# 2016 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2016 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2016 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 ninth season as Florida head coach. The Gators entered the season hoping to build upon their performance in the 2015 NCAA tournament, where they finished third at the 2015 College World Series after two losses to the Virginia Cavaliers.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Florida win |
| | Florida loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Florida team member |
2016 Florida Gators baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
February 19Florida Gulf CoastNo. 1McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL4–2Shore (1–0)Anderson (0–1)Dunning (1)5,7781–0–
February 20Florida Gulf CoastNo. 1McKethan Stadium8–4Singer (1–0)Koerner (0–1)None4,6822–0–
February 21Florida Gulf CoastNo. 1McKethan Stadium12–3Faedo (1–0)Leon (0–1)None4,1103–0–
February 23Eastern MichiganNo. 1McKethan Stadium12–4Dunning (1–0)Shul (0–1)None2,6734–0–
February 24vs. Eastern MichiganNo. 1Joker Marchant Stadium Lakeland, FL8–7Anderson (1–0)Delaplane (1–1)None2,6925–0–
February 26at No. 6 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 1Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL5–0Shore (2–0)Woodrey (1–1)None4,1476–0–
February 27at No. 6 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 1Alex Rodriguez Park3–5Mediavilla (2–0)Puk (0–1)B. Garcia (3)4,9996–1–
February 28at No. 6 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 1Alex Rodriguez Park7–3Faedo (2–0)D. Garcia (1–1)None4,7847–1– :
March
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 1at UCFNo. 1Jay Bergman Field Orlando, FL9–5Horvath (1–0)Deramo (1–1)Rubio (1)3,8318–1–
March 2UCFNo. 1McKethan Stadium4–0Kowar (1–0)Thompson (0–1)None2,9379–1–
March 4DartmouthNo. 1McKethan Stadium7–0Shore (3–0)Robinson (0–2)None2,95610–1–
March 5DartmouthNo. 1McKethan Stadium4–3$^{12}$Anderson (2–0)Danielak (0–1)None3,47711–1–
March 6DartmouthNo. 1McKethan Stadium8–6Faedo (3–0)Chatham (0–2)Horvath (1)3,35912–1–
March 8at North FloridaNo. 1Harmon Stadium Jacksonville, FL6–2Snead (1–0)Naylor (1–2)None1,67413–1–
March 9North FloridaNo. 1McKethan Stadium5–4Kowar (2–0)Drury (1–1)Anderson (1)3,11114–1–
March 11HarvardNo. 1McKethan Stadium16–5Shore (4–0)Miller (0–2)None3,97815–1–
March 12HarvardNo. 1McKethan Stadium9–2Singer (2–0)Poppen (1–1)None4,49816–1–
March 12HarvardNo. 1McKethan Stadium9–2Faedo (4–0)Gruener (1–1)Snead (1)2,88817–1–
March 15No. 11 Florida State RivalryNo. 1McKethan Stadium6–0Dunning (2–0)Holton (0–2)None5,91718–1–
March 18MissouriNo. 1McKethan Stadium4–3$^{10}$Anderson (3–0)Sharp (2–1)None5,53719–11–0
March 19MissouriNo. 1McKethan Stadium6–2Puk (1–1)Houck (2–2)Anderson (2)4,05920–12–0
March 20MissouriNo. 1McKethan Stadium7–5Faedo (5–0)Tribby (2–2)Anderson (3)3,35221–13–0
March 22No. 19 FAUNo. 1McKethan Stadium2–1Rubio (1–0)McKay (2–2)Singer (1)3,79222–13–0
March 25at KentuckyNo. 1Cliff Hagan Stadium Lexington, KY12–5Shore (5–0)Brown (1–4)None2,36423–14–0
March 26at KentuckyNo. 1Cliff Hagan Stadium4–7Beggs (6–0)Puk (1–2)Lewis (1)3,07123–24–1
March 27at KentuckyNo. 1Cliff Hagan Stadium4–5Hjelle (3–0)Dunning (2–1)None2,24723–34–2
March 29vs. No. 8 Florida State RivalryNo. 3Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL3–2Kowar (3–0)Carlton (4–1)Anderson (4)9,03524–34–2 :
April
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
April 1No. 1 Texas A&MNo. 3McKethan Stadium7–4Snead (2–0)Ivey (2–1)Anderson (5)5,91725–35–2
April 2No. 1 Texas A&MNo. 3McKethan Stadium7–2Faedo (6–0)Simonds (5–1)Dunning (2)5,33926–36–2
April 3No. 1 Texas A&MNo. 3McKethan Stadium10–7Snead (3–0)Hendrix (0–1)Anderson (6)4,82427–37–2
April 5JacksonvilleNo. 1McKethan Stadium7–2Moss (1–0)Arjona (2–1)None2,89428–37–2
April 8No. 10 Mississippi StateNo. 1McKethan Stadium8–2Shore (6–0)Hudson (4–2)None3,92729–38–2
April 9No. 10 Mississippi StateNo. 1McKethan Stadium4–10Rigby (4–1)Faedo (6–1)None6,24429–48–3
April 10No. 10 Mississippi StateNo. 1McKethan Stadium1–2Houston (2–0)Dunning (2–2)Humphreys (3)3,72029–58–4
April 12at No. 6 Florida State RivalryNo. 2Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL8–2Rubio (2–0)E. Voyles (0–1)None5,93630–58–4
April 14at ArkansasNo. 2Baum Stadium Fayetteville, AR12–8Puk (2–2)Taccolini (3–2)Anderson (7)8,34831–59–4
April 15at ArkansasNo. 2Baum Stadium9–2Shore (7–0)McKinney (1–2)None9,21932–510–4
April 16at ArkansasNo. 2Baum Stadium8–2Faedo (7–1)Jackson (2–4)None9,37133–511–4
April 19JacksonvilleNo. 2McKethan Stadium3–1Rubio (3–0)Schappell (2–2)Anderson (8)2,65834–511–4
April 21GeorgiaNo. 2McKethan Stadium1–2$^{12}$Holder (1–2)Rubio (3–1)None3,25634–611–5
April 22GeorgiaNo. 2McKethan Stadium6–0Shore (8–0)Jones (5–3)None4,00535–612–5
April 23GeorgiaNo. 2McKethan Stadium4–1Faedo (8–1)Tucker (3–4)Anderson (9)4,48836–613–5
April 29at No. 5 South CarolinaNo. 1Founders Park Columbia, SC5–4Dunning (3–2)Reagan (1–2)Anderson (10)7,94837–614–5
April 30at No. 5 South CarolinaNo. 1Founders Park1–2Webb (9–2)Snead (3–1)Johnson (4)8,24237–714–6 :
May
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 1at No. 5 South CarolinaNo. 1Founders ParkCancelled (weather)
May 3Bethune–CookmanNo. 1McKethan Stadium7–1Moss (2–0)Hernandez (4–4)None2,69238–714–6
May 6at TennesseeNo. 1Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN7–2Shore (9–0)Neely (1–2)None2,24739–715–6
May 7at TennesseeNo. 1Lindsey Nelson Stadium2–5Cox (3–5)Singer (2–1)None2,19739–815–7
May 8at TennesseeNo. 1Lindsey Nelson Stadium9–3Faedo (9–1)Martin (3–1)None2,45840–816–7
May 10South FloridaNo. 1McKethan Stadium11–4Dunning (4–2)Bye (0–1)None2,88141–816–7
May 13No. 7 VanderbiltNo. 1McKethan Stadium4–2Shore (10–0)Sheffield (7–4)None4,53742–817–7
May 14No. 7 VanderbiltNo. 1McKethan Stadium0–5Wright (7–3)Puk (2–3)None4,78342–917–8
May 15No. 7 VanderbiltNo. 1McKethan Stadium10–6Faedo (10–1)Kilichowski (0–2)None4,34043–918–8
May 19at No. 8 LSUNo. 1Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA3–7Smith (2–0)Singer (2–2)Bugg (3)10,90443–1018–9
May 20at No. 8 LSUNo. 1Alex Box Stadium4–5Reynolds (3–0)Horvath (1–1)Newman (6)10,90443–1118–10
May 21at No. 8 LSUNo. 1Alex Box Stadium6–2$^7$Faedo (11–1)Gilbert (4–3)None11,30344–1119–10
The game was suspended during the third inning due to rain and continued at 11:05 a.m. on May 21 prior to the start of the game scheduled for that day. :
Postseason :
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSECT Record
May 25No. 7 (5) LSUNo. 1 (4)Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL3–5$^{14}$Stallings (3–0)Dunning (4–3)None13,44844–120–1
May 26(9) AlabamaNo. 1 (4)Metropolitan Stadium5–4Horvath (2–1)Burrows (2–1)Anderson (11)5,23245–121–1
May 27No. 3 (1) Mississippi StateNo. 1 (4)Metropolitan Stadium12–2$^7$Faedo (12–1)Sexton (7–3)None9,42946–122–1
May 28No. 7 (5) LSUNo. 1 (4)Metropolitan Stadium1–0Moss (3–0)Gilbert (4–4)Anderson (12)13,82147–123–1
May 29No. 2 (3) Texas A&MNo. 1 (4)Metropolitan Stadium5–12Vinson (4–2)Byrne (0–1)None8,35247–133–2 :
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordRegional Record
June 3(4) Bethune–CookmanNo. 2 (1)McKethan Stadium9–3Shore (11–0)Norris (6–4)None2,96548–131–0
June 4(3) ConnecticutNo. 2 (1)McKethan Stadium6–5Dunning (5–3)Over (0–4)Anderson (13)3,02749–132–0
June 5(2) Georgia TechNo. 2 (1)McKethan Stadium10–1Faedo (13–1)Pitts (3–4)None2,29350–133–0 :
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Super Regional
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSuper Reg. Record
June 11No. 13 Florida State RivalryNo. 2 (1)McKethan Stadium0–3Carlton (8–3)Faedo (13–2)None5,76850–140–1
June 12No. 13 Florida State RivalryNo. 2 (1)McKethan Stadium5–0Shore (12–0)Holton (3–4)None5,32651–141–1
June 13No. 13 Florida State RivalryNo. 2 (1)McKethan Stadium7–0Dunning (6–3)Sands (6–7)None4,47552–142–1 :
College World Series
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordCWS Record
June 19No. 16 Coastal CarolinaNo. 2 (1)TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, NE1–2Beckwith (13–1)Shore (12–1)None19,69652–150–1
June 21No. 11 (4) Texas TechNo. 2 (1)TD Ameritrade Park2–3Martin (10–1)Faedo (13–3)Howard (9)16,86552–160–2 :
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.
2016 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2016 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 | 15–15 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | ALA | W5 | 5–5 | 1–1 |
| ARK | 7–23 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | . | ARK | W7 | 2–8 | 1–6 |
| AUB | 8–22 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | AUB | W6 | 2–8 | 0–4 |
| FLA | 19–10 | . | 3–0 | . | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | FLA | E2 | 6–3 | 3–0 |
| UGA | 11–19 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | UGA | E5 | 3–7 | 0–2 |
| KEN | 15–15 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | . | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | KEN | E4 | 6–4 | 0–1 |
| LSU | 19–11 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | LSU | W3 | 6–4 | 3–0 |
| MSU | 21–9 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | MSU | W1 | 9–1 | 3–1 |
| MIZZ | 9–21 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | MIZZ | E7 | 2–8 | 1–4 |
| MISS | 18–12 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | MISS | W4 | 6–4 | 3–1 |
| SCAR | 20–9 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | SCAR | E1 | 5–4 | 5–0 |
| TENN | 9–21 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | . | 2–1 | TENN | E6 | 2–8 | 0–3 |
| TAMU | 20–10 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 2–1 | TAMU | W2 | 9–1 | 2–1 |
| VAN | 18–12 | . | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | VAN | E3 | 5–5 | 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' | 1 (21) | 1 (21)* | 1 (21)* | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 3 (8) | 1 (28) | 2 (5) | 2 (15) | 1 (29) | 1 (26) | 1 (26) | 1 (28) | 1 (8) | 2 (3) | 2 (3)* | 2 (3)* | 5 |
| Baseball America | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2* | 2 | 5 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| NCBWA† | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3* | 6 |
^ 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.