FLORIDA GATORS Vs. LONG BEACH STATE DIRTBAGS
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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BASEBALL NEWS & NOTES BASEBALL CONTACT Daniel Apple / EMAIL [email protected] / PHONE 352-692-6008 / @GATORSBB FINAL 2018 vs. NUMBERS FLORIDA GATORS LONG BEACH STATE DIRTBAGS .274 BA .248 JR. RHP TYLER DYSON (2018: 5-3, 4.47) VS. SO. LHP ADAM SEMINARIS (2018: 1-7, 4.84) 2342 AB 1847 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 / 6:30 P.M. 459 R 248 ALFRED A. MCKETHAN STADIUM / GAINESVILLE, FL 642 H 458 TV SEC NETWORK+ / RADIO 98.1 FM/AM 850 / ONLINE FloridaGators.com & WatchESPN 134 2B 68 OVERALL / SEC 0-0 / 0-0 OVERALL / BIG WEST 0-0 / 0-0 13 3B 15 H / A / N 0-0 / 0-0 / 0-0 H / A / N 0-0 / 0-0 / 0-0 100 HR 8 USA TODAY RANK 3 USA TODAY RANK -- 412 RBI 212 HEAD COACH Kevin O’Sullivan / 497-229 (same at UF) HEAD COACH Troy Buckley / 255-205 (same at LB) .471 SLG% .314 320 BB 195 SERIES HISTORY OVERALL FLORIDA LEADS 6-3 IN GAINESVILLE UF LEADS 4-2 AWAY UF LEADS 2-1 NEUTRAL N/A 572 SO 342 NOTABLE The Gators and Dirtbags played three-game series in 1991, 1992 and 1993. Florida won all three series 2-1. .370 OB% .336 75-110 SB-ATT 56-81 PRESEASON PREDICTIONS: Florida opens the EXPERIENCE COUNTS: In 11 previous seasons 3.46 ERA 3.80 season ranked No. 3 in the preseason USA under Coach O’Sullivan, the opening day LAST YEAR IN REVIEW 19 SV 15 Florida finished third in the nation in Today Coaches Poll, behind SEC rivals LSU lineup has averaged 521 career starts. The 208 BB 178 2018 after reaching the CWS for the and Vanderbilt. In addition, the SEC coaches projected 2019 Gators lineup (right) has 607 SO 470 fourth year in a row. It marked the Gators picked UF to finish third in the league be- a combined 525 career starts. The fewest .234 BAA .255 seventh trip to Omaha this decade, more hind Vanderbilt and LSU. Junior Tyler Dyson starts entering a season came in 2013 (311 .977 FLD% .974 than any other school in the country. was voted as a preseason All-SEC Second combined in opening day lineup). The most 59 E 55 Team selection. combined starts came in 2012 (787). UF swept the SEC honors last year as WINNING TRADITION: Entering the season, COACHING STAFF CONSISTENCY: Florida’s Kevin O’Sullivan won Coach of the Year ON DECK Florida owns the most wins in the country full-time coaching staff of head coach Kevin honors, Jonathan India won Player of F15 Long Beach State SEC+ 6:30 pm the Year honors and Brady Singer was F16 Long Beach State SEC+ 4 pm this decade. O’Sullivan and assistants Craig Bell and Brad RHP Tommy Mace vs. LHP Zak Baayoun Weitzel enter their 12th season together at named Pitcher of the Year. Both India DIVISION I WINS THIS DECADE (2010-18) (5th overall) and Singer (18th overall) F17 Long Beach State SEC+ 12 pm Florida 421 Florida. They are the longest tenured trio in RHP Jack Leftwich vs. LHP Alfredo Ruiz were selected in the first round of the Louisville 419 the SEC. 2018 MLB Draft last June. F19 at South Florida 12 pm LSU 417 FINISHING STRONG: Sophomore Tommy F20 North Florida SEC+ 12 pm In addition to losing India and Singer, F23 Miami (Fla.) SEC+ 6:30 pm OPENING STRONG: The Gators have won on Mace ended his freshman year with four the Gators are without JJ Schwarz (most F24 Miami (Fla.) SEC+ 4 pm opening night five years in a row. The only scoreless outings, including two at the 2018 F25 Miami (Fla.) SEC+ 1 pm games played in UF history) and reliever loss in 11 opening nights under head coach CWS. Over those four games, he totaled 8.0 F26 at Jacksonville 6 pm Michael Byrne (school record holder for Kevin O’Sullivan came against Duke (L 3-4) innings with seven strikeouts and one walk. F27 UCF SEC+ 6 pm career saves). The 2019 roster includes in 2013. UF has won its opening weekend He enters the year with a perfect 5-0 record. 15 newcomers in a recruiting class that series 11 straight years. The last series loss to Mace posted a 4.16 ERA over 62.2 innings 2019 TEAM INFORMATION ranked 5th in the country according to open the season came in 2007 against VMI, with 45 strikeouts and 12 walks. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/12 Baseball America. the year prior to O’Sullivan’s arrival. Position Starters Returning/Lost: 5/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 7/7 THREE TRUE FRESHMEN in the opening Newcomers: 15 (11 fresh.) night lineup will match the most in 12 PROJECTED OPENING DAY LINEUP (2018 Final Numbers) seasons under O’Sullivan. Also: NO NAME CL AVG AB R H HR RBI SLG OBP SB-ATT C 9 Brady Smith SO .264 125 18 33 2 15 .360 .322 2-2 2018 RECAP 2015 (C M.Rivera, 2B D.Guthrie, DH J.Schwarz) 2018 Overall Record: 49-21 (.700) 1B 6 Kendrick Calilao FR -- 2014 (LF R.Larson, CF B.Reed, DH P.Alonso) 2018 SEC Record (Finish): 20-10 (.667) 2012 (2B C.Turgeon, 3B J.Tobias, DH T.Gushue) 2B 12 Blake Reese SR .253 233 44 59 5 43 .416 .375 14-19 SEC Champion 2010 (C M.Zunino, SS N.Fontana, DH A.Maddox) 3B 22 Cory Acton FR -- Home Record: 33-8 (.805) (12-3 SEC) SS 13 Brady McConnell SO .136 22 2 3 1 2 .273 .136 1-3 Away Record: 12-9 (.571) (8-7 SEC) FIRST FRESHMAN: Kendrick Calilao will be- LF 44 Austin Langworthy JR .290 231 33 67 4 29 .403 .404 5-7 Neutral Site Record: 4-4 (.500) come the first true freshman to start at first CF 4 Jud Fabian FR -- 2018 Postseason: base under O’Sullivan on opening night. 1-2 at SEC Tourney RF 16 Wil Dalton JR .262 275 60 72 19 60 .542 .338 8-12 3-1 at NCAA Gainesville Regional Calilao is the first true freshman to start DH 27 Nelson Maldonado SR .273 264 44 72 9 44 .413 .359 6-11 at first base on opening night since Ryan 2-1 at NCAA Gainesville Super Regional 2-2 at NCAA College World Series (tied for 3rd) Shealy in 1999. RHP 18 Tyler Dyson JR 5-3 (4.47 ERA, 50.1 IP, 51 K, 28 BB) 1988 1991 1996 1998 2005 2010 2011 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BASEBALL TYLER DYSON RHP 2019 STATS: 0-0, 0.00 ERA 18 HEIGHT 6-4 CLASS Junior WEIGHT 225 HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL Bradenton, Fla. / Braden River HS 2019 GAME LOG DATE OPPONENT DEC IP H R ER HR BB K NP ERA QS CAREER STATS 2/15 Long Beach St. YEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG IP H R ER BB K 2017 3.23 4-0 24 2 0 39.0 30 15 14 10 47 DYSON’S SEASON + CAREER HIGHS 2018 4.47 5-3 14 11 0 50.1 50 26 25 28 51 SEASON CAREER 2019 Win Streak 5 - 3/4/17-2/18/18 CAREER 3.93 9-3 38 13 0 89.1 80 41 39 38 98 Innings Pitched 7.0 - Stony Brook, 3/4/18 Runs Allowed 6 - at Tennessee, 4/8/18 RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING Earned Runs Allowed 6 - at Tennessee, 4/8/18 INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hits Allowed 6 - 2x, last at South Carolina, 3/18/18 RUNS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walks Allowed 5 - at Tennessee, 4/8/18 Strikeouts 8 - at Miami (FL), 2/25/18 DYSON’S RUN SUPPORT Batters Faced 27 - 2x, last Rhode Island, 3/10/18 RUNS SCORED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ GAMES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DYSON VS. OPPONENT DYSON W-L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 DATE DEC IP H R ER HR BB K NP TEAM W-L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 First Meeting 2019 MISCELLANEOUS STATS WHIP -- K / 9 -- QUALITY STARTS -- BB / 9 -- PITCHES / START -- K / BB RATIO -- GATORS PITCHING BY THE NUMBERS WEEKEND ROTATION W-L-S G ERA IP H ER BB SO BAA HR SERIES GM 1 GM 2 GM 3 OVERALL 0-0-0 0-0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Long Beach St. Dyson Mace Leftwich Starters 0-0-0 0-0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miami (FL) Relievers 0-0-0 0-0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winthrop Home 0-0-0 0-0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yale Road 0-0-0 0-0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi St. February 0-0-0 0-0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt March Alabama April at Ole Miss May S. Carolina June at LSU Kentucky BULLPEN BY THE NUMBERS at Georgia 1ST BATTER FACED INHERITED RUNNERS SCORELESS STREAK LAST RELIEF APPEARANCE Tennessee H-AB AVG IR-RS PCT G IP DATE-OPP IP H R ER BB K at Missouri Alintoff Armstrong STARTER SUPPORT Blasucci QS - quality start - at least 6 IP with no more than 3 ER Butler PITCHER GS-RUNS R/GS UF REC.