2014 Florida Gators baseball team

2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
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	x – Division champion ; † – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Florida Gators baseball
2014 Florida Gators baseball
SEC regular season champions
Gainesville Regional, 0–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
CB	No. 24
2014 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

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.

Roster

By player

2014 Florida Gators baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/Throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
20	INF	Peter 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. Puck	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 – Peter 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)	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)	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)	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		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		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	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	4–2	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

Gators in the MLB 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

References

"Gator Baseball Releases 2014 Schedule For Centennial Season". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

External links

Gator Baseball official website

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[1] "Gator Baseball Releases 2014 Schedule For Centennial Season". GatorZone.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

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