The 2024 Florida Gators baseball team represented the

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in the sport of

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during the

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. 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, in the fourth season at the ballpark. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his seventeenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season looking to return to the College World Series after finishing as the national runner-up to

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in last year's NCAA tournament, as well as defend their 2023 SEC championship. The Gators' turbulent regular season began with a season-opening loss to in a rain-curtailed series. This set the tone for the non-conference slate, as Florida went 8–6 in midweek games, including a sweep by in their annual rivalry series. The Gators opened conference play with three ranked series wins, including on the road in a national championship rematch against

, and against 2024 College World Series team

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. This start was derailed when the Gators were swept by last-place

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, with Missouri winning each game by a single run. They continued to add to their conference deficit by winning only one game in each of their next five series, including back-to-back-to-back series against top five teams in

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, and

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. However, Florida was able to log a final series win at No. 9

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. This guaranteed they would meet the minimum eligibility criterion for a potential at-large bid to the

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despite their first round loss to Vanderbilt in the conference tournament. With a 28–27 record, the Gators were awarded the third seed in the Stillwater regional, where they overcame the losers' bracket to win over host

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. This set up a Super Regional showdown against No. 6 national seed Clemson, and marked the first time head coach Kevin O'Sullivan would return to Clemson since he departed

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's staff after the 2007 season when he was hired by Florida. Florida completed the sweep in what was billed as instant classic when Michael Robertson hit a walk-off, 2- RBI double in the 13th inning after 5 hours and 4 minutes, claiming Game 2 11–10, and sending the Gators to their fourteenth College World Series just a year after coming up short against

in the national championship series. At the College World Series, a sluggish offensive performance in which the Gators struck out 16 times and went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position resulted in a 3–2 loss to Texas A&M in the opening round. However, victories against and Kentucky in the losers' bracket set up a rematch against Texas A&M in the semifinal. The season would ultimately come to an end here, where the Gators were again sluggish on offense, this time hitting 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position in a 6–0 shutout loss, falling short of returning to the CWS Championship Series.

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.

Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 8, 2024.

Roster

Schedule

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Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

References

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