2022 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2022 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2022 college baseball season. Florida competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games were played at Condron Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus, in the second season at the ballpark. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his fifteenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season looking to return to the College World Series after an early regional exit from the 2021 NCAA tournament.

Previous season The 2021 Gators entered the season as the unanimous No. 1 team, but stumbled to a 17–13 SEC record to enter the SEC tournament as the sixth seed, where they made the semifinals before being eliminated by eventual tournament runner-up Tennessee. The Gators were then selected to host a regional in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament in the Austin Super Regional, but were eliminated in only two games, suffering a 19–1 loss to South Alabama, who scored 10 runs with two outs in the sixth inning.

Personnel

Coaching staff 2022 Florida Gators coaching staff Name Position Seasons atFlorida Alma mater Kevin O'Sullivan Head coach 15 Virginia (1991) Craig Bell Assistant coach 15 North Florida (1989) Chuck Jeroloman Assistant coach 3 Auburn (2005) David Kopp Volunteer assistant coach 1 Clemson (2007) Austin Langworthy Student assistant coach 1 Florida (2020) Shawn Burke Strength & conditioning coach 1 Rochester (2014)

Schedule Legend Florida win Florida loss PostponementBoldFlorida team member

2022 Florida Gators baseball game log Regular season February (6–2) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECRecordFebruary 18 Liberty No. 9 Gainesville, FL W 7–2 H. Barco (1–0) R. Slater (1) 6,463 1–0 –February 19 Liberty No. 9 Florida Ballpark L 4–6 D. Erickson (1–0) B. Sproat (0–1) C. Hungate (1) 6,350 1–1 –February 20 Liberty No. 9 Florida Ballpark L 3–5 J. Beamon (1–0) P. Abner (0–1) C. Hungate (2) 5,377 1–2 –February 22 at Conrad ParkDeLand, FL W 8–1 N. Ficarrotta (1–0) A. DeFabbia (0–1) None 1,622 2–2 –February 23 No. 15 Florida Ballpark W 3–1 B. Sproat (1–1) D. Kilfoyl (0–1) R. Slater (2) 4,507 3–2 –February 25 No. 15 Florida Ballpark W 4–1 H. Barco (2–0) B. Kaminer (0–1) 5,571 4–2 – Georgia State No. 15 Florida Ballpark B. Purnell (1–0) R. Watson (0–1) None 6,511 5–2 –February 27 Georgia State No. 15 Florida Ballpark W 12–1 R. Acosta (0–1) None 5,100 6–2 – March (12–6) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECRecordMarch 1 at North Florida Harmon StadiumJacksonville, FL W 11–2 C. Finnvold (1–0) R. Jean (0–1) None 1,328 7–2 –March 2 No. 14 Florida Ballpark W 17–0 G. Milchin (1–0) S. Host (0–2) None 4,424 8–2 –March 4 at No. 22 Miami (FL)Rivalry No. 14 Alex Rodriguez ParkCoral Gables, FL L 2–5 H. Barco (2–1) A. Walters (3) 3,482 8–3 –March 5 at No. 22 Miami (FL)Rivalry No. 14 Alex Rodriguez Park W 8–1 B. Sproat (2–1) K. Ligon (1–1) N. Ficarrotta (2) 3,419 9–3 –March 6 at No. 22 Miami (FL)Rivalry No. 14 Alex Rodriguez Park W 11–3 B. Purnell (2–0) J. Garland (2–1) None 3,356 10–3 –March 8 No. 11 Florida Ballpark W 1–0 R. Slater (1–0) M. Darrell-Hick (0–1) 4,054 11–3 –March 9 Jacksonville No. 11 Florida Ballpark Postponed (rain) Makeup: Never rescheduledMarch 11 No. 11 Florida Ballpark Postponed (rain) Makeup: March 12 as a split doubleheaderMarch 12 (1) Seton Hall No. 11 Florida Ballpark H. Barco (3–1) H. Waldis (0–3) None 4,113 12–3 – Seton Hall No. 11 Florida Ballpark W 11–9 B. Sproat (3–1) D. Conover (0–1) B. Neely (1) 4,528 13–3 –March 13 Seton Hall No. 11 Florida Ballpark L 4–6 B. O'Neill (1–2) N. Pogue (0–1) J. Cinnella (1) 4,743 13–4 –March 15 No. 8 Rivalry No. 9 Florida Ballpark Postponed (rain) Makeup: May 17March 18 at Alabama No. 9 Tuscaloosa, AL W 6–4 H. Barco (4–1) G. McMillan (2–1) B. Purnell (1) 2,774 14–4 1–0March 19 at Alabama No. 9 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 13–6 R. Slater (2–0) H. Furtado (2–2) None 3,745 15–4 2–0March 20 at Alabama No. 9 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 7–8 J. McNairy (4–0) B. Purnell (2–1) None 3,238 15–5 2–1March 22 No. 8 Florida Ballpark W 3–2 P. Abner (1–1) J. Gonzalez (0–3) K. Hartman (1) 4,489 16–5 –March 25 No. 21 LSU No. 8 Florida Ballpark W 8–2 H. Barco (5–1) B. Money (2–1) None 6,226 17–5 3–1March 26 No. 21 LSU No. 8 Florida Ballpark L 4–16 M. Hilliard (2–0) B. Sproat (3–2) None 8,306 17–6 3–2March 27 No. 21 LSU No. 8 Florida Ballpark L 2–11 G. Taylor (2–0) R. Slater (2–1) None 5,746 17–7 3–3March 29 Rivalry No. 14 121 Financial ParkJacksonville, FL W 6–3 B. Neely (1–0) B. Purnell (2) 8,122 18–7 –March 31 at No. 23 Georgia No. 14 Foley FieldAthens, GA L 6–7 J. Woods (1–0) B. Purnell (2–2) None 3,610 18–8 3–4 April (7–9) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECRecordApril 1 No. 14 Foley Field L 1–6 J. Cannon (6–1) B. Sproat (3–3) J. Gowen (3) 3,671 18–9 3–5April 2 at No. 23 Georgia No. 14 Foley Field L 8–14 W. Pearson (1–1) T. Nesbitt (0–1) J. Woods (2) 3,696 18–10 3–6April 5 Florida A&M Florida Ballpark W 13–3 N. Pogue (1–1) D. Tease (0–4) None 4,336 19–10 –April 7 No. 2 Arkansas Florida Ballpark L 1–8 C. Noland (5–1) H. Barco (5–2) 4,643 19–11 3–7April 8 No. 2 Arkansas Florida Ballpark W 7–2 B. Sproat (4–3) H. Smith (5–2) B. Purnell (3) 5,795 20–11 4–7April 9 No. 2 Arkansas Florida Ballpark W 9–7 B. Purnell (3–2) B. Tygart (1–1) None 5,806 21–11 5–7April 12 at Florida StateRivalry Tallahassee, FL L 0–5 C. Whittaker (1–1) N. Pogue (1–2) None 5,916 21–12 –April 15 at Vanderbilt No. 23 Hawkins FieldNashville, TN L 4–5 T. Schultz (2–1) B. Purnell (3–3) None 3,802 21–13 5–8April 16 at Vanderbilt No. 23 Hawkins Field L 6–8 T. Nesbitt (0–2) None 3,802 21–14 5–9April 17 at Vanderbilt No. 23 Hawkins Field T. Nesbitt (1–2) C. Little (0–1) None 3,802 22–14 6–9April 19 Stetson Florida Ballpark W 10–8 N. Ficarrotta (2–0) A. DeFabbia (0–2) B. Purnell (4) 6,170 23–14 – No. 1 Tennessee Condron Ballpark L 2–8 C. Burns (7–1) R. Slater (2–2) None 5,575 23–15 6–10April 23 No. 1 Tennessee Condron Ballpark L 0–3 B. Tidwell (1–0) B. Sproat (4–4) C. Sewell (1) 6,787 23–16 6–11April 24 No. 1 Tennessee Condron Ballpark L 4–611 R. Welsh (2–0) T. Nesbitt (1–3) None 5,470 23–17 6–12April 29 Kentucky Condron Ballpark W 9–2 B. Sproat (5–4) None 4,836 24–17 7–12April 30 Kentucky Condron Ballpark W 9–1 B. Neely (2–0) Z. Lee (1–1) None 5,245 25–17 8–12 May (10–3) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECRecordMay 1 Kentucky L 1–8 S. Harney (5–3) R. Slater (2–3) None 4,542 25–18 8–13May 3 Condron Ballpark N. Pogue (2–2) None 4,330 26–18 –May 6 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS W 8–6 B. Sproat (6–4) B. Smith (3–4) R. Slater (3) 11,533 27–18 9–13May 7 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field W 9–3 R. Slater (3–3) K. Hunt (2–3) None 12,297 28–18 10–13May 8 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field W 6–2 P. Kohn (2–1) None 9,356 29–18 11–13May 10 Bethune–Cookman Condron Ballpark W 7–0 T. Nesbitt (2–3) A. Mendez (0–2) None 3,984 30–18 –May 13 at Missouri Taylor StadiumColumbia, MO W 13–1 B. Sproat (7–4) T. Neubeck (3–3) None 1,039 31–18 12–13May 14 at Missouri Taylor Stadium L 3–5 S. Miles (4–5) B. Neely (2–1) I. Lohse (3) 1,526 31–19 12–14May 15 at Missouri Taylor Stadium W 4–3 N. Pogue (3–2) C. Rustad (3–2) R. Slater (4) 1,026 32–19 13–14May 17 Rivalry Condron Ballpark W 7–510 R. Slater (4–3) D. Hare (1–3) None 6,899 33–19 –May 19 South Carolina Condron Ballpark W 14–5 B. Sproat (8–4) J. Gilreath (0–3) None 4,327 34–19 14–14 South Carolina Condron Ballpark W 8–0 B. Neely (3–1) N. Hall (3–5) None 4,992 35–19 15–14May 21 South Carolina Condron Ballpark L 1–4 C. Austin (5–1) N. Pogue (3–3) 4,811 35–20 15–15 Postseason SEC Tournament (4–2) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECTRecordMay 24 vs. (10) South CarolinaFirst round (7) Hoover, AL R. Slater (5–3) C. Austin (5–2) None 5,506 36–20 1–0May 25 Second round (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: May 26May 26 vs. No. 5 (2) Texas A&MSecond round (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 0–107 M. Dallas (5–3) B. Neely (3–2) J. Menefee (1) 8,251 36–21 1–1May 27 vs. No. 13 (3) Arkansas (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 7–5 N. Pogue (4–3) C. Noland (5–5) R. Slater (5) 5,743 37–21 2–1May 28 (1) vs. (11) Alabama (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 11–6 J. Leger (1–1) None 7,102 38–21 3–1 vs. No. 5 (2) Texas A&MSemifinal (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 9–0 T. Manning (1–0) R. Prager (1–3) 8,924 39–21 4–1May 29 vs. No. 1 (1) TennesseeChampionship Game (7) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 5–8 C. Sewell (7–1) None 13,270 39–22 4–2 NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional (3–2) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord RegionalRecordJune 3 (4) Central MichiganFirst round B. Sproat (9–4) A. Taylor (8–4) R. Slater (6) 5,472 40–22 1–0June 4 No. 9 (2) OklahomaSecond round No. 18 (1) Condron Ballpark L 4–9 D. Sandlin (8–3) B. Neely (3–3) None 5,000 40–23 1–1June 5 (1) (4) Central Michigan No. 18 (1) Condron Ballpark W 6–5 R. Slater (6–3) None 3,350 41–23 2–1 No. 9 (2) OklahomaRegional final game 1 No. 18 (1) Condron Ballpark W 7–2 C. Atwood (2–4) None 3,439 42–23 3–1June 6 No. 9 (2) OklahomaRegional final game 2 No. 18 (1) Condron Ballpark L 4–5 C. Martinez (4–3) R. Slater (6–4) 3,933 42–24 3–2 Schedule source:floridagators.com *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

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