# 2019 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2019 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2019 college baseball season. Florida competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games were played at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his twelfth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season as the defending conference champions, reaching the national semifinals in the 2018 College World Series before being eliminated by Arkansas.

## Preseason
### Preseason All-American teams

1st Team
* Tyler Dyson – Starting Pitcher (Baseball America)
2nd Team
* Wil Dalton – Outfielder (NCBWA)
3rd Team
* Wil Dalton – Outfielder (Perfect Game)
* Wil Dalton – Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball)
* Wil Dalton – Outfielder (Baseball America)

### SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Gators predicted to finish in second place in the Eastern Division.
Media poll (East) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 87 (9) |
| 2 | Florida | 81 (4) |
| 3 | Georgia | 68 (1) |
| 4 | South Carolina | 53 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 40 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 30 |
| 7 | Missouri | 26 |

### Preseason All-SEC teams

2nd Team
* Tyler Dyson – Starting Pitcher

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Florida win |
| | Florida loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Florida team member |
2019 Florida Gators baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
February 15Long Beach StateNo. 6McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL8–2Butler (1–0)Seminaris (0–1)None4,8511–0–
February 16Long Beach StateNo. 6McKethan Stadium5–2Mace (1–0)Baayoun (0–1)Crisp (1)4,3442–0–
February 17Long Beach StateNo. 6McKethan Stadium3–1Leftwich (1–0)Ruiz (0–1)Crisp (2)3,9813–0–
February 19at South FloridaNo. 5USF Baseball Stadium Tampa, FL1–6Stuart (1–0)McMullen (0–1)None2,3633–1–
February 20North FloridaNo. 5McKethan Stadium1–7Michaelis (1–1)Scott (0–1)None3,2813–2–
February 22Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 5McKethan Stadium2–5McKendry (2–0)Butler (1–1)Federman (1)4,7753–3–
February 23Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 5McKethan Stadium9–3Mace (2–0)Gates (0–1)Crisp (3)6,2064–3–
February 24Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 5McKethan Stadium4–1Leftwich (2–0)Van Belle (1–1)Crisp (4)4,3985–3–
February 26at JacksonvilleNo. 7John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL5–4$^{10}$Scott (1–1)Mauloni (0–1)Crisp (5)1,1226–3–
February 27UCFNo. 7McKethan Stadium9–12Westberg (1–0)McMullen (0–2)Hakanson (1)3,1676–4– :
March
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 1WinthropNo. 7McKethan Stadium16–4Dyson (1–0)Harris (0–1)None3,3357–4–
March 2WinthropNo. 7McKethan StadiumPostponed (rain) Makeup: March 3 as a doubleheader
March 3 (1)WinthropNo. 7McKethan Stadium28–5Mace (3–0)Peek (1–1)None3,3578–4–
March 3 (2)WinthropNo. 7McKethan Stadium5–3$^7$Leftwich (3–0)Pawelczyk (2–1)Crisp (6)3,1929–4–
March 5Florida Gulf CoastNo. 5McKethan Stadium15–0Scott (2–1)Bitner (1–1)None2,92910–4–
March 6Florida Gulf CoastNo. 5McKethan Stadium2–7Lumbert (2–1)Luethje (0–1)None2,95510–5–
March 8YaleNo. 5McKethan Stadium6–5Mace (4–0)Politz (2–1)Crisp (7)3,24911–5–
March 9YaleNo. 5McKethan Stadium15–1Leftwich (4–0)Nambiar (0–2)None3,75612–5–
March 10YaleNo. 5McKethan Stadium4–3Dyson (2–0)Stiegler (1–2)Ruth (1)3,24813–5–
March 12No. 10 Florida State RivalryNo. 5McKethan Stadium20–7Alintoff (1–0)Haney (2–1)None5,38514–5–
March 15No. 6 Mississippi StateNo. 5McKethan Stadium5–6Small (2–0)Mace (4–1)None4,21514–60–1
March 16 (1)No. 6 Mississippi StateNo. 5McKethan Stadium5–10Ginn (5–0)Leftwich (4–1)Liebelt (2)4,01914–70–2
March 16 (2)No. 6 Mississippi StateNo. 5McKethan Stadium4–2Dyson (2–0)James (2–1)Scott (1)3,24715–71–2
March 19JacksonvilleNo. 14McKethan Stadium13–8Crisp (1–0)Murphy (1–1)Alintoff (1)3,22316–7–
March 21at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 14Hawkins Field Nashville, TN0–5Fellows (5–0)Mace (4–2)None3,19116–81–3
March 22at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 14Hawkins Field2–15Raby (4–0)Leftwich (4–2)None3,62616–91–4
March 23at No. 8 VanderbiltNo. 14Hawkins Field4–14Rocker (2–2)Dyson (3–1)Brown (5)3,62616–101–5
March 26vs. No. 20 Florida State RivalryNo. 23Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL4–2Scott (2–1)Velez (2–2)None8,04117–10–
March 29AlabamaNo. 23McKethan Stadium3–1Mace (5–2)Finnerty (4–3)None4,52118–102–5
March 30AlabamaNo. 23McKethan Stadium12–3Scott (3–1)Love (3–1)None5,15619–103–5
March 31AlabamaNo. 23McKethan Stadium6–3Ruth (1–0)Ras (1–2)None3,78520–104–5
Rescheduled from March 17 due to the threat of rain. :
April
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
April 2Florida A&MNo. 21McKethan Stadium12–1Crisp (2–0)Wilson (1–3)None3,03621–10–
April 5at No. 18 Ole MissNo. 21Swayze Field Oxford, MS4–12Myers (2–0)Mace (5–3)None11,02621–114–6
April 6 (1)at No. 18 Ole MissNo. 21Swayze Field4–16Nikhazy (3–2)Dyson (3–2)None10,22021–124–7
April 6 (2)at No. 18 Ole MissNo. 21Swayze Field10–12Caracci (1–1)Crisp (2–1)None10,22021–134–8
April 9at Florida State RivalryDick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL3–1Specht (1–0)Haney (2–2)None5,36822–13–
April 11South CarolinaMcKethan Stadium9–5Mace (6–3)Morgan (3–2)None3,41423–135–8
April 12South CarolinaMcKethan Stadium3–6Tringali (2–0)Scott (3–2)None4,53123–145–9
April 13South CarolinaMcKethan Stadium6–4Luethje (1–1)Sweatt (2–3)None4,90824–146–9
April 16JacksonvilleMcKethan Stadium8–4Crisp (3–1)Temple (2–1)Pogue (1)3,33725–14–
April 18at No. 14 LSUAlex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA16–9Mace (7–3)Hilliard (0–2)None10,13226–147–9
April 19at No. 14 LSUAlex Box Stadium1–13Henry (4–2)Scott (3–3)Peterson (2)10,76626–157–10
April 20at No. 14 LSUAlex Box Stadium2–11Walker (3–3)Leftwich (4–3)None11,32726–167–11
April 23Florida AtlanticMcKethan Stadium11–13Schneider (3–1)Langworthy (0–1)None2,88626–17–
April 26KentuckyMcKethan Stadium10–8Scott (4–3)Ramsey (2–4)Crisp (8)3,66427–178–11
April 27KentuckyMcKethan Stadium1–5Thompson (4–1)Leftwich (4–4)None4,06827–188–12
April 28KentuckyMcKethan Stadium12–8Scott (5–3)Coleman (2–4)None3,40128–189–12
Rescheduled from April 7 due to the threat of rain. :
May
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 3at No. 9 GeorgiaFoley Field Athens, GA4–6Locey (8–1)Mace (7–4)Kristofak (6)3,10628–199–13
May 4at No. 9 GeorgiaFoley FieldPostponed (rain) Makeup: May 5 as a 7-inning doubleheader
May 5 (1)at No. 9 GeorgiaFoley Field1–9$^7$Elliott (6–3)Leftwich (4–5)None2,84528–209–14
May 5 (2)at No. 9 GeorgiaFoley Field1–4$^7$Wilcox (2–0)Crisp (3–2)None2,84528–219–15
May 7South FloridaMcKethan Stadium7–3Pogue (1–0)Yager (2–2)Specht (1)3,08229–21–
May 10TennesseeMcKethan Stadium10–9Crisp (4–2)Walsh (0–2)None3,54230–2110–15
May 11TennesseeMcKethan Stadium7–8Crochet (4–3)Specht (1–1)Sewell (1)3,65930–2210–16
May 12TennesseeMcKethan Stadium4–5Jackson (1–0)Crisp (4–3)Hunley (1)3,26530–2310–17
May 16at No. 24 MissouriTaylor Stadium Columbia, MO5–4Mace (8–4)Ash (2–2)Butler (1)2,31031–2311–17
May 17at No. 24 MissouriTaylor Stadium2–0Leftwich (5–5)Sikkema (7–4)None3,18232–2312–17
May 18at No. 24 MissouriTaylor Stadium4–3Scott (6–3)Dulle (4–4)None1,67533–2313–17 :
Postseason :
SEC Tournament
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSECT Record
May 21vs. No. 13 (6) Texas A&M(11)Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL7–8$^{10}$Kalich (2–1)Crisp (4–4)None4,13533–240–1 :
NCAA tournament: Lubbock Regional
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordRegional Record
May 31vs. No. 24 (2) Dallas Baptist(3)Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park Lubbock, TX8–11Johnson (5–2)Mace (8–5)None4,53033–250–1
June 1vs. (4) Army(3)Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park13–5Leftwich (6–5)Giovinco (8–6)None4,56734–251–1
June 2vs. No. 24 (2) Dallas Baptist(3)Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park8–9Fouse (6–0)Pogue (1–1)Carraway (5)4,67934–261–2 :
Rankings from D1Baseball. All times Eastern. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

## Lubbock Regional

Lubbock Regional Teams :
| (1) Texas Tech Red Raiders | (2) Dallas Baptist Patriots | (3) Florida Gators | (4) Army Black Knights |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 11 | | | | | |
| 4 | Army | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Army | 2 | 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | | |
| | | | 2 | Dallas Baptist | 2 | | |
| 3 | Florida | 8 | 2 | Dallas Baptist | 2 | | |
| 2 | Dallas Baptist | 11 | | | | | |
| 2 | Dallas Baptist | 11 | | | | 1 | Texas Tech |
| | | | | | | 2 | Dallas Baptist |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 2 | Dallas Baptist |
| | | | 3 | Florida | 8 | | |
| 4 | Army | 5 | 2 | Dallas Baptist | 9 | | |
| 3 | Florida | 13 | | | | | |

## Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2019 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2019 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 | 7–23 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | ALA | W7 | 1–9 | 0–4 |
| ARK | 20–10 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ARK | W1 | 7–3 | 3–0 |
| AUB | 14–16 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | AUB | W6 | 4–6 | 1–1 |
| FLA | 13–17 | 3–0 | . | . | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | FLA | E5 | 4–6 | 2–3 |
| UGA | 21–9 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | UGA | E2 | 8–2 | 4–1 |
| KEN | 7–23 | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | KEN | E7 | 1–9 | 0–4 |
| LSU | 17–13 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | 2–1 | . | LSU | W3 | 6–4 | 2–1 |
| MSU | 20–10 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | MSU | W2 | 8–2 | 3–1 |
| MIZZ | 13–16 | . | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | MIZZ | E4 | 5–4 | 1–3 |
| MISS | 16–14 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | MISS | W5 | 5–5 | 2–1 |
| SCAR | 8–22 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | SCAR | E6 | 1–9 | 0–3 |
| TENN | 14–16 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | . | 1–2 | TENN | E3 | 5–5 | 1–2 |
| TAMU | 16–13 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | | 2–1 | TAMU | W4 | 6–3 | 1–1 |
| VAN | 23–7 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | . | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | VAN | E1 | 8–2 | 5–0 |
| 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. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = 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' | 3 (1) | 3 (1)* | 3 (1)* | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV* | RV* | RV* | — |
| Baseball America | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | —* | —* | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 20 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | — |
| NCBWA† | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 28 | 28 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV* | RV* | RV* | RV |
| D1Baseball | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —* | — | —* | — |
^ 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.

## 2019 MLB draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Brady McConnell | SS | 2 | 44 | Kansas City Royals |
| Tyler Dyson | RHP | 5 | 153 | Washington Nationals |
| Wil Dalton | OF | 8 | 257 | Boston Red Sox |
| Nelson Maldonado | OF | 21 | 642 | Chicago Cubs |