2015 Florida Gators baseball team

2015 Florida Gators baseball
SEC Tournament champions Gainesville Regional champions Gainesville Super Regional champions
College World Series, 3–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#3
2015 record	52–18 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (8th year)
Assistant coach	Brad Weitzel (8th year) Craig Bell (8th year)
Home stadium	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

2015 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
#2 Vanderbilt xy	20	–	10		.667			51	–	21		.708
#3 Florida ‡y	19	–	11		.633			52	–	18		.743
Missouri	15	–	15		.500			30	–	28		.517
Kentucky	14	–	15		.483			30	–	25		.545
South Carolina	13	–	17		.433			32	–	25		.561
Tennessee	11	–	18		.379			24	–	26		.480
Georgia	10	–	19		.345			26	–	28		.481
Western
#5 LSU x†y	21	–	8		.724			54	–	12		.818
#11 Texas A&M y	18	–	10		.643			50	–	14		.781
#7 Arkansas y	17	–	12		.586			40	–	25		.615
Ole Miss y	15	–	14		.517			30	–	28		.517
Auburn y	13	–	17		.433			36	–	26		.581
Alabama	12	–	18		.400			32	–	28		.533
Mississippi State	8	–	22		.267			24	–	30		.444
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

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 – JJ 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 – Peter 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 Staff
7 – 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
	Postponement
Bold	Florida team member

Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from Gatorzone.com

Rankings

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	5	5*	5*	2 (3)	3 (5)	3 (4)	5	5 (1)	10	7	6	8	9	7	7	3 (3)	3 (3)*	3 (3)*	3
Baseball America	6	6	6	4	2	2	4	4	10	8	6	6	10	6	6	6	6*	6*	3
Collegiate Baseball^	6	5	5	5	5	4	6	6	17	12	10	12	14	9	9	7	6	2	3
NCBWA†	5	5	3	3	4	3	6	6	10	6	5	9	8	7	6	3	2	2*	3

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Gators in the MLB Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	Team
1	20	Richie Martin	SS	Oakland Athletics
3	100	Harrison Bader	OF	St. Louis Cardinals
6	181	Eric Hanhold	RHP	Milwaukee Brewers
8	242	Danny Young	LHP	Toronto Blue Jays
9	270	Taylor Lewis	RHP	Atlanta Braves
10	294	Josh Tobias	3B	Philadelphia Phillies
14	411	Bobby Poyner	LHP	Boston Red Sox
24	730	Mike Vinson	RHP	Detroit Tigers
28	855	Aaron Rhodes	RHP	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim