The 2015 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2015 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 eighth season as Florida head coach. The Gators entered the season hoping to build upon their performance in the 2014 NCAA tournament, where they were eliminated after consecutive losses to the College of Charleston and North Carolina.
Roster By player
By position 2015 Florida Gators roster Pitchers 2 – Logan Browning – Freshman 3 – Dane Dunning – Sophomore 10 – A. J. Puk – Sophomore 13 – Kirby Snead – Sophomore 14 – Bobby Poyner – Senior 15 – Danny Young – Junior 16 – Taylor Lewis – Junior 18 – Mike Vinson – Sophomore 21 – Alex Faedo – Freshman 25 – Eric Hanhold – Junior 26 – Tyler Deel – Sophomore 27 – Aaron Rhodes – Junior 30 – Scott Moss – Freshman 32 – Logan Shore – Sophomore 34 – Brett Morales – Sophomore 37 – Shaun Anderson – Sophomore 39 – Frank Rubio – Sophomore Catchers 4 – Mike Rivera – Freshman 22 – J. J. Schwarz – Freshman 28 – Mark Kolozsvary – Freshman 29 – Mike Fahrman – Junior
Infielders 1 – Taylor Lane – Freshman 5 – Dalton Guthrie – Freshman 10 – A. J. Puk – Sophomore 11 – Josh Tobias – Senior 12 – Richie Martin – Junior 17 – Christian Hicks – Freshman 20 – Pete Alonso – Sophomore 24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Freshman 38 – Jason Lombardozzi – Junior 44 – John Sternagel – Sophomore Outfielders 2 – Logan Browning – Freshman 8 – Harrison Bader – Junior 23 – Buddy Reed – Sophomore 24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Freshman 26 – Logan Deel – Sophomore 66 – Ryan Larson – Sophomore
Coaching staff Coaching Staff7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head coach – 8th year 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant coach – 8th year 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant coach – 8th year 31 – Buddy Munroe – Volunteer assistant coach – 1st year Jon Michelini – Athletic trainer – 2nd year Paul Chandler – Strength & conditioning coordinator – 6th year
Schedule Legend Florida win Florida loss PostponementBoldFlorida team member
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|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 13 || || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 9–1 || Shore (1–0) || Moyers (0–1) || None || 3,404 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 14 || Rhode Island || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 22–3 || Dunning (1–0) || Distasio (0–1) || None || 3,283 || 2–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 15 || Rhode Island || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 6–1 || Puk (1–0) || Whitman (0–1) || None || 3,210 || 3–0 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | February 17 || Florida A&M || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || colspan=7 | Canceled (rain) |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 18 || at South Florida || No. 5 || Tampa, FL || 13–3 || Morales (1–0) || Peterson (0–1) || None || 2,059 || 4–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 20 || No. 14 Miami (FL)Rivalry || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 4–3 || Lewis (1–0) || Mediaville (0–1) || None || 3,661 || 5–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 21 || No. 14 Miami (FL)Rivalry || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 2–7 || Woodrey (2–0) || Puk (1–1) || None || 6,081 || 5–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 22 || No. 14 Miami (FL)Rivalry|| No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 2–1 || Dunning (2–0) || Sosa (1–1) || Lewis (1) || 4,734 || 6–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 24 || at || No. 5 || Roger Dean StadiumJupiter, FL || 10–8 || Vinson (1–0) || Carr (0–1) || Lewis (2) || 2,181 || 7–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 27 || || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 1–0 || Shore (2–0) || Knesnik (0–2) || Poyner (1) || 2,602 || 8–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 28 || Stony Brook || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 14–3 || Puk (2–1) || Honahan (1–1) || None || 2,721 || 9–1 || –
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 1 || Stony Brook || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 6–2 || Dunning (3–0) || Zamora (1–1) || Lewis (3) || 3,222 || 10–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 3 || at No. 14 UCF || No. 2 || Jay Bergman FieldOrlando, FL || 3–4 || Hukari (3–0) || Poyner (0–1) || Thompson (2) || 4,319 || 10–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 4 || No. 14 UCF || No. 2 || McKethan Stadium || 10–2 || Snead (1–0) || Hepple (1–1) || None || 2,705 || 11–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 6 || || No. 2 || McKethan Stadium || 5–0 || Shore (3–0) || Courtney (0–4) || None || 2,803 || 12–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 7 || Maine || No. 2 || McKethan Stadium || 6–1 || Puk (3–1) || Heath (2–1) || Young (1) || 3,153 || 13–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 8 || Maine || No. 2 || McKethan Stadium || 5–3 || Dunning (4–0) || Marks (0–3) || Lewis (4) || 3,147 || 14–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 10 || || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 8–7 || Hanhold (1–0) || Wallace (0–1) || Lewis (5) || 2,458 || 15–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 11 || Fairfield || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 6–1 || Faedo (1–0) || Howell (0–2) || None || 2,435 || 16–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 13 || || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 3–6 || Marks (2–1) || Shore (3–1) || Lee (3) || 3,516 || 16–3 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 14 || Tennessee || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 8–3 || Puk (4–1) || Owenby (1–2) || Poyner (2) || 3,918 || 17–3 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 15 || Tennessee || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 9–4 || Young (1–0) || Serrano (1–2) || None || 3,648 || 18–3 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 17 || No. 11 Florida StateRivalry || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 14–8 || Vinson (2–0) || Carlton (1–1) || None || 5,827 || 19–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 20 || at || No. 3 || Swayze FieldOxford, MS || 1–4 || Trent (4–1) || Shore (3–2) || Weathersby (2) || 9,065 || 19–4 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 21 (1) || at Ole Miss || No. 3 || Swayze Field || 2–5 || Bramlett (3–1) || Puk (4–2) || Short (2) || 9,761 || 19–5 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 21 (2) || at Ole Miss || No. 3 || Swayze Field || 8–4 || Poyner (1–1) || Stokes (0–1) || None || 9,761 || 20–5 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 24 || at || No. 5 || Melching FieldDeLand, FL || 9–6 || Browning (1–0) || Warmoth (0–1) || Lewis (6) || 2,016 || 21–5 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 26 || Alabama || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || colspan=7 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: March 27 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 27 (1) || Alabama || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || || Castillo (3–0) || Lewis (1–1) || None || 3,123 || 21–6 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 27 (2) || Alabama || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 8–1 || Shore (4–2) || Carter (1–3) || None || 3,123 || 22–6 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 28 || Alabama || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 7–4 || Puk (5–2) || Hubbard (2–2) || None || 4,367 || 23–6 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 31 || vs. No. 8 Florida StateRivalry || No. 5 || Baseball GroundsJacksonville, FL || 3–8 || Holtmann (4–1) || Faedo (1–1) || Silva (1) || 8,306 || 23–7 || –
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 3 || at Missouri || No. 5 || Taylor StadiumColumbia, MO || 5–1 || Shore (5–2) || McClain (4–3) || None || 714 || 24–7 || 6–4 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 4 || at Missouri || No. 5 || Taylor Stadium || 1–10 || Houck (5–1) || Puk (5–3) || None || 1,855 || 24–8 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 5 || at Missouri || No. 5 || Taylor Stadium || 3–5 || Fairbanks (3–3) || Dunning (4–1) || None || 1,051 || 24–9 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 7 || Stetson || No. 10 || McKethan Stadium || 22–2 || Faedo (2–1) || Schaly (3–3) || None || 2,690 || 25–9 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 10 || No. 21 South Carolina || No. 10 || McKethan Stadium || 14–3 || Poyner (3–1) || Crowe (3–4) || None || 5,060 || 26–9 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 11 || No. 21 South Carolina || No. 10 || McKethan Stadium || 12–5 || Puk (6–3) || Wynkoop (4–4) || None || 5,076 || 27–9 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 12 || No. 21 South Carolina || No. 10 || McKethan Stadium || 12–2 || Faedo (3–1) || Widener (1–3) || None || 2,997 || 28–9 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 14 || at No. 13 Florida StateRivalry || No. 7 || Tallahassee, FL || 3–412 || Strode (2–0) || Rubio (0–1) || None || 6,634 || 28–10 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 17 || at Mississippi State || No. 7 || Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS || 6–3 || Shore (6–2) || Laster (4–3) || None || 9,492 || 29–10 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 18 || at Mississippi State || No. 7 || Dudy Noble Field || 2–1 || Rhodes (1–0) || Brown (5–4) || Poyner (3) || 13,004 || 30–10 || 11–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 19 || at Mississippi State || No. 7 || Dudy Noble Field || 10–5 || Lewis (2–1) || Sexton (3–4) || None || 7,507 || 31–10 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 21 || Bethune–Cookman || No. 6 || McKethan Stadium || 2–1 || Poyner (3–1) || Clymer (0–3) || None || 2,446 || 32–10 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 24 || || No. 6 || McKethan Stadium || 0–3 || Brown (4–4) || Shore (6–3) || Salow (2) || 3,516 || 32–11 || 12–7 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 25 || Kentucky || No. 6 || McKethan Stadium || 6–7 || Beggs (6–2) || Dunning (4–2) || Salow (3) || 4,419 || 32–12 || 12–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 26 || Kentucky || No. 6 || McKethan Stadium || 10–3 || Faedo (4–1) || Nelson (2–3) || None || 2,825 || 33–12 || 13–8
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 1 || at || No. 8 || Foley FieldAthens, GA || 1–11 || Soesbee (3–2) || Shore (6–4) || None || 3,038 || 33–13 || 13–9 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 2 || at Georgia || No. 8 || Foley Field || 3–2 || Poyner (4–1) || McLaughlin (3–5) || None || 2,888 || 34–13 || 14–9 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 3 || at Georgia || No. 8 || Foley Field || 7–4 || Lewis (3–1) || Walsh (4–2) || Young (2) || 2,883 || 35–13 || 15–9 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 5 || South Florida || No. 9 || McKethan Stadium || 5–1 || Dunning (5–2) || Eveld (1–2) || None || 2,534 || 36–13 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 7 || at No. 8 Vanderbilt || No. 9 || Hawkins FieldNashville, TN || 0–2 || Fulmer (10–1) || Shore (6–5) || None || 3,626 || 36–14 || 15–10 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 8 || at No. 8 Vanderbilt || No. 9 || Hawkins Field || 7–3 || Puk (7–3) || Pfeifer (3–4) || None || 3,626 || 37–14 || 16–10 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 9 || at No. 8 Vanderbilt || No. 9 || Hawkins Field || 9–710 || Lewis (4–1) || Sheffield (4–2) || None || 3,626 || 38–14 || 17–10 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 14 || || No. 7 || McKethan Stadium || 1–4 || Lipscomb (7–2) || Shore (6–6) || Camp (8) || 2,736 || 38–15 || 17–11 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 15 || Auburn || No. 7 || McKethan Stadium || 4–3 || Rhodes (2–0) || McCord (5–4) || Snead (1) || 3,295 || 39–15 || 18–11 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 16 || Auburn || No. 7 || McKethan Stadium || 3–1 || Lewis (5–1) || Rentz (3–3) || Poyner (4) || 3,175 || 40–15 || 19–11
! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;"| Postseason
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 20 || vs. No. 24 (5) Arkansas || || Hoover, AL || 6–7 || Lowery (6–1) || Poyner (4–2) || Jackson (6) || 10,142 || 40–16 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 21 || vs. (9) Auburn || || Metropolitan Stadium || 11–2 || Shore (7–6) || Rentz (3–4) || None || 6,526 || 41–16 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 22 || vs. No. 24 (5) Arkansas || || Metropolitan Stadium || 10–07 || Puk (8–3) || Taccolini (6–4) || None || 10,329 || 42–16 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 23 || vs. No. 1 (1) LSU || || Metropolitan Stadium || 2–1 || Lewis (6–1) || Stallings (1–2) || None || 10,949 || 43–16 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 24 || vs. No. 9 (2) Vanderbilt || || Metropolitan Stadium || 7–3 || Young (2–0) || Johnson (5–1) || None || 10,590 || 44–16 || 4–1
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 29 || (4) Florida A&M || || McKethan Stadium || 19–0 || Shore (8–6) || Page (2–1) || None || 3,833 || 45–16 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 30 || (3) South Florida || || McKethan Stadium || 8–2 || Puk (9–3) || Valdes (5–4) || None || 3,305 || 46–16 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd"