2021 Florida Gators baseball team

2021 Florida Gators baseball
2021 Florida Gators baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Craig Bell; Chuck Jeroloman;
Home stadium	Florida Ballpark
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 6 Tennessee ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	.667	50	–	18	.735
No. 2 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍^y	19	–	10	.655	49	–	18	.731
Florida ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	.567	38	–	22	.633
South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	34	–	23	.596
Georgia ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	31	–	25	.554
Kentucky ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	29	–	23	.558
Missouri ‍‍‍	8	–	22	.267	15	–	36	.294
Western
No. 5 Arkansas ^x‍†‍‡‍^y	22	–	8	.733	50	–	13	.794
No. 1 Mississippi State ‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	.667	50	–	18	.735
No. 13 Ole Miss ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	.600	45	–	22	.672
No. 18 LSU ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	.433	38	–	25	.603
Alabama ‍‍‍^y	12	–	17	.414	32	–	26	.552
Auburn ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	25	–	27	.481
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	9	–	21	.300	29	–	27	.518

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2021^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2021 college baseball season. Florida competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games will be played at Florida Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, in the first season at the ballpark. The team is coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his fourteenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators enter the season looking to return to the College World Series after an early regional exit from the 2019 NCAA Tournament (no tournament held in 2020 due to COVID-19).

Previous season

The Gators finished the abridged 2020 season with a 16–1 record – highlighted by a 16–0 start – and did not play any conference games. They finished ranked No. 1 in all five major polls.

Preseason

SEC media poll

Personnel

By player

By position

Coaching Staff

2021 Florida Gators coaching staff^[2]
Name	Position	Seasons at Florida	Alma Mater
Kevin O'Sullivan	Head Coach	14	Virginia (1991)
Craig Bell	Assistant Coach	13	North Florida (1989)
Chuck Jeroloman	Assistant Coach	2	Auburn (2005)
Lars Davis	Volunteer Assistant Coach	7	Illinois (2007)

Schedule

Legend
	Florida win
	Florida loss
	Postponement
Bold	Florida team member

2021 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
February 19	No. 21 Miami	No. 1	Florida Ballpark Gainesville, FL		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
February 20	No. 21 Miami	No. 1	Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
February 21	No. 21 Miami	No. 1	Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
February 23	at North Florida		Harmon Stadium Jacksonville, FL		TV: 6:05 p.m.				–	–
February 24	North Florida		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
February 26	Samford		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
February 27	Samford		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
February 28	Samford		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
March 3	Florida Atlantic		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 5	Florida A&M		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 6	Florida A&M		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 7	Florida A&M		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 9	Georgia State		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 10	Stetson		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 12	Jacksonville		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 13	Jacksonville		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 14	Jacksonville		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 16	at Florida State		Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 19	Texas A&M		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 20	Texas A&M		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 21	Texas A&M		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 26	at South Carolina		Founders Park Columbia, SC		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 27	at South Carolina		Founders Park		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 28	at South Carolina		Founders Park		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
March 30	vs. Florida State		121 Financial Park Jacksonville, FL	Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)^[3]

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
April 2	Ole Miss		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 3	Ole Miss		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 4	Ole Miss		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 6	Stetson		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 7	Florida A&M		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 9	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 10	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 11	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 13	Florida State		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 16	Missouri		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 17	Missouri		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 18	Missouri		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 20	at Jacksonville		John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 23	at Auburn		Plainsman Park Auburn, AL		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 24	at Auburn		Plainsman Park		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 25	at Auburn		Plainsman Park		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
April 30	Vanderbilt		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
May 1	Vanderbilt		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
May 2	Vanderbilt		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
May 4	Stetson		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
May 7	at Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
May 8	at Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
May 9	at Kentucky		Kentucky Proud Park		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
May 11	at Stetson		Conrad Park DeLand, FL		Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: ESPN+				–	–
May 14	Georgia		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
May 15	Georgia		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
May 16	Georgia		Florida Ballpark		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
May 20	at Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
May 21	at Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–
May 22	at Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium		Time: TBA TV: TBA				–	–

Schedule Source:^[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[5]	1	1*
Baseball America^[6]	1
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	1
NCBWA†^[8]	1
D1Baseball^[9]	1

^ 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.

References

^ "2021 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
^ "Official Baseball Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ Barney, Justin; Pepper, Cole (January 21, 2021). "Florida, Florida State baseball game in Jacksonville off until 2022". news4jax.com. WJXT News4Jax. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^ floridagators.com
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ D1 Baseball

[1] "2021 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

[roster-2] "Official Baseball Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[3] Barney, Justin; Pepper, Cole (January 21, 2021). "Florida, Florida State baseball game in Jacksonville off until 2022". news4jax.com. WJXT News4Jax. Retrieved January 23, 2021.

[4] ridagators.com

[5] Baseball Coaches Poll

[6] Baseball America College: Top 25

[7] NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

[8] NCBWA Division I poll

[9] D1 Baseball

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v t e Florida Gators baseball
Venue	The Baseball Park (1906–1911) Fleming Field (1912–1948) Perry Field (1949–1987) Alfred A. McKethan Stadium (1988–2020) Condron Ballpark (2021–)
Rivalries	Florida State Miami
People	Head coaches MLB players
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics