1997 Florida Gators baseball team

1997 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 16 Florida ^x‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	40	–	24	.625
No. 25 Tennessee ^x‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	42	–	19	.689
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	14	–	16	.467	31	–	24	.564
South Carolina ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	33	–	24	.579
Kentucky ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	20	–	34	.370
Georgia ‍‍‍	8	–	22	.267	28	–	27	.509
Western
No. 1 LSU ^x‍†‍‍	22	–	7	.759	57	–	13	.814
No. 2 Alabama ‍‍‡‍	20	–	9	.690	56	–	14	.800
No. 7 Mississippi State ‍‍‍	19	–	11	.633	47	–	21	.691
No. 6 Auburn ‍‍‍	17	–	12	.586	50	–	17	.746
Arkansas ‍‍‍	15	–	14	.517	36	–	20	.643
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	6	–	24	.200	22	–	31	.415

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion Rankings from Baseball America

The 1997 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 1997 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 Andy Lopez, who was in his third season at Florida.

Roster

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
18	INF	David Eckstein	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Sanford, FL
23	OF	Dwight Edge	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Apopka, FL
2	INF	Mark Ellis	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Rapid City, SD
47	OF	Mike Floyd	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Brandon, FL
22	RHP	Josh Fogg	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Margate, FL
37	OF	Brian Haught	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	So	Tampa, FL
24	INF	Chuck Hazzard	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Dallas, TX
13	INF	Josh Hudson	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Columbus, GA
40	C	Todd Johannes	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	So	Miami, FL
30	RHP	Chris Knollin	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	So	Melrose Park, IL
5	INF	Ty Martin	S/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Melbourne, FL
34	RHP	Matt McClendon	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Orlando, FL
28	C	Octavio Medina	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Miami, FL
11	INF	Derek Nicholson	S/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Torrance, CA
25	LHP	Sergio Rodriguez	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Miami, FL
15	C	Casey Smith	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Dallas, TX

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