2013 Florida Gators baseball team explained

Year:2013
Team:Florida Gators
Sport:baseball
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:29–30
Conf Record:14–16
Head Coach:Kevin O'Sullivan (6th year)
Asst Coach1:Craig Bell (6th year)
Brad Weitzel (6th year)
Stadium:Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
Tourney:Bloomington Regional
Tourney Result:0–2

The 2013 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2013 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 Kevin O'Sullivan, who was in his sixth season at Florida. The Gators entered the season looking to build upon their appearance in the 2012 College World Series, where they were eliminated after two consecutive losses to South Carolina and Kent State.

The Gators suffered from inexperience for much of the season and experienced key injuries to their pitching staff. As a result, the team struggled to a record of 11–16 by mid-season. From that point forward however, the Gators climbed their way back into postseason contention by winning 14 out of 18 games including a series win over No. 11 Ole Miss, a series sweep over No. 8 South Carolina, and a road win over No. 7 Florida State. Despite struggling once again toward the end of the season, the Gators earned a berth in the 2013 NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed in the Bloomington, Indiana regional where they were eliminated after consecutive losses to Austin Peay and Valparaiso. The team finished with their first losing record since 2007.

Schedule

! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;"| Regular season|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| || || No. 13 || McKethan Stadium || 3–4 || Huber (1–0) || Stump (0–1) || Istler (1) || 5,771 || 0–1 || –|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| February 16 || Duke || No. 13 || McKethan Stadium || 4–2 || Danciu (1–0) || Van Orden (0–1) || Magliozzi (1) || 3,890 || 1–1 || –|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| February 17 || Duke || No. 13 || McKethan Stadium || 16–5 || Harris (1–0) || Matuella (0–1) || None || 3,581 || 2–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| February 19 || at UCF || No. 13 || Jay Bergman Field
Orlando, FL || 5–3 || Danciu (2–0) || Adkins (0–1) || Magliozzi (2) || 3,678 || 3–1 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| February 20 || || No. 13 || McKethan Stadium || 7–812 || Rowe (1–0) || Stump (0–2) || None || 2,759 || 3–2 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| February 22 || || No. 13 || McKethan Stadium || 2–8 || Knapp (2–0) || Crawford (0–1) || None || 3,643 || 3–3 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| February 23 || Florida Gulf Coast || No. 13 || McKethan Stadium || 3–8 || Bixler (1–0) || Simpson (0–1) || Brown (1) || 3,901 || 3–4 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| February 24 || Florida Gulf Coast || No. 13 || McKethan Stadium || 4–711 || Cooney (1–1) || Shafer (0–1) || None || 3,133 || 3–5 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| February 26 || || || McKethan Stadium || 6–710 || Incinelli (2–0) || Harris (1–1) || Olmstead (1) || 2,771 || 3–6 || –|-|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 1 || No. 21
Rivalry|| || McKethan Stadium || 2–3 || Nedeljkovic (2–0) || || Salcines (2) || 3,412 || 3–7 || –|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 2 || No. 21 Miami (FL)
Rivalry || || McKethan Stadium || 6–4 || Magliozzi (1–0) || Salcines (2–1) || None || 3,899 || 4–7 || –|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 3 || No. 21 Miami (FL)
Rivalry || || McKethan Stadium || 6–3 || || Suarez (1–1) || None || 3,786 || 5–7 || –|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 5 || at || ||
Jacksonville, FL || 8–5 || Magliozzi (2–0) || Baker (0–2) || None || 2,104 || 6–7 || –|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 6 || Jacksonville || || McKethan Stadium || 7–6 || Harris (2–1) || Woods (0–1) || None || 2,395 || 7–7 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 8 || Indiana || || McKethan Stadium || 1–4 || DeNato (2–1) || Crawford (0–2) || Effross (1) || 2,828 || 7–8 || –|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 9 || Indiana || || McKethan Stadium || 6–4 || Carmichael (2–1) || Harrison (0–1) || Magliozzi (3) || 3,380 || 8–8 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| || Indiana || || McKethan Stadium || 4–7 || Hart (2–0) || Hanhold (0–1) || None || 3,403 || 8–9 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 12 || No. 5
