190 .70046170 .730
Tennessee  y 14160 .46740210 .656
Missouri   13161 .45034221 .605
Florida  y 13170 .43334260 .567
South Carolina   8220 .26728280 .500
Kentucky   7230 .23326290 .473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State  xy 20100 .66752150 .776
No. 6 Arkansas  xy 20100 .66746200 .697
No. 14 LSU  y 17130 .56740260 .606
No. 20 Texas A&M  y 16131 .55039231 .627
No. 12 Ole Miss  y 16140 .53341270 .603
No. 9 Auburn  y 14160 .46738280 .576
Alabama   7230 .23330260 .536
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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.

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 Injured 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 25, 2020

By position

2019 Florida Gators roster
 

Pitchers

  • 3 – Garrett Milchin – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 14 – Christian Scott – Freshman
  • 15 – Jordan Butler – Sophomore
  • 17 – David Luethje – Freshman
  • 18 – Tyler DysonJunior
  • 20 – Nick Pogue – Freshman
  • 21 – Nick Blasucci – Redshirt Junior
  • 23 – Jack Leftwich – Sophomore
  • 25 – Hunter McMullen – Sophomore
  • 26 – Devin Hemenway – Sophomore
  • 28 – Hunter Ruth – Redshirt Freshman
  • 30 – Felix Garcia – Redshirt Junior
  • 32 – Justin Alintoff – Sophomore
  • 37 – Nolan Crisp – Freshman
  • 47 – Tommy MaceSophomore
  • 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 FabianFreshman
  • 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
February
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
February 15Long Beach StateNo. 6McKethan Stadium
Gainesville, FL
8–2Butler (1–0)Seminaris (0–1)None4,8511–0
February 16Long Beach StateNo. 6McKethan Stadium5–2Mace (1–0)Baayoun (0–1)Crisp (1)4,3442–0
February 17Long Beach StateNo. 6McKethan Stadium3–1Leftwich (1–0)Ruiz (0–1)Crisp (2)3,9813–0
February 19at South FloridaNo. 5USF Baseball Stadium
Tampa, FL
1–6Stuart (1–0)McMullen (0–1)None2,3633–1
February 20North FloridaNo. 5McKethan Stadium1–7Michaelis (1–1)Scott (0–1)None3,2813–2
February 22Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 5McKethan Stadium2–5McKendry (2–0)Butler (1–1)Federman (1)4,7753–3
February 23Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 5McKethan Stadium9–3Mace (2–0)Gates (0–1)Crisp (3)6,2064–3
February 24Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 5McKethan Stadium4–1Leftwich (2–0)Van Belle (1–1)Crisp (4)4,3985–3
February 26at JacksonvilleNo. 7John Sessions Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
5–410Scott (1–1)Mauloni (0–1)Crisp (5)1,1226–3
February 27UCFNo. 7McKethan Stadium9–12Westberg (1–0)McMullen (0–2)Hakanson (1)3,1676–4
March
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 1WinthropNo. 7McKethan Stadium16–4Dyson (1–0)Harris (0–1)None3,3357–4
March 2WinthropNo. 7McKethan StadiumPostponed (rain) Makeup: March 3 as a doubleheader[7]
March 3 (1)WinthropNo. 7McKethan Stadium28–5Mace (3–0)Peek (1–1)None3,3578–4
March 3 (2)WinthropNo. 7McKethan Stadium5–37Leftwich (3–0)Pawelczyk (2–1)Crisp (6)3,1929–4
March 5Florida Gulf CoastNo. 5McKethan Stadium15–0Scott (2–1)Bitner (1–1)None2,92910–4
March 6Florida Gulf CoastNo. 5McKethan Stadium2–7Lumbert (2–1)Luethje (0–1)None2,95510–5
March 8YaleNo. 5McKethan Stadium6–5Mace (4–0)Politz (2–1)Crisp (7)3,24911–5
March 9YaleNo. 5McKethan Stadium15–1Leftwich (4–0)Nambiar (0–2)None3,75612–5
March 10YaleNo. 5McKethan Stadium4–3Dyson (2–0)Stiegler (1–2)Ruth (1)3,24813–5
March 12No. 10 Florida State
Rivalry
No. 5McKethan Stadium20–7Alintoff (1–0)Haney (2–1)None5,38514–5
March 15No. 6 Mississippi StateNo. 5McKethan Stadium5–6Small (2–0)Mace (4–1)None4,21514–60–1
March 16 (1)No. 6 Mississippi StateNo. 5McKethan Stadium5–10Ginn (5–0)Leftwich (4–1)Liebelt (2)4,01914–70–2
March 16 (2)[a]No. 6 Mississippi StateNo. 5McKethan Stadium4–2Dyson (2–0)James (2–1)Scott (1)3,24715–71–2
March 19JacksonvilleNo. 14McKethan Stadium13–8Crisp (1–0)Murphy (1–1)Alintoff (1)3,22316–7
March 21at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 14Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN
0–5Fellows (5–0)Mace (4–2)None3,19116–81–3
March 22at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 14Hawkins Field2–15Raby (4–0)Leftwich (4–2)None3,62616–91–4
March 23at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 14Hawkins Field4–14Rocker (2–2)Dyson (3–1)Brown (5)3,62616–101–5
March 26vs. No. 20 Florida State
Rivalry
No. 23Baseball Grounds
Jacksonville, FL
4–2Scott (2–1)Velez (2–2)None8,04117–10
March 29AlabamaNo. 23McKethan Stadium3–1Mace (5–2)Finnerty (4–3)None4,52118–102–5
March 30AlabamaNo. 23McKethan Stadium12–3Scott (3–1)Love (3–1)None5,15619–103–5
March 31AlabamaNo. 23McKethan Stadium6–3Ruth (1–0)Ras (1–2)None3,78520–104–5
^[a] Rescheduled from March 17 due to the threat of rain.[8]
April
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
April 2Florida A&MNo. 21McKethan Stadium12–1Crisp (2–0)Wilson (1–3)None3,03621–10
April 5at No. 18 Ole MissNo. 21Swayze Field
Oxford, MS
4–12Myers (2–0)Mace (5–3)None11,02621–114–6
April 6 (1)at No. 18 Ole MissNo. 21Swayze Field4–16Nikhazy (3–2)Dyson (3–2)None10,22021–124–7
April 6 (2)[b]at No. 18 Ole MissNo. 21Swayze Field10–12Caracci (1–1)Crisp (2–1)None10,22021–134–8
April 9at Florida State
Rivalry
Dick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
3–1Specht (1–0)Haney (2–2)None5,36822–13
April 11South CarolinaMcKethan Stadium9–5Mace (6–3)Morgan (3–2)None3,41423–135–8
April 12South CarolinaMcKethan Stadium3–6Tringali (2–0)Scott (3–2)None4,53123–145–9
April 13South CarolinaMcKethan Stadium6–4Luethje (1–1)Sweatt (2–3)None4,90824–146–9
April 16JacksonvilleMcKethan Stadium8–4Crisp (3–1)Temple (2–1)Pogue (1)3,33725–14
April 18at No. 14 LSUAlex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
16–9Mace (7–3)Hilliard (0–2)None10,13226–147–9
April 19at No. 14 LSUAlex Box Stadium1–13Henry (4–2)Scott (3–3)Peterson (2)10,76626–157–10
April 20at No. 14 LSUAlex Box Stadium2–11Walker (3–3)Leftwich (4–3)None11,32726–167–11
April 23Florida AtlanticMcKethan Stadium11–13Schneider (3–1)Langworthy (0–1)None2,88626–17
April 26KentuckyMcKethan Stadium10–8Scott (4–3)Ramsey (2–4)Crisp (8)3,66427–178–11
April 27KentuckyMcKethan Stadium1–5Thompson (4–1)Leftwich (4–4)None4,06827–188–12
April 28KentuckyMcKethan Stadium12–8Scott (5–3)Coleman (2–4)None3,40128–189–12
^[b] Rescheduled from April 7 due to the threat of rain.[9]
May
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 3at No. 9 GeorgiaFoley Field
Athens, GA
4–6Locey (8–1)Mace (7–4)Kristofak (6)3,10628–199–13
May 4at No. 9 GeorgiaFoley FieldPostponed (rain) Makeup: May 5 as a 7-inning doubleheader[10]
May 5 (1)at No. 9 GeorgiaFoley Field1–97Elliott (6–3)Leftwich (4–5)None2,84528–209–14
May 5 (2)at No. 9 GeorgiaFoley Field1–47Wilcox (2–0)Crisp (3–2)None2,84528–219–15
May 7South FloridaMcKethan Stadium7–3Pogue (1–0)Yager (2–2)Specht (1)3,08229–21
May 10TennesseeMcKethan Stadium10–9Crisp (4–2)Walsh (0–2)None3,54230–2110–15
May 11TennesseeMcKethan Stadium7–8Crochet (4–3)Specht (1–1)Sewell (1)3,65930–2210–16
May 12TennesseeMcKethan Stadium4–5Jackson (1–0)Crisp (4–3)Hunley (1)3,26530–2310–17
May 16at No. 24 MissouriTaylor Stadium
Columbia, MO
5–4Mace (8–4)Ash (2–2)Butler (1)2,31031–2311–17
May 17at No. 24 MissouriTaylor Stadium2–0Leftwich (5–5)Sikkema (7–4)None3,18232–2312–17
May 18at No. 24 MissouriTaylor Stadium4–3Scott (6–3)Dulle (4–4)None1,67533–2313–17
Postseason
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSECT Record
May 21vs. No. 13 (6) Texas A&M(11)Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL
7–810Kalich (2–1)Crisp (4–4)None4,13533–240–1
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordRegional Record
May 31vs. No. 24 (2) Dallas Baptist(3)Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Lubbock, TX
8–11Johnson (5–2)Mace (8–5)None4,53033–250–1
June 1vs. (4) Army(3)Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park13–5Leftwich (6–5)Giovinco (8–6)None4,56734–251–1
June 2vs. No. 24 (2) Dallas Baptist(3)Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park8–9Fouse (6–0)Pogue (1–1)Carraway (5)4,67934–261–2

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 RoundSemifinalsFinals
1Texas Tech11
4Army2
1Texas Tech3
2Dallas Baptist2
3Florida8
2Dallas Baptist11
1Texas Tech
2Dallas Baptist
Lower round 1Lower final
3Florida8
4Army52Dallas Baptist9
3Florida13

Record vs. conference opponents


Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA7–231–21–20–30–3.1–20–3.1–22–1.1–20–3ALAW71–90–4
ARK20–102–12–1..2–13–02–13–01–2.3–01–21–2ARKW17–33–0
AUB14–162–11–2.1–2.1–21–2.2–12–13–01–20–3AUBW64–61–1
FLA13–173–0..0–32–11–21–23–00–32–11–2.0–3FLAE54–62–3
UGA21–93–0.2–13–02–12–10–33–0.3–01–2.2–1UGAE28–24–1
KEN7–23.1–2.1–21–20–3.1–22–11–20–30–30–3KENE71–90–4
LSU17–132–10–32–12–11–23–03–01–21–2..2–1.LSUW36–42–1
MSU20–103–01–22–12–13–0.0–3.3–02–12–12–1.MSUW28–23–1
MIZZ13–16.0–3.0–30–32–12–1.2–13–02–11–11–2MIZZE45–41–3
MISS16–142–12–11–23–0.1–22–10–31–2.1–23–0.MISSW55–52–1
SCAR8–221–2.1–21–20–32–1.1–20–3.1–21–20–3SCARE61–90–3
TENN14–16.0–30–32–12–13–0.1–21–22–12–1.1–2TENNE35–51–2
TAMU16–132–12–12–1..3–01–21–21–10–32–1.2–1TAMUW46–31–1
VAN23–73–02–13–03–01–23–0..2–1.3–02–11–2VANE18–25–0
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[11]3 (1)3 (1)*3 (1)*67142421RVRVRVRVRVRVRV*RV*RV*
Baseball America[12]4455491516—*—*—*
Collegiate Baseball^[13]6613141613192025—*
NCBWA[14]669961622182828RVRVRVRVRV*RV*RV*RV
D1Baseball[15]65755142321—*—*

^ 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.

2019 MLB draft

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Brady McConnell SS 2 44 Kansas City Royals
Tyler Dyson RHP 5 153 Washington Nationals
Wil Dalton OF 8 257 Boston Red Sox
Nelson Maldonado OF 21 642 Chicago Cubs

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