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2024 Florida Gators baseball
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record36–30 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chuck Jeroloman
  • Taylor Black
  • David Kopp
Home stadium Condron Ballpark
Seasons
←  2023
2025 →
2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee x‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 8   .733 58 – 13   .817
No. 2 Kentucky x‍†‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 46 – 16   .742
No. 10 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 43 – 17   .717
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 13 – 17   .433 38 – 23   .623
Florida ‍‍‍y 13 – 17   .433 36 – 30   .545
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 13 – 17   .433 37 – 25   .597
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 23 – 32   .418
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 44 – 16   .733
No. 4 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 53 – 13   .803
No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 40 – 23   .635
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 13 – 17   .433 33 – 24   .579
No. 24 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 – 17   .433 43 – 23   .652
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 27 – 29   .482
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 27 – 26   .509
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 22, 2024 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2024 college baseball season. Florida competes in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games will be played at Condron Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, in the fourth season at the ballpark. The team is coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his seventeenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators enter the season looking to return to the College World Series after finishing as the national runner-up to LSU in last year's NCAA tournament, as well as defend their 2023 SEC championship.

The Gators' turbulent regular season began with a season-opening loss to St. John's in a rain-curtailed series. This set the tone for the non-conference slate, as Florida went 8–6 in midweek games, including a sweep by Florida State in their annual rivalry series. The Gators opened conference play with three ranked series wins, including on the road in a national championship rematch against LSU, and against 2024 College World Series team Texas A&M. This start was derailed when the Gators were swept by last-place Missouri, with Missouri winning each game by a single run. They continued to add to their conference deficit by winning only one game in each of their next five series, including back-to-back-to-back series against top five teams in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky. However, Florida was able to log a final series win at No. 9 Georgia. This guaranteed they would meet the minimum eligibility criterion for a potential at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament despite their first round loss to Vanderbilt in the conference tournament.

With a 28–27 record, the Gators were awarded the third seed in the Stillwater regional, where they overcame the losers' bracket to win over host Oklahoma State. This set up a Super Regional showdown against No. 6 national seed Clemson, and marked the first time head coach Kevin O'Sullivan would return to Clemson since he departed Jack Leggett's staff after the 2007 season when he was hired by Florida. [2] Florida completed the sweep in what was billed as instant classic when Michael Robertson hit a walk-off, 2- RBI double in the 13th inning after 5 hours and 4 minutes, claiming Game 2 11–10, and sending the Gators to their fourteenth College World Series just a year after coming up short against LSU in the national championship series. [3]

At the College World Series, a sluggish offensive performance in which the Gators struck out 16 times and went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position resulted in a 3–2 loss to Texas A&M in the opening round. [4] However, victories against NC State and Kentucky in the losers' bracket set up a rematch against Texas A&M in the semifinal. The season would ultimately come to an end here, where the Gators were again sluggish on offense, this time hitting 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position in a 6–0 shutout loss, falling short of returning to the CWS Championship Series. [5]

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Infielders Cade Kurland and Colby Shelton, relief pitcher Brandon Neely, and two-way player Jac Caglianone were named to the All-SEC preseason first team. Caglianone was also named to the All-SEC preseason second team as a starting pitcher. [6]

Preseason All-SEC First Team
Player No. Position Class
Jac Caglianone 14 1B Junior
Cade Kurland 4 2B Sophomore
Brandon Neely 22 P Junior
Colby Shelton 10 SS Sophomore
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Player No. Position Class
Jac Caglianone 14 P Junior

Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 8, 2024. [6]

SEC East Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish 		Team Points
1 Florida 88 (11)
2 Tennessee 75 (2)
3 Vanderbilt 73 (1)
4 South Carolina 50
5 Kentucky 44
6 Georgia 36
7 Missouri 19

Roster

2024 Florida Gators baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 INF Dale Thomas R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr De Leon Springs, FL
2 OF Ty Evans R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Auburndale, FL
3 LHP Cade Fisher L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Dalton, GA
4 INF Cade Kurland R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tampa, FL
5 INF Summy Mummau R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Palm Harbor, FL
6 INF Tyler Shelnut R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lake City, FL
8 RHP Christian Rodriguez R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Coral Springs, FL
9 RHP Luke McNeillie L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Milton, GA
10 INF Colby Shelton L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lexington, SC
11 OF Michael Robertson L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Venice, FL
12 RHP Liam Peterson R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Palm Harbor, FL
13 RHP Ryan Slater R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Palm Harbor, FL
14 LHP Jac Caglianone L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Tampa, FL
15 INF Landon Russell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Phenix City, AL
16 OF Hayden Yost L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
17 LHP Jacob Gomberg L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Coral Springs, FL
18 LHP Pierce Coppola L/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS So Verona, NJ
20 RHP Jake Clemente R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Coral Springs, FL
21 RHP Caden McDonald R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
22 RHP Brandon Neely R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Seville, FL
23 INF John Martinez R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Orlando, FL
24 OF Blake Brookins L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Palmetto Bay, FL
25 RHP Reilly Witmer R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Naples, FL
26 C Tanner Garrison R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Dallas, TX
27 RHP Fisher Jameson R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Lake Worth, FL
28 C Luke Heyman R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Longwood, FL
29 C Brody Donay R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Lakeland, FL
30 OF Ashton Wilson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Orlando, FL
31 LHP Frank Menendez L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Miami, FL
32 RHP Grayson Smith R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Rocky Face, GA
33 LHP Robert Satin L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
34 RHP Alex Philpott R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
41 RHP Blake Purnell R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Boynton Beach, FL
44 INF Armando Albert L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Plantation, FL
48 RHP Hunter Jones R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Anthony, FL
50 OF Jaylen Guy R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Greensboro, NC
Head coach

7 Kevin O'Sullivan

Assistant coach(es)

Taylor Black
Chuck Jeroloman
David Kopp
Mike Rivera

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 9, 2024

Schedule

Legend
  Florida win
  Florida loss
  Postponement
Bold Florida team member
2024 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
Postseason
SEC tournament (0–1)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		SECT
Record
May 21 vs. (8) Vanderbilt
First round		 (9) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL		 L 3–6 B. Cunningham (7–4) P. Coppola (0–4) B. Seiber (5) 9,240 28–27 0–1
NCAA tournament: Stillwater Regional (4–1)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		Regional
Record
May 31 vs. (2) Nebraska
First round		 (3) O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		 W 5–2 L. Peterson (3–4) B. Sears (9–1) B. Neely (3) 4,709 29–27 1–0
June 1 at No. 16 (1) Oklahoma State
Second round		 (3) O'Brate Stadium L 1–7 B. Holiday (7–3) J. Caglianone (5–2) None 5,593 29–28 1–1
June 2 (1) vs. (2) Nebraska
Second round elimination game		 (3) O'Brate Stadium W 17–11 R. Slater (5–2) J. Brockett (3–3) None 4,645 30–28 2–1
June 2 (2) at No. 16 (1) Oklahoma State
Regional final game 1		 (3) O'Brate Stadium W 5–2 B. Neely (3–4) C. Benge (3–2) None 5,173 31–28 3–1
June 3 at No. 16 (1) Oklahoma State
Regional final game 2		 (3) O'Brate Stadium W 4–2 F. Menendez (1–0) T. Molsky (6–3) F. Jameson (3) 4,811 32–28 4–1
NCAA tournament: Clemson Super Regional (2–0)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		Super Reg.
Record
June 8 at No. 3 (6) Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, SC		 W 10–7 F. Jameson (5–0) T. Smith (2–1) B. Neely (4) 6,492 33–28 1–0
June 9 at No. 3 (6) Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 11–1013 L. McNeillie (4–6) E. Darden (5–5) None 6,423 34–28 2–0
NCAA tournament: College World Series (2–2)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		CWS
Record
June 15 vs. No. 4 (3) Texas A&M
First round		 Charles Schwab Field
Omaha, NE		 L 2–3 C. Cortez (10–3) L. Peterson (3–5) E. Aschenbeck (10) 25,774 34–29 0–1
June 17 vs. No. 11 (10) NC State
First round elimination game		 Charles Schwab Field W 5–4 C. Fisher (4–3) D. Fritton (3–7) B. Neely (5) 23,578 35–29 1–1
June 18 vs. No. 2 (2) Kentucky
Second round elimination game		 Charles Schwab Field Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: June 19 [12]
June 19 (1) vs. No. 2 (2) Kentucky
Second round elimination game		 Charles Schwab Field W 15–4 P. Coppola (1–4) D. Niman (8–5) None 23,687 36–29 2–1
June 19 (2) vs. No. 4 (3) Texas A&M
Semifinals		 Charles Schwab Field L 0–6 J. Lamkin (3–2) L. Peterson (3–6) None 25,429 36–30 2–2
Schedule source: [13]

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

Record vs. conference opponents

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

2024 SEC baseball records

Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 13–17 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 . ALA W4 5–5 0–2
ARK 20–10 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 1–2 . ARK W1 7–3 3–0
AUB 8–22 2–1 1–2 . . 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 AUB W7 2–8 0–4
FLA 13–17 . 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 FLA E5 4–6 0–1
UGA 17–13 3–0 . . 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 UGA E3 5–5 3–1
KEN 22–8 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 . . 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 KEN E2 8–2 4–0
LSU 13–17 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 3–0 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 LSU W5 4–6 1–2
MSU 17–13 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 MSU W3 6–4 1–0
MIZZ 9–21 . 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 1–9 1–3
MISS 11–19 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 . MISS W6 4–6 0–3
SCAR 13–17 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 0–3 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 SCAR E6 4–6 1–2
TENN 22–8 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 TENN E1 9–1 3–0
TAMU 19–11 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 3–0 TAMU W2 7–3 2–0
VAN 13–17 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 VAN E4 4–6 2–3
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for entire regular season. Tie Brkrs: TENN>KEN head to head. MSU>UGA head to head. ALA>VAN & FLA>SCAR & LSU TENN common. VAN>FLA head to head. SCAR>LSU ARK common. ARK SEC Tournament seed>KEN, ARK West champion.

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches' [14]3 (5)3 (5)*4 (2)71186 (1)918RV———————*
Baseball America [15]455610844—————————*
NCBWA† [16]3668151081024—RVRVRVRVRVRV13
D1Baseball [17]2444866624————————*
Perfect Game [18]46681164616———————14

† 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

  1. ^ "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Carter, Scott (June 7, 2024). "Friends & Foes: Gators-Clemson Series Stirs Memories for O'Sullivan, Bakich". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Carter, Scott (June 9, 2024). "Gators Win an Instant Classic, Earn Trip to College World Series". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Carter, Scott (June 16, 2024). "College World Series: Texas A&M 3, Gators 2 — Kurland Robbed of Go-Ahead Homer, UF Cold with Runners on Base". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Carter, Scott (June 19, 2024). "College World Series: Texas A&M 6, Gators 0 — Four Aggie Pitchers Combine for 4-Hit Shutout to End Gators' Postseason Run". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "2024 Baseball Preseason Poll, All-SEC Team announced". Southeastern Conference. secsports.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (February 17, 2024). "Saturday's Game vs. St. John's Canceled". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  8. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (February 18, 2024). "Sunday Finale Against St. John's Canceled". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  9. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (March 4, 2024). "Tuesday's Game vs. FAU Rescheduled for April 30". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  10. ^ Grigg, Oliver (April 26, 2024). "Hogs, Gators To Play Doubleheader Saturday". arkansasrazorbacks.com. University of Arkansas. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  11. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (May 2, 2024). "Schedule Change: Florida to Play Friday Doubleheader vs. Tennessee". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  12. ^ Hutchison, Matthew (June 18, 2024). "CWS: Florida vs. Kentucky Moved to Wednesday at 11 a.m." floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  13. ^ floridagators.com
  14. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  15. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  16. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  17. ^ D1 Baseball
  18. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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