The 2019 Florida Gators baseball team represented the

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in the sport of

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during the 2019 college baseball season. Florida competed in the Eastern Division of the

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(SEC). Home games were played at

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on the university's

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campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his twelfth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season as the defending conference champions, reaching the national semifinals in the

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before being eliminated by

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Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

''1st Team'' *

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– Starting Pitcher (

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) ''2nd Team'' *Wil Dalton – Outfielder (

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) ''3rd Team'' *Wil Dalton – Outfielder (Perfect Game) *Wil Dalton – Outfielder (

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) *Wil Dalton – Outfielder (Baseball America)

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Gators predicted to finish in second place in the Eastern Division.

Preseason All-SEC teams

''2nd Team'' * Tyler Dyson – Starting Pitcher

Roster

By player

By position

Coaching staff

Schedule

! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;", Regular season , - valign="top" , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 15 , , , , No. 6 , , McKethan Stadium
Gainesville, FL , , 8–2 , , Butler (1–0) , , Seminaris (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 4,851 , , 1–0 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 16 , , Long Beach State , , No. 6 , , McKethan Stadium , , 5–2 , , Mace (1–0) , , Baayoun (0–1) , , Crisp (1) , , 4,344 , , 2–0 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 17 , , Long Beach State , , No. 6 , , McKethan Stadium , , 3–1 , , Leftwich (1–0) , , Ruiz (0–1) , , Crisp (2) , , 3,981 , , 3–0 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 19 , , at , , No. 5 , ,

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Tampa, FL , , 1–6 , , Stuart (1–0) , , , , ''None'' , , 2,363 , , 3–1 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , , , , , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 1–7 , , Michaelis (1–1) , , Scott (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 3,281 , , 3–2 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 22 , , Miami (FL)

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, , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 2–5 , , , , Butler (1–1) , , , , 4,775 , , 3–3 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 23 , , Miami (FL)
Rivalry , , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 9–3 , , Mace (2–0) , , Gates (0–1) , , Crisp (3) , , 6,206 , , 4–3 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 24 , , Miami (FL)
Rivalry , , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 4–1 , , Leftwich (2–0) , , Van Belle (1–1) , , Crisp (4) , , 4,398 , , 5–3 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 26 , , at , , No. 7 , ,

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, , 5–4¹⁰ , , Scott (1–1) , , Mauloni (0–1) , , Crisp (5) , , 1,122 , , 6–3 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 27 , , UCF , , No. 7 , , McKethan Stadium , , 9–12 , , Westberg (1–0) , , McMullen (0–2) , , Hakanson (1) , , 3,167 , , 6–4 , , – , - , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 1 , , , , No. 7 , , , , 16–4 , , Dyson (1–0) , , Harris (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 3,335 , , 7–4 , , – , - bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , March 2 , , Winthrop , , No. 7 , , McKethan Stadium , , colspan=7, ''Postponed (rain)'' Makeup: March 3 as a doubleheader , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 3 (1) , , Winthrop , , No. 7 , , McKethan Stadium , , , , Mace (3–0) , , Peek (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 3,357 , , 8–4 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 3 (2) , , Winthrop , , No. 7 , , McKethan Stadium , , 5–3⁷ , , , , , , Crisp (6) , , 3,192 , , 9–4 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 5 , , , , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 15–0 , , Scott (2–1) , , Bitner (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 2,929 , , 10–4 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 6 , , Florida Gulf Coast , , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 2–7 , , Lumbert (2–1) , , Luethje (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 2,955 , , 10–5 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 8 , , , , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 6–5 , , Mace (4–0) , , Politz (2–1) , , Crisp (7) , , 3,249 , , 11–5 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 9 , , Yale , , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 15–1 , , Leftwich (4–0) , , Nambiar (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,756 , , 12–5 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 10 , , Yale , , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 4–3 , , Dyson (2–0) , , Stiegler (1–2) , , Ruth (1) , , 3,248 , , 13–5 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 12 , , No. 10 Florida State

, , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 20–7 , , Alintoff (1–0) , , Haney (2–1) , , ''None'' , , 5,385 , , 14–5 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 15 , , No. 6

