# 2017 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2017 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2017 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 tenth season as Florida head coach. The Gators entered the season hoping to build upon their performance in the 2016 NCAA tournament, where they finished seventh at the 2016 College World Series after losses to eventual national champion Coastal Carolina and Texas Tech. In the 2017 season, the Gators won their first baseball national championship by sweeping LSU two games to none in the championship series.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Florida win |
| | Florida loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Florida team member |
2017 Florida Gators baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
February 17William & MaryNo. 2McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL5–4Byrne (1–0)Raquet (0–1)None5,4021–0–
February 18William & MaryNo. 2McKethan Stadium8–1Singer (1–0)Sheehan (0–1)None3,8172–0–
February 19William & MaryNo. 2McKethan Stadium11–6Kowar (1–0)Powers (0–1)None4,4083–0–
February 21at JacksonvilleNo. 2Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL2–3Santana (1–0)Baker (0–1)None1,5373–1–
February 22JacksonvilleNo. 2McKethan StadiumPostponed (rain) Makeup: May 3
February 24No. 17 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 2McKethan Stadium1–0Faedo (1–0)Lepore (1–1)Rubio (1)5,3854–1–
February 25No. 17 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 2McKethan Stadium2–0Singer (2–0)Bargfeldt (1–1)Rubio (2)6,1605–1–
February 26No. 17 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 2McKethan Stadium6–2Kowar (2–0)Mediavilla (0–2)None5,2626–1–
February 28UCFNo. 2McKethan Stadium4–3Brown (1–0)Williams (0–1)Horvath (1)3,4717–1– :
March
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 1at UCFNo. 2John Euliano Park Orlando, FL2–11Sheridan (2–0)Byrne (1–1)None3,8527–2–
March 3ColumbiaNo. 2McKethan Stadium7–0Faedo (2–0)Abrams (0–1)None3,3788–2–
March 4ColumbiaNo. 2McKethan Stadium7–2Dyson (1–0)Bahm (0–1)None3,6619–2–
March 5ColumbiaNo. 2McKethan Stadium8–4Kowar (3–0)Egly (0–1)None3,67510–2–
March 7at Florida Gulf CoastNo. 2JetBlue Park Fort Myers, FL3–7Leon (1–1)Byrne (1–2)None2,71710–3–
March 8Florida Gulf CoastNo. 2McKethan Stadium2–3Gray (1–0)Langworthy (0–1)Koerner (4)2,94310–4–
March 10Seton HallNo. 2McKethan Stadium8–0Faedo (3–0)McCarthy (0–3)None3,41311–4–
March 11 (1)Seton HallNo. 2McKethan Stadium2–3$^{13}$Testani (1–0)Milchin (0–1)Pacillo (1)3,66811–5–
March 11 (2)Seton HallNo. 2McKethan Stadium4–3McMullen (1–0)Politi (0–1)Byrne (1)3,11312–5–
March 14No. 3 Florida State RivalryNo. 5McKethan Stadium1–0Baker (1–1)Karp (0–1)Dyson (1)5,80613–5–
March 17at AuburnNo. 5Plainsman Park Auburn, AL3–14Thompson (4–0)Faedo (3–1)None2,56313–60–1
March 18at AuburnNo. 5Plainsman Park1–2Mize (3–0)Singer (2–1)Lipscomb (3)2,90113–70–2
March 19at AuburnNo. 5Plainsman Park5–6Mitchell (4–0)Rubio (0–1)None3,30213–80–3
March 21at StetsonNo. 12Melching Field DeLand, FL9–8$^{11}$McMullen (2–0)Onyshko (1–3)None1,72714–8–
March 24No. 4 LSUNo. 12McKethan Stadium1–0Faedo (4–1)Lange (3–2)Dyson (2)4,48515–81–3
March 25No. 4 LSUNo. 12McKethan Stadium8–1Singer (3–1)Poché (5–1)None4,75116–82–3
March 26No. 4 LSUNo. 12McKethan Stadium6–10Bush (1–0)Baker (1–2)Gilbert (3)3,81116–92–4
March 28vs. No. 10 Florida State RivalryNo. 9Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL4–1Milchin (1–1)Karp (0–2)Byrne (2)8,92417–9–
March 31at No. 23 MissouriNo. 9Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO4–3Faedo (5–1)Houck (3–3)Byrne (3)1,03418–93–4 :
April
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
April 1at No. 23 MissouriNo. 9Taylor Stadium2–1Singer (4–1)Plassmeyer (4–1)None1,26419–94–4
April 2at No. 23 MissouriNo. 9Taylor Stadium2–1Kowar (4–0)Montes de Oca (2–1)Byrne (4)65820–95–4
April 4StetsonNo. 7McKethan StadiumCanceled (rain)
April 7TennesseeNo. 7McKethan Stadium6–7$^{10}$Linginfelter (2–3)Byrne (1–3)Lipinski (2)3,89420–105–5
April 8TennesseeNo. 7McKethan Stadium2–3$^{10}$Lipinski (3–0)Byrne (1–4)None5,77620–115–6
April 9TennesseeNo. 7McKethan Stadium5–4Kowar (5–0)Linginfelter (2–4)Byrne (5)3,89421–116–6
April 11at No. 25 Florida State RivalryNo. 10Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL10–7Horvath (1–0)Haney (1–2)None5,94422–11–
April 13at VanderbiltNo. 10Hawkins Field Nashville, TN10–6Milchin (2–1)Hayes (0–1)None3,14823–117–6
April 14at VanderbiltNo. 10Hawkins Field0–2Wright (2–4)Singer (4–2)None3,62623–127–7
April 15at VanderbiltNo. 10Hawkins Field20–8Kowar (6–0)Fellows (3–2)None3,62624–128–7
April 18North FloridaNo. 10McKethan Stadium2–1Rubio (1–1)Howze (2–3)Byrne (6)2,77725–12–
April 20No. 18 South CarolinaNo. 10McKethan Stadium1–0Faedo (6–1)Schmidt (4–2)Byrne (7)3,25426–129–7
April 21No. 18 South CarolinaNo. 10McKethan Stadium2–4Crowe (4–3)Singer (4–3)Johnson (6)4,38426–139–8
April 22No. 18 South CarolinaNo. 10McKethan Stadium7–5Milchin (3–1)Bowers (3–1)Byrne (8)3,60427–1310–8
April 28at GeorgiaNo. 8Foley Field Athens, GA6–4Milchin (4–1)Glover (0–2)Byrne (9)2,12628–1311–8
April 29at GeorgiaNo. 8Foley Field6–3Singer (5–3)Adkins (5–5)Byrne (10)3,08229–1312–8
April 30at GeorgiaNo. 8Foley Field4–3Kowar (7–0)Smith (2–5)Byrne (11)1,94530–1313–8 :
May
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 2Florida A&MNo. 7McKethan Stadium8–7McMullen (3–0)Wilson (0–4)Milchin (1)3,23831–13–
May 3JacksonvilleNo. 7McKethan Stadium6–2Horvath (2–0)Potter (2–2)None2,76032–13–
May 5Ole MissNo. 7McKethan Stadium11–2Faedo (7–1)McArthur (3–4)None3,44733–1314–8
May 6Ole MissNo. 7McKethan Stadium7–4Horvath (3–0)Woolfolk (3–2)Byrne (12)4,22734–1315–8
May 7Ole MissNo. 7McKethan Stadium6–4Kowar (8–0)Parkinson (5–3)Byrne (13)3,74735–1316–8
May 9No. 23 South FloridaNo. 5McKethan Stadium10–15Roberts (3–0)Milchin (4–2)None3,11435–14–
May 12at AlabamaNo. 5Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL2–1Byrne (2–4)Suchey (2–7)None3,14336–1417–8
May 13at AlabamaNo. 5Sewell–Thomas Stadium13–6Singer (6–3)Duarte (2–6)None3,94837–1418–8
May 14at AlabamaNo. 5Sewell–Thomas Stadium10–5Kowar (9–0)Eicholtz (1–3)None4,28838–1419–8
May 18No. 7 KentuckyNo. 5McKethan Stadium4–12Hjelle (9–2)Faedo (7–2)None3,69338–1519–9
May 19No. 7 KentuckyNo. 5McKethan Stadium14–3Singer (7–3)Logue (6–5)None4,15339–1520–9
May 20No. 7 KentuckyNo. 5McKethan Stadium6–4Kowar (10–0)Lewis (6–3)None3,93840–1521–9 :
Postseason :
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSECT Record
May 24vs. No. 24 (8) AuburnNo. 4 (1)Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL5–4Dyson (2–0)Coker (3–3)Byrne (14)6,89041–151–0
May 26vs. No. 19 (5) Mississippi StateNo. 4 (1)Metropolitan Stadium12–3Kowar (11–0)Self (5–1)None6,98842–152–0
May 27vs. No. 13 (4) ArkansasNo. 4 (1)Metropolitan Stadium0–16$^7$Murphy (5–0)Singer (7–4)None10,79342–162–1 :
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordRegional Record
June 2(4) MaristNo. 4 (1)McKethan Stadium10–6Kowar (12–0)Keenan (6–1)Byrne (15)2,39043–161–0
June 3(2) South FloridaNo. 4 (1)McKethan Stadium5–1$^{12}$Byrne (3–4)Perez (6–3)None2,95444–162–0
June 4(3) Bethune–CookmanNo. 4 (1)McKethan Stadium2–6Densmore (2–1)Singer (7–5)Maldonado (1)2,07744–172–1
June 5(3) Bethune–CookmanNo. 4 (1)McKethan Stadium6–1Langworthy (1–1)Calamita (2–3)Byrne (16)2,16645–173–1 :
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Super Regional
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSuper Reg. Record
June 10No. 14 Wake ForestNo. 4 (3)McKethan Stadium2–1$^{11}$Byrne (4–4)Roberts (2–5)None3,91046–171–0
June 11No. 14 Wake ForestNo. 4 (3)McKethan Stadium6–8Peluse (5–1)Byrne (4–5)None3,38146–181–1
June 12No. 14 Wake ForestNo. 4 (3)McKethan Stadium3–0Dyson (3–0)McCarren (5–4)Faedo (1)3,38147–182–1
The game was suspended during the fifth inning due to rain and continued at 1:04 p.m. on June 12 prior to the start of the game scheduled for that day. :
College World Series
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordCWS Record
June 18vs. No. 7 (6) TCUNo. 4 (3)TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, NE3–0Faedo (8–2)Janczak (9–1)Byrne (17)23,54348–181–0
June 20vs. No. 6 (7) LouisvilleNo. 4 (3)TD Ameritrade Park5–1Singer (8–5)McClure (8–4)None22,22249–182–0
June 23vs. No. 7 (6) TCUNo. 4 (3)TD Ameritrade Park2–9King (1–3)Kowar (12–1)None25,32949–192–1
June 24vs. No. 7 (6) TCUNo. 4 (3)TD Ameritrade Park3–0Faedo (9–2)Janczak (9–2)Byrne (18)18,09350–193–1
Championship Series
Record
June 26vs. No. 3 (4) LSUNo. 4 (3)TD Ameritrade Park4–3Singer (9–5)Reynolds (1–2)Byrne (19)25,67951–191–0
June 27vs. No. 3 (4) LSUNo. 4 (3)TD Ameritrade Park6–1Dyson (4–0)Poché (12–4)Kowar (1)26,60752–192–0 :
Rankings from USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. 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.
2017 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2017 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 | 5–24 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 0–2 | ALA | W7 | 1–9 | 1–6 |
| ARK | 18–11 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ARK | W2 | 6–3 | 2–0 |
| AUB | 16–14 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | AUB | W5 | 7–3 | 1–2 |
| FLA | 21–9 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | FLA | E1 | 8–2 | 4–1 |
| UGA | 11–19 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | UGA | E6 | 4–6 | 0–3 |
| KEN | 19–11 | . | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | KEN | E2 | 7–3 | 2–0 |
| LSU | 21–9 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | . | LSU | W1 | 7–3 | 4–0 |
| MSU | 17–13 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | MSU | W3 | 6–4 | 3–2 |
| MIZZ | 14–16 | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | MIZZ | E4 | 4–6 | 2–2 |
| MISS | 14–16 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | | . | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | MISS | W6 | 5–5 | 1–2 |
| SCAR | 13–17 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | SCAR | E5 | 2–8 | 1–0 |
| TENN | 7–21 | . | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | TENN | E7 | 1–7 | 0–4 |
| TAMU | 16–14 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | | 1–2 | TAMU | W4 | 5–5 | 2–1 |
| VAN | 15–13 | 2–0 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | VAN | E3 | 5–4 | 0–0 |
| 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. Alabama and Vanderbilt had one tie game.

## 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' | 2 (4) | 2 (4)* | 2 (4)* | 2 (1) | 5 (1) | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4* | 4* | 1 (27) |
| Baseball America | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5* | 5* | 1 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| NCBWA† | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4* | 1 |
^ 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.