Season of University of Florida baseball team
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 will be played at Condron Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, in the fifth season at the ballpark. The team is coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his eighteenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators enter 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
Preseason SEC awards and honors
Infielders Cade Kurland and Colby Shelton, relief pitcher Brandon Neely, and two-way player Jac Caglianone were named to the All-SEC preseason first team. Caglianone was also named to the All-SEC preseason second team as a starting pitcher.[ 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
The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 5, 2025.[ 3]
SEC Coaches' Poll
Predicted
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
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
Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Schedule
Legend
Florida win
Florida loss
Postponement
Bold Florida team member
2025 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (1–0)
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
SEC
February 14
Air Force No. 10 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL W 7–0L. Peterson (1–0)D. Rogers (0–1) None 6,935
1–0
–
February 15 (1)
Air Force
No. 10
Condron Ballpark
Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ –
–
February 15 (2)[a] Air Force
No. 10
Condron Ballpark
Time: 5:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
February 18
at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL Time: 6:00 p.m.–
–
February 19
Florida A&M Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
February 21
Dayton Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
February 22 Dayton
Condron Ballpark
Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
February 23
Dayton
Condron Ballpark
Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
February 25
at Stetson
Conrad Park DeLand, FL Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: ESPN+ –
–
February 26
North Florida Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
February 28
Miami (FL) Rivalry Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
^[a] [ 4]
March
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
SEC
March 1
Miami (FL)Rivalry
Condron Ballpark
Time: 4:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
March 2
Miami (FL)Rivalry
Condron Ballpark
Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
March 4
at UCF
John Euliano Park Orlando, FL Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: ESPN+–
–
March 5
Florida Atlantic Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
March 7
Harvard Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
March 8
Harvard
Condron Ballpark
Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
March 9
Harvard
Condron Ballpark
Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
March 11
at Florida State Rivalry
Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ACCN Extra –
–
March 14
at Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
March 15
at Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: SECN –
–
March 16
at Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
March 18
Jacksonville
Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
March 21
Georgia Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
March 22
Georgia
Condron Ballpark
Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: SECN–
–
March 23
Georgia
Condron Ballpark
Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
March 25
vs. Florida State
121 Financial Ballpark Jacksonville, FL Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: TBA–
–
March 27
at Ole Miss
Swayze Field Oxford, MS Time: 8:00 p.m. TV: ESPNU –
–
March 28
at Ole Miss
Swayze Field
Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
March 29
at Ole Miss
Swayze Field
Time: 2:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
April
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
SEC
April 1
North Florida
Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
April 4
Vanderbilt Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
April 5
Vanderbilt
Condron Ballpark
Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
April 6
Vanderbilt
Condron Ballpark
Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: SECN–
–
April 8
Florida StateRivalry
Condron Ballpark
Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: ESPN2 –
–
April 10
Missouri Condron Ballpark
Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN–
–
April 11
Missouri
Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
April 12
Missouri
Condron Ballpark
Time: 5:00 p.m. TV: SECN–
–
April 15
Stetson
Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m TV: SECN+–
–
April 18
at Mississippi State
Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS Time: 8:00 p.m. TV: SECN–
–
April 19
at Mississippi State
Dudy Noble Field
Time: 8:30 p.m. TV: ESPN2–
–
April 20
at Mississippi State
Dudy Noble Field
Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: ESPN2–
–
April 22
Georgia Southern Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
April 25
Arkansas Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
April 26
Arkansas
Condron Ballpark
Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: SECN–
–
April 27
Arkansas
Condron Ballpark
Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
May
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
SEC
May 2
at South Carolina
Founders Park Columbia, SC Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
May 3
at South Carolina
Founders Park
Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
May 4
at South Carolina
Founders Park
Time: 1:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
May 6
South Florida Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
May 9
at Texas
Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: ESPNU–
–
May 10
at Texas
Disch–Falk Field
Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
May 11
at Texas
Disch–Falk Field
Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
May 15
Alabama Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
May 16
Alabama
Condron Ballpark
Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
May 17
Alabama
Condron Ballpark
Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: SECN+–
–
Schedule Source: [ 5] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Rankings
† 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
^ "2025 SEC Baseball Standings" . secsports.com . Retrieved February 14, 2025 .^ 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 . ^ a b "2025 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, Preseason All-SEC Team Announced" . Southeastern Conference . Retrieved February 5, 2025 .^ 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 . ^ floridagators.com ^ Baseball Coaches Poll ^ Baseball America College: Top 25 ^ NCBWA Division I poll ^ D1 Baseball ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
Venue Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics
