2013 Florida Gators baseball team

2013 Florida Gators baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record29–30 (14–16 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCraig Bell (6th year)
Brad Weitzel (6th year)
Home stadiumAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
Seasons
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2014 →
2013 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Vanderbilt  x‍†‍‍y 26 – 3   .897 54 – 12   .818
No. 13 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 17 – 12   .586 43 – 20   .683
Florida  ‍‍‍y 14 – 16   .467 29 – 30   .492
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 30 – 25   .545
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 18 – 32   .360
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8 – 20   .286 22 – 30   .423
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 21 – 32   .396
Western
No. 7 LSU  x‍‍‡‍y 23 – 7   .767 57 – 11   .838
No. 18 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 18 – 11   .621 39 – 22   .639
No. 2 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 51 – 20   .718
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 38 – 24   .613
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 14 – 15   .483 35 – 28   .556
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 13 – 16   .448 34 – 29   .540
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 33 – 23   .589
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2013[1][2][3][4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
The 2013 Florida Gators baseball team in action against Duke on February 17.

The 2013 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2013 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan, who was in his sixth season at Florida. The Gators entered the season looking to build upon their appearance in the 2012 College World Series, where they were eliminated after two consecutive losses to South Carolina and Kent State.

The Gators suffered from inexperience for much of the season and experienced key injuries to their pitching staff. As a result, the team struggled to a record of 11–16 by mid-season. From that point forward however, the Gators climbed their way back into postseason contention by winning 14 out of 18 games including a series win over No. 11 Ole Miss, a series sweep over No. 8 South Carolina, and a road win over No. 7 Florida State. Despite struggling once again toward the end of the season, the Gators earned a berth in the 2013 NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed in the Bloomington, Indiana regional where they were eliminated after consecutive losses to Austin Peay and Valparaiso. The team finished with their first losing record since 2007.

  1. ^ "Rivals Alabama, Auburn will be Day 1 highlight at SEC Tournament (with bracket)". Alabama Media Group. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "2013 Baseball Schedule - University of Tennessee". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "2013 Baseball Schedule - University of Georgia". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "NCAA Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved March 27, 2023.