# 2015 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2015 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2015 college baseball season. The Gators competed in 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 in his eighth season as Florida head coach. The Gators entered the season hoping to build upon their performance in the 2014 NCAA tournament, where they were eliminated after consecutive losses to the College of Charleston and North Carolina.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Florida win |
| | Florida loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Florida team member |
2015 Florida Gators baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
February 13Rhode IslandNo. 5McKethan Stadium9–1Shore (1–0)Moyers (0–1)None3,4041–0–
February 14Rhode IslandNo. 5McKethan Stadium22–3Dunning (1–0)Distasio (0–1)None3,2832–0–
February 15Rhode IslandNo. 5McKethan Stadium6–1Puk (1–0)Whitman (0–1)None3,2103–0–
February 17Florida A&MNo. 5McKethan StadiumCanceled (rain)
February 18at South FloridaNo. 5USF Baseball Stadium Tampa, FL13–3Morales (1–0)Peterson (0–1)None2,0594–0–
February 20No. 14 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 5McKethan Stadium4–3Lewis (1–0)Mediaville (0–1)None3,6615–0–
February 21No. 14 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 5McKethan Stadium2–7Woodrey (2–0)Puk (1–1)None6,0815–1–
February 22No. 14 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 5McKethan Stadium2–1Dunning (2–0)Sosa (1–1)Lewis (1)4,7346–1–
February 24at Florida AtlanticNo. 5Roger Dean Stadium Jupiter, FL10–8Vinson (1–0)Carr (0–1)Lewis (2)2,1817–1–
February 27Stony BrookNo. 5McKethan Stadium1–0Shore (2–0)Knesnik (0–2)Poyner (1)2,6028–1–
February 28Stony BrookNo. 5McKethan Stadium14–3Puk (2–1)Honahan (1–1)None2,7219–1– :
March
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 1Stony BrookNo. 5McKethan Stadium6–2Dunning (3–0)Zamora (1–1)Lewis (3)3,22210–1–
March 3at No. 14 UCFNo. 2Jay Bergman Field Orlando, FL3–4Hukari (3–0)Poyner (0–1)Thompson (2)4,31910–2–
March 4No. 14 UCFNo. 2McKethan Stadium10–2Snead (1–0)Hepple (1–1)None2,70511–2–
March 6MaineNo. 2McKethan Stadium5–0Shore (3–0)Courtney (0–4)None2,80312–2–
March 7MaineNo. 2McKethan Stadium6–1Puk (3–1)Heath (2–1)Young (1)3,15313–2–
March 8MaineNo. 2McKethan Stadium5–3Dunning (4–0)Marks (0–3)Lewis (4)3,14714–2–
March 10FairfieldNo. 3McKethan Stadium8–7Hanhold (1–0)Wallace (0–1)Lewis (5)2,45815–2–
March 11FairfieldNo. 3McKethan Stadium6–1Faedo (1–0)Howell (0–2)None2,43516–2–
March 13TennesseeNo. 3McKethan Stadium3–6Marks (2–1)Shore (3–1)Lee (3)3,51616–30–1
March 14TennesseeNo. 3McKethan Stadium8–3Puk (4–1)Owenby (1–2)Poyner (2)3,91817–31–1
March 15TennesseeNo. 3McKethan Stadium9–4Young (1–0)Serrano (1–2)None3,64818–32–1
March 17No. 11 Florida State RivalryNo. 3McKethan Stadium14–8Vinson (2–0)Carlton (1–1)None5,82719–3–
March 20at Ole MissNo. 3Swayze Field Oxford, MS1–4Trent (4–1)Shore (3–2)Weathersby (2)9,06519–42–2
March 21 (1)at Ole MissNo. 3Swayze Field2–5Bramlett (3–1)Puk (4–2)Short (2)9,76119–52–3
March 21 (2)at Ole MissNo. 3Swayze Field8–4Poyner (1–1)Stokes (0–1)None9,76120–53–3
March 24at StetsonNo. 5Melching Field DeLand, FL9–6Browning (1–0)Warmoth (0–1)Lewis (6)2,01621–5–
March 26AlabamaNo. 5McKethan StadiumPostponed (rain); Makeup: March 27
March 27 (1)AlabamaNo. 5McKethan Stadium9–12$^{10}$Castillo (3–0)Lewis (1–1)None3,12321–63–4
March 27 (2)AlabamaNo. 5McKethan Stadium8–1Shore (4–2)Carter (1–3)None3,12322–64–4
March 28AlabamaNo. 5McKethan Stadium7–4Puk (5–2)Hubbard (2–2)None4,36723–65–4
March 31vs. No. 8 Florida State RivalryNo. 5Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL3–8Holtmann (4–1)Faedo (1–1)Silva (1)8,30623–7– :
April
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
April 3at MissouriNo. 5Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO5–1Shore (5–2)McClain (4–3)None71424–76–4
April 4at MissouriNo. 5Taylor Stadium1–10Houck (5–1)Puk (5–3)None1,85524–86–5
April 5at MissouriNo. 5Taylor Stadium3–5Fairbanks (3–3)Dunning (4–1)None1,05124–96–6
April 7StetsonNo. 10McKethan Stadium22–2Faedo (2–1)Schaly (3–3)None2,69025–9–
April 10No. 21 South CarolinaNo. 10McKethan Stadium14–3Poyner (3–1)Crowe (3–4)None5,06026–97–6
April 11No. 21 South CarolinaNo. 10McKethan Stadium12–5Puk (6–3)Wynkoop (4–4)None5,07627–98–6
April 12No. 21 South CarolinaNo. 10McKethan Stadium12–2Faedo (3–1)Widener (1–3)None2,99728–99–6
April 14at No. 13 Florida State RivalryNo. 7Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL3–4$^{12}$Strode (2–0)Rubio (0–1)None6,63428–10–
April 17at Mississippi StateNo. 7Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS6–3Shore (6–2)Laster (4–3)None9,49229–1010–6
April 18at Mississippi StateNo. 7Dudy Noble Field2–1Rhodes (1–0)Brown (5–4)Poyner (3)13,00430–1011–6
April 19at Mississippi StateNo. 7Dudy Noble Field10–5Lewis (2–1)Sexton (3–4)None7,50731–1012–6
April 21Bethune–CookmanNo. 6McKethan Stadium2–1Poyner (3–1)Clymer (0–3)None2,44632–10–
April 24KentuckyNo. 6McKethan Stadium0–3Brown (4–4)Shore (6–3)Salow (2)3,51632–1112–7
April 25KentuckyNo. 6McKethan Stadium6–7Beggs (6–2)Dunning (4–2)Salow (3)4,41932–1212–8
April 26KentuckyNo. 6McKethan Stadium10–3Faedo (4–1)Nelson (2–3)None2,82533–1213–8 :
May
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 1at GeorgiaNo. 8Foley Field Athens, GA1–11Soesbee (3–2)Shore (6–4)None3,03833–1313–9
May 2at GeorgiaNo. 8Foley Field3–2Poyner (4–1)McLaughlin (3–5)None2,88834–1314–9
May 3at GeorgiaNo. 8Foley Field7–4Lewis (3–1)Walsh (4–2)Young (2)2,88335–1315–9
May 5South FloridaNo. 9McKethan Stadium5–1Dunning (5–2)Eveld (1–2)None2,53436–13–
May 7at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 9Hawkins Field Nashville, TN0–2Fulmer (10–1)Shore (6–5)None3,62636–1415–10
May 8at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 9Hawkins Field7–3Puk (7–3)Pfeifer (3–4)None3,62637–1416–10
May 9at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 9Hawkins Field9–7$^{10}$Lewis (4–1)Sheffield (4–2)None3,62638–1417–10
May 14AuburnNo. 7McKethan Stadium1–4Lipscomb (7–2)Shore (6–6)Camp (8)2,73638–1517–11
May 15AuburnNo. 7McKethan Stadium4–3Rhodes (2–0)McCord (5–4)Snead (1)3,29539–1518–11
May 16AuburnNo. 7McKethan Stadium3–1Lewis (5–1)Rentz (3–3)Poyner (4)3,17540–1519–11 :
Postseason :
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSECT Record
May 20vs. No. 24 (5) ArkansasNo. 7 (4)Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL6–7Lowery (6–1)Poyner (4–2)Jackson (6)10,14240–160–1
May 21vs. (9) AuburnNo. 7 (4)Metropolitan Stadium11–2Shore (7–6)Rentz (3–4)None6,52641–161–1
May 22vs. No. 24 (5) ArkansasNo. 7 (4)Metropolitan Stadium10–0$^7$Puk (8–3)Taccolini (6–4)None10,32942–162–1
May 23vs. No. 1 (1) LSUNo. 7 (4)Metropolitan Stadium2–1Lewis (6–1)Stallings (1–2)None10,94943–163–1
May 24vs. No. 9 (2) VanderbiltNo. 7 (4)Metropolitan Stadium7–3Young (2–0)Johnson (5–1)None10,59044–164–1 :
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordRegional Record
May 29(4) Florida A&MNo. 3 (1)McKethan Stadium19–0Shore (8–6)Page (2–1)None3,83345–161–0
May 30(3) South FloridaNo. 3 (1)McKethan Stadium8–2Puk (9–3)Valdes (5–4)None3,30546–162–0
May 31No. 21 (2) Florida AtlanticNo. 3 (1)McKethan Stadium2–1Faedo (5–1)Labsan (2–3)Lewis (7)2,05347–163–0 :
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Super Regional
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSuper Reg. Record
June 5No. 10 Florida State RivalryNo. 3 (4)McKethan Stadium13–5Shore (9–6)Biegalski (7–5)None5,70948–161–0
June 6No. 10 Florida State RivalryNo. 3 (4)McKethan Stadium11–4Poyner (5–2)Compton (4–4)None5,77249–162–0 :
College World Series
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordCWS Record
June 13vs. No. 8 (5) Miami RivalryNo. 3 (4)TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, NE15–3Shore (10–6)Suarez (9–2)None26,37750–161–0
June 15vs. VirginiaNo. 3 (4)TD Ameritrade Park0–1Waddell (4–5)Puk (9–4)Sborz (15)19,54450–171–1
June 17vs. No. 8 (5) Miami RivalryNo. 3 (4)TD Ameritrade Park10–2Faedo (6–2)Sosa (7–5)None24,03351–172–1
June 19vs. VirginiaNo. 3 (4)TD Ameritrade Park10–5Shore (11–6)Kirby (5–3)None19,01552–173–1
June 20vs. VirginiaNo. 3 (4)TD Ameritrade Park4–5Sborz (6–2)Lewis (6–2)None15,56052–183–2 :
Rankings from USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. Parentheses 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.
2015 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2015 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 | 12–18 | | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | ALA | W6 | 3–7 | 1–2 |
| ARK | 17–12 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | . | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | ARK | W3 | 7–2 | 1–1 |
| AUB | 13–17 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | AUB | W5 | 4–6 | 1–2 |
| FLA | 19–11 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | FLA | E2 | 7–3 | 2–0 |
| UGA | 10–19 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | . | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | UGA | E7 | 3–7 | 1–3 |
| KEN | 14–15 | . | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | KEN | E4 | 5–5 | 1–1 |
| LSU | 21–8 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | . | LSU | W1 | 9–1 | 2–0 |
| MSU | 8–22 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | MSU | W7 | 1–9 | 0–3 |
| MIZZ | 15–15 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | MIZZ | E3 | 6–4 | 1–2 |
| MISS | 15–14 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | | . | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | MISS | W4 | 4–5 | 1–0 |
| SCAR | 13–17 | . | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | SCAR | E5 | 3–7 | 1–1 |
| TENN | 11–18 | . | 1–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | TENN | E6 | 3–6 | 1–3 |
| TAMU | 18–10 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | . | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | . | TAMU | W2 | 6–3 | 2–0 |
| VAN | 20–10 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | | VAN | E1 | 7–3 | 3–0 |
| 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.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | 5 | 5* | 5* | 2 (3) | 3 (5) | 3 (4) | 5 | 5 (1) | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 (3) | 3 (3)* | 3 (3)* | 3 |
| Baseball America | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6* | 6* | 3 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| NCBWA† | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2* | 3 |
^ 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.

## Gators in the MLB Draft

| Round | Selection | Player | Position | Team |
| 1 | 20 | Richie Martin | SS | Oakland Athletics |
| 3 | 100 | Harrison Bader | OF | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 6 | 181 | Eric Hanhold | RHP | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 8 | 242 | Danny Young | LHP | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 9 | 270 | Taylor Lewis | RHP | Atlanta Braves |
| 10 | 294 | Josh Tobias | 3B | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 14 | 411 | Bobby Poyner | LHP | Boston Red Sox |
| 24 | 730 | Mike Vinson | RHP | Detroit Tigers |
| 28 | 855 | Aaron Rhodes | RHP | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |