# 2025 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2025 Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2025 college baseball season. Florida competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games will be played at Condron Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, in the fifth season at the ballpark. The team is coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his eighteenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators enter the season looking to return to the College World Series, where they made a surprise run to the semifinals after finishing the regular season at 28–27 last season.

## Preseason
### Preseason SEC awards and honors

Infielders Cade Kurland and Colby Shelton, relief pitcher Brandon Neely, and two-way player Jac Caglianone were named to the All-SEC preseason first team. Caglianone was also named to the All-SEC preseason second team as a starting pitcher.
Preseason All-SEC First Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| Cade Kurland | 4 | 2B | Junior |
Preseason All-SEC Second Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| Luke Heyman | 28 | C | Junior |
| Colby Shelton | 10 | SS | Junior |

### Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 5, 2025.
SEC Coaches' Poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Points |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 228 (10) |
| 2 | Tennessee | 215 (1) |
| 3 | Arkansas | 214 (3) |
| 4 | LSU | 204 (1) |
| 5 | Florida | 183 (1) |
| 6 | Georgia | 165 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 156 |
| 8 | Texas | 146 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | 112 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 102 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 101 |
| 12 | Auburn | 100 |
| 13 | Alabama | 98 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 61 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 60 |
| 16 | Missouri | 31 |

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Florida win |
| | Florida loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Florida team member |
2025 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log (17–5) :
Regular Season (17–5) :
February (10–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | SEC Record |
| February 14 | Air Force | No. 10 | Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL | W 7–0 | L. Peterson (1–0) | D. Rogers (0–1) | None | 6,935 | 1–0 | – |
| February 15 (1) | Air Force | No. 10 | Condron Ballpark | W 10–4 | J. Clemente (1–0) | C. Smelcer (0–1) | L. McNeillie (1) | 6,647 | 2–0 | – |
| February 15 (2) | Air Force | No. 10 | Condron Ballpark | W 11–1$^7$ | P. Coppola (1–0) | J. Mitchell (0–1) | None | 6,647 | 3–0 | – |
| February 18 | at Jacksonville | No. 10 | John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL | W 10–4 | L. McNeillie (1–0) | A. Walsh (0–1) | None | 1,018 | 4–0 | – |
| February 19 | Florida A&M | No. 10 | Condron Ballpark | Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: March 19 | Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: March 19 | Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: March 19 | Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: March 19 | Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: March 19 | Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: March 19 | Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: March 19 |
| February 21 | Dayton | No. 10 | Condron Ballpark | W 13–1$^7$ | L. Peterson (2–0) | C. Peguero (0–2) | None | 6,204 | 5–0 | – |
| February 22 | Dayton | No. 10 | Condron Ballpark | W 11–1$^8$ | F. Menendez (1–0) | P. Malecha (0–1) | None | 8,155 | 6–0 | – |
| February 23 | Dayton | No. 10 | Condron Ballpark | W 12–2$^8$ | P. Coppola (2–0) | B. Dean (0–1) | None | 5,425 | 7–0 | – |
| February 25 | at Stetson | No. 8 | Conrad Park DeLand, FL | W 6–1 | A. King (1–0) | E. Salak (0–1) | None | 2,916 | 8–0 | – |
| February 26 | North Florida | No. 8 | Condron Ballpark | W 7–6 | C. McDonald (1–0) | K. Humphrey (0–1) | None | 5,086 | 9–0 | – |
| February 28 | Miami (FL) Rivalry | No. 8 | Condron Ballpark | W 6–2 | L. Peterson (3–0) | N. Robert (2–1) | None | 7,118 | 10–0 | – |
| Rescheduled from February 16 as a single-admission doubleheader due to the threat of severe weather. |||||||||||
March (7–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | SEC Record |
| March 1 | Miami (FL) Rivalry | No. 8 | Condron Ballpark | W 6–3 | A. King (2–0) | G. Hugas (2–1) | A. Philpott (1) | 9,303 | 11–0 | – |
| March 2 | Miami (FL) Rivalry | No. 8 | Condron Ballpark | L 7–13 | C. Fischer (1–0) | N. Janssens (0–1) | None | 7,316 | 11–1 | – |
| March 4 | at UCF | No. 7 | John Euliano Park Orlando, FL | L 3–13 | D. Castellano (2–0) | M. Jenkins (0–1) | None | 4,204 | 11–2 | – |
| March 5 | Florida Atlantic | No. 7 | Condron Ballpark | W 4–2 | B. Barlow (1–0) | Z. Kilby (0–1) | A. Philpott (2) | 4,408 | 12–2 | – |
| March 7 | Harvard | No. 7 | Condron Ballpark | W 12–0$^7$ | L. Peterson (4–0) | C. Fang (0–1) | None | 7,365 | 13–2 | – |
| March 8 (1) | Harvard | No. 7 | Condron Ballpark | W 7–0$^7$ | A. King (3–0) | T. Pauley (0–3) | None | 7,019 | 14–2 | – |
| March 8 (2) | Harvard | No. 7 | Condron Ballpark | W 22–6$^7$ | L. McNeillie (2–0) | G. Colasante (0–2) | None | 7,019 | 15–2 | – |
| March 11 | at No. 5 Florida State Rivalry | No. 7 | Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL | W 7–2 | J. Barberi (1–0) | E. Chrest (2–1) | None | 6,700 | 16–2 | – |
| March 14 | at No. 2 Tennessee | No. 7 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN | L 3–5 | T. Franklin (1–0) | L. Peterson (4–1) | N. Snead (2) | 6,298 | 16–3 | 0–1 |
| March 15 | at No. 2 Tennessee | No. 7 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 0–10$^7$ | M. Phillips (2–0) | A. King (3–1) | None | 5,575 | 16–4 | 0–2 |
| March 16 | at No. 2 Tennessee | No. 7 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 4–7 | D. Loy (3–0) | B. Barlow (1–1) | N. Snead (3) | 5,579 | 16–5 | 0–3 |
| March 18 | Jacksonville | No. 13 | Condron Ballpark | W 16–4$^7$ | C. Rodriguez (1–0) | A. Zenus (0–1) | None | 5,280 | 17–5 | – |
| March 19 | Florida A&M | No. 13 | Condron Ballpark | | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| March 21 | No. 4 Georgia | No. 13 | Condron Ballpark | | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| March 22 | No. 4 Georgia | No. 13 | Condron Ballpark | | Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: SECN | – | – |
| March 23 | No. 4 Georgia | No. 13 | Condron Ballpark | | Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| March 25 | vs. Florida State | | VyStar Ballpark Jacksonville, FL | | Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: TBA | Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: TBA | Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: TBA | Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: TBA | – | – |
| March 27 | at Ole Miss | | Swayze Field Oxford, MS | | Time: 8:00 p.m. TV: ESPNU | Time: 8:00 p.m. TV: ESPNU | Time: 8:00 p.m. TV: ESPNU | Time: 8:00 p.m. TV: ESPNU | – | – |
| March 28 | at Ole Miss | | Swayze Field | | Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| March 29 | at Ole Miss | | Swayze Field | | Time: 2:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 2:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 2:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 2:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| Rescheduled from March 9 as a single-admission, 7-inning doubleheader due to the threat of severe weather. |||||||||||
April :
| Date | Opponent | Stadium Site | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | SEC Record |
| April 1 | North Florida | Condron Ballpark | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| April 4 | Vanderbilt | Condron Ballpark | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| April 5 | Vanderbilt | Condron Ballpark | Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| April 6 | Vanderbilt | Condron Ballpark | Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: SECN | – | – |
| April 8 | Florida State Rivalry | Condron Ballpark | Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: ESPN2 | Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: ESPN2 | Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: ESPN2 | Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: ESPN2 | – | – |
| April 10 | Missouri | Condron Ballpark | Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN | – | – |
| April 11 | Missouri | Condron Ballpark | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| April 12 | Missouri | Condron Ballpark | Time: 5:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 5:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 5:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 5:00 p.m. TV: SECN | – | – |
| April 15 | Stetson | Condron Ballpark | Time: 6:30 p.m TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| April 18 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS | Time: 8:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 8:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 8:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 8:00 p.m. TV: SECN | – | – |
| April 19 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | Time: 8:30 p.m. TV: ESPN2 | Time: 8:30 p.m. TV: ESPN2 | Time: 8:30 p.m. TV: ESPN2 | Time: 8:30 p.m. TV: ESPN2 | – | – |
| April 20 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: ESPN2 | Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: ESPN2 | Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: ESPN2 | Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: ESPN2 | – | – |
| April 22 | Georgia Southern | Condron Ballpark | Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| April 25 | Arkansas | Condron Ballpark | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| April 26 | Arkansas | Condron Ballpark | Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: SECN | Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: SECN | – | – |
| April 27 | Arkansas | Condron Ballpark | Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Stadium Site | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | SEC Record |
| May 2 | at South Carolina | Founders Park Columbia, SC | Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| May 3 | at South Carolina | Founders Park | Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| May 4 | at South Carolina | Founders Park | Time: 1:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 1:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 1:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 1:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| May 6 | South Florida | Condron Ballpark | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| May 9 | at Texas | Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX | Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: ESPNU | Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: ESPNU | Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: ESPNU | Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: ESPNU | – | – |
| May 10 | at Texas | Disch–Falk Field | Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| May 11 | at Texas | Disch–Falk Field | Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| May 15 | Alabama | Condron Ballpark | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| May 16 | Alabama | Condron Ballpark | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
| May 17 | Alabama | Condron Ballpark | Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ | – | – |
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Record vs. conference opponents

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2025 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2025 SEC baseball game results, 2025 SEC baseball schedule :
| Tm | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZ | OKL | OMS | SCA | TEN | TEX | TAM | VAN | Tm | SR | SW |
| ALA | 3–0 | | . | 4/6 | 5/17 | 5/11 | . | 4/19 | 4/13 | 4/27 | 3/30 | . | . | 3/23 | . | 3–0 | 5/4 | ALA | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| ARK | 2–1 | . | | . | 4/27 | 4/13 | . | 5/11 | . | 4/6 | . | 2–1 | 3/23 | 5/17 | 5/4 | 4/19 | 3/30 | ARK | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| AUB | 2–1 | 4/6 | . | | . | 3/30 | 3/23 | 4/13 | 4/27 | . | . | 5/17 | 5/11 | 5/4 | 4/19 | . | 2–1 | AUB | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| FLA | 0–3 | 5/17 | 4/27 | . | | 3/23 | . | . | 4/20 | 4/13 | . | 3/30 | 5/4 | 0–3 | 5/11 | . | 4/6 | FLA | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| UGA | 2–1 | 5/11 | 4/13 | 3/30 | 3/23 | | 2–1 | . | . | 5/4 | 4/27 | . | . | . | 4/6 | 5/17 | 4/19 | UGA | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| KEN | 1–2 | . | . | 3/23 | . | 1–2 | | . | 5/4 | . | 5/11 | 4/6 | 4/27 | 4/20 | 4/13 | 3/30 | 5/17 | KEN | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| LSU | 3–0 | 4/19 | 5/11 | 4/13 | . | . | . | | 3/30 | 3–0 | 4/6 | . | 5/17 | 4/27 | 3/23 | 5/4 | . | LSU | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| MSU | 0–3 | 4/13 | . | 4/27 | 4/20 | . | 5/4 | 3/30 | | 5/17 | 3/23 | 5/11 | 4/6 | . | 0–3 | . | . | MSU | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| MIZ | 0–3 | 4/27 | 4/6 | . | 4/13 | 5/4 | . | 0–3 | 5/17 | | 4/19 | 3/23 | . | . | 3/30 | 5/11 | . | MIZ | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| OKL | 2–1 | 3/30 | . | . | . | 4/27 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 3/23 | 4/19 | | 5/4 | 2–1 | . | 5/17 | . | 4/13 | OKL | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| OMS | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 5/17 | 3/30 | . | 4/6 | . | 5/11 | 3/23 | 5/4 | | 4/19 | 4/13 | . | . | 4/27 | OMS | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| SCA | 1–2 | . | 3/23 | 5/11 | 5/4 | . | 4/27 | 5/17 | 4/6 | . | 1–2 | 4/19 | | 3/30 | . | 4/13 | . | SCA | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| TEN | 3–0 | 3/23 | 5/17 | 5/4 | 3–0 | . | 4/20 | 4/27 | . | . | . | 4/13 | 3/30 | | . | 4/6 | 5/11 | TEN | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| TEX | 3–0 | . | 5/4 | 4/19 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 4/13 | 3/23 | 3–0 | 3/30 | 5/17 | . | . | . | | 4/27 | . | TEX | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| TAM | 0–3 | 0–3 | 4/19 | . | . | 5/17 | 3/30 | 5/4 | . | 5/11 | . | . | 4/13 | 4/6 | 4/27 | | 3/23 | TAM | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| VAN | 1–2 | 5/4 | 3/30 | 1–2 | 4/6 | 4/19 | 5/17 | . | . | . | 4/13 | 4/27 | . | 5/11 | . | 3/23 | | VAN | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Tm | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZ | OKL | OMS | SCA | TEN | TEX | TAM | VAN | Team | SR | SW |
Updated for all games through March 16, 2025.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | Final |
| Coaches' | 10 | 10* | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perfect Game | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† 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.