2014 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2014 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2014 college baseball season. This was the Gators' 100th season of baseball. They 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 Kevin O'Sullivan, who was in his seventh season at Florida. The Gators entered the season looking to build upon their appearance in the 2013 NCAA tournament, where they were eliminated after consecutive losses to Austin Peay and Valparaiso.

Roster By player

By position 2014 Florida Gators roster Pitchers 3 – Dane Dunning – Freshman 4 – Jay Carmichael – Sophomore 10 – A. J. Puk – Freshman 13 – Kirby Snead – Freshman 14 – Bobby Poyner – Junior 15 – Danny Young – Sophomore 16 – Justin Shafer – Junior 18 – Mike Vinson – Sophomore 21 – Corey Stump – Sophomore 22 – Karsten Whitson – Junior 24 – Ryan Harris – Junior 25 – Eric Hanhold – Sophomore 26 – Tyler Deel – Freshman 27 – Aaron Rhodes – Sophomore 28 – Keenan Kish – Junior 30 – Scott Moss – Freshman 32 – Logan Shore – Freshman 34 – Brett Morales – Freshman 35 – Dean Pelman – Freshman 37 – Shaun Anderson – Freshman 39 – Frank Rubio – Freshman Catchers 6 – Keith Oren – Freshman 17 – Taylor Gushue – Junior 29 – Mike Fahrman – Junior 33 – Braden Mattson – Junior

Infielders 2 – Casey Turgeon – Junior 5 – Zack Powers – Junior 10 – A. J. Puk – Freshman 11 – Josh Tobias – Junior 12 – Richie Martin – Sophomore 20 – Pete Alonso – Freshman 38 – Jason Lombardozzi – Sophomore 44 – John Sternagel – Freshman Outfielders 8 – Harrison Bader – Sophomore 16 – Justin Shafer – Junior 23 – Buddy Reed – Freshman 66 – Ryan Larson – Freshman

Coaches Coaching Staff Kevin O'Sullivan – Head coach – 7th year Craig Bell – Assistant coach – 7th year Brad Weitzel – Assistant coach – 7th year Buddy Munroe – Volunteer assistant coach – 3rd year Jon Michelini – Athletic trainer – 1st year Paul Chandler – Strength & conditioning coordinator – 5th year

Schedule

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|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || Maryland || No. 20 || McKethan Stadium || 4–0 || Poyner (1–0) || Stinnett (0–1) || Young (1) || 4,026 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 15 || Maryland || No. 20 || McKethan Stadium || 7–9 || Shawaryn (1–0) || Morales (0–1) || Mooney (1) || 3,900 || 1–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 16 || Maryland || No. 20 || McKethan Stadium || 8–58 || Hanhold (1–0) || Price (0–1) || Harris (1) || 3,742 || 2–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 18 || UCF || No. 20 || McKethan Stadium || 5–1 || Young (1–0) || Marotta (0–1) || None || 2,994 || 3–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 19 || || No. 20 || McKethan Stadium || 8–7 || Harris (1–0) || McMahon (0–1) || Anderson (1) || 2,740 || 4–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 21 || at No. 17 Rivalry || No. 20 || Coral Gables, FL || 4–6 || Diaz (2–0) || Poyner (1–1) || Garcia (1) || 3,481 || 4–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 22 || at No. 17 Miami (FL)Rivalry || No. 20 || Alex Rodriguez Park || 2–5 || Hammond (1–0) || Hanhold (1–1) || Garcia (2) || 4,076 || 4–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 23 || at No. 17 Miami (FL)Rivalry || No. 20 || Alex Rodriguez Park || 6–4 || Puk (1–0) || Suarez (1–1) || Hanhold (1) || 3,500 || 5–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 27 || || No. 23 || McKethan Stadium || 1–2 || Murray (2–0) || Shore (0–1) || Anderson (3) || 2,888 || 5–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 28 || || No. 23 || McKethan Stadium || 0–6 || Duchene (1–1) || Poyner (1–2) || None || 3,097 || 5–5 || –

