# 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.

## Schedule

2014 Florida Gators baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
February 14MarylandNo. 20McKethan Stadium4–0Poyner (1–0)Stinnett (0–1)Young (1)4,0261–0–
February 15MarylandNo. 20McKethan Stadium7–9Shawaryn (1–0)Morales (0–1)Mooney (1)3,9001–1–
February 16MarylandNo. 20McKethan Stadium8–5$^8$Hanhold (1–0)Price (0–1)Harris (1)3,7422–1–
February 18UCFNo. 20McKethan Stadium5–1Young (1–0)Marotta (0–1)None2,9943–1–
February 19North FloridaNo. 20McKethan Stadium8–7Harris (1–0)McMahon (0–1)Anderson (1)2,7404–1–
February 21at No. 17 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 20Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL4–6Diaz (2–0)Poyner (1–1)Garcia (1)3,4814–2–
February 22at No. 17 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 20Alex Rodriguez Park2–5Hammond (1–0)Hanhold (1–1)Garcia (2)4,0764–3–
February 23at No. 17 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 20Alex Rodriguez Park6–4Puk (1–0)Suarez (1–1)Hanhold (1)3,5005–3–
February 27Florida Gulf CoastNo. 23McKethan Stadium1–2Murray (2–0)Shore (0–1)Anderson (3)2,8885–4–
February 28IllinoisNo. 23McKethan Stadium0–6Duchene (1–1)Poyner (1–2)None3,0975–5– :
March
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 1Florida Gulf CoastNo. 23McKethan Stadium4–0Whitson (1–0)Deckert (1–2)Rhodes (1)4,1576–5–
March 2IllinoisNo. 23McKethan Stadium1–5Johnson (2–0)Puk (1–1)Jay (3)3,1326–6–
March 4vs. Southern MissBayfront Stadium Pensacola, FL4–2Rhodes (1–0)Johnson (0–2)Harris (2)4,7207–6–
March 7ConnecticutMcKethan Stadium1–0$^{11}$Hanhold (2–1)Ruotolo (1–2)None2,5358–6–
March 8ConnecticutMcKethan Stadium2–1$^{10}$Poyner (2–2)Slade (0–1)None3,0929–6–
March 9ConnecticutMcKethan Stadium6–5$^{10}$Poyner (3–2)Ruotolo (1–2)None3,01510–6–
March 12Illinois StateMcKethan Stadium13–5Young (2–0)Learnard (1–2)None2,60311–6–
March 14ArkansasMcKethan Stadium2–1Shore (1–1)Beeks (3–2)Rhodes (2)3,12012–61–0
March 15ArkansasMcKethan Stadium1–0Hanhold (3–1)Killian (0–3)Harris (3)3,55713–62–0
March 16ArkansasMcKethan Stadium3–9Stone (3–0)Puk (1–2)Gunn (2)3,17813–72–1
March 18No. 1 Florida State RivalryMcKethan Stadium3–1Rhodes (2–0)Miller (1–1)Poyner (1)5,65714–72–1
March 21at Texas A&MOlsen Field College Station, TX5–3$^{11}$Puk (2–2)Jester (2–1)Rhodes (3)5,11115–73–1
March 22at Texas A&MOlsen Field4–5Long (3–0)Hanhold (3–2)Jester (3)5,72615–83–2
March 23at Texas A&MOlsen Field3–4$^{11}$Minter (1–0)Rhodes (2–1)None3,77015–93–3
March 25vs. No. 1 Florida State RivalryBaseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL4–1Young (3–0)Miller (1–2)Harris (4)10,12516–93–3
March 29 (1)No. 4 LSUMcKethan Stadium2–1Rhodes (3–1)Nola (5–1)None2,99817–94–3
March 29 (2)No. 4 LSUMcKethan Stadium6–2Shore (2–1)Poche (5–2)Poyner (2)2,86018–95–3
March 30No. 4 LSUMcKethan Stadium11–7Snead (1–0)Person (1–1)None4,01219–96–3 :
April
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
April 1Florida AtlanticNo. 20McKethan Stadium4–5$^{11}$Alexander (3–0)Rhodes (3–2)None2,90419–106–3
April 4at No. 19 KentuckyNo. 20Cliff Hagan Stadium Lexington, KY1–17Reed (6–1)Hanhold (3–3)None2,13319–116–4
April 5at No. 19 KentuckyNo. 20Cliff Hagan Stadium11–10Shore (3–1)Shepherd (5–2)Puk (1)1,99220–117–4
April 6at No. 19 KentuckyNo. 20Cliff Hagan Stadium8–9Dwyer (3–1)Poyner (3–3)Cody (2)1,92020–127–5
April 8at No. 1 Florida State RivalryNo. 25Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL8–0Young (4–0)Strode (0–1)None6,51421–127–5
April 11at No. 4 South CarolinaNo. 25Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC1–4Montgomery (5–2)Shore (3–2)Seddon (9)8,24221–137–6
April 12at No. 4 South CarolinaNo. 25Carolina Stadium4–3$^{13}$Puk (3–2)Seddon (1–1)None8,24222–138–6
April 13at No. 4 South CarolinaNo. 25Carolina Stadium6–5Dunning (1–0)Crowe (6–2)Hanhold (2)8,24223–139–6
April 15vs. Florida Gulf CoastNo. 18Hammond Stadium Fort Myers, FL7–1Harris (2–0)Anderson (2–2)None3,49324–139–6
April 18GeorgiaNo. 18McKethan Stadium3–2Shore (4–2)Lawlor (3–3)Poyner (3)3,35525–1310–6
April 19GeorgiaNo. 18McKethan Stadium8–1Rhodes (4–2)Tyler (4–3)None3,59626–1311–6
April 20GeorgiaNo. 18McKethan Stadium10–3Young (5–0)Boling (3–4)None3,04627–1312–6
April 22JacksonvilleNo. 12McKethan Stadium1–3Russell (5–2)Harris (2–1)McRae (1)2,53527–1412–6
April 23Florida A&MNo. 12McKethan Stadium3–4Fleming (3–3)Anderson (0–1)Weeks (1)2,54127–1512–6
April 25MissouriNo. 12McKethan Stadium7–1Shore (5–2)Graves (3–3)None3,74428–1513–6
April 26MissouriNo. 12McKethan Stadium5–0Rhodes (5–2)Anderson (2–3)None2,92529–1514–6
April 27MissouriNo. 12McKethan Stadium6–5$^{10}$Poyner (4–3)Fairbanks (4–5)None3,66930–1515–6 :
May
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 2at No. 20 AlabamaNo. 12Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL7–3Shore (6–2)Turnbull (5–4)Hanhold (3)4,10331–1516–6
May 3at No. 20 AlabamaNo. 12Sewell–Thomas Stadium4–3Puk (4–2)Kamplain (5–3)Harris (5)4,19132–1517–6
May 4at No. 20 AlabamaNo. 12Sewell–Thomas Stadium13–3Snead (2–0)Keller (5–2)None3,66233–1518–6
May 6MercerNo. 8McKethan Stadium2–4Barker (4–3)Morales (0–2)Kourtis (3)2,72233–1618–6
May 8No. 10 VanderbiltNo. 8McKethan Stadium1–0Shore (7–2)Beede (7–6)Poyner (4)2,80334–1619–6
May 9No. 10 VanderbiltNo. 8McKethan Stadium0–3Fulmer (4–1)Dunning (1–1)None4,11234–1719–7
May 10No. 10 VanderbiltNo. 8McKethan Stadium2–16Ferguson (3–3)Whitson (1–1)None3,28934–1819–8
May 13South FloridaNo. 13McKethan Stadium8–2Snead (3–0)Pardo (1–2)None2,74935–1819–8
May 15at TennesseeNo. 13Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN5–4Harris (3–1)Lee (4–4)Snead (1)1,84436–1820–8
May 16 (1)at TennesseeNo. 13Lindsey Nelson Stadium4–2Puk (5–2)Williams (5–5)Snead (2)2,51637–1821–8
May 16 (2)at TennesseeNo. 13Lindsey Nelson Stadium5–7Cox (5–1)Anderson (0–2)Lee (4)2,39637–1921–9 :
Postseason :
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSECT Record
May 21vs. No. 22 (9) KentuckyNo. 12 (1)Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL2–4Cody (4–0)Shore (7–3)Shepherd (1)7,52637–200–1
May 22vs. No. 6 (4) South CarolinaNo. 12 (1)Metropolitan Stadium7–2Poyner (5–3)Wynkoop (7–5)None5,11538–201–1
May 23vs. (5) Mississippi StateNo. 12 (1)Metropolitan Stadium5–1Shafer (1–0)Woodruff (1–3)None8,79039–202–1
May 24vs. No. 22 (9) KentuckyNo. 12 (1)Metropolitan Stadium6–5Hanhold (4–3)Shepherd (5–4)None8,11640–203–1
May 25vs. No. 8 (3) LSUNo. 12 (1)Metropolitan Stadium0–2Person (3–1)Harris (3–2)McCune (5)10,18840–213–2 :
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordRegional Record
May 30(4) College of CharlestonNo. 8 (1)McKethan Stadium2–3Bauer (6–2)Shore (7–4)Hanzik (15)1,91140–220–1
May 31(3) North CarolinaNo. 8 (1)McKethan Stadium2–5Hovis (9–1)Poyner (5–4)None1,85540–230–2 :
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 recordsvte
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

| 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 |