# 2000 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2000 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2000 college baseball season. The Gators 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 Andy Lopez, who was in his sixth season at Florida.

## Schedule

2000 Florida Gators baseball game log: 44–23–1 :
Regular season: 38–20–1 :
January: 3–0
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
January 20at HawaiʻiNo. 24
Rainbow Stadium Honolulu, HI
12–6
Belflower (1–0)
Ho (0–1)
None
2,162
1–0–
January 21at HawaiʻiNo. 24
Rainbow Stadium
10–1
Smalley (1–0)
Snider (0–1)
None
2,251
2–0–
January 22at HawaiʻiNo. 24
Rainbow Stadium
8–7
McFarland (1–0)
Aloy (0–1)
Simon (1)
2,595
3–0– :
February: 4–7
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
February 4at No. 5 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 24Mark Light Stadium Coral Gables, FL8–16Howell (1–0)Ramshaw (0–1)None3,6333–1–
February 5at No. 5 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 24Mark Light Stadium1–17Roberson (1–0)Smalley (1–1)None4,0043–2–
February 9JacksonvilleNo. 24McKethan Stadium11-13Shippee (1–0)Simon (0–1)Bell (1)1,8283–3–
February 12No. 5 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 24McKethan Stadium4–3Simon (1–1)DeBold (1–1)None3,0124–3
February 13No. 5 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 24McKethan Stadium20-11Ramshaw (1–1)Walker (0–1)None3,5135–3
February 19No. 1 Florida State RivalryNo. 20McKethan Stadium2–6McDonald (3–0)Hart (0–1)None5,6135–4
February 20No. 1 Florida State RivalryNo. 20McKethan Stadium8–17Ziegler (3–0)Mosher (0–1)None4,8095–5
February 22Florida A&MNo. 27McKethan Stadium10–3Smalley (2–1)Barton (1–2)None1,1886–5–
February 26at No. 1 Florida State RivalryNo. 27Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL2–6McDonald (4–0)Belflower (1–1)None5,0396–6–
February 27at No. 1 Florida State RivalryNo. 27Dick Howser Stadium7–8Jernigan (1–0)Simon (1–2)None2,0116–7–
February 29UNC GreensboroMcKethan Stadium9–2Smalley (3–1)Phalines (1–1)None1,5037–7– :
March: 13–7
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 1UNC GreensboroMcKethan Stadium4–12Gordon (1–0)Sobieraj (0–1)None7817–8–
March 3MassachusettsMcKethan Stadium11–9Belflower (2–1)Skirkanich (0–1)Birch (1)1,5228–8
March 4MassachusettsMcKethan Stadium7–1Cardozo (1–0)Santos (0–1)None1,2529–8
March 5MassachusettsMcKethan Stadium7–5Birch (1–0)Szado (0–1)None1,45710–8
March 7LouisvilleMcKethan Stadium7–11Mattingly (2–3)Mosher (0–2)None1,14310–9–
March 8LouisvilleMcKethan Stadium13–12$^{10}$Sobieraj (1–1)Green (0–3)None84711–9–
March 10Ole MissMcKethan Stadium5–11McAvoy (4–1)Smalley (3–2)Goodwin (2)1,07211–100–1
March 11Ole MissMcKethan Stadium12–15Morris (1–0)Belflower (2–2)Huisman (4)1,64311–110–2
March 12Ole MissMcKethan Stadium13–3Cardozo (2–0)Cramblitt (3–2)Birch (2)1,36012–11
1–2
March 14FordhamMcKethan Stadium6–4Simon (2–2)Kelly (0–1)Mosher (1)1,17213–11
March 15FordhamMcKethan Stadium25–1Belflower (3–2)Reyes (0–3)None1,18114–11
March 17at No. 5 South CarolinaSarge Frye Field Columbia, SC2–5Bouknight (7–0)Smalley (3–3)Barber (5)4,12814–121–3
March 18at No. 5 South CarolinaSarge Frye Field3–7Bauer (4–0)Cardozo (2–1)None3,38714–131–4
March 19at No. 5 South CarolinaSarge Frye Field17–8Birch (2–0)Collins (1–1)None3,84815–132–4
March 24at ArkansasBaum Stadium Fayetteville, AR8–7$^{11}$Birch (3–0)McCrotty (0–4)None2,47216–133–4
March 25at ArkansasBaum Stadium8–7$^{10}$Simon (3–2)Merryman (0–1)None2,44717–134–4
March 26at ArkansasBaum Stadium7–4Rojas (1–0)Riethmaier (0–4)None1,49318–135–4
March 28SamfordMcKethan Stadium16–8Simon (4–2)Anderson (2–4)None1,37019–13–
March 29SamfordMcKethan Stadium9–6Birch (4–0)–––20–13–
March 31VanderbiltMcKethan Stadium4–7Yee (4–2)Smalley (3–4)Beal (2)1,58620–145–5 :
April: 13–4–1
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
April 1VanderbiltMcKethan Stadium5–2Cardozo (3–1)Cook (1–3)None1,32221–146–5
April 2VanderbiltMcKethan Stadium10–6Simon (5–2)Beal (2–5)Belflower (1)1,29822–14
7–5
April 4Bethune–CookmanMcKethan Stadium15–3Rojas (2–0)Marrero (1–4)None81023–14
April 5Bethune–CookmanMcKethan Stadium10–3Simon (6–2)Martin (2–3)None86024–14
April 7at KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium Lexington, KY7–2Belflower (4–2)Webb (5–1)None89125–14
8–5
April 8at KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium18–0Cardozo (4–1)Michael (4–1)Rojas (1)31526–14
9–5
April 9at KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium6–6NoneNoneNone55926–14–19–5–1
April 12No. 25 StetsonNo. 29McKethan Stadium10–3Birch (5–0)Wilson (3–1)None1,21827–14–1–
April 15 (1)No. 7 LSUNo. 29McKethan Stadium4–10Gomez (6–0)Smalley (3–5)McMurray (1)–27–15–19–6–1
April 15 (2)No. 7 LSUNo. 29McKethan Stadium6–9Tallet (8–2)Cardozo (4–2)None2,32727–16–19–7–1
April 16No. 7 LSUNo. 29McKethan Stadium7–5Simon (7–2)Hodges (2–2)None1,62928–16–110–7–1
April 19at JacksonvilleWolfson Park Jacksonville, FL9–1Rojas (3–0)Williams (2–3)None3,41929–16–1–
April 21at TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN4–5Bennett (8–2)Smalley (3–6)None91829–17–110–8–1
April 22at TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium8–5Rojas (4–0)Bertolino (4–3)None1,49030–17–111–8–1
April 23at TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium10–9––––31–17–112–8–1
April 28No. 12 AuburnNo. 27McKethan Stadium5–3Smalley (4–6)Bean (8–2)None1,77432–17–113–8–1
April 29No. 12 AuburnNo. 27McKethan Stadium8–11$^{10}$––––32–18–113–9–1
April 30No. 12 AuburnNo. 27McKethan Stadium7–6Belflower (5–3)Bean (8–3)None2,61233–18–114–9–1 :
May: 5–2
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 5at No. 7 Mississippi StateNo. 22Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS
2–20Donovan (5–3)Smalley (4–7)None6,52433–19–114–10–1
May 6at No. 7 Mississippi StateNo. 22Dudy Noble Field9–6$^{11}$Belflower (6–3)Larson (3–3)None7,28534–19–115–10–1
May 7at No. 7 Mississippi StateNo. 22Dudy Noble Field7–12Freed (8–0)Mosher (0–3)Wooten (1)4,77934-20–115–11–1
May 9South FloridaNo. 24McKethan Stadium10–5Rojas (5–0)Hubbard (0–2)Birch (3)1,37435–20–1–
May 12GeorgiaNo. 24McKethan Stadium9–1Smalley (5–7)Clark (7–4)None2,14336–20–116–11–1
May 13GeorgiaNo. 24McKethan Stadium7–6Cardozo (5–2)Steele (6–4)Belflower (3)3,21737–20–117–11–1
May 14GeorgiaNo. 24McKethan Stadium7–4Simon (8–2)Sharpton (3–4)Belflower (4)1,75438–20–118–11–1 :
Post-season: 6–3 :
SEC Tournament: 3–1
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSECT Record
May 17vs. (5) No. 17 Auburn(4) No. 21Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL7–2Smalley (6–7)Speigner (2–3)None–39–20–11–0
May 18vs. (8) Kentucky(4) No. 21Metropolitan Stadium8–7Simon (9–2)Wade (7–7)Belflower (5)9,25240–20–12–0
May 20vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina(4) No. 21Metropolitan Stadium12–4Rojas (6–0)Whetstone (0–2)Wiegandt (1)3,22441–20–13–0
May 21vs. (2) No. 10 LSU(4) No. 21Metropolitan Stadium6–9Gomez (9–1)McFarland (1–1)Tallet (1)5,10341–21–13–1 :
NCAA tournament: Waco Regional: 3–2
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordNCAAT Record
May 26vs. (3) San José State(2) No. 18Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX1–4Key (12–2)Smalley (6–8)None2,80541–22–10–1
May 27 (1)at (1) No. 5 Baylor(2) No. 18Baylor Ballpark10–1Cardozo (6–2)Evans (11–2)None3,31642–22–11–1
May 27 (2)(4) vs. Southwest Texas State(2) No. 18Baylor Ballpark14–0Simon (10–2)Casanova (3–4)None3,16843–22–12–1
May 28vs. (3) San José State(2) No. 18Baylor Ballpark8–7Belflower (7–3)Key (12–3)None2,84744–22–13–1
May 29vs. (3) No. 15 San José State(2) No. 16Baylor Ballpark1–3Sandler (2–2)Smalley (6–9)None2,64544–23–13–2 :
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. All times Eastern. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com