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, , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 5–6 , , Small (2–0) , , Mace (4–1) , , ''None'' , , 4,215 , , 14–6 , , 0–1 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 16 (1) , , No. 6 Mississippi State , , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 5–10 , , Ginn (5–0) , , Leftwich (4–1) , , Liebelt (2) , , 4,019 , , 14–7 , , 0–2 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , , , No. 6 Mississippi State , , No. 5 , , McKethan Stadium , , 4–2 , , Dyson (2–0) , , James (2–1) , , Scott (1) , , 3,247 , , 15–7 , , 1–2 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 19 , , Jacksonville , , No. 14 , , McKethan Stadium , , 13–8 , , Crisp (1–0) , , Murphy (1–1) , , , , 3,223 , , 16–7 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 21 , , at No. 8 Vanderbilt , , No. 14 , , Hawkins Field

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, , 0–5 , , Fellows (5–0) , , Mace (4–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,191 , , 16–8 , , 1–3 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 22 , , at No. 8 Vanderbilt , , No. 14 , , Hawkins Field , , 2–15 , , Raby (4–0) , , Leftwich (4–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,626 , , 16–9 , , 1–4 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , March 23 , , at No. 8 Vanderbilt , , No. 14 , , Hawkins Field , , 4–14 , , Rocker (2–2) , , Dyson (3–1) , , Brown (5) , , 3,626 , , 16–10 , , 1–5 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 26 , ,
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Jacksonville, FL , , 4–2 , , Scott (2–1) , , Velez (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 8,041 , , 17–10 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 29 , ,

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, , No. 23 , , McKethan Stadium , , 3–1 , , Mace (5–2) , , Finnerty (4–3) , , ''None'' , , 4,521 , , 18–10 , , 2–5 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 30 , , Alabama , , No. 23 , , McKethan Stadium , , 12–3 , , Scott (3–1) , , Love (3–1) , , ''None'' , , 5,156 , , 19–10 , , 3–5 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 31 , , Alabama , , No. 23 , , McKethan Stadium , , 6–3 , , Ruth (1–0) , , Ras (1–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,785 , , 20–10 , , 4–5 , - , colspan=11 , Rescheduled from March 17 due to the threat of rain. , - , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 2 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 12–1 , , Crisp (2–0) , , Wilson (1–3) , , ''None'' , , 3,036 , , 21–10 , , – , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 5 , , , , No. 21 , ,

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Oxford, MS , , 4–12 , , Myers (2–0) , , Mace (5–3) , , ''None'' , , 11,026 , , 21–11 , , 4–6 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 6 (1) , , at No. 18 Ole Miss , , No. 21 , , Swayze Field , , 4–16 , , Nikhazy (3–2) , , Dyson (3–2) , , ''None'' , , 10,220 , , 21–12 , , 4–7 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , , , at No. 18 Ole Miss , , No. 21 , , Swayze Field , , 10–12 , , Caracci (1–1) , , Crisp (2–1) , , ''None'' , , 10,220 , , 21–13 , , 4–8 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 9 , , at Florida State
Rivalry , , , ,

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, , 3–1 , , Specht (1–0) , , Haney (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 5,368 , , 22–13 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 11 , ,

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, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 9–5 , , Mace (6–3) , , Morgan (3–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,414 , , 23–13 , , 5–8 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 12 , , South Carolina , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 3–6 , , Tringali (2–0) , , Scott (3–2) , , ''None'' , , 4,531 , , 23–14 , , 5–9 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 13 , , South Carolina , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 6–4 , , Luethje (1–1) , , Sweatt (2–3) , , ''None'' , , 4,908 , , 24–14 , , 6–9 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 16 , , Jacksonville , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 8–4 , , Crisp (3–1) , , Temple (2–1) , , Pogue (1) , , 3,337 , , 25–14 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 18 , , at No. 14 LSU , , , , Alex Box Stadium

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, , 16–9 , , Mace (7–3) , , Hilliard (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 10,132 , , 26–14 , , 7–9 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 19 , , at No. 14 LSU , , , , Alex Box Stadium , , 1–13 , , Henry (4–2) , , Scott (3–3) , , , , 10,766 , , 26–15 , , 7–10 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 20 , , at No. 14 LSU , , , , Alex Box Stadium , , 2–11 , , Walker (3–3) , , Leftwich (4–3) , , ''None'' , , 11,327 , , 26–16 , , 7–11 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 23 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 11–13 , , Schneider (3–1) , , , , ''None'' , , 2,886 , , 26–17 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 26 , ,

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, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 10–8 , , Scott (4–3) , , Ramsey (2–4) , , Crisp (8) , , 3,664 , , 27–17 , , 8–11 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 27 , , Kentucky , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 1–5 , , , , Leftwich (4–4) , , ''None'' , , 4,068 , , 27–18 , , 8–12 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 28 , , Kentucky , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 12–8 , , Scott (5–3) , , Coleman (2–4) , , ''None'' , , 3,401 , , 28–18 , , 9–12 , - , colspan=11, Rescheduled from April 7 due to the threat of rain. , - , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 3 , , at No. 9

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, , 4–6 , , Locey (8–1) , , Mace (7–4) , , Kristofak (6) , , 3,106 , , 28–19 , , 9–13 , - bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , May 4 , , at No. 9 Georgia , , , , Foley Field , , colspan=7, ''Postponed (rain)'' Makeup: May 5 as a 7-inning doubleheader , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 5 (1) , , at No. 9 Georgia , , , , Foley Field , , 1–9⁷ , , Elliott (6–3) , , Leftwich (4–5) , , ''None'' , , 2,845 , , 28–20 , , 9–14 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 5 (2) , , at No. 9 Georgia , , , , Foley Field , , 1–4⁷ , , Wilcox (2–0) , , Crisp (3–2) , , ''None'' , , 2,845 , , 28–21 , , 9–15 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 7 , , South Florida , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 7–3 , , Pogue (1–0) , , Yager (2–2) , , Specht (1) , , 3,082 , , 29–21 , , – , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 10 , ,

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, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 10–9 , , Crisp (4–2) , , Walsh (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,542 , , 30–21 , , 10–15 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 11 , , Tennessee , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 7–8 , , Crochet (4–3) , , Specht (1–1) , , Sewell (1) , , 3,659 , , 30–22 , , 10–16 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 12 , , Tennessee , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 4–5 , , Jackson (1–0) , , Crisp (4–3) , , Hunley (1) , , 3,265 , , 30–23 , , 10–17 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 16 , , at No. 24

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, , 5–4 , , Mace (8–4) , , Ash (2–2) , , Butler (1) , , 2,310 , , 31–23 , , 11–17 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 17 , , at No. 24 Missouri , , , , Taylor Stadium , , 2–0 , , Leftwich (5–5) , , Sikkema (7–4) , , ''None'' , , 3,182 , , 32–23 , , 12–17 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 18 , , at No. 24 Missouri , , , , Taylor Stadium , , 4–3 , , Scott (6–3) , , Dulle (4–4) , , ''None'' , , 1,675 , , 33–23 , , 13–17 , - , - ! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;", Postseason , - , - , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , , , , , (11) , ,
Hoover, AL , , 7–8¹⁰ , , , , Crisp (4–4) , , ''None'' , , 4,135 , , 33–24 , , 0–1 , - , - , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 31 , , , , (3) , ,
Lubbock, TX, , 8–11 , , Johnson (5–2) , , Mace (8–5) , , ''None'' , , 4,530 , , 33–25 , , 0–1 , - bgcolor="#ddffdd" , , , vs. (4) , , (3) , , Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park , , 13–5 , , Leftwich (6–5) , , Giovinco (8–6) , , ''None'' , , 4,567 , , 34–25 , , 1–1 , - bgcolor="#ffdddd" , , , vs. No. 24 (2) Dallas Baptist , , (3) , , Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park , , 8–9 , , Fouse (6–0) , , Pogue (1–1) , , Carraway (5) , , 4,679 , , 34–26 , , 1–2 , - Rankings from D1Baseball. All times Eastern. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved fro
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Rankings

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