2018 Florida Gators baseball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
CB	No. 3

2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
No. 3 Florida  x‍†‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			49	–	21		.700
No. 20 Georgia  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			39	–	21		.650
No. 12 South Carolina ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			37	–	26		.587
No. 16 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			35	–	27		.565
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			34	–	22		.607
Missouri  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			34	–	22		.607
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			29	–	27		.518
West Division
No. 19 Ole Miss  x‍‍‡‍y	18	–	12		.600			48	–	18		.727
No. 2 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			48	–	21		.696
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			43	–	23		.652
LSU  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			39	–	27		.591
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			39	–	29		.574
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			40	–	22		.645
Alabama  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			27	–	29		.482
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Florida faces Florida State in front of a sell-out crowd at McKethan Stadium

The 2018 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2018 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 eleventh season as Florida head coach. The Gators entered the season as the defending national champions, having defeated LSU two games to none in the championship series of the 2017 College World Series.

Roster

By player

2018 Florida Gators baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 35 LHP Andrew Baker L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Haines City, FL 32 OF Keenan Bell L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Jacksonville, FL 21 RHP Nick Blasucci  R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Fort Myers, FL 15 LHP Jordan Butler L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 17 RHP Michael Byrne R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Orlando, FL 1 RHP Connor Churchill R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Palm Harbor, FL 14 INF Jose Ciccarello R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 16 OF Wil Dalton R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Spring Hill, TN 18 RHP Tyler Dyson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Bradenton, FL 30 RHP Felix Garcia R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Miami, FL 11 C Jonah Girand R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Winter Park, FL 10 LHP Colton Gordon L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bradenton, FL 2 C Cal Greenfield R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Chicago, IL 26 LHP Nick Horvath R/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Jupiter, FL 6 INF Jonathan India R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Coral Springs, FL 37 RHP Jackson Kowar R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC 44 OF Austin Langworthy L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Williston, FL 23 RHP Jack Leftwich R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Orlando, FL 8 INF Deacon Liput L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Oviedo, FL 34 RHP Nick Long R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Sarasota, FL 47 RHP Tommy Mace R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 27 OF Nelson Maldonado R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Tampa, FL 36 LHP Cole Maye L/L 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) So Huntersville, NC 4 INF Brady McConnell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Merritt Island, FL 25 RHP Hunter McMullen R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Ocala, FL 52 RHP Kirby McMullen R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Ocala, FL 3 INF Garrett Milchin  L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Windermere, FL 12 INF Blake Reese S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Tallahassee, FL 28 RHP Hunter Ruth  R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Gainesville, FL 22 C J. J. Schwarz (C) R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Palm Beach Gardens, FL 5 INF Shane Shifflett S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Fr Venice, FL 51 RHP Brady Singer R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Eustis, FL 9 C Brady Smith R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Niceville, 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: March 17, 2018

By position

2018 Florida Gators roster
Pitchers 1 – Connor Churchill – Freshman 3 – Garrett Milchin – Sophomore 10 – Colton Gordon – Freshman 15 – Jordan Butler – Freshman 17 – Michael Byrne – Junior 18 – Tyler Dyson – Sophomore 21 – Nick Blasucci – Junior 23 – Jack Leftwich – Freshman 25 – Hunter McMullen – Freshman 26 – Nick Horvath – Senior 28 – Hunter Ruth – Freshman 30 – Felix Garcia – Freshman 34 – Nick Long – Sophomore 35 – Andrew Baker – Sophomore 36 – Cole Maye – Sophomore 37 – Jackson Kowar – Junior 44 – Austin Langworthy – Sophomore 47 – Tommy Mace – Freshman 51 – Brady Singer – Junior 52 – Kirby McMullen – Sophomore		Catchers 2 – Cal Greenfield – Freshman 9 – Brady Smith – Freshman 11 – Jonah Girand – Junior 22 – J. J. Schwarz – Senior Infielders 3 – Garrett Milchin – Sophomore 6 – Jonathan India – Junior 8 – Deacon Liput – Junior 12 – Blake Reese – Junior 14 – Jose Cicarello – Freshman 18 – Tyler Dyson – Freshman 22 – J. J. Schwarz – Senior 27 – Nelson Maldonado – Sophomore 32 – Keenan Bell – Sophomore		Outfielders 12 – Blake Reese – Junior 16 – Wil Dalton – Sophomore 26 – Nick Horvath – Senior 27 – Nelson Maldonado – Junior 32 – Keenan Bell – Sophomore 35 – Andrew Baker – Sophomore 44 – Austin Langworthy – Sophomore 52 – Kirby McMullen – Sophomore

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head Coach – 11th year 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant Coach – 11th year 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant Coach – 11th year 31 – Lars Davis – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 4th year Jon Michelini – Athletic Trainer – 5th year Paul Chandler – Strength & Conditioning Coordinator – 9th year

Schedule

Legend
	Florida win
	Florida loss
	Postponement
Bold	Florida team member

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

Rankings

Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = 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'	1 (26)	1 (26)*	1 (26)*	1 (19)	2 (3)	2	2 (2)	1 (26)	1 (29)	1 (30)	1 (19)	1 (19)	1 (19)	1 (30)	3 (12)	1 (15)	1 (15)*	1(15)*	3
Baseball America	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1*	1*	3
Collegiate Baseball^	1	1	2	2	6	4	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	4	2	2	3
NCBWA†	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	3	4	2	2*

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.