Rivalry || || McKethan Stadium || 1–4 || Weaver (3–0) || Young (0–1) || None || 4,709 || 8–10 || –|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 15 || No. 10 Kentucky || || McKethan Stadium || 4–1 || Harris (3–1) || Reed (2–2) || Magliozzi (4) || 3,540 || 9–10 || 1–0|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 16 || No. 10 Kentucky || || McKethan Stadium || 5–11 || Grundy (4–1) || Crawford (0–3) || Gott (6) || 3,120 || 9–11 || 1–1|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 17 || No. 10 Kentucky || || McKethan Stadium || 2–6 || Littrell (3–0) || Hanhold (0–2) || None || 3,284 || 9–12 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 19 || North Florida || || McKethan Stadium || 9–4 || Simpson (1–1) || Trexler (2–2) || None || 2,338 || 10–12 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 22 || at No. 2 Vanderbilt || || Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN || 7–1 || Carmichael (3–1) || Ziomek (5–1) || None || 2,477 || 11–12 || 2–2|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 23 || at No. 2 Vanderbilt || || Hawkins Field || 1–6 || Beede (6–0) || Crawford (0–4) || None || 2,733 || 11–13 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 24 || at No. 2 Vanderbilt || || Hawkins Field || 4–57 || Miller (3–0) || Harris (3–2) || None || 2,484 || 11–14 || 2–4 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 26 || vs. No. 4 Florida State
Rivalry || || Baseball Grounds
Jacksonville, FL || 1–2 || Smith (3–0) || Young (0–2) || Coles (5) || 9,269 || 11–15 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| March 29 || No. 11 || || McKethan Stadium || 3–411 || Greenwood (3–0) || Magliozzi (2–1) || Huber (7) || 3,959 || 11–16 || 2–5|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 30 || No. 11 Ole Miss || || McKethan Stadium || 7–0 || Crawford (1–4) || Mayers (2–3) || None || 3,668 || 12–16 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| March 31 || No. 11 Ole Miss || || McKethan Stadium || 4–0 || Young (1–2) || Ellis (1–2) || Magliozzi (5) || 2,934 || 13–16 || 4–5 |-|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 2 || UCF || || McKethan Stadium || 5–3 || Harris (4–2) || Matulis (3–1) || Magliozzi (6) || 3,225 || 14–16 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| April 5 || || || Dudy Noble Field
Starkville, MS || 3–7 || Pollorena (5–1) || Crawford (1–5) || Holder (9) || 8,414 || 14–17 || 4–6|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| April 6 || at No. 17 || || Dudy Noble Field || 0–2 || Graveman (4–2) || Young (1–3) || None || 8,564 || 14–18 || 4–7|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 7 || at No. 17 || || Dudy Noble Field || 8–3 || Magliozzi (3–1) || Lindgren (2–1) || None || 7,660 || 15–18 || 5–7 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 9 || at No. 7 Florida State
Rivalry || ||
Tallahassee, FL || 4–3 || Gibson (1–0) || Coles (2–1) || None || 6,719 || 16–18 || –|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 11 || No. 8 South Carolina || || McKethan Stadium || 3–2 || Crawford (2–5) || Belcher (5–3) || Magliozzi (7) || 3,268 || 17–18 || 6–7|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 12 || No. 8 South Carolina || || McKethan Stadium || 4–3 || Rhodes (1–0) || || Magliozzi (8) || 4,515 || 18–18 || 7–7|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 13 || No. 8 South Carolina || || McKethan Stadium || 14–5 || Gibson (2–0) || Wynkoop (4–2) || None || 4,374 || 19–18 || 8–7|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 16 || vs. Florida Gulf Coast || || Hammond Stadium
Fort Myers, FL || 5–3 || Poyner (1–0) || Brown (1–1) || Magliozzi (9) || 4,525 || 20–18 || –|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 19 || at Missouri || || Taylor Stadium
Columbia, MO || 8–6 || Crawford (3–5) || Zastryzny (2–7) || Magliozzi (10) || 840 || 21–18 || 9–7 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 20 || at Missouri || || Taylor Stadium || 4–315 || Poyner (2–0) || Anderson (0–1) || Magliozzi (11) || 2,563 || 22–18 || 10–7|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| April 21 || at Missouri || || Taylor Stadium || 2–8 || Walsh (1–0) || Simpson (1–2) || Miles (2) || 1,018 || 22–19 || 10–8|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 23 || || || McKethan Stadium || 12–1 || Young (2–3) || Clarkson (1–5) || None || 2,892 || 23–19 || –|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 26 || || || McKethan Stadium || 7–2 || Young (3–3) || Quillen (1–3) || None || 3,864 || 24–19 || 11–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| April 27 || Tennessee || || McKethan Stadium || 3–210|| Magliozzi (4–1) || Bettencourt (2–3) || None || 4,825 || 25–19 || 12–8|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| April 28 || Tennessee || || McKethan Stadium || 2–4 || Godley (4–5) || Poyner (2–1) || None || 4,092 || 25–20 || 12–9|-|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 2 || at No. 3 LSU || || Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA || 2–3 || Bourgeois (3–1) || Harris (4–3) || Cotton (10) || 10,217 || 25–21 || 12–10|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 3 || at No. 3 LSU || || Alex Box Stadium || 0–5 || Nola (9–0) || Poyner (2–2) || None || 10,947 || 25–22 || 12–11|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 4 || at No. 3 LSU || || Alex Box Stadium || 6–18 || Eades (8–1) || Young (3–4) || None || 11,310 || 25–23 || 12–12|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 6 || || || McKethan Stadium || 22–1 || Shafer (1–1) || Robert (2–2) || None || 2,654 || 26–23 || –|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 7 || Florida Atlantic || || McKethan Stadium || 7–1 || Poyner (3–2) || Meiers (4–3) || None || 2,618 || 27–23 || –|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 10 || || || McKethan Stadium || 4–7 || Kendrick (4–3) || Crawford (3–6) || Dedrick (7) || 3,658 || 27–24 || 12–13|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 11 || Auburn || || McKethan Stadium || 5–4 || Vinson (1–0) || Carter (1–1) || None || 3,183 || 28–24 || 13–13|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 12 || Auburn || || McKethan Stadium || 1–4 || Williamson (2–0) || Hanhold (0–3) || Dedrick (8) || 3,149 || 28–25 || 13–14|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"| May 16 || at || || Foley Field
Athens, GA || 4–2 || Harris (5–3) || Boling (3–7) || Magliozzi (12) || 1,908 || 29–25 || 14–14|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 17 || at Georgia || || Foley Field || 1–3 || McLaughlin (5–6) || Poyner (3–3) || Cole (4) || 3,016 || 29–26 || 14–15|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 18 || at Georgia || || Foley Field || 2–9 || Ripple (3–1) || Hanhold (0–4) || None || 2,701 || 29–27 || 14–16|-|-! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;"| Postseason|-|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 21 || vs. (9) || (8) || Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL || 3–6 || Mengden (8–3) || Magliozzi (4–2) || None || 5,404 || 29–28 || 0–1 |-|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| May 31 || vs. (2) || (3) || Bart Kaufman Field
Bloomington, IN || 3–4 || Kemmer (6–0) || Harris (5–4) || Rogers (22) || 1,092 || 29–29 || 0–1|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"| June 1 || vs. (4) Valparaiso || (3) || Bart Kaufman Field || 4–5 || Wormington (6–7) || Gibson (2–1) || None || 1,112 || 29–30 || 0–2|-Rankings from USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

Rankings

See main article: 2013 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Awards and honors

Harrison Bader
Jonathon Crawford
Zack Powers

Gators in the MLB Draft

Round Selection Player Position Team
1 20RHP Detroit Tigers
7 210LHP Arizona Diamondbacks
17 506RHP New York Mets
22 676SS Washington Nationals
37 1,126RHP Washington Nationals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UF Baseball's Harrison Bader Named SEC Freshman of the Week For First Time. GatorZone.com. 15 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130421105420/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=25505. 21 April 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: UF Baseball's Jonathon Crawford Named SEC Pitcher of the Week For First Time. GatorZone.com. 15 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403083234/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=25403. 3 April 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: UF Baseball's Zack Powers Named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week. GatorZone.com. 20 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130221083306/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=24950. 21 February 2013. dead.