2009 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2009 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2009 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and 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, who was in his second season at Florida.

2009 Florida Gators baseball
SEC Eastern Division champions
Gainesville Regional champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
CBNo. 13
Record42–22 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCraig Bell (2nd year)
Brad Weitzel (2nd year)
Home stadiumAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 12 Florida x‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 42 22   .656
No. 25 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 40 23   .635
Georgia ‍‍‍y 15 13   .536 38 24   .613
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y 12 17   .414 37 27   .578
Kentucky ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 28 26   .519
Tennessee ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 26 29   .473
Western
No. 1 LSU xy 20 10   .667 56 17   .767
No. 13 Ole Miss x‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 44 20   .688
Alabama ‍‍‍y 18 11   .621 37 21   .638
No. 7 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 14 15   .483 34 22   .607
Auburn ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 31 25   .554
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9 20   .310 25 29   .463
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Baseball America

Roster

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2009 Florida Gators baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
2 INF Josh Adams R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Jacksonville, FL
28 RHP Jeff Barfield R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Perry, GA
1 OF Avery Barnes L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr High Springs, FL
44 RHP Billy Bullock R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Balm, FL
35 LHP Kevin Chapman L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Coral Springs, FL
11 OF Riley Cooper R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Clearwater, FL
20 LHP Tony Davis S/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cooper City, FL
17 LHP Matt den Dekker L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Fort Lauderdale, FL
16 RHP Anthony DeSclafani R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Freehold, NJ
50 C Teddy Foster R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Jacksonville, FL
49 RHP Clint Franklin R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Orlando, FL
31 RHP Will Jolin R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Guilford, CT
27 RHP Patrick Keating R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Harrisburg, IL
37 RHP Greg Larson R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Longwood, FL
6 LHP Stephen Locke R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Tampa, FL
26 LHP Nick Maronde S/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lexington, KY
3 INF Brandon McArthur R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Seffner, FL
15 C Ben McMahan R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Windermere, FL
5 INF Mike Mooney S/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Loxahatchee, FL
4 C Buddy Munroe R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Miami, FL
24 LHP Alex Panteliodis L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
8 OF Daniel Pigott R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Ormond Beach, FL
9 OF Jonathan Pigott R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ormond Beach, FL
7 INF Clayton Pisani R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Naples, FL
21 RHP Justin Poovey R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Granite Falls, NC
14 LHP Lee Reumann L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wellington, FL
32 INF Jandy Rosabal R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Miami, FL
23 RHP Chas Spottswood R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Key West, FL
18 OF Tyler Thompson L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tequesta, FL
22 C Hampton Tignor R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Sarasota, FL
13 RHP Tommy Toledo R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Tampa, FL
25 INF Preston Tucker L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Tampa, FL
12 INF Jerico Weitzel L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Ridgway, PA
Head coach

7 Kevin O'Sullivan

Assistant coach(es)

33 Craig Bell
42 Brad Weitzel


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

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Schedule

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2009 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site
Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 20 No. 8 Louisville No. 25 McKethan Stadium 6–3 Keating (1–0) Marks (0–1) Bullock (1) 4,403 1–0
February 21 No. 8 Louisville No. 25 McKethan Stadium 10–4 Panteliodis (1–0) Kiekhefer (0–1) None 3,483 2–0
February 22 No. 8 Louisville No. 25 McKethan Stadium 3–2 Barfield (1–0) Royse (0–1) None 3,094 3–0
February 24 Eastern Michigan No. 12 McKethan Stadium 12–0 Poovey (1–0) Glover (0–1) None 2,163 4–0
February 25 Eastern Michigan No. 12 McKethan Stadium 17–6 Chapman (1–0) Combs (0–2) None 2,143 5–0
February 27 No. 14 Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 12 McKethan Stadium 5–8 Hernandez (2–0) Keating (1–1) Bellamy (2) 4,714 5–1
February 28 No. 14 Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 12 McKethan Stadium 1–2 Gutierrez (1–0) Panteliodis (1–1) Bellamy (3) 4,570 5–2
March
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site
Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 1 No. 14 Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 12 McKethan Stadium 2–16 Nazario (2–0) Maronde (0–1) None 3,038 5–3
March 3 at Stetson No. 20 Melching Field
DeLand, FL
5–2 Barfield (2–0) Mauldin (0–1) Bullock (2) 1,928 6–3
March 4 Florida Atlantic No. 20 McKethan Stadium 6–7 Schmitt (3–0) Keating (1–2) Adams (3) 2,340 6–4
March 6 Duquesne No. 20 McKethan Stadium 10–5 Panteliodis (2–1) Pierpont (0–3) None 2,351 7–4
March 7 Duquesne No. 20 McKethan Stadium 5–3 Maronde (1–1) Juran (0–3) Barfield (1) 2,487 8–4
March 8 Duquesne No. 20 McKethan Stadium 12–2 Keating (2–2) Elms (0–1) None 2,493 9–4
March 13 at Arkansas No. 19 Baum Stadium
Fayetteville, AR
4–11 Keuchel (2–0) Bullock (0–1) None 6,511 9–5 0–1
March 14 at Arkansas No. 19 Baum Stadium 4–8 Forrest (1–1) Panteliodis (2–2) None 6,840 9–6 0–2
March 15 at Arkansas No. 19 Baum Stadium 2–4 Cox (2–0) Keating (2–3) Richards (2) 7,411 9–7 0–3
March 17 Florida State
Rivalry
McKethan Stadium 5–4 Davis (1–0) Marshall (1–1) None 3,369 10–7
March 18 at UCF Jay Bergman Field
Orlando, FL
7–3 DeSclafani (1–0) Brown (0–3) None 2,758 11–7
March 20 Tennessee McKethan Stadium 3–2 Davis (2–0) Hernandez (1–2) Bullock (3) 2,773 12–7 1–3
March 21 Tennessee McKethan Stadium 10–2 Franklin (1–0) McCray (3–1) None 2,929 13–7 2–3
March 22 Tennessee McKethan Stadium 7–5 Larson (1–0) Tullo (1–2) None 2,859 14–7 3–3
March 24 at North Florida No. 23 Harmon Stadium
Jacksonville, FL
0–3 Jones (1–0) Larson (1–1) None 3,194 14–8
March 25 North Florida No. 23 McKethan Stadium 5–3 Poovey (2–0) Collier (0–2) Bullock (4) 2,363 15–8
March 27 Alabama No. 23 McKethan Stadium 11–4 Franklin (2–0) Hyatt (4–1) Bullock (5) 2,357 16–8 4–3
March 28 Alabama No. 23 McKethan Stadium 9–8 Larson (2–1) Nelson (1–3) None 3,173 17–8 5–3
March 29 Alabama No. 23 McKethan Stadium 10–7 DeSclafani (2–0) Howell (2–1) Bullock (6) 2,803 18–8 6–3
March 31 vs. Florida State
Rivalry
No. 19 Baseball Grounds
Jacksonville, FL
2–35 Gast (3–2) Panteliodis (2–3) Gilmartin (1) 6,251 18–9
April
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site
Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 3 at Vanderbilt No. 19 Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN
8–4 Davis (3–0) Minor (2–3) None 2,672 19–9 7–3
April 4 at Vanderbilt No. 19 Hawkins Field 3–4 Cotham (4–3) DeSclafani (2–1) Gray (4) 3,700 19–10 7–4
April 5 at Vanderbilt No. 19 Hawkins Field 9–16 Gray (2–0) Bullock (0–2) None 2,256 19–11 7–5
April 7 Bethune–Cookman No. 22 McKethan Stadium 12–7 Davis (4–0) Rodriguez (0–1) None 2,247 20–11
April 8 UCF No. 22 McKethan Stadium 16–3 DeSclafani (3–1) Weech (3–1) None 2,630 21–11
April 10 at Auburn No. 22 Plainsman Park
Auburn, AL
7–811 Hendrix (6–2) Panteliodis (2–4) None 2,082 21–12 7–6
April 11 at Auburn No. 22 Plainsman Park 24–2 Locke (1–0) Jacobs (3–2) None 2,531 22–12 8–6
April 12 at Auburn No. 22 Plainsman Park 5–1 DeSclafani (4–1) Thompson (2–2) Panteliodis (1) 1,850 23–12 9–6
April 14 at No. 22 Florida State
Rivalry
No. 20 Dick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, FL
10–2 Larson (3–1) O'Dell (3–2) None 6,345 24–12
April 15 Stetson No. 20 McKethan Stadium 15–4 Panteliodis (3–4) Burns (2–4) None 2,390 25–12
April 17 No. 19 Ole Miss No. 20 McKethan Stadium 2–6 Pomeranz (4–1) Barfield (2–1) None 3,563 25–13 9–7
April 18 No. 19 Ole Miss No. 20 McKethan Stadium 8–4 Locke (2–0) Irwin (5–3) None 5,103 26–13 10–7
April 19 No. 19 Ole Miss No. 20 McKethan Stadium 3–58 Bittle (4–2) Panteliodis (3–5) Morgan (5) 2,839 26–14 10–8
April 21 vs. Florida Gulf Coast No. 22 Hammond Stadium
Fort Myers, FL
12–3 Bullock (1–2) Crumbly (3–3) None 5,147 27–14
April 22 South Florida No. 22 McKethan Stadium 5–410 Maronde (2–1) Cole (1–2) None 2,450 28–14
April 24 South Carolina No. 22 McKethan Stadium 9–4 Locke (3–0) Dyson (6–3) None 2,473 29–14 11–8
April 25 South Carolina No. 22 McKethan Stadium 8–3 Davis (5–0) Belcher (2–3) Bullock (7) 2,784 30–14 12–8
April 26 South Carolina No. 22 McKethan Stadium 9–5 Panteliodis (4–5) Cooper (5–4) Bullock (8) 2,743 31–14 13–8
May
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site
Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 1 at No. 6 Georgia No. 17 Foley Field
Athens, GA
10-911 Bullock (2–2) Weaver (1–2) None 3,579 32–14 14–8
May 2 at No. 6 Georgia No. 17 Foley Field 7–6 DeSclafani (5–1) McRee (4–1) Bullock (9) 3,373 33–14 15–8
May 3 at No. 6 Georgia No. 17 Foley Field 10–8 Keating (3–3) Tanner (3–1) Bullock (10) 3,173 34–14 16–8
May 6 Florida Gulf Coast No. 9 McKethan Stadium 5–17 Barnes (1–1) Poovey (2–1) None 2,650 34–15
May 8 at No. 3 LSU No. 9 Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
1–10 Ranaudo (6–3) Locke (3–1) None 10,203 34–16 16–9
May 9 at No. 3 LSU No. 9 Alex Box Stadium 0–4 Coleman (10–2) DeSclafani (5–2) None 10,923 34–17 16–10
May 10 at No. 3 LSU No. 9 Alex Box Stadium 9–3 Maronde (3–1) Ross (5–6) None 9,578 35–17 17–10
May 12 Jacksonville #11 McKethan Stadium 7–4 Panteliodis (5–5) Dunlap (1–1) Bullock (11) 2,294 36–17
May 14 Kentucky No. 11 McKethan Stadium 10–3 Locke (4–1) Paxton (5–3) None 2,312 37–17 18–10
May 15 Kentucky No. 11 McKethan Stadium 7–8 Rusin (7–4) DeSclafani (5–3) Darnell (3) 3,121 37–18 18–11
May 16 Kentucky No. 11 McKethan Stadium 13–9 Panteliodis (6–5) Darnell (5–6) None 2,965 38–18 19–11
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site
Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
May 20 vs. Arkansas No. 9 Regions Park
Hoover, AL
5–8 Bolsinger (4–4) Locke (4–2) Richards (9) 5,121 38–19 0–1
May 21 vs. No. 8 Ole Miss No. 9 Regions Park 12–28 DeSclafani (6–3) Bukvich (9–3) None 6,524 39–19 1–1
May 22 vs. Arkansas No. 9 Regions Park 7–10 Murphy (3–1) Larson (3–2) Cox (1) 7,243 39–20 1–2
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site
Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record
May 29 Bethune–Cookman No. 10 McKethan Stadium 8–7 Bullock (3–2) Thomas (7–6) None 2,440 40–20 1–0
May 30 No. 18 Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 10 McKethan Stadium 8–2 Locke (5–2) Hernandez (7–5) None 4,109 41–20 2–0
May 31 No. 18 Miami (FL)
Rivalry
No. 10 McKethan Stadium 16–5 Keating (4–3) Nazario (6–5) None 2,351 42–20 3–0
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site
Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Super Reg. Record
June 6 No. 17 Southern Miss No. 9 McKethan Stadium 7–9 Johnston (1–0) Keating (4–4) Cargill (12) 3,570 42–21 0–1
June 7 No. 17 Southern Miss No. 9 McKethan Stadium 6–7 Copeland (2–5) Bullock (3–3) Cargill (13) 4,313 42–22 0–2

Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. All times Eastern. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

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