2026 Florida Gators baseball team

2026 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
D1Baseball.comNo. 12
Record4–1 (0–0 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. 2 LSU ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 0   1.000
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 0   1.000
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 5 – 0   1.000
No. 21 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
No. 13 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
No. 3 Texas  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
No. 24 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 0   1.000
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
No. 12 Florida  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 4 – 1   .800
No. 8 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 1   .750
No. 9 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 1   .750
No. 14 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 1   .750
No. 18 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 1   .750
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 3 – 2   .600
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 2   .500
As of February 18, 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 (4–1)
Regular Season (4–1)
February (4–1)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		SEC
Record
February 13 UAB No. 13 Condron Ballpark
Gainesville, FL		 L 7–910 R. Miller (1–0) J. Barberi (0–1) None 7,276 0–1 –
February 14 (1) UAB No. 13 Condron Ballpark W 11–07 A. King (1–0) B. Shelton (0–1) None 6,721 1–1 –
February 14 (2)[a] UAB No. 13 Condron Ballpark W 6–1 C. Walls (1–0) C. Ingram (0–1) None 6,721 2–1 –
February 17 at Stetson No. 12 Conrad Park
DeLand, FL		 W 12–27 B. Barlow (1–0) Z. Coppersmith (0–1) C. Mcdonald (1) 2,436 3–1 –
February 18 Stetson No. 12 Condron Ballpark W 9–3 L. McNeillie (1–0) B. Walker (0–1) None 5,957 4–1 –
February 20 Kennesaw State No. 12 Condron Ballpark Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ – –
February 21 Kennesaw State No. 12 Condron Ballpark Time: 5:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ – –
February 21 Kennesaw State No. 12 Condron Ballpark Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ – –
February 24 FIU Condron Ballpark Time: 6:30 p.m. TV: SECN+ – –
February 25 FIU Condron Ballpark Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: SECN+ – –
February 27 at Miami (FL)
Rivalry		 Alex Rodriguez Park
Coral Gables, FL		 Time: 7:00 p.m. TV: ACCN Extra – –
February 28 at Miami (FL)
Rivalry		 Alex Rodriguez Park Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ACCN Extra – –
^[a] Rescheduled from February 15 as a single-admission doubleheader due to the threat of severe weather.[4]
Postseason (0–0)
Schedule source:[5]

*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'[6]1616*
Baseball America[7]2224
NCBWA†[8]1616
D1Baseball[9]1312
Perfect Game[10]1212

† 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". secsports.com. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  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, 2025). "Schedule Update: Florida to Play Saturday Doubleheader vs. UAB". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  5. ^ floridagators.com
  6. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  9. ^ D1 Baseball
  10. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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