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.^[1] 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.

2014 Florida Gators baseball
SEC regular season champions
Gainesville Regional, 0–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
CB	No. 24
Record	40–23 (21–9 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (7th year)
Assistant coach	Craig Bell (7th year) Brad Weitzel (7th year)
Home stadium	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern
No. 24 Florida x‍†‍‍y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			40	–	23	–	0		.635
No. 25 South Carolina ‍‍‍y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			44	–	18	–	0		.710
No. 1 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y	17	–	13	–	0		.567			51	–	21	–	0		.708
Kentucky ‍‍‍y	14	–	16	–	0		.467			37	–	25	–	0		.597
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			31	–	23	–	0		.574
Georgia  ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	1		.383			26	–	29	–	1		.473
Missouri  ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0		.200			20	–	33	–	0		.377
Western
No. 4 Ole Miss x‍‍‍y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			48	–	21	–	0		.696
No. 21 LSU ‍‍‡‍y	17	–	11	–	1		.603			46	–	16	–	1		.738
No. 28 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			39	–	24	–	0		.619
No. 30 Arkansas ‍‍‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			40	–	25	–	0		.615
Alabama ‍‍‍y	15	–	14	–	0		.517			37	–	24	–	0		.607
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y	14	–	16	–	0		.467			36	–	26	–	0		.581
Auburn ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			28	–	28	–	0		.500
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

By player

2014 Florida Gators baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 20 INF Pete Alonso R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 37 RHP Shaun Anderson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Coral Springs, FL 8 OF Harrison Bader R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bronxville, NY 4 RHP Jay Carmichael R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Cape Coral, FL 26 LHP Tyler Deel L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Jacksonville, FL 3 RHP Dane Dunning R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fleming Island, FL 29 C Mike Fahrman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Tampa, FL 17 C Taylor Gushue S/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Boca Raton, FL 25 RHP Eric Hanhold R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Palm Harbor, FL 24 RHP Ryan Harris R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Jupiter, FL 28 RHP Keenan Kish L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Worcester, PA 66 OF Ryan Larson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Orlando, FL 38 INF Jason Lombardozzi S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Chambersburg, PA 12 INF Richie Martin R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Brandon, FL 33 C Braden Mattson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr San Antonio, TX 34 RHP Brett Morales R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 30 LHP Scott Moss L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Deltona, FL 6 C Keith Oren R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Plantation, FL 35 RHP Dean Pelman R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Weston, FL 5 INF Zack Powers L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Seffner, FL 14 LHP Bobby Poyner L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Wellington, FL 10 LHP A.J. Puk L/L 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Cedar Rapids, IA 23 OF Buddy Reed S/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Finksburg, MD 27 RHP Aaron Rhodes L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Venice, FL 39 RHP Frank Rubio R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Miami Shores, FL 16 RHP Justin Shafer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lake Wales, FL 32 RHP Logan Shore R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Coon Rapids, MN 13 LHP Kirby Snead R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Alachua, FL 44 INF John Sternagel L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Rockledge, FL 21 LHP Corey Stump R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Lakeland, FL 11 INF Josh Tobias S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Greensboro, NC 2 INF Casey Turgeon L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Palm Harbor, FL 18 RHP Mike Vinson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Miami, FL 22 RHP Karsten Whitson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Chipley, FL 15 LHP Danny Young L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Boca Raton, 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

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

2014 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 14 Maryland No. 20 McKethan Stadium 4–0 Poyner (1–0) Stinnett (0–1) Young (1) 4,026 1–0 – February 15 Maryland No. 20 McKethan Stadium 7–9 Shawaryn (1–0) Morales (0–1) Mooney (1) 3,900 1–1 – February 16 Maryland No. 20 McKethan Stadium 8–58 Hanhold (1–0) Price (0–1) Harris (1) 3,742 2–1 – February 18 UCF No. 20 McKethan Stadium 5–1 Young (1–0) Marotta (0–1) None 2,994 3–1 – February 19 North Florida No. 20 McKethan Stadium 8–7 Harris (1–0) McMahon (0–1) Anderson (1) 2,740 4–1 – February 21 at No. 17 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 20 Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL 4–6 Diaz (2–0) Poyner (1–1) Garcia (1) 3,481 4–2 – 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 – 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 – February 27 Florida Gulf Coast No. 23 McKethan Stadium 1–2 Murray (2–0) Shore (0–1) Anderson (3) 2,888 5–4 – February 28 Illinois No. 23 McKethan Stadium 0–6 Duchene (1–1) Poyner (1–2) None 3,097 5–5 –
March Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 Florida Gulf Coast No. 23 McKethan Stadium 4–0 Whitson (1–0) Deckert (1–2) Rhodes (1) 4,157 6–5 – March 2 Illinois No. 23 McKethan Stadium 1–5 Johnson (2–0) Puk (1–1) Jay (3) 3,132 6–6 – March 4 vs. Southern Miss Bayfront Stadium Pensacola, FL 4–2 Rhodes (1–0) Johnson (0–2) Harris (2) 4,720 7–6 – March 7 Connecticut McKethan Stadium 1–011 Hanhold (2–1) Ruotolo (1–2) None 2,535 8–6 – March 8 Connecticut McKethan Stadium 2–110 Poyner (2–2) Slade (0–1) None 3,092 9–6 – March 9 Connecticut McKethan Stadium 6–510 Poyner (3–2) Ruotolo (1–2) None 3,015 10–6 – March 12 Illinois State McKethan Stadium 13–5 Young (2–0) Learnard (1–2) None 2,603 11–6 – March 14 Arkansas McKethan Stadium 2–1 Shore (1–1) Beeks (3–2) Rhodes (2) 3,120 12–6 1–0 March 15 Arkansas McKethan Stadium 1–0 Hanhold (3–1) Killian (0–3) Harris (3) 3,557 13–6 2–0 March 16 Arkansas McKethan Stadium 3–9 Stone (3–0) Puk (1–2) Gunn (2) 3,178 13–7 2–1 March 18 No. 1 Florida State Rivalry McKethan Stadium 3–1 Rhodes (2–0) Miller (1–1) Poyner (1) 5,657 14–7 2–1 March 21 at Texas A&M Olsen Field College Station, TX 5–311 Puk (2–2) Jester (2–1) Rhodes (3) 5,111 15–7 3–1 March 22 at Texas A&M Olsen Field 4–5 Long (3–0) Hanhold (3–2) Jester (3) 5,726 15–8 3–2 March 23 at Texas A&M Olsen Field 3–411 Minter (1–0) Rhodes (2–1) None 3,770 15–9 3–3 March 25 vs. No. 1 Florida State Rivalry Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL 4–1 Young (3–0) Miller (1–2) Harris (4) 10,125 16–9 3–3 March 29 (1) No. 4 LSU McKethan Stadium 2–1 Rhodes (3–1) Nola (5–1) None 2,998 17–9 4–3 March 29 (2) No. 4 LSU McKethan Stadium 6–2 Shore (2–1) Poche (5–2) Poyner (2) 2,860 18–9 5–3 March 30 No. 4 LSU McKethan Stadium 11–7 Snead (1–0) Person (1–1) None 4,012 19–9 6–3
April Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 Florida Atlantic No. 20 McKethan Stadium 4–511 Alexander (3–0) Rhodes (3–2) None 2,904 19–10 6–3 April 4 at No. 19 Kentucky No. 20 Cliff Hagan Stadium Lexington, KY 1–17 Reed (6–1) Hanhold (3–3) None 2,133 19–11 6–4 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 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 April 8 at No. 1 Florida State Rivalry No. 25 Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL 8–0 Young (4–0) Strode (0–1) None 6,514 21–12 7–5 April 11 at No. 4 South Carolina No. 25 Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC 1–4 Montgomery (5–2) Shore (3–2) Seddon (9) 8,242 21–13 7–6 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 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 April 15 vs. Florida Gulf Coast No. 18 Hammond Stadium Fort Myers, FL 7–1 Harris (2–0) Anderson (2–2) None 3,493 24–13 9–6 April 18 Georgia No. 18 McKethan Stadium 3–2 Shore (4–2) Lawlor (3–3) Poyner (3) 3,355 25–13 10–6 April 19 Georgia No. 18 McKethan Stadium 8–1 Rhodes (4–2) Tyler (4–3) None 3,596 26–13 11–6 April 20 Georgia No. 18 McKethan Stadium 10–3 Young (5–0) Boling (3–4) None 3,046 27–13 12–6 April 22 Jacksonville No. 12 McKethan Stadium 1–3 Russell (5–2) Harris (2–1) McRae (1) 2,535 27–14 12–6 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 April 25 Missouri No. 12 McKethan Stadium 7–1 Shore (5–2) Graves (3–3) None 3,744 28–15 13–6 April 26 Missouri No. 12 McKethan Stadium 5–0 Rhodes (5–2) Anderson (2–3) None 2,925 29–15 14–6 April 27 Missouri No. 12 McKethan Stadium 6–510 Poyner (4–3) Fairbanks (4–5) None 3,669 30–15 15–6
May Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 2 at No. 20 Alabama No. 12 Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL 7–3 Shore (6–2) Turnbull (5–4) Hanhold (3) 4,103 31–15 16–6 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 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 May 6 Mercer No. 8 McKethan Stadium 2–4 Barker (4–3) Morales (0–2) Kourtis (3) 2,722 33–16 18–6 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 May 9 No. 10 Vanderbilt No. 8 McKethan Stadium 0–3 Fulmer (4–1) Dunning (1–1) None 4,112 34–17 19–7 May 10 No. 10 Vanderbilt No. 8 McKethan Stadium 2–16 Ferguson (3–3) Whitson (1–1) None 3,289 34–18 19–8 May 13 South Florida No. 13 McKethan Stadium 8–2 Snead (3–0) Pardo (1–2) None 2,749 35–18 19–8 May 15 at Tennessee No. 13 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN 5–4 Harris (3–1) Lee (4–4) Snead (1) 1,844 36–18 20–8 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 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
Postseason
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 21 vs. No. 22 (9) Kentucky No. 12 (1) Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL 2–4 Cody (4–0) Shore (7–3) Shepherd (1) 7,526 37–20 0–1 May 22 vs. No. 6 (4) South Carolina No. 12 (1) Metropolitan Stadium 7–2 Poyner (5–3) Wynkoop (7–5) None 5,115 38–20 1–1 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 May 24 vs. No. 22 (9) Kentucky No. 12 (1) Metropolitan Stadium 6–5 Hanhold (4–3) Shepherd (5–4) None 8,116 40–20 3–1 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
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record May 30 (4) College of Charleston No. 8 (1) McKethan Stadium 2–3 Bauer (6–2) Shore (7–4) Hanzik (15) 1,911 40–22 0–1 May 31 (3) North Carolina No. 8 (1) 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

Record vs. conference opponents

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

2014 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2014 SEC baseball game results
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	15–14		1–2	2–1	0–3	.	2–1	1–1	1–2	.	3–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	.	ALA	W5	5–4	1–1
ARK	16–14	2–1		1–2	1–2	.	.	1–2	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	2–1	2–1	ARK	W4	5–5	1–0
AUB	10–20	1–2	2–1		.	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–3	1–2	2–1	2–1	.	AUB	W7	3–7	0–3
FLA	21–9	3–0	2–1	.		3–0	1–2	3–0	.	3–0	.	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	FLA	E1	7–3	4–0
UGA	11–18	.	.	.	0–3		1–2	0–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–3	UGA	E6	4–6	0–2
KEN	14–16	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1		.	.	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–2	KEN	E4	5–5	0–1
LSU	17–11	1–1	2–1	3–0	0–3	2–0	.		3–0	.	2–1	.	2–1	1–2	1–2	LSU	W2	6–3	2–1
MSU	18–12	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	2–1	.	0–3		3–0	1–2	.	2–1	1–2	2–1	MSU	W3	7–3	2–1
MIZZ	6–24	.	0–3	2–1	0–3	1–2	2–1	.	0–3		0–3	0–3	1–2	.	0–3	MIZZ	E7	2–8	0–6
MISS	19–11	0–3	2–1	3–0	.	2–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	3–0		1–2	.	2–1	.	MISS	W1	7–3	3–1
SCAR	18–12	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	.	.	3–0	2–1		3–0	.	2–1	SCAR	E2	6–4	2–0
TENN	12–18	1–2	.	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	.	0–3		.	2–1	TENN	E5	3–7	0–1
TAMU	14–16	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	2–1	.	1–2	.	.		2–1	TAMU	W6	4–6	0–0
VAN	17–13	.	1–2	.	2–1	3–0	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0	.	1–2	1–2	1–2		VAN	E3	5–5	2–0
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. Georgia at LSU had a tie game.

Gators in the MLB Draft

Further information: 2014 Major League Baseball Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	Team
4	131	Taylor Gushue	C	Pittsburgh Pirates
8	234	Justin Shafer	RHP	Toronto Blue Jays
11	344	Karsten Whitson	RHP	Boston Red Sox
24	735	Casey Turgeon	2B	St. Louis Cardinals
26	794	Ryan Harris	RHP	Boston Red Sox
34	1,025	Keenan Kish	RHP	Cincinnati Reds