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2025 Florida Gators baseball team

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2025 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record39–22 (15–15 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chuck Jeroloman
  • Taylor Black
  • David Kopp
Home stadiumCondron Ballpark
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Texas ‍‍‍y 22 8   .733 44 14   .759
No. 3 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 50 15   .769
No. 1 LSU ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 53 15   .779
No. 18 Vanderbilt ‍‍y 19 11   .633 43 18   .705
No. 19 Georgia ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 43 17   .717
No. 11 Auburn ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 41 20   .672
No. 21 Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 43 21   .672
No. 12 Tennessee ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 46 19   .708
Alabama ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 41 18   .695
Florida ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 39 22   .639
Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 36 23   .610
Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14 16   .467 38 22   .633
Kentucky ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 31 26   .544
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 30 26   .536
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 6 24   .200 28 29   .491
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3 27   .100 16 39   .291
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 22, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Florida Gators baseball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2025 college baseball season. Florida competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games are played at Condron Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus. The team is coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his eighteenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season looking to return to the College World Series, where they made a surprise run to the semifinals after finishing the regular season at 28–27 last season.[2]

Preseason

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Preseason SEC awards and honors

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Second baseman Cade Kurland was named to the All-SEC preseason first team. Catcher Luke Heyman and shortstop Colby Shelton were named to the All-SEC preseason second team.[3]

Preseason All-SEC First Team
Player No. Position Class
Cade Kurland 4 2B Junior
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Player No. Position Class
Luke Heyman 28 C Junior
Colby Shelton 10 SS Junior

Coaches poll

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The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 5, 2025.[3]

SEC Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish
Team Points
1 Texas A&M 228 (10)
2 Tennessee 215 (1)
3 Arkansas 214 (3)
4 LSU 204 (1)
5 Florida 183 (1)
6 Georgia 165
7 Vanderbilt 156
8 Texas 146
9 Mississippi State 112
10 Kentucky 102
11 Oklahoma 101
12 Auburn 100
13 Alabama 98
14 South Carolina 61
15 Ole Miss 60
16 Missouri 31

Roster

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2025 Florida Gators baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 UTL Justin Nadeau L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. Johns, Florida
2 OF Ty Evans R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Auburndale, Florida
3 OF Kyle Jones R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Athens, Georgia
4 INF Cade Kurland R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tampa, Florida
5 UTL Blake Cyr R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Windermere, Florida
6 UTL Bobby Boser R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Wesley Chapel, Florida
8 RHP Christian Rodriguez R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Coral Springs, Florida
9 RHP Luke McNeillie L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Milton, Georgia
10 INF Colby Shelton L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lexington, South Carolina
11 INF Brendan Lawson L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Toronto, Ontario
12 RHP Liam Peterson R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Palm Harbor, Florida
13 INF Landon Stripling L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lawrenceville, Georgia
15 RHP Joshua Whritenour L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tampa, Florida
16 OF Hayden Yost L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tampa, Florida
17 LHP Jacob Gomberg L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Coral Springs, Florida
18 LHP Pierce Coppola L/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Verona, New Jersey
20 RHP Jake Clemente R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Coral Springs, Florida
21 UTL Caden McDonald R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Tampa, Florida
22 RHP Jackson Barberi R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Snellville, Georgia
23 RHP Billy Barlow R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
24 OF Blake Brookins L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Palmetto Bay, Florida
25 INF Kolt Myers R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Augustine, Florida
26 LHP Nico Janssens L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Spring Hill, Florida
27 RHP Blaine Rowland R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Plant City, Florida
28 C Luke Heyman R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Longwood, Florida
29 C Brody Donay R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Lakeland, Florida
30 UTL Ashton Wilson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Orlando, Florida
31 LHP Frank Menendez L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Miami, Florida
33 LHP McCall Biemiller S/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Tampa, Florida
34 RHP Alex Philpott R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Tampa, Florida
35 UTL Brock Clayton L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Gulf Breeze, Florida
37 RHP Matthew Jenkins R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Live Oak, Florida
38 LHP Mason Laurito L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Ocala, Florida
40 C Cole Bullen S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Belleview, Florida
44 RHP Felix Ong R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Key West, Florida
45 RHP Schuyler Sanford R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Jacksonville, Florida
47 RHP Aidan King L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Jacksonville, Florida
99 RHP Carson Montsdeoca R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bowling Green, Florida
Head coach

7 Kevin O'Sullivan

Assistant coach(es)

Taylor Black
Chuck Jeroloman
David Kopp
Mike Rivera
Michael Byrne


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 8, 2025

Schedule

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Legend
  Florida win
  Florida loss
  Postponement
Bold Florida team member
2025 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log (39–22)
Regular Season (37–19)
Postseason (2–3)
Schedule Source:[10]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1 Baseball poll.

Record vs. conference opponents

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Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2025 SEC baseball game results, 2025 SEC baseball schedule

Tm W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZ OKL OMS SCA TEN TEX TAM VAN Tm SR SW
ALA 16–14 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 . . 1–2 . 3–0 1–2 ALA 4–6 2–0
ARK 20–10 . . 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 . 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 ARK 6–4 4–0
AUB 17–13 2–1 . . 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 . . 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–3 . 2–1 AUB 7–3 2–2
FLA 15–15 2–1 2–1 . 0–3 . . 2–1 3–0 . 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 FLA 6–4 2–3
UGA 18–12 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . . 3–0 2–1 . . . 0–3 2–1 0–3 UGA 7–3 3–2
KEN 13–17 . . 1–2 . 1–2 . 0–3 . 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 KEN 4–6 1–2
LSU 19–11 2–1 2–1 0–3 . . . 3–0 3–0 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 . LSU 7–3 3–1
MSU 15–15 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 . 3–0 0–3 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 0–3 . . MSU 5–5 2–2
MIZ 3–27 0–3 0–3 . 0–3 0–3 . 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 . . 0–3 3–0 . MIZ 1–9 1–9
OKL 14–16 1–2 . . . 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 . 2–1 OKL 5–5 1–2
OMS 16–14 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 . . 2–1 OMS 5–5 1–0
SCA 6–24 . 0–3 0–3 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 0–3 . 0–3 . SCA 1–9 0–5
TEN 16–14 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 . 1–2 1–2 . . . 2–1 3–0 . 1–2 1–2 TEN 4–6 2–0
TEX 22–8 . 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . . . 3–0 . TEX 8–2 5–1
TAM 11–19 0–3 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 0–3 TAM 4–6 1–4
VAN 19–11 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 . . . 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 . 3–0 VAN 6–4 4–1
Tm W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZ OKL OMS SCA TEN TEX TAM VAN Team SR SW

Updated for entire regular season.
Tie brkrs: LSU>VAN ARK common, OMS>TEN & OMS>ALA VAN common, TEN>ALA hd to hd, FLA>MSU hd to hd.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[11]1010*7671123RVRVRV21151818*RV
Baseball America[12]7666681922131212*12*23
NCBWA[13]1010776622RVRVRVRVRVRVRV2519152424
D1Baseball[14]10108771323151717*
Perfect Game[15]111110871024201414*14*

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

References

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  1. ^ "2025 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Carter, Scott (June 19, 2024). "College World Series: Texas A&M 6, Gators 0 — Four Aggie Pitchers Combine for 4-Hit Shutout to End Gators' Postseason Run". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "2025 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, Preseason All-SEC Team Announced". Southeastern Conference. secsports.com. February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (February 19, 2025). "Wednesday Tilt vs. Florida A&M Postponed". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (February 14, 2025). "Florida Announces Schedule Change for Air Force Series". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  6. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (March 7, 2025). "Florida Announces Schedule Change for Harvard Series". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "Baseball Set for Doubleheader Friday Due to Weather". olemisssports.com. Ole Miss Athletics. March 27, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  8. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (April 11, 2025). "Friday Game Postponed, Gators to Play Saturday Doubleheader vs. Mizzou". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  9. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (May 3, 2025). "Game Two at South Carolina Suspended, Florida to Conclude Game and Series on Sunday". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  10. ^ floridagators.com
  11. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  12. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  13. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  14. ^ D1 Baseball
  15. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings