The 2026 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of college baseball during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. Florida competed in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and played their home games at Condron Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his nineteenth season as Florida's head coach.

Previous season

The Gators finished the 2025 season with a record of 15–15 in conference play and 39–22 overall record for 10th place in the SEC. As the 10th seed in the SEC Tournament, they beat 15th seed South Carolina in the first round, but lost to Ole Miss in the second round. They got an at-large bid to the Auburn Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to , beat , but lost and ended their tournament run to East Carolina.

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Preseason All-SEC First Team Player No. Position Class Liam Peterson 12 P Junior Luke McNeillie 9 P Junior

Preseason All-SEC Second Team Player No. Position Class Brendan Lawson 11 3B Sophomore

Coaches poll

SEC Coaches' Poll 1 LSU 231 (9) 2 Texas 214 (1) 3 Mississippi State 205 (4) 4 Arkansas 203 (2) 5 Auburn 175 6 Tennessee 162 7 Florida 156 8 Vanderbilt 151 9 Georgia 133 10 Ole Miss 110 11 Kentucky 99 12 Alabama 97 13 Texas A&M 86 14 Oklahoma 84 15 South Carolina 49 16 Missouri 31

Roster 2026 Florida Gators roster PitchersCatchers

Infielders OutfieldersTwo way players

Coaches 2026 Florida Gators baseball coaching staff Kevin O'Sullivan – head coach – 19th season Chuck Jeroloman – associate head coach – 7th season Taylor Black – assistant coach – 4th season David Kopp – pitching coach – 5th season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at Florida.

Personnel

Starters Opening night lineupPos. No.Player. Year -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday Saturday Sunday

Schedule Legend Florida win Florida loss PostponementBoldFlorida team member

2026 Florida Gators baseball game log (41–21) Regular Season (37–18) February (11–1) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECRecordFebruary 13 Condron BallparkGainesville, FL L 7–910 R. Miller (1–0) J. Barberi (0–1) None 7,276 0–1 –February 14 (1) UAB No. 13 Condron Ballpark W 11–07 A. King (1–0) B. Shelton (0–1) None 6,721 1–1 – UAB No. 13 Condron Ballpark W 6–1 C. Walls (1–0) C. Ingram (0–1) None 6,721 2–1 –February 17 No. 12 Conrad ParkDeLand, FL B. Barlow (1–0) 2,436 3–1 –February 18 Stetson No. 12 Condron Ballpark W 9–3 L. McNeillie (1–0) B. Walker (0–1) None 5,957 4–1 –February 20 No. 12 Condron Ballpark W 9–3 L. Peterson (1–0) C. McMullen (0–1) None 7,195 5–1 –February 21 Kennesaw State No. 12 Condron Ballpark W 11–07 A. King (2–0) T. Bayer (0–1) None 7,783 6–1 –February 21 Kennesaw State No. 12 Condron Ballpark W 12–9 J. Barberi (1–1) R. Renfroe (0–1) None 6,707 7–1 –February 24 No. 10 Condron Ballpark R. Reeth (1–0) E. Sier (2–1) None 5,969 8–1 –February 25 FIU No. 10 Condron Ballpark W 11–4 T. Cameron (0–3) None 5,925 9–1 –February 27 Rivalry No. 10 Alex Rodriguez ParkCoral Gables, FL W 7–2 J. Barberi (2–1) A. Ciscar (2–1) None 3,555 10–1 –February 28 at No. 17 Miami (FL)Rivalry No. 10 W 8–4 R. Reeth (2–0) R. Evans (2–1) None 3,555 11–1 – Rescheduled from February 15 as a single-admission doubleheader due to the threat of severe weather. March (12–6) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECRecordMarch 1 at No. 17 Miami (FL)Rivalry Canceled (rain)March 3 No. 9 Condron Ballpark W 4–0 C. Walls (2–0) K. Adetuyi (1–1) None 5,918 12–1 –March 4 No. 9 Condron Ballpark W 7–5 C. McDonald (1–0) C. Lincoln (0–1) J. Whritenour (1) 6,085 13–1 –March 6 No. 9 Condron Ballpark L 2–7 W. Walton (2–1) J. Barberi (2–2) None 6,607 13–2 –March 7 High Point No. 9 Condron Ballpark L 2–6 T. Brachbill (4–0) A. King (2–1) None 7,683 13–3 –March 8 High Point No. 9 Condron Ballpark J. Whritenour (1–0) D. Hitt (0–1) None 4,774 14–3 –March 10 No. 20 Florida StateRivalry Condron Ballpark W 6–3 L. McNeillie (2–0) K. Mebil (1–1) 6,548 15–3 –March 13 South Carolina No. 23 Condron Ballpark W 1–010 B. Stone (2–1) None 5,255 16–3 1–0March 14 South Carolina No. 23 Condron Ballpark W 3–0 A. King (3–1) A. Phillips (2–2) J. Barberi (1) 5,340 17–3 2–0March 15 South Carolina No. 23 Condron Ballpark W 13–77 C. Walls (3–0) A. Valentin (0–1) None 4,784 18–3 3–0March 17 Stetson No. 18 Condron Ballpark W 10–1 C. McDonald (2–0) B. Toro (1–2) None 4,449 19–3 – at Alabama No. 18 Tuscaloosa, AL L 0–6 T. Fay (4–2) L. Peterson (1–1) None 3,610 19–4 3–1March 21 at Alabama No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 4–8 Z. Adams (4–1) A. King (3–2) None 3,875 19–5 3–2March 22 at Alabama No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 7–14 A. Crowther (2–1) None 3,753 19–6 3–3March 24 Rivalry VyStar BallparkJacksonville, FL W 5–0 R. Sandefer (1–1) C. Whited (1–1) J. Barberi (2) 7,667 20–6 –March 27 at No. 4 Arkansas Baum–Walker StadiumFayetteville, AR W 9–4 G. Gaeckle (3–2) J. Whritenour (3) 9,837 21–6 4–3March 28 at No. 4 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium W 7–4 J. Barberi (3–2) S. Eaves (3–1) J. Whritenour (4) 9,847 22–6 5–3March 29 at No. 4 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium W 7–6 R. Sandefer (2–1) C. Fisher (2–3) L. McNeillie (1) 9,460 23–6 6–3March 31 No. 21 Condron Ballpark L 3–4 K. Hopper (2–0) C. Walls (3–1) D. Pieto (2) 4,953 23–7 – April (6–9) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECRecordApril 2 Ole Miss Condron Ballpark L 4–6 H. Calhoun (2–2) 5,948 23–8 6–4April 3 Ole Miss No. 21 Condron Ballpark W 2–0 A. King (4–2) H. Elliott (3–1) 5,911 24–8 7–4April 4 Ole Miss No. 21 Condron Ballpark L 2–5 W. Hooks (2–0) None 5,847 24–9 7–5April 7 Rivalry Tallahassee, FL W 4–3 C. McDonald (3–0) C. Whited (1–2) J. Whritenour (6) 6,700 25–9 –April 10 at No. 4 Georgia Foley FieldAthens, GA W 8–2 A. King (5–2) J. Volchko (6–1) None 3,633 26–9 8–5April 11 at No. 4 Georgia Foley Field L 1–5 C. Aoki (4–0) C. Walls (3–2) None 3,633 26–10 8–6April 12 at No. 4 Georgia Foley Field L. McNeillie (3–0) G. Edwards (0–1) None 3,232 27–10 9–6April 14 No. 20 Condron Ballpark L 7–13 A. Anselmo (2–1) E. Blair (0–1) None 4,466 27–11 –April 16 No. 13 Auburn No. 20 Condron Ballpark W 6–3 A. King (6–2) A. Alvarez (6–2) J. Whritenour (7) 5,199 28–11 10–6April 17 No. 13 Auburn No. 20 Condron Ballpark L 3–5 J. Sanders (3–1) L. Peterson (1–3) R. Hetzler (2) 5,815 28–12 10–7April 18 No. 13 Auburn No. 20 Condron Ballpark L 5–8 R. Hetzler (4–1) None 5,735 28–13 10–8April 21 Jacksonville No. 21 Condron Ballpark L 5–7 C. McDonald (3–1) P. Waters (1) 4,652 28–14 – No. 7 Texas A&M No. 21 Condron Ballpark W 9–2 A. King (7–2) S. Sdao (3–3) None 5,880 29–14 11–8April 25 No. 7 Texas A&M No. 21 Condron Ballpark L 4–8 A. Sims (8–0) L. Peterson (1–4) C. Freshcorn (8) 6,639 29–15 11–9April 26 No. 7 Texas A&M No. 21 Condron Ballpark L 1–5 G. Lyons (8–0) R. Sandefer (2–2) C. Freshcorn (9) 5,578 29–16 11–10 May (8–2) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECRecordMay 1 Mitchell ParkNorman, OK L 3–4 J. Bodin (4–1) J. Whritenour (2–3) J. Cleveland (7) 3,611 29–17 11–11May 2 at No. 15 Oklahoma No. 25 Mitchell Park W 10–4 M. Catalano (3–4) 4,679 30–17 12–11May 3 at No. 15 Oklahoma No. 25 Mitchell Park W 13–28 R. Sandefer (3–2) C. Rager (3–3) None 3,651 31–17 13–11May 5 No. 21 Condron Ballpark W 11–17 B. Barlow (2–0) T. Groom (0–2) None 4,552 32–17 –May 8 Kentucky No. 21 Condron Ballpark W 7–6 I. Austin IV (0–1) None 5,937 33–17 14–11May 9 Kentucky No. 21 Condron Ballpark L 2–4 J. Jelkin (8–2) L. Peterson (1–5) None 5,489 33–18 14–12May 10 Kentucky No. 21 Condron Ballpark W 9–6 C. McDonald (5–1) T. Peterson (0–1) None 5,113 34–18 15–12 at LSU No. 19 Baton Rouge, LA W 11–8 A. King (8–2) None 10,553 35–18 16–12May 15 at LSU No. 19 Alex Box Stadium W 11–17 L. Peterson (2–5) M. Paz (1–4) None 10,759 36–18 17–12May 16 at LSU No. 19 Alex Box Stadium S. Sandford (2–0) G. Fontenot (0–2) C. Walls (1) 11,036 37–18 18–12 Postseason (4–3) (2–1) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECTRecord vs. (12) VanderbiltSecond round Hoover, AL W 8–3 J. Barberi (4–2) B. Seiber (5–2) None 8,352 38–18 1–0May 21 Quarterfinals No. 18 (5) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium T. Fay (9–4) None 11,146 39–18 2–0May 23 vs. No. 4 (1) GeorgiaSemifinals No. 18 (5) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 7–8 J. Byrd (4–2) None 14,919 39–19 2–1 (2–2) Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord RegionalRecord (4) First round W 8–7 J. Whritenour (4–4) C. Aiello (8–3) None 4,001 40–19 1–0May 30 (2) Miami (FL) No. 10 (1) Condron Ballpark J. Barberi (5–2) J. Durso (0–2) None 5,673 41–19 2–0May 31 (3) TroyRegional final game 1 No. 10 (1) Condron Ballpark L 11–16 None 4,751 41–20 2–1June 1 (3) TroyRegional final game 2 No. 10 (1) Condron Ballpark L 2–10 B. Stubbs (5–3) C. Walls (3–3) 4,637 41–21 2–2 Schedule source:floridagators.com *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1 Baseball poll.

Postseason awards and honors 2026 SEC All-SEC First Team Player No. Position Class Aidan King 47 SP Sophomore

SEC Pitcher of the Year Player No. Position Class Aidan King 47 SP Sophomore

Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

References