2026 Florida Gators baseball team

2026 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
D1Baseball.comNo. 18
Record19–5 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chuck Jeroloman
  • Taylor Black
  • David Kopp
Home stadiumCondron Ballpark
2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 18 – 2   .900
No. 18 Florida  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 19 – 3   .864
No. 15 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 18 – 3   .857
No. 2 Texas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 18 – 2   .900
No. 7 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 18 – 4   .818
No. 8 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 17 – 5   .773
No. 4 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 16 – 6   .727
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 13 – 9   .591
No. 23 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 3   .850
No. 6 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 4   .810
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 18 – 5   .783
No. 22 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 15 – 6   .714
LSU ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 16 – 7   .696
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 15 – 6   .714
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 15 – 7   .682
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 12 – 10   .545
As of March 20, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Florida Gators baseball team will represent University of Florida in the sport of college baseball during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. Florida competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), they play their home games at Condron Ballpark on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team will be coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his nineteenth season as Florida's head coach.

Previous season

See also: 2025 Florida Gators baseball team

The Gators finished the 2025 season with a record of 15–15 in conference play and 39–22 overall record good for 10th place in the SEC. As the 10th seed in the SEC Tournament, they would beat 15th seed South Carolina in the First Round, but would lose to Ole Miss in the Second Round. They would get an invite at an At-large bit to the Auburn Super Regional in the NCAA Tournament, where they would lose to East Carolina, but would beat Fairfield, but would lose and end their tournament run to East Carolina.

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Preseason All-SEC First Team [2]
Player No. Position Class
Liam Peterson 12 P Junior
Luke McNeillie 9 P Junior
Preseason All-SEC Second Team [2]
Player No. Position Class
Brendan Lawson 11 3B Sophomore

Coaches poll

SEC Coaches' Poll [2]
Predicted
finish 		Team Points
1 LSU 231 (9)
2 Texas 214 (1)
3 Mississippi State 205 (4)
4 Arkansas 203 (2)
5 Auburn 175
6 Tennessee 162
7 Florida 156
8 Vanderbilt 151
9 Georgia 133
10 Ole Miss 110
11 Kentucky 99
12 Alabama 97
13 Texas A&M 86
14 Oklahoma 84
15 South Carolina 49
16 Missouri 31

Roster

2026 Florida Gators roster[3]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

 

Outfielders

Two Way Players

Coaches

2026 Florida Gators baseball coaching staff[3]
  • Kevin O'Sullivan – Head coach – 19th season
  • Chuck Jeroloman – Associate Head Coach – 7th season
  • Taylor Black – Assistant coach – 4th season
  • David Kopp – Pitching coach – 5th season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at Florida.

Personnel

Starters

Opening Night Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
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Weekend pitching rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Schedule

Legend
  Florida win
  Florida loss
  Postponement
Bold Florida team member
2026 Florida Gators baseball game log (19–4)
Regular Season (19–4)
March (8–4)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		SEC
Record
March 1 at No. 17 Miami (FL)
Rivalry		 No. 10 Alex Rodriguez Park Canceled (rain)[5]
March 3 Florida Atlantic No. 9 Condron Ballpark W 4–0 C. Walls (2–0) K. Adetuyi (1–1) None 5,918 12–1 –
March 4 Florida A&M No. 9 Condron Ballpark W 7–5 C. McDonald (1–0) C. Lincoln (0–1) J. Whritenour (1) 6,085 13–1 –
March 6 High Point No. 9 Condron Ballpark L 2–7 W. Walton (2–1) J. Barberi (2–2) None 6,607 13–2 –
March 7 High Point No. 9 Condron Ballpark L 2–6 T. Brachbill (4–0) A. King (2–1) None 7,683 13–3 –
March 8 High Point No. 9 Condron Ballpark W 12–11 J. Whritenour (1–0) D. Hitt (0–1) None 4,774 14–3 –
March 10 No. 20 Florida State
Rivalry		 No. 23 Condron Ballpark W 6–3 L. McNeillie (2–0) K. Mebil (1–1) J. Whritenour (2) 6,548 15–3 –
March 13 South Carolina No. 23 Condron Ballpark W 1–010 J. Whritenour (2–0) B. Stone (2–1) None 5,255 16–3 1–0
March 14 South Carolina No. 23 Condron Ballpark W 3–0 A. King (3–1) A. Phillips (2–2) J. Barberi (1) 5,340 17–3 2–0
March 15 South Carolina No. 23 Condron Ballpark W 13–77 C. Walls (3–0) A. Valentin (0–1) None 4,784 18–3 3–0
March 17 Stetson No. 18 Condron Ballpark W 10–1 C. McDonald (2–0) B. Toro (1–2) None 4,449 19–3 –
March 20 at Alabama No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL		 L 0–6 T. Fay (4–2) L. Peterson (1–1) None 3,610 19–4 3–1
March 21 at Alabama No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 4–8 Z. Adams (4–1) A. King (3–2) None 3,875 19–5 3–2
March 22 at Alabama No. 18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN – –
March 24 vs. Florida State
Rivalry		 VyStar Ballpark
Jacksonville, FL		 Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ – –
March 27 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium
Fayetteville, AR		 Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ – –
March 28 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ – –
March 29 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN – –
March 31 Jacksonville Condron Ballpark Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ – –
Postseason (0–0)
Schedule source:[6]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1 Baseball poll.

Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[7]1616*1081814
Baseball America[8]222423142517
NCBWA†[9]16161191614
D1Baseball[10]13121092318
Perfect Game[11]1212872317

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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

  1. ^ "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "2026 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, Preseason All-SEC Team Announced". Southeastern Conference. secsports.com. February 5, 2026. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  3. ^ a b "2026 Baseball Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  4. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (February 13, 2026). "Schedule Update: Florida to Play Saturday Doubleheader vs. UAB". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  5. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (March 1, 2026). "Schedule Update: Florida to Play Saturday Doubleheader vs. UAB". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  6. ^ floridagators.com
  7. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  8. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  9. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  10. ^ D1 Baseball
  11. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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