2022 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2022 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2022 college baseball season. Florida competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games were played at Condron Ballpark[lower-alpha 1] on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, in the second season at the ballpark. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his fifteenth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season looking to return to the College World Series after an early regional exit from the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

2022 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
2022 record26–18 (8–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Craig Bell
  • Chuck Jeroloman
Home stadiumCondron Ballpark[lower-alpha 1]
2022 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 19–2 .90541–4 .911
No. 22 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57131–14 .689
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47629–14 .674
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42923–20 .535
Florida ‍‍‍ 8–13 .38126–18 .591
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33325–17 .595
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33324–20 .545
Western
No. 4 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 14–7 .66734–11 .756
No. 19 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57131–14 .689
No. 20 LSU  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57130–14 .682
No. 13 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57128–15 .651
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42925–20 .556
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42925–20 .556
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33324–19 .558
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 5, 2022[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The 2021 Gators entered the season as the unanimous No. 1 team, but stumbled to a 17–13 SEC record to enter the SEC Tournament as the sixth seed, where they made the semifinals before being eliminated by eventual tournament runner-up Tennessee. The Gators were then selected to host a regional in the 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament in the Austin Super Regional, but were eliminated in only two games, suffering a 19–1 loss to South Alabama, who scored 10 runs with two outs in the sixth inning.

Preseason

SEC media poll

Personnel

Coaching staff
2022 Florida Gators coaching staff[2]
NamePositionSeasons at
Florida		Alma Mater
Kevin O'SullivanHead coach15Virginia (1991)
Craig BellAssistant coach15North Florida (1989)
Chuck JerolomanAssistant coach3Auburn (2005)
David KoppVolunteer assistant coach1Clemson (2007)
Austin LangworthyStudent assistant coach1Florida (2020)
Shawn BurkeStrength & conditioning coach1Rochester (2014)

Schedule
Legend
 Florida win
 Florida loss
 Postponement
BoldFlorida team member
2022 Florida Gators Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
May (1–1)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record		 SEC
Record
May 1KentuckyCondron BallparkL 1–8S. Harney (5-3)R. Slater (2–3)None4,54225–188–13
May 3South FloridaCondron BallparkW 18–3N. Pogue (2–2)O. Kerkering (4–5)None4,33026–18–
May 6at Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field
Starkville, MS		Time: 8:00 p.m. TV: SECN––
May 7at Mississippi StateDudy Noble FieldTime: 7:30 p.m. TV: ESPNU––
May 8at Mississippi StateDudy Noble FieldTime: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+––
May 10Bethune–CookmanCondron BallparkTime: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+––
May 13at MissouriTaylor Stadium
Columbia, MO		Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN+––
May 14at MissouriTaylor StadiumTime: 3:00 p.m. TV: SECN+––
May 15at MissouriTaylor StadiumTime: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+––
May 17Florida State
Rivalry		Condron BallparkTime: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN––
May 19South CarolinaCondron BallparkTime: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN+––
May 20South CarolinaCondron BallparkTime: 7:00 p.m. TV: SECN+––
May 21South CarolinaCondron BallparkTime: 2:00 p.m. TV: SECN+––
Schedule Source:[6]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

Conference matrix

0–0 indicates games scheduled but not played yet. Blank are not scheduled.

2022 SEC baseball Records

Source: 2022 SEC Baseball Game Results, 2022 SEC baseball schedule

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA9–120–00–01–21–20–01–23–00–31–22–1ALAW52–51–1
ARK14–70–00–01–23–03–02–12–12–11–20–0ARKW15–22–0
AUB12–90–00–00–02–11–21–23–01–22–12–1AUBW24–31–0
FLA8–132–12–10–32–11–20–00–00–00–31–2FLAE53–40–2
UGA12–92–13–01–21–22–10–02–10–01–20–0UGAE24–31–0
KEN7–140–30–01–22–11–21–20–00–01–21–2KENE71–60–1
LSU12–90–00–31–22–12–13–03–00–01–20–0LSUW34–32–1
MSU9–122–11–22–10–01–20–31–22–10–00–0MSUW63–40–1
MIZZ7–141–20–00–02–10–32–10–02–10–30–3MIZZE63–40–3
MISS7–140–31–22–12–10–01–20–01–20–30–0MISSW72–50–2
SCAR9–123–00–30–01–20–01–22–10–30–02–1SCARE43–41–2
TENN19–22–12–13–00–00–00–03–03–03–03–0TENNE17–05–0
TAMU12–91–22–11–22–12–12–10–00–00–02–1TAMUW45–20–0
VAN10–110–01–22–10–02–10–03–01–20–31–2VANE33–41–1
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated with the results of all games through May 1, 2022.

Rankings
Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[7]1010*16109712т2217RVRVRV
Baseball America[8]619181313916—————
Collegiate Baseball^[9]6131613131318—20———
NCBWA†[10]7171610107132320RVRVRV
D1Baseball[11]91514119814—23———

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Notes
  1. Florida Ballpark was renamed to Condron Ballpark on April 22, 2022.[lower-alpha 2]
  2. Hall, Graham (April 21, 2022). "UF baseball's Florida Ballpark renamed Condron Ballpark in honor of Gary Condron". gatorsports.com. [gatorsports.com]. Retrieved April 22, 2022.

References
  1. "2022 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. "2022 Florida Gators Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Florida Athletics Communications Department. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. Bortner, Sullivan (March 9, 2022). "Wednesday's Game Against Jacksonville Postponed". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  4. Bortner, Sullivan (March 11, 2022). "Florida Baseball Announces Schedule Change for Seton Hall Series". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  5. Bortner, Sullivan (March 15, 2022). "Tuesday Matchup Between Florida and Florida State Postponed". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  6. floridagators.com
  7. Baseball Coaches Poll
  8. Baseball America College: Top 25
  9. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  10. NCBWA Division I poll
  11. D1 Baseball
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