FLORIDA BASEBALL 2017 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT FLORIDA BASEBALL 2017 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION 2017 OPPONENTS HISTORY Quick Facts . 1 Opponents . .51-55 All-America Honors . 79-80. Covering the Gators . .2 Opponent Contact Directory . 55 Honors & Awards . 81-84 University of Florida Communications Office . 56 Gators in the SEC Tournament . 85 2017 SEASON PREVIEW Florida’s SEC Tournament Records . 86 2017 Florida Roster/Squad Analysis . .3 THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE Gators in the NCAA Tournament . 87-88 Radio/TV Spotting Chart . .4 This Is the SEC . 59 Florida’s NCAA Tournament Records . 89 2017 Squad Breakdown . .5 2017 SEC Composite Schedule . 60-62 College World Series Teams . .90-97 2017 Schedule . 6. 2017 SEC & NCAA Tournament Information . 63 Gators on Draft Day . 98-100 Gator Baseball on the Air . .7 2016 SEC Standings/Tournament Results . 64 Gators in the Major Leagues . .101-102 Alfred A . McKethan Stadium at Perry Field . .8-10 2016 All-SEC Honors & Awards . 64 All-Time Letterwinners . 103-105. Florida Baseball Complex . 11 Overall Team Statistics/Batting & Pitching Leaders . .65-66 Year-by-Year Records/All-Time Coaching Records . 106 Remembering Coach Fuller . .107 COACHES AND STAFF 2016 SEASON IN REVIEW All-Time Series Records . 108 Head Coach Kevin O’Sullivan . 13-17 Review . 69-70 Year-by-Year Results & Scores/Final Polls . .109-123 Assistant Coach Craig Bell . .18 Individual Honors . .71 Assistant Coach Brad Weitzel . 19. Game-by-Game Results . 72. RECORDS Volunteer Assistant Coach Lars Davis . 20 Final Overall/SEC Statistics . 73-74 Individual & Team Records . 125-126. Florida Baseball Support Staff . 21-23. Florida’s Superlatives/Miscellaneous Statistics/ Individual Season Batting, Fielding & Pitching Records . .127-128 Home Run Summary . 75-77 Single-Season Records by Position . .129 PLAYER PROFILES Individual Career Records . .130-131 Veterans (Alphabetical) . 25-43 Team Season Records . 132. Newcomers (Alphabetical) . .44-48 The Last Time . 133. Yearly Batting & Pitching Statistics . .134-135 Yearly Statistical Leaders . 136-139. FLORIDA BASEBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION STADIUM INFORMATION PROGRAM HISTORY Location: Gainesville, Fla . (pop . 124,491) Home Field: Alfred A . McKethan Stadium at Perry Field First Year of Baseball: 1912 (2017 is 103rd season) Founded: 1853 Capacity: 5,500 All-Time Record: 2,450-1,537-24 ( .614) Enrollment: 53,744 Field Dimensions: LF-326, CF-400, RF-321 Nickname: Gators Alleys: LC-365, RC-375 All-Time SEC Record: 973-643-2 Colors: Orange (PMS 172) & Blue (PMS 287) Surface: Natural Grass ( .602, 80 seasons since 1933) Affiliation: NCAA Division I SEC Championships: 13 (last: 2014) Conference: Southeastern (SEC), Eastern Division 2017 TEAM INFORMATION SEC Eastern Division Championships: 22 (last: 2014) President: Dr . W . Kent Fuchs (Duke ’77) SEC Tournament Championships: 7 (last: 2015) 2016 Overall Record: 52-16 ( .765) Athletics Director: Scott Stricklin (Mississippi State ‘92) SEC Tournament Record: 65-61 ( .516) (36 appearances) 2016 SEC Record (Finish): 19-10 ( .655) (2nd SEC East, 4th Overall) Executive Associate AD: Chip Howard (Rhode Island ‘84) Home Record: 34-5 ( .872) (11-4 SEC) Baseball Administrator NCAA Tournament Record: 98-69 ( .587) Away Record: 13-7 ( .650) (8-6 SEC) Faculty Representative: Dr . Michael Sagas (Utah ‘92) College World Series Appearances: 10 (last: 2016) Neutral Site Record: 5-4 ( .555) Athletics Department Phone: (352) 375-4683 College World Series Record: 14-21 ( .400) 2016 Postseason: 3-2 at SEC Tourney (Runner-Up); Ticket Office Phone: (352) 375-GoUF, ext . 6800 NCAA Super Regional Appearances: 8 (last: 2016) 3-0 at NCAA Gainesville Regional Athletics Department Website: FloridaGators .com NCAA Super Regional Titles: 6 (last: 2016) 2-1 at NCAA Gainesville Super Regional Gator Baseball on Social Media: NCAA Super Regional Record: 12-6 ( .667) 0-2 at College World Series (Tied for 7th) Twitter/Instagram/Facebook GatorsBB NCAA Regional Appearances: 32 (last: 2016) NCAA Regional Titles: 12 (last: 2016) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 18/12 NCAA Regional Record: 72-42 ( .632) BASEBALL STAFF INFORMATION Position Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3 Head Coach: Kevin O’Sullivan Position Players Returning/Lost: 11/6 (Virginia ‘91) Pitchers Returning/Lost: 6/7 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT CREDITS O’Sullivan’s Career Record/Record at UF: 396-189 ( .677)/Nine Years Newcomers: 13 The 2017 Gator Baseball Media Supplement was written and compiled Best Time to Contact O’Sullivan: Contact SID by the University of Florida Athletics Communications Department . Baseball Office Phone: (352) 375-4683, ext . 4457 Assistant Coaches: Craig Bell (UNF ‘89) Brad Weitzel (Georgia ‘83) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Lars Davis (Illinois ‘15) NIKE is the authentic apparel and footwear Athletic Trainer: Jon Michelini (Florida ‘01) of the University of Florida Baseball Program. Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Paul Chandler (Harding ’03) Assistant Director of Athletic Equipment: Edmund Boyd (Arkansas ‘89) Director of Baseball Operations: Buddy Munroe (Florida ‘13) Assistant Director of Student Services: Ann Hughes (Washington ‘78) Video Coordinator: Travis Kwok (Florida ‘08) 1 FLORIDA BASEBALL 2017 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT 2017 FLORIDA GATORS NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Cl. Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) ROSTER 3 Garrett Milchin INF/RHP 6-2 210 L/R Fr . HS Windermere, Fla ./The First Academy No. Name Pos. 4 Mike Rivera C 5-10 205 R/R Jr . 1L Venice, Fla ./Venice 35 BAKER, Andrew OF/LHP 5 Dalton Guthrie INF 6-0 185 R/R Jr . 1L Sarasota, Fla ./Venice 32 BELL, Keenan INF/OF 6 Jonathan India INF 6-0 195 R/R So . HS Coral Springs, Fla ./American Heritage 13 BODRATO, Austin OF/RHP 8 Deacon Liput INF 5-10 190 L/R So . HS Oviedo, Fla ./Oviedo 23 BROWN, Nate RHP 17 BYRNE, Michael RHP 9 Christian Hicks INF 6-4 210 L/R Jr . 1L St . Augustine, Fla ./The Bolles School 18 DYSON, Tyler RHP 10 David Lee RHP 6-4 190 R/R Jr . TR Gainesville, Fla ./Buchholz (Santa Fe) 21 FAEDO, Alex RHP 12 Blake Reese INF/OF 5-11 180 S/R So . HS Tallahassee, Fla ./Lincoln 5 GUTHRIE, Dalton INF 13 Austin Bodrato OF/RHP 6-0 195 L/R Fr . HS Montgomery, N Y. ./Saint Joseph Regional 9 HICKS, Christian INF 26 , Nick OF/LHP 17 Michael Byrne RHP 6-2 205 R/R So . HS Orlando, Fla ./Olympia HORVATH 6 INDIA, Jonathan INF 18 Tyler Dyson RHP 6-2 230 R/R Fr . HS Bradenton, Fla ./Braden River 28 KOLOZSVARY, Mark C 20 Billy McKay RHP 5-11 205 R/R Fr . HS Plant City, Fla ./Plant City 37 KOWAR, Jackson RHP 21 Alex Faedo RHP 6-5 220 R/R Jr . 1L Tampa, Fla ./Alonso 44 LANGWORTHY, Austin OF/LHP 22 JJ Schwarz C 6-2 215 R/R Jr . 1L Palm Beach Gardens, Fla ./Palm Beach Gardens 66 LARSON, Ryan INF/OF 10 LEE, David RHP 23 Nate Brown RHP 6-1 205 R/R Fr . HS Hartland, Wisc ./Arrowhead Union 8 LIPUT, Deacon INF 24 Cam Weinberger RHP 6-1 215 R/R Fr . HS Boca Raton, Fla ./Spanish River Community 34 LONG, Nick RHP 26 Nick Horvath OF/LHP 5-11 175 S/L Jr . TR Jupiter, Fla ./Palm Beach Gardens (Santa Fe) 27 MALDONADO, Nelson OF 27 Nelson Maldonado OF 5-10 195 R/R So . HS Tampa, Fla ./Jefferson 36 MAYE, Cole LHP 20 , Billy RHP 28 Mark Kolozsvary C 5-9 190 R/R Jr . 1L Tavares, Fla ./Tavares McKAY 52 McMULLEN, Kirby OF/RHP 32 Keenan Bell INF/OF 6-0 230 L/L Fr . HS Jacksonville, Fla ./Episcopal 3 MILCHIN, Garrett INF/RHP 34 Nick Long RHP 6-0 195 R/R Fr . HS Sarasota, Fla ./Sarasota 12 REESE, Blake INF/OF 35 Andrew Baker OF/LHP 5-9 185 L/L Fr . HS Haines City, Fla ./Ridge Community 4 RIVERA, Mike C 36 Cole Maye LHP 6-7 220 L/L Fr . HS Huntersville, N .C ./Hough 39 RUBIO, Frank RHP 22 SCHWARZ, JJ C 37 Jackson Kowar RHP 6-5 180 R/R So . HS Charlotte, N .C ./Charlotte Christian 51 SINGER, Brady RHP 39 Frank Rubio RHP 6-0 190 R/R Sr . 2L Miami Shores, Fla ./St . Thomas Aquinas 24 WEINBERGER, Cam RHP 44 Austin Langworthy OF/LHP 5-9 190 L/L Fr . HS Williston, Fla ./Williston 51 Brady Singer RHP 6-5 190 R/R So . HS Leesburg, Fla ./Eustis 52 Kirby McMullen OF/RHP 5-11 195 R/R Fr . HS Ocala, Fla ./Forest PRONUNCIATION 66 Ryan Larson INF/OF 6-0 190 R/R Sr . 2L Orlando, Fla ./Dr . Phillips GUIDE Michael Byrne: burn COACHING STAFF SQUAD ANALYSIS Austin Bodrato: bo-DRAW-dough Head Coach: 7-Kevin O’Sullivan (Virginia ’91, 10th year at UF) Position Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3 Alex Faedo: fye-A-doe 33-Craig Bell (North Florida ’89, 10th year at UF) 18/12 Assistant Coach: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Nick Horvath: hore-vath Assistant Coach: 42-Brad Weitzel (Georgia ’83, 10th year at UF) Total Players/Newcomers: 29/13 Mark Kolozsvary: Ko-loz-sa-vari Volunteer Asst. Coach: 31-Lars Davis (Illinois ‘15, 3rd year at UF) Total Pitchers Returning/Lost: 6/7 CO-are Athletic Trainer: Jon Michelini (Florida ’01, 4th year at UF) Class Breakdown: 31 (Seniors-2; Juniors-8; Jackson Kowar: Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Paul Chandler Sophomores-7; Freshmen-12) Deacon Liput: lip-UTT (Harding ‘03, 8th year at UF) Newcomer Breakdown: 13 (Freshmen-12; Junior-1) Nelson Maldonado: mall-dah-NAH-doe States: (Florida-25; New York-1, North Carolina-2, Wisconsin-1) Garrett Milchin: MILL-chin SUPPORT STAFF How they hit: Right-19; Left-8; Switch-2 Frank Rubio: ROO-bee-o How they throw: Right-24; Left-5 JJ Schwarz: schwartz Director of Baseball Operations: Buddy Munroe How they pitch: Right-14; Left-4 Cameron Weinberger: WINE-burger Assistant Director of Athletic Equipment: Edmund Boyd Brad Weitzel: White-SELL Assistant Director of Student Services: Ann Hughes Baseball Program Assistant: Anthony Mele Assistant Turf Coordinator: Todd Campbell