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 1 || Florida Gulf Coast || No. 23 || McKethan Stadium || 4–0 || Whitson (1–0) || Deckert (1–2) || Rhodes (1) || 4,157 || 6–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 2 || Illinois || No. 23 || McKethan Stadium || 1–5 || Johnson (2–0) || Puk (1–1) || Jay (3) || 3,132 || 6–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 4 || vs. || || Bayfront StadiumPensacola, FL|| 4–2 || Rhodes (1–0) || Johnson (0–2) || Harris (2) || 4,720 || 7–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 7 || Connecticut || || McKethan Stadium || 1–011 || Hanhold (2–1) || Ruotolo (1–2) || None || 2,535 || 8–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 8 || Connecticut || || McKethan Stadium || 2–110 || Poyner (2–2) || Slade (0–1) || None || 3,092 || 9–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 9 || Connecticut || || McKethan Stadium || 6–510 || Poyner (3–2) || Ruotolo (1–2) || None || 3,015 || 10–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 12 || || || McKethan Stadium || 13–5 || Young (2–0) || Learnard (1–2) || None || 2,603 || 11–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 14 || Arkansas || || McKethan Stadium || 2–1 || Shore (1–1) || Beeks (3–2) || Rhodes (2) || 3,120 || 12–6 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 15 || Arkansas || || McKethan Stadium || 1–0 || Hanhold (3–1) || Killian (0–3) || Harris (3) || 3,557 || 13–6 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 16 || Arkansas || || McKethan Stadium || 3–9 || Stone (3–0) || Puk (1–2) || Gunn (2) || 3,178 || 13–7 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 18 || No. 1 Florida StateRivalry || || McKethan Stadium || 3–1 || Rhodes (2–0) || Miller (1–1) || Poyner (1) || 5,657 || 14–7 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 21 || at || || Olsen FieldCollege Station, TX || 5–311 || Puk (2–2) || Jester (2–1) || Rhodes (3) || 5,111 || 15–7 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 22 || at Texas A&M || || Olsen Field || 4–5 || Long (3–0) || Hanhold (3–2) || Jester (3) || 5,726 || 15–8 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 23 || at Texas A&M || || Olsen Field || 3–411 || Minter (1–0) || Rhodes (2–1) || None || 3,770 || 15–9 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 25 || vs. No. 1 Florida StateRivalry || || Baseball GroundsJacksonville, FL || 4–1 || Young (3–0) || Miller (1–2) || Harris (4) || 10,125 || 16–9 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 29 (1) || No. 4 || || McKethan Stadium || 2–1 || Rhodes (3–1) || Nola (5–1) || None || 2,998 || 17–9 || 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 29 (2) || No. 4 LSU || || McKethan Stadium || 6–2 || Shore (2–1) || Poche (5–2) || Poyner (2) || 2,860 || 18–9 || 5–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 30 || No. 4 LSU || || McKethan Stadium || 11–7 || Snead (1–0) || Person (1–1) || None || 4,012 || 19–9 || 6–3

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 1 || || No. 20 || McKethan Stadium || 4–511 || Alexander (3–0) || Rhodes (3–2) || None || 2,904 || 19–10 || 6–3 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 4 || at No. 19 Kentucky || No. 20 || Cliff Hagan StadiumLexington, KY || 1–17 || Reed (6–1) || Hanhold (3–3) || None || 2,133 || 19–11 || 6–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 5 || at No. 19 Kentucky || No. 20 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 11–10 || Shore (3–1) || Shepherd (5–2) || Puk (1) || 1,992 || 20–11 || 7–4 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 6 || at No. 19 Kentucky || No. 20 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 8–9 || Dwyer (3–1) || Poyner (3–3) || Cody (2) || 1,920 || 20–12 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 8 || at No. 1 Florida StateRivalry || No. 25 || Tallahassee, FL|| 8–0 || Young (4–0) || Strode (0–1) || None || 6,514 || 21–12 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 11 || at No. 4 South Carolina || No. 25 || Carolina StadiumColumbia, SC|| 1–4 || Montgomery (5–2) || Shore (3–2) || Seddon (9) || 8,242 || 21–13 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 12 || at No. 4 South Carolina || No. 25 || Carolina Stadium || 4–313 || Puk (3–2) || Seddon (1–1) || None || 8,242 || 22–13 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 13 || at No. 4 South Carolina || No. 25 || Carolina Stadium || 6–5 || Dunning (1–0) || Crowe (6–2) || Hanhold (2) || 8,242 || 23–13 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 15 || vs. Florida Gulf Coast || No. 18 || Hammond StadiumFort Myers, FL || 7–1 || Harris (2–0) || Anderson (2–2) || None || 3,493 || 24–13 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 18 || || No. 18 || McKethan Stadium || 3–2 || Shore (4–2) || Lawlor (3–3) || Poyner (3) || 3,355 || 25–13 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 19 || Georgia || No. 18 || McKethan Stadium || 8–1 || Rhodes (4–2) || Tyler (4–3) || None || 3,596 || 26–13 || 11–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 20 || Georgia || No. 18 || McKethan Stadium || 10–3 || Young (5–0) || Boling (3–4) || None || 3,046 || 27–13 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 22 || || No. 12 || McKethan Stadium || 1–3 || Russell (5–2) || Harris (2–1) || McRae (1) || 2,535 || 27–14 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 23 || Florida A&M || No. 12 || McKethan Stadium || 3–4 || Fleming (3–3) || Anderson (0–1) || Weeks (1) || 2,541 || 27–15 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 25 || Missouri || No. 12 || McKethan Stadium || 7–1 || Shore (5–2) || Graves (3–3) || None || 3,744 || 28–15 || 13–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 26 || Missouri || No. 12 || McKethan Stadium || 5–0 || Rhodes (5–2) || Anderson (2–3) || None || 2,925 || 29–15 || 14–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 27 || Missouri || No. 12 || McKethan Stadium || 6–510 || Poyner (4–3) || Fairbanks (4–5) || None || 3,669 || 30–15 || 15–6

|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 2 || at No. 20 Alabama || No. 12 || Tuscaloosa, AL || 7–3 || Shore (6–2) || Turnbull (5–4) || Hanhold (3) || 4,103 || 31–15 || 16–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 3 || at No. 20 Alabama || No. 12 || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 4–3 || Puk (4–2) || Kamplain (5–3) || Harris (5) || 4,191 || 32–15 || 17–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 4 || at No. 20 Alabama || No. 12 || Sewell–Thomas Stadium || 13–3 || Snead (2–0) || Keller (5–2) || None || 3,662 || 33–15 || 18–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 6 || || No. 8 || McKethan Stadium || 2–4 || Barker (4–3) || Morales (0–2) || Kourtis (3) || 2,722 || 33–16 || 18–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 8 || No. 10 Vanderbilt || No. 8 || McKethan Stadium || 1–0 || Shore (7–2) || Beede (7–6) || Poyner (4) || 2,803 || 34–16 || 19–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 9 || No. 10 Vanderbilt || No. 8 || McKethan Stadium || 0–3 || Fulmer (4–1) || Dunning (1–1) || None || 4,112 || 34–17 || 19–7 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 10 || No. 10 Vanderbilt || No. 8 || McKethan Stadium || 2–16 || Ferguson (3–3) || Whitson (1–1) || None || 3,289 || 34–18 || 19–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 13 || || No. 13 || McKethan Stadium || 8–2 || Snead (3–0) || Pardo (1–2) || None || 2,749 || 35–18 || 19–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 15 || at || No. 13 || Knoxville, TN || 5–4 || Harris (3–1) || Lee (4–4) || Snead (1) || 1,844 || 36–18 || 20–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 16 (1) || at Tennessee || No. 13 || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 4–2 || Puk (5–2) || Williams (5–5) || Snead (2) || 2,516 || 37–18 || 21–8 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 16 (2) || at Tennessee || No. 13 || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 5–7 || Cox (5–1) || Anderson (0–2) || Lee (4) || 2,396 || 37–19 || 21–9

! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;"| Postseason

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || vs. No. 22 (9) Kentucky || || Hoover, AL || 2–4 || Cody (4–0) || Shore (7–3) || || 7,526 || 37–20 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 22 || || No. 12 (1) || Metropolitan Stadium || 7–2 || Poyner (5–3) || Wynkoop (7–5) || None || 5,115 || 38–20 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 23 || vs. (5) Mississippi State || No. 12 (1) || Metropolitan Stadium || 5–1 || Shafer (1–0) || Woodruff (1–3) || None || 8,790 || 39–20 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 24 || vs. No. 22 (9) Kentucky || No. 12 (1) || Metropolitan Stadium || 6–5 || || || None || 8,116 || 40–20 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 25 || vs. No. 8 (3) LSU || No. 12 (1) || Metropolitan Stadium || 0–2 || Person (3–1) || Harris (3–2) || McCune (5) || 10,188 || 40–21 || 3–2

|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 30 || || || McKethan Stadium || 2–3 || Bauer (6–2) || Shore (7–4) || Hanzik (15) || 1,911 || 40–22 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 31 || (3) || || McKethan Stadium || 2–5 || Hovis (9–1) || Poyner (5–4) || None || 1,855 || 40–23 || 0–2

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