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.
Roster By player
By position 2016 Florida Gators roster Pitchers 3 – Dane Dunning – Junior 10 – A. J. Puk – Junior 11 – MacGregor Hines – Freshman 13 – Jackson Kowar - Freshman 14 – Hunter Bowling – Freshman 15 – Eddy Demurias – Freshman 17 – Michael Byrne – Freshman 21 – Alex Faedo – Sophomore 26 – Nick Horvath – Freshman 30 – Scott Moss – Sophomore 32 – Logan Shore – Junior 37 – Shaun Anderson – Junior 39 – Frank Rubio – Junior 51 – Brady Singer – Freshman 57 – Kirby Snead – Junior Catchers 4 – Mike Rivera – Sophomore 22 – JJ Schwarz – Sophomore 28 – Mark Kolozsvary – Sophomore 29 – Mike Fahrman – Senior
Infielders 5 – Dalton Guthrie – Sophomore 6 – Jonathan India – Freshman 8 – Deacon Liput – Freshman 9 – Christian Hicks – Sophomore 12 – Blake Reese – Freshman 15 – Eddy Demurias – Freshman 16 – Jason Lombardozzi – Senior 20 – Pete Alonso – Junior 24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Sophomore Outfielders 23 – Buddy Reed – Junior 24 – Jeremy Vasquez – Sophomore 25 – Danny Reyes – Freshman 26 – Nick Horvath – Freshman 27 – Nelson Maldonado – Freshman 66 – Ryan Larson – Junior
Coaching staff Coaching Staff7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head coach – 9th year 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant coach – 9th year 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant coach – 9th year 31 – Lars Davis – Volunteer assistant coach – 2nd year Josh Adams – Student assistant coach – 1st year Jon Michelini – Athletic trainer – 3rd year Paul Chandler – Strength & conditioning coordinator – 7th year
Schedule Legend Florida win Florida loss PostponementBoldFlorida team member
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|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 19 || || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL || 4–2 || Shore (1–0) || Anderson (0–1) || Dunning (1) || 5,778 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || Florida Gulf Coast || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 8–4 || Singer (1–0) || Koerner (0–1) || None || 4,682 || 2–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 21 || Florida Gulf Coast || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 12–3 || Faedo (1–0) || Leon (0–1) || None || 4,110 || 3–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 23 || || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 12–4 || Dunning (1–0) || Shul (0–1) || None || 2,673 || 4–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 24 || || No. 1 || Lakeland, FL || 8–7 || Anderson (1–0) || Delaplane (1–1) || None || 2,692 || 5–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 26 || at No. 6 Miami (FL)Rivalry || No. 1 || Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL || 5–0 || Shore (2–0) || Woodrey (1–1) || None || 4,147 || 6–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 27 || at No. 6 Miami (FL)Rivalry || No. 1 || Alex Rodriguez Park || 3–5 || || Puk (0–1) || || 4,999 || 6–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 28 || at No. 6 Miami (FL)Rivalry || No. 1 || Alex Rodriguez Park || 7–3 || Faedo (2–0) || || None || 4,784 || 7–1 || –
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 1 || at || No. 1 || Jay Bergman Field Orlando, FL || 9–5 || Horvath (1–0) || Deramo (1–1) || Rubio (1) || 3,831 || 8–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 2 || UCF || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 4–0 || Kowar (1–0) || || None || 2,937 || 9–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 4 || || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 7–0 || Shore (3–0) || Robinson (0–2) || None || 2,956 || 10–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 5 || Dartmouth || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 4–312 || || Danielak (0–1) || None || 3,477 || 11–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 6 || Dartmouth || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 8–6 || Faedo (3–0) || Chatham (0–2) || Horvath (1) || 3,359 || 12–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 8 || at || No. 1 || Harmon Stadium Jacksonville, FL || 6–2 || Snead (1–0) || Naylor (1–2) || None || 1,674 || 13–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 9 || North Florida || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 5–4 || Kowar (2–0) || Drury (1–1) || Anderson (1) || 3,111 || 14–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 11 || || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 16–5 || Shore (4–0) || Miller (0–2) || None || 3,978 || 15–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 12 || Harvard || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 9–2 || Singer (2–0) || Poppen (1–1) || None || 4,498 || 16–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 12 || Harvard || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 9–2 || Faedo (4–0) || Gruener (1–1) || Snead (1) || 2,888 || 17–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 15 || No. 11 Florida StateRivalry || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 6–0 || Dunning (2–0) || Holton (0–2) || None || 5,917 || 18–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 18 || Missouri || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 4–310 || Anderson (3–0) || Sharp (2–1) || None || 5,537 || 19–1 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 19 || Missouri || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 6–2 || Puk (1–1) || Houck (2–2) || Anderson (2) || 4,059 || 20–1 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 20 || Missouri || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 7–5 || Faedo (5–0) || Tribby (2–2) || Anderson (3) || 3,352 || 21–1 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 22 || No. 19 || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 2–1 || Rubio (1–0) || McKay (2–2) || Singer (1) || 3,792 || 22–1 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 25 || at || No. 1 || Lexington, KY || 12–5 || Shore (5–0) || Brown (1–4) || None || 2,364 || 23–1 || 4–0 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 26 || at Kentucky || No. 1 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 4–7 || Beggs (6–0) || Puk (1–2) || Lewis (1) || 3,071 || 23–2 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 27 || at Kentucky || No. 1 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 4–5 || Hjelle (3–0) || Dunning (2–1) || None || 2,247 || 23–3 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 29 || Rivalry || No. 3 || Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL || 3–2 || Kowar (3–0) || Carlton (4–1) || Anderson (4) || 9,035 || 24–3 || 4–2
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 1 || No. 1 Texas A&M || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 7–4 || Snead (2–0) || Ivey (2–1) || Anderson (5) || 5,917 || 25–3 || 5–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 2 || No. 1 Texas A&M || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 7–2 || Faedo (6–0) || Simonds (5–1) || Dunning (2) || 5,339 || 26–3 || 6–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 3 || No. 1 Texas A&M || No. 3 || McKethan Stadium || 10–7 || Snead (3–0) || Hendrix (0–1) || Anderson (6) || 4,824 || 27–3 || 7–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 5 || || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 7–2 || Moss (1–0) || Arjona (2–1) || None || 2,894 || 28–3 || 7–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 8 || || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 8–2 || Shore (6–0) || Hudson (4–2) || None || 3,927 || 29–3 || 8–2 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 9 || No. 10 Mississippi State || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 4–10 || Rigby (4–1) || Faedo (6–1) || None || 6,244 || 29–4 || 8–3 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 10 || No. 10 Mississippi State || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 1–2 || Houston (2–0) || Dunning (2–2) || Humphreys (3) || 3,720 || 29–5 || 8–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 12 || at No. 6 Florida StateRivalry || No. 2 || Tallahassee, FL || 8–2 || Rubio (2–0) || E. Voyles (0–1) || None || 5,936 || 30–5 || 8–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 14 || at Arkansas || No. 2 || Baum Stadium Fayetteville, AR || 12–8 || Puk (2–2) || Taccolini (3–2) || Anderson (7) || 8,348 || 31–5 || 9–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 15 || at Arkansas || No. 2 || Baum Stadium || 9–2 || Shore (7–0) || || None || 9,219 || 32–5 || 10–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 16 || at Arkansas || No. 2 || Baum Stadium || 8–2 || Faedo (7–1) || Jackson (2–4) || None || 9,371 || 33–5 ||11–4 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 19 || Jacksonville || No. 2 || McKethan Stadium || 3–1 || Rubio (3–0) || Schappell (2–2) || Anderson (8) || 2,658 || 34–5 || 11–4 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 21 || || No. 2 || McKethan Stadium || 1–212 || Holder (1–2) || Rubio (3–1) || None || 3,256 || 34–6 || 11–5 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 22 || Georgia || No. 2 || McKethan Stadium || 6–0 || Shore (8–0) || Jones (5–3) || None || 4,005 || 35–6 || 12–5 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 23 || Georgia || No. 2 || McKethan Stadium || 4–1 || Faedo (8–1) || Tucker (3–4) || Anderson (9) || 4,488 || 36–6 || 13–5 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 29 || at No. 5 South Carolina || No. 1 || Founders Park Columbia, SC || 5–4 || || Reagan (1–2) || || 7,948 || 37–6 || 14–5 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 30 || at No. 5 South Carolina || No. 1 || Founders Park || 1–2 || Webb (9–2) || Snead (3–1) || Johnson (4) || 8,242 || 37–7 || 14–6
|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | May 1 || || No. 1 || Founders Park || colspan=7 | Cancelled (weather) |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 3 || || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 7–1 || Moss (2–0) || || None || 2,692 || 38–7 || 14–6 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 6 || at Tennessee || No. 1 || Knoxville, TN || 7–2 || Shore (9–0) || Neely (1–2) || None || 2,247 || 39–7 || 15–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 7 || at Tennessee || No. 1 || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 2–5 || Cox (3–5) || Singer (2–1) || None || 2,197 || 39–8 || 15–7 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 8 || at Tennessee || No. 1 || Lindsey Nelson Stadium || 9–3 || Faedo (9–1) || Martin (3–1) || None || 2,458 || 40–8 || 16–7 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 10 || || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 11–4 || Dunning (4–2) || Bye (0–1) || None || 2,881 || 41–8 || 16–7 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 13 || No. 7 Vanderbilt || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 4–2 || Shore (10–0) || Sheffield (7–4) || None || 4,537 || 42–8 || 17–7 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 14 || No. 7 Vanderbilt || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 0–5 || Wright (7–3) || Puk (2–3) || None || 4,783 || 42–9 || 17–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 15 || No. 7 Vanderbilt || No. 1 || McKethan Stadium || 10–6 || Faedo (10–1) || Kilichowski (0–2) || None || 4,340 || 43–9 || 18–8 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 19 || at No. 8 || No. 1 || Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA || 3–7 || Smith (2–0) || Singer (2–2) || Bugg (3) || 10,904 || 43–10 || 18–9 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 20 || at No. 8 LSU || No. 1 || Alex Box Stadium || 4–5 || || Horvath (1–1) || Newman (6) || 10,904 || 43–11 || 18–10 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 21 || at No. 8 LSU || No. 1 || Alex Box Stadium || 6–27 || Faedo (11–1) || Gilbert (4–3) || None || 11,303 || 44–11 || 19–10 |- | colspan=11 | 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.May 19 Boxscore
! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;"| Postseason
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 25 || No. 7 (5) LSU || || Hoover, AL || 3–514 || Stallings (3–0) || || None || 13,448 || 44–12 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 26 || (9) Alabama || || Metropolitan Stadium || 5–4 || || Burrows (2–1) || Anderson (11) || 5,232 || 45–12 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor=" ddffdd" | May 27 || || || Metropolitan Stadium || 12–27 || Faedo (12–1) || Sexton (7–3) || None || 9,429 || 46–12 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 28 || No. 7 (5) LSU || || Metropolitan Stadium || 1–0 || Moss (3–0) || Gilbert (4–4) || || 13,821 || 47–12 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 29 || No. 2 (3) Texas A&M || || Metropolitan Stadium || 5–12 || Vinson (4–2) || Byrne (0–1) || None || 8,352 || 47–13 || 3–2
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 3 || || || || 9–3 || Shore (11–0) || Norris (6–4) || None || 2,965 || 48–13 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 4 || (3) Connecticut || || McKethan Stadium || 6–5 || Dunning (5–3) || Over (0–4) || || 3,027 || 49–13 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 5 || (2) || || McKethan Stadium || 10–1 || Faedo (13–1) || Pitts (3–4) || None || 2,293 || 50–13 || 3–0
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | June 11 || No. 13 Florida StateRivalry || || McKethan Stadium || 0–3 || Carlton (8–3) || Faedo (13–2) || None || 5,768 || 50–14 || 0–1