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) 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
Roster
By player
By position 2019 Florida Gators roster Pitchers 3 – Garrett Milchin – Sophomore 14 – Christian Scott – Freshman 15 – Jordan Butler – Sophomore 17 – David Luethje – Freshman 18 – Tyler Dyson – Junior 20 – Nick Pogue – Freshman 21 – Nick Blasucci – Junior 23 – Jack Leftwich – Sophomore 25 – Hunter McMullen – Sophomore 26 – Devin Hemenway – Sophomore 28 – Hunter Ruth – Freshman 30 – Felix Garcia – Junior 32 – Justin Alintoff – Sophomore 37 – Nolan Crisp – Freshman 47 – Tommy Mace – Sophomore 55 – Ben Specht – Freshman Catchers 2 – Cal Greenfield – Sophomore 5 – Santino Miozzi – Junior 9 – Brady Smith – Sophomore 11 – Jonah Girand – Senior
Infielders 8 – Christian Flint – Junior 12 – Blake Reese – Senior 13 – Brady McConnell – Sophomore 22 – Cory Acton – Freshman 24 – Roberto Peña – Freshman 34 – Kris Armstrong – Freshman Outfielders 1 – Jacob Young – Freshman 4 – Jud Fabian – Freshman 6 – Kendrick Calilao – Freshman 16 – Wil Dalton – Junior 27 – Nelson Maldonado – Senior 44 – Austin Langworthy – Junior 52 – Kirby McMullen – Junior
Coaching staff Coaching Staff7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head coach – 12th year 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant coach – 12th year 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant coach – 12th year 31 – Lars Davis – Volunteer assistant coach – 5th year Jon Michelini – Athletic trainer – 6th year Paul Chandler – Strength & conditioning coordinator – 10th year
Schedule Legend Florida win Florida loss PostponementBoldFlorida team member
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|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 15 || || No. 6 || McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL || 8–2 || Butler (1–0) || Seminaris (0–1) || None || 4,851 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 16 || Long Beach State || No. 6 || McKethan Stadium || 5–2 || Mace (1–0) || Baayoun (0–1) || Crisp (1) || 4,344 || 2–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 17 || Long Beach State || No. 6 || McKethan Stadium || 3–1 || Leftwich (1–0) || Ruiz (0–1) || Crisp (2) || 3,981 || 3–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 19 || at || No. 5 || USF Baseball StadiumTampa, FL || 1–6 || Stuart (1–0) || || None || 2,363 || 3–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 1–7 || Michaelis (1–1) || Scott (0–1) || None || 3,281 || 3–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 22 || Miami (FL)Rivalry || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 2–5 || || Butler (1–1) || || 4,775 || 3–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 23 || Miami (FL)Rivalry || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 9–3 || Mace (2–0) || Gates (0–1) || Crisp (3) || 6,206 || 4–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 24 || Miami (FL)Rivalry || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 4–1 || Leftwich (2–0) || Van Belle (1–1) || Crisp (4) || 4,398 || 5–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 26 || at || No. 7 || Jacksonville, FL || 5–410 || Scott (1–1) || Mauloni (0–1) || Crisp (5) || 1,122 || 6–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 27 || UCF || No. 7 || McKethan Stadium || 9–12 || Westberg (1–0) || McMullen (0–2) || Hakanson (1) || 3,167 || 6–4 || –
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 1 || || No. 7 || || 16–4 || Dyson (1–0) || Harris (0–1) || None || 3,335 || 7–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 2 || Winthrop || No. 7 || McKethan Stadium || colspan=7| Postponed (rain) Makeup: March 3 as a doubleheader |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 3 (1) || Winthrop || No. 7 || McKethan Stadium || || Mace (3–0) || Peek (1–1) || None || 3,357 || 8–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 3 (2) || Winthrop || No. 7 || McKethan Stadium || 5–37 || || || Crisp (6) || 3,192 || 9–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 5 || || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 15–0 || Scott (2–1) || Bitner (1–1) || None || 2,929 || 10–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 6 || Florida Gulf Coast || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 2–7 || Lumbert (2–1) || Luethje (0–1) || None || 2,955 || 10–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 8 || || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 6–5 || Mace (4–0) || Politz (2–1) || Crisp (7) || 3,249 || 11–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 9 || Yale || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 15–1 || Leftwich (4–0) || Nambiar (0–2) || None || 3,756 || 12–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 10 || Yale || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 4–3 || Dyson (2–0) || Stiegler (1–2) || Ruth (1) || 3,248 || 13–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 12 || No. 10 Florida StateRivalry || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 20–7 || Alintoff (1–0) || Haney (2–1) || None || 5,385 || 14–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 15 || No. 6 Mississippi State || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 5–6 || Small (2–0) || Mace (4–1) || None || 4,215 || 14–6 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 16 (1) || No. 6 Mississippi State || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 5–10 || Ginn (5–0) || Leftwich (4–1) || Liebelt (2) || 4,019 || 14–7 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || No. 6 Mississippi State || No. 5 || McKethan Stadium || 4–2 || Dyson (2–0) || James (2–1) || Scott (1) || 3,247 || 15–7 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 19 || Jacksonville || No. 14 || McKethan Stadium || 13–8 || Crisp (1–0) || Murphy (1–1) || || 3,223 || 16–7 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 21 || at No. 8 Vanderbilt || No. 14 || Hawkins FieldNashville, TN || 0–5 || Fellows (5–0) || Mace (4–2) || None || 3,191 || 16–8 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 22 || at No. 8 Vanderbilt || No. 14 || Hawkins Field || 2–15 || Raby (4–0) || Leftwich (4–2) || None || 3,626 || 16–9 || 1–4 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 23 || at No. 8 Vanderbilt || No. 14 || Hawkins Field || 4–14 || Rocker (2–2) || Dyson (3–1) || Brown (5) || 3,626 || 16–10 || 1–5 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 26 || Rivalry || || Baseball GroundsJacksonville, FL || 4–2 || Scott (2–1) || Velez (2–2) || None || 8,041 || 17–10 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 29 || Alabama || No. 23 || McKethan Stadium || 3–1 || Mace (5–2) || Finnerty (4–3) || None || 4,521 || 18–10 || 2–5 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 30 || Alabama || No. 23 || McKethan Stadium || 12–3 || Scott (3–1) || Love (3–1) || None || 5,156 || 19–10 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 31 || Alabama || No. 23 || McKethan Stadium || 6–3 || Ruth (1–0) || Ras (1–2) || None || 3,785 || 20–10 || 4–5 |- | colspan=11 | Rescheduled from March 17 due to the threat of rain.
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 2 || || || McKethan Stadium || 12–1 || Crisp (2–0) || Wilson (1–3) || None || 3,036 || 21–10 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 5 || || No. 21 || Swayze FieldOxford, MS || 4–12 || Myers (2–0) || Mace (5–3) || None || 11,026 || 21–11 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 6 (1) || at No. 18 Ole Miss || No. 21 || Swayze Field || 4–16 || Nikhazy (3–2) || Dyson (3–2) || None || 10,220 || 21–12 || 4–7 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || at No. 18 Ole Miss || No. 21 || Swayze Field || 10–12 || Caracci (1–1) || Crisp (2–1) || None || 10,220 || 21–13 || 4–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 9 || at Florida StateRivalry || || Tallahassee, FL || 3–1 || Specht (1–0) || Haney (2–2) || None || 5,368 || 22–13 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 11 || South Carolina || || McKethan Stadium || 9–5 || Mace (6–3) || Morgan (3–2) || None || 3,414 || 23–13 || 5–8 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 12 || South Carolina || || McKethan Stadium || 3–6 || Tringali (2–0) || Scott (3–2) || None || 4,531 || 23–14 || 5–9 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 13 || South Carolina || || McKethan Stadium || 6–4 || Luethje (1–1) || Sweatt (2–3) || None || 4,908 || 24–14 || 6–9 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 16 || Jacksonville || || McKethan Stadium || 8–4 || Crisp (3–1) || Temple (2–1) || Pogue (1) || 3,337 || 25–14 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 18 || at No. 14 LSU || || Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, LA || 16–9 || Mace (7–3) || Hilliard (0–2) || None || 10,132 || 26–14 || 7–9 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 19 || at No. 14 LSU || || Alex Box Stadium || 1–13 || Henry (4–2) || Scott (3–3) || || 10,766 || 26–15 || 7–10 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 20 || at No. 14 LSU || || Alex Box Stadium || 2–11 || Walker (3–3) || Leftwich (4–3) || None || 11,327 || 26–16 || 7–11 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 23 || || || McKethan Stadium || 11–13 || Schneider (3–1) || || None || 2,886 || 26–17 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 26 || Kentucky || || McKethan Stadium || 10–8 || Scott (4–3) || Ramsey (2–4) || Crisp (8) || 3,664 || 27–17 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 27 || Kentucky || || McKethan Stadium || 1–5 || || Leftwich (4–4) || None || 4,068 || 27–18 || 8–12 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 28 || Kentucky || || McKethan Stadium || 12–8 || Scott (5–3) || Coleman (2–4) || None || 3,401 || 28–18 || 9–12 |- | colspan=11| Rescheduled from April 7 due to the threat of rain.
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 3 || at No. 9 Georgia || || Foley FieldAthens, GA || 4–6 || Locey (8–1) || Mace (7–4) || Kristofak (6) || 3,106 || 28–19 || 9–13 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | May 4 || at No. 9 Georgia || || Foley Field || colspan=7| Postponed (rain) Makeup: May 5 as a 7-inning doubleheader |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 5 (1) || at No. 9 Georgia || || Foley Field || 1–97 || Elliott (6–3) || Leftwich (4–5) || None || 2,845 || 28–20 || 9–14 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 5 (2) || at No. 9 Georgia || || Foley Field || 1–47 || Wilcox (2–0) || Crisp (3–2) || None || 2,845 || 28–21 || 9–15 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 7 || South Florida || || McKethan Stadium || 7–3 || Pogue (1–0) || Yager (2–2) || Specht (1) || 3,082 || 29–21 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 10 || Tennessee || || McKethan Stadium || 10–9 || Crisp (4–2) || Walsh (0–2) || None || 3,542 || 30–21 || 10–15 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 11 || Tennessee || || McKethan Stadium || 7–8 || Crochet (4–3) || Specht (1–1) || Sewell (1) || 3,659 || 30–22 || 10–16 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 12 || Tennessee || || McKethan Stadium || 4–5 || Jackson (1–0) || Crisp (4–3) || Hunley (1) || 3,265 || 30–23 || 10–17 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 16 || at No. 24 Missouri || || Taylor StadiumColumbia, MO || 5–4 || Mace (8–4) || Ash (2–2) || Butler (1) || 2,310 || 31–23 || 11–17 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 17 || at No. 24 Missouri || || Taylor Stadium || 2–0 || Leftwich (5–5) || Sikkema (7–4) || None || 3,182 || 32–23 || 12–17 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 18 || at No. 24 Missouri || || Taylor Stadium || 4–3 || Scott (6–3) || Dulle (4–4) || None || 1,675 || 33–23 || 13–17
! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;"| Postseason
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || || (11) || Hoover, AL || 7–810 || || Crisp (4–4) || None || 4,135 || 33–24 || 0–1
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 31 || || (3) || Lubbock, TX|| 8–11 || Johnson (5–2) || Mace (8–5) || None || 4,530 || 33–25 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || vs. (4) || (3) || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park || 13–5 || Leftwich (6–5) || Giovinco (8–6) || None || 4,567 || 34–25 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || vs. No. 24 (2) Dallas Baptist || (3) || Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park || 8–9 || Fouse (6–0) || Pogue (1–1) || Carraway (5) || 4,679 || 34–26 || 1–2