The 2001 Florida Gators baseball team represented the

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in the sport of

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during the 2001 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the

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(NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the

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(SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's

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campus. The team was coached by Andy Lopez, who was in his seventh and final season at Florida. Lopez was dismissed after the conclusion of the season.

Roster

Schedule

! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;", Regular season , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 3 , , No. 9 Miami (FL)

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, , No. 13 , McKethan Stadium , , 5–14 , Sheffield (1–0) , Simon (0–1) , ''None'' , 3,522 , 0–1, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 7 , , , , No. 17 , McKethan Stadium , , 35–1 , Belflower (1–0) , Fries , ''None'' , 521 , 1–1, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 9 , , at No. 9 Miami (FL)
Rivalry, , No. 17 , Mark Light Stadium
Coral Gables, FL, , 4–10 , Walker (2–0) , Simon (0–2) , ''None'' , 4,523 , 1–2, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 10 , , at No. 9 Miami (FL)
Rivalry, , No. 17 , Mark Light Stadium, , 7–8 , DeBold (1–1) , Ramsey (0–1) , ''None'' , 5,271 , 1–3, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 13 , , , , No. 22 , McKethan Stadium , , 12–3 , Stanton (1–0) , Viars (0–1) , ''None'' , – , 2–3 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 14 , , Charleston Southern, , No. 22 , McKethan Stadium , , 5–2 , Simon (1–2) , Coenen (0–1) , Ramsey (1) , 984 , 3–3 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 17 , , at No. 13

, , No. 22 , Dick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, FL, , 6–19 , Lord (1–0) , Belflower (1–1) , ''None'' , 4,371 , 3–4, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 18 , , at No. 13 Florida State
Rivalry, , No. 22 , Dick Howser Stadium, , 6–5 , Simon (2–2) , Read (1–2) , Ramsey (2) , 4,167 , 4–4, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 20 , , , , No. 29 , McKethan Stadium , , 7–11 , Thurmond (1–1) , Hart (0–1) , ''None'' , 922 , 4–5, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 21 , , Winthrop, , No. 29 , McKethan Stadium , , 5–14 , Herauf (3–0) , Ramshaw (0–1) , ''None'' , 694 , 4–6, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 24 , , No. 15 Florida State
Rivalry, , No. 29 , McKethan Stadium , , 3–2¹⁰ , Ramsey (1–1) , Roman (0–1) , ''None'' , 4,012 , 5–6, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 25 , , No. 15 Florida State
Rivalry, , No. 29 , McKethan Stadium , , 11-13 , Lynch (1–1) , Belflower (1–2) , Roman (1) , 3,854 , 5–7, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 28 , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 9–7 , Brice (1–0) , Ryals (1–1) , Ramsey (3) , 1,224 , 6–7, , – , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 2 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 11–8, , Simon (3–2), , Garner (0–1), , ''None'', , 1,114, , 7–7 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 3 , , Central Michigan, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 14–3, , Wells (1–0), , Horvath (0–1), , ''None'', , 1,346, , 8–7 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 4 , , Central Michigan, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 11–2, , Ramshaw (1–1), , Opalewski (0–1), , ''None'', , 716, , 9–7 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 9 , , No. 23 , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 3–7, , Gates (3–1), , Simon (3–3), , Crowe (1), , 823, , 9–8 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 10 , , No. 23 Tennessee, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 6–12, , Bertolino (1–0), , Belflower (1–3), , Hicklen (2), , 1,742, , 9–9 , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 11 , , No. 23 Tennessee, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 2–8, , Crowe (3–0), , Wells (1–1), , ''None'', , 1,470, , 9–10 , 0–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 13 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 15–1, , Hart (1–1), , Santopolo (0–2), , ''None'', , 562, , 10–10, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 14 , , Fordham, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 11–3, , Drucker (1–0), , Kelly (0–1), , ''None'', , 841, , 11–10, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 16 , , at No. 11 , , , ,

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Baton Rouge, LA, , 10-18, , David (2–1), , Ramsey (1–2), , ''None'', , 8,080, , 11–11, , 0–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 17 , , at No. 11 LSU, , , , Alex Box Stadium, , 3–4, , Mestepey (3–0), , Ramshaw (1–2), , Guidry (2), , 7,887, , 11–12, , 0–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 18 , , at No. 11 LSU, , , , Alex Box Stadium, , 7–10, , Pettit (2–0), , Brice (1–1), , ''None'', , 7,562, , 11–13, , 0–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 20 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 8–7, , Ramsey (2–2), , Truman (0–1), , ''None'', , 709, , 12–13 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 21 , , Maine, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 19–9, , Drucker (2–0), , Stoner (1–1), , ''None'', , 586, , 13–13 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 23 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 7–4, , Birch (1–0), , Merryman (2–2), , ''None'', , 1,336, , 14–13 , 1–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 24 , , Arkansas, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 8–4, , Ramshaw (2–2), , Isaacson (3–4), , ''None'', , 1,468, , 15–13 , 2–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 25 , , Arkansas, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 4–1, , Hart (2–1), , Roehl (2–2), , Simon (1), , 921, , 16–13 , 3–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 27 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 9–3, , Belflower (2–3), , Johnson (2–3), , ''None'', , 761, , 17–13 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 28 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 10–0, , Rojas (1–0), , Core (4–5), , ''None'', , 630, , 18–13 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 30 , , at , , , , Hawkins Field

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, , 9–6¹⁰, , Simon (4–3), , Ransom (4–2), , ''None'', , 325, , 19–13 , 4–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 31 , , at Vanderbilt, , , , Hawkins Field, , 1–0, , Ramshaw (3–2), , Little (3–3), , Ramsey (4), , 510, , 20–13 , 5–6 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 1 , , Vanderbilt, , , , Hawkins Field, , 9–5, , Rojas (2–0), , Maultsby (4–4), , ''None'', , 349, , 21–13 , 6–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 4 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 14–9, , Belflower (3–3), , Castillo (2–1), , Ramsey (5), , 913, , 22–13 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 6 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 7–6¹⁰, , Ramsey (2–0), , Hooker (0–2), , ''None'', , 2,012, , 23–13 , 7–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 7 , , Kentucky, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 10–9, , Rojas (3–0), , Wade (2–6), , ''None'', , 2,738, , 24–13 , 8–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 8 , , Kentucky, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 9–8, , Simon (5–3), , Corrado (5–4), , Ramsey (6), , 1,947, , 25–13 , 9–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 11 , , No. 7 , , No. 23, , McKethan Stadium , , 17-21, , DiNardo (7–1), , Simon (5–4), , ''None'', , 2,315, , 25–14, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 13 , , at , , No. 23, ,

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Athens, GA, , 4–9, , Brown (4–2), , Brice (1–2), , ''None'', , 2,074, , 25–15, , 9–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 14 , , at Georgia, , No. 23, , Foley Field, , 3–9, , Murphy (5–1), , Ramshaw (3–3), , ''None'', , 2,642, , 25–16, , 9–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 15 , , at Georgia, , No. 23, , Foley Field, , 7–6, , Rojas (4–0), , Sharpton (3–1), , Ramsey (7), , 254, , 26–16, , 10–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 18 , , at No. 10 Stetson, , , , Melching Field
DeLand, FL, , 8–9, , Collins (9–0), , Simon (5–5), , ''None'', , 2,762, , 26–17 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 20 , , at No. 15 , , , , Swayze Field
Oxford, MS, , 1–9, , Montrenes (8–3), , Brice (1–3), , ''None'', , 1,912, , 26–18 , 10–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 21 , , at No. 15 Ole Miss, , , , Swayze Field, , 9–12, , Yates (6–0), , Rojas (4–1), , ''None'', , 3,071, , 26–19 , 10–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 22 , , at No. 15 Ole Miss, , , , Swayze Field, , 0–4, , Gray (3–1), , Hart (2–2), , Bradshaw (1), , 2,911, , 26–20 , 10–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="F0E8E8" , April 24 , , Canada (JR national team) (exh.), , , , McKethan Stadium, , 23–5, , Belflower, , Grimes, , ''None'', , 222, , –, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 27 , , No. 18 , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 11–4, , Brice (2–3), , Maholm (5–3), , ''None'', , 1,669, , 27–20 , 11–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 28 , , No. 18 Mississippi State, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 4–2¹⁰, , Ramsey (4–2), , Medders (5–2), , ''None'', , 1,972, , 28–20 , 12–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 29 , , No. 18 Mississippi State, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 6–5¹⁴, , Simon (6–5), , Wooten (3–4), , ''None'', , 1,522, , 29–20 , 13–11 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 4 , , at , , , , Plainsman Park
Auburn, AL, , 2–5, , Speigner (8–1), , Brice (2–4), , Brandon (4), , 3,192, , 29–21, , 13–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 5 , , at Auburn, , , , Plainsman Park, , 10–6, , Ramshaw (4–3), , Paxton (4–3), , Ramsey (8), , 3,174, , 30–21 , 14–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 6 , , at Auburn, , , , Plainsman Park, , 5–2, , Hart (3–2), , Dueitt (3–3), , Belflower (1), , 3,044, , 31–21 , 15–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 9 , , , , No. 30, , McKethan Stadium , , 5–4, , Simon (7–5), , Royal (3–5), , Belflower (2), , 914, , 32–21 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 11 , , No. 21 , , No. 30, , McKethan Stadium , , 3–6, , Bouknight (9–2), , Brice (2–5), , Gronkiewicz (14), , 2,077, , 32–22, , 15–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 12 , , No. 21 South Carolina, , No. 30, , McKethan Stadium , , 14–7, , Ramshaw (5–3), , Bell (10–5), , ''None'', , 1,944, , 33–22, , 16–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 13 , , No. 21 South Carolina, , No. 30, , McKethan Stadium , , 4–6, , Price (5–0), , Ramsey (4–3), , Gronkiewicz (15), , 1,608, , 33–23, , 16–14 , - , - ! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;", Post-season , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 16 , , vs. (2) No. 11 LSU, , (7), ,

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Hoover, AL, , 0–10, , Scobie (4–1), , Brice (2–6), , ''None'', , 3,522, , 33–24, , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 17 , , vs. (3) No. 17 Tennessee, , (7), , Metropolitan Stadium, , 9–3, , Belflower (4–3), , Johnson (3–1), , Ramsey (9), , –, , 34–24, , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 18 , , vs. (6) No. 23 Ole Miss, , (7), , Metropolitan Stadium, , 6–7, , Bradshaw (4–1), , Hart (3–3), , Morris (9), , –, , 34–25, , 1–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 25 , , vs. (3) Stetson, , (2), , Mark Light Stadium, , 10–9, , Belflower (5–3), , Collins (10–3), , ''None'', , –, , 35–25, , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 26 (1) , , at (1) No. 1 Miami (FL)
Rivalry, , (2), , Mark Light Stadium, , 2–6, , Farmer (13–2), , Hart (3–4), , ''None'', , 4,850, , 35–26, , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 26 (2) , , vs. (3) Stetson, , (2), , Mark Light Stadium, , 3–6, , Lincoln (6–0), , Simon (7–6), , Wilson (10), , 5,155, , 35–27, , 1–2 , - Rankings from ''Collegiate Baseball''. All times Eastern. Retrieved fro
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