# 2001 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2001 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2001 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 seventh and final season at Florida. Lopez was dismissed after the conclusion of the season.

## Schedule

2001 Florida Gators baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
February 3No. 9 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 13
McKethan Stadium5–14
Sheffield (1–0)
Simon (0–1)
None
3,522
0–1–
February 7Savannah StateNo. 17
McKethan Stadium35–1
Belflower (1–0)
Fries
None
521
1–1–
February 9at No. 9 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 17
Mark Light Stadium Coral Gables, FL4–10
Walker (2–0)
Simon (0–2)
None
4,523
1–2–
February 10at No. 9 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 17
Mark Light Stadium7–8
DeBold (1–1)
Ramsey (0–1)
None
5,271
1–3–
February 13Charleston SouthernNo. 22
McKethan Stadium12–3
Stanton (1–0)
Viars (0–1)
None
2–3
February 14Charleston SouthernNo. 22
McKethan Stadium5–2
Simon (1–2)
Coenen (0–1)
Ramsey (1)
984
3–3
February 17at No. 13 Florida State RivalryNo. 22
Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL6–19
Lord (1–0)
Belflower (1–1)
None
4,371
3–4–
February 18at No. 13 Florida State RivalryNo. 22
Dick Howser Stadium6–5
Simon (2–2)
Read (1–2)
Ramsey (2)
4,167
4–4–
February 20WinthropNo. 29
McKethan Stadium7–11
Thurmond (1–1)
Hart (0–1)
None
922
4–5–
February 21WinthropNo. 29
McKethan Stadium5–14
Herauf (3–0)
Ramshaw (0–1)
None
694
4–6–
February 24No. 15 Florida State RivalryNo. 29
McKethan Stadium3–2$^{10}$
Ramsey (1–1)
Roman (0–1)
None
4,012
5–6–
February 25No. 15 Florida State RivalryNo. 29
McKethan Stadium11-13
Lynch (1–1)
Belflower (1–2)
Roman (1)
3,854
5–7–
February 28Jacksonville
McKethan Stadium9–7
Brice (1–0)
Ryals (1–1)
Ramsey (3)
1,224
6–7– :
March
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 2Central MichiganMcKethan Stadium11–8Simon (3–2)Garner (0–1)None1,1147–7
March 3Central MichiganMcKethan Stadium14–3Wells (1–0)Horvath (0–1)None1,3468–7
March 4Central MichiganMcKethan Stadium11–2Ramshaw (1–1)Opalewski (0–1)None7169–7
March 9No. 23 TennesseeMcKethan Stadium3–7Gates (3–1)Simon (3–3)Crowe (1)8239–8
0–1
March 10No. 23 TennesseeMcKethan Stadium6–12Bertolino (1–0)Belflower (1–3)Hicklen (2)1,7429–9
0–2
March 11No. 23 TennesseeMcKethan Stadium2–8Crowe (3–0)Wells (1–1)None1,4709–10
0–3
March 13FordhamMcKethan Stadium15–1Hart (1–1)Santopolo (0–2)None56210–10–
March 14FordhamMcKethan Stadium11–3Drucker (1–0)Kelly (0–1)None84111–10–
March 16at No. 11 LSUAlex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA10-18David (2–1)Ramsey (1–2)None8,08011–110–4
March 17at No. 11 LSUAlex Box Stadium3–4Mestepey (3–0)Ramshaw (1–2)Guidry (2)7,88711–120–5
March 18at No. 11 LSUAlex Box Stadium7–10Pettit (2–0)Brice (1–1)None7,56211–130–6
March 20MaineMcKethan Stadium8–7Ramsey (2–2)Truman (0–1)None70912–13
March 21MaineMcKethan Stadium19–9Drucker (2–0)Stoner (1–1)None58613–13
March 23ArkansasMcKethan Stadium7–4Birch (1–0)Merryman (2–2)None1,33614–13
1–6
March 24ArkansasMcKethan Stadium8–4Ramshaw (2–2)Isaacson (3–4)None1,46815–13
2–6
March 25ArkansasMcKethan Stadium4–1Hart (2–1)Roehl (2–2)Simon (1)92116–13
3–6
March 27Bethune–CookmanMcKethan Stadium9–3Belflower (2–3)Johnson (2–3)None76117–13
March 28Florida AtlanticMcKethan Stadium10–0Rojas (1–0)Core (4–5)None63018–13
March 30at VanderbiltHawkins Field Nashville, TN9–6$^{10}$Simon (4–3)Ransom (4–2)None32519–13
4–6
March 31at VanderbiltHawkins Field1–0Ramshaw (3–2)Little (3–3)Ramsey (4)51020–13
5–6 :
April
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
April 1VanderbiltHawkins Field9–5Rojas (2–0)Maultsby (4–4)None34921–13
6–6
April 4Florida A&MMcKethan Stadium14–9Belflower (3–3)Castillo (2–1)Ramsey (5)91322–13
April 6KentuckyMcKethan Stadium7–6$^{10}$Ramsey (2–0)Hooker (0–2)None2,01223–13
7–6
April 7KentuckyMcKethan Stadium10–9Rojas (3–0)Wade (2–6)None2,73824–13
8–6
April 8KentuckyMcKethan Stadium9–8Simon (5–3)Corrado (5–4)Ramsey (6)1,94725–13
9–6
April 11No. 7 StetsonNo. 23McKethan Stadium17-21DiNardo (7–1)Simon (5–4)None2,31525–14–
April 13at GeorgiaNo. 23Foley Field Athens, GA4–9Brown (4–2)Brice (1–2)None2,07425–159–7
April 14at GeorgiaNo. 23Foley Field3–9Murphy (5–1)Ramshaw (3–3)None2,64225–169–8
April 15at GeorgiaNo. 23Foley Field7–6Rojas (4–0)Sharpton (3–1)Ramsey (7)25426–1610–8
April 18at No. 10 StetsonMelching Field DeLand, FL8–9Collins (9–0)Simon (5–5)None2,76226–17
April 20at No. 15 Ole MissSwayze Field Oxford, MS1–9Montrenes (8–3)Brice (1–3)None1,91226–18
10–9
April 21at No. 15 Ole MissSwayze Field9–12Yates (6–0)Rojas (4–1)None3,07126–19
10–10
April 22at No. 15 Ole MissSwayze Field0–4Gray (3–1)Hart (2–2)Bradshaw (1)2,91126–20
10–11
April 24Canada (JR national team) (exh.)McKethan Stadium23–5BelflowerGrimesNone222––
April 27No. 18 Mississippi StateMcKethan Stadium11–4Brice (2–3)Maholm (5–3)None1,66927–20
11–11
April 28No. 18 Mississippi StateMcKethan Stadium4–2$^{10}$Ramsey (4–2)Medders (5–2)None1,97228–20
12–11
April 29No. 18 Mississippi StateMcKethan Stadium6–5$^{14}$Simon (6–5)Wooten (3–4)None1,52229–20
13–11 :
May
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 4at AuburnPlainsman Park Auburn, AL2–5Speigner (8–1)Brice (2–4)Brandon (4)3,19229–2113–12
May 5at AuburnPlainsman Park10–6Ramshaw (4–3)Paxton (4–3)Ramsey (8)3,17430–21
14–12
May 6at AuburnPlainsman Park5–2Hart (3–2)Dueitt (3–3)Belflower (1)3,04431–21
15–12
May 9South FloridaNo. 30McKethan Stadium5–4Simon (7–5)Royal (3–5)Belflower (2)91432–21
May 11No. 21 South CarolinaNo. 30McKethan Stadium3–6Bouknight (9–2)Brice (2–5)Gronkiewicz (14)2,07732–2215–13
May 12No. 21 South CarolinaNo. 30McKethan Stadium14–7Ramshaw (5–3)Bell (10–5)None1,94433–2216–13
May 13No. 21 South CarolinaNo. 30McKethan Stadium4–6Price (5–0)Ramsey (4–3)Gronkiewicz (15)1,60833–2316–14 :
Post-season :
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentSeed/RankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSECT Record
May 16vs. (2) No. 11 LSU(7)Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL0–10Scobie (4–1)Brice (2–6)None3,52233–240–1
May 17vs. (3) No. 17 Tennessee(7)Metropolitan Stadium9–3Belflower (4–3)Johnson (3–1)Ramsey (9)–34–241–1
May 18vs. (6) No. 23 Ole Miss(7)Metropolitan Stadium6–7Bradshaw (4–1)Hart (3–3)Morris (9)–34–251–2 :
NCAA tournament: Coral Gables Regional
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordRegional Record
May 25vs. (3) Stetson(2)Mark Light Stadium10–9Belflower (5–3)Collins (10–3)None–35–251–0
May 26 (1)at (1) No. 1 Miami (FL) Rivalry(2)Mark Light Stadium2–6Farmer (13–2)Hart (3–4)None4,85035–261–1
May 26 (2)vs. (3) Stetson(2)Mark Light Stadium3–6Lincoln (6–0)Simon (7–6)Wilson (10)5,15535–271–2 :
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. All times Eastern. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com