The 2000 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2000 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 Andy Lopez , who was in his sixth season at Florida.
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2000 Florida Gators baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/throws
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
24
RHP Jay Belflower R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Sebring, FL
18
RHP Chris Bell R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Miami, FL
48
LHP Ken Birch L/L
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jr
Winter Springs, FL
45
RHP Keith Brice R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Miami, FL
52
RHP Jeff Burdick R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Fort Lauderdale, FL
41
RHP Jeff Cardozo R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Hobe Sound, FL
49
RHP Kevin Coleman R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Marietta, GA
15
OF Ron Colombo L/L
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
Orlando, FL
2
INF Aaron Davidson R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Atascadero, CA
25
RHP Derek DeVaughan R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Binger, OK
30
OF Jason Dill L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Punta Gorda, FL
13
INF Kevin Estrada S/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
El Sugundo, CA
9
OF Matt Goss L/L
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
So
Bartow, FL
21
RHP Alex Hart R/R
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Marion, PA
37
OF Brian Haught R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Tampa, FL
31
C Matt Heath S/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Fernandina Beach, FL
3
OF Tim Johnson R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Coventry, CT
5
INF Kurt Keene R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Chattanooga, TN
17
INF Mark Kiger R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
La Jolla, CA
40
INF David Klebonis R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Orlando, FL
42
LHP Stuart McFarland L/L
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Arden Hills, MN
20
LHP Craig Mosher L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Richmond, BC
39
C Keith Neubert R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
167 lb (76 kg)
Fr
St. Petersburg, FL
8
OF Kyle Olson L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Crestview, FL
23
INF Tim Olson R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Bismarck, ND
6
INF Pat Osborn R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Bakersfield, CA
32
LHP Tom Potter L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Naples, FL
47
LHP Adam Prida S/L
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Tampa, FL
10
OF Ryan Raburn R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Dover, FL
36
LHP Jimmy Ramshaw L/L
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Canberra, AUS
22
LHP Eddie Rojas S/L
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Brooklyn, NY
55
C Brian Rose R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Miami, FL
43
INF Ryan Shealy R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
233 lb (106 kg)
So
Fort Lauderdale, FL
11
OF Matt Siegel L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Tampa, FL
34
RHP Joey Simon R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Tampa, FL
46
LHP Bobby Sindelar L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Spring Hill, FL
28
LHP Mike Smalley L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Orlando, FL
14
INF Aaron Sobieraj R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Clearwater, FL
12
C Tony Socarras L/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Miami, FL
33
LHP Mike Somers R/L
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Lauderhill, FL
38
C Nick Trefry R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Jacksonville, FL
27
RHP K.O. Wiegandt R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Miami, FL
4
OF Spencer Williams L/R
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
169 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Lansdale, PA
16
INF Taylor Wood R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Fernandina Beach, FL
Head coach Andy Lopez
Assistant coach(es) Mark Wasikowski
Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Schedule
2000 Florida Gators baseball game log: 44–23–1
Regular season: 38–20–1
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
January 20
at Hawaiʻi
No. 24
Rainbow Stadium Honolulu, HI 12–6
Belflower (1–0)
Ho (0–1)
None
2,162
1–0
–
January 21
at Hawaiʻi
No. 24
Rainbow Stadium
10–1
Smalley (1–0)
Snider (0–1)
None
2,251
2–0
–
January 22
at Hawaiʻi
No. 24
Rainbow Stadium
8–7
McFarland (1–0)
Aloy (0–1)
Simon (1)
2,595
3–0
–
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
February 4
at No. 5 Miami (FL) Rivalry
No. 24
Mark Light Stadium Coral Gables, FL 8–16
Howell (1–0)
Ramshaw (0–1)None 3,633
3–1
–
February 5
at No. 5 Miami (FL)Rivalry
No. 24
Mark Light Stadium
1–17
Roberson (1–0)
Smalley (1–1)None 4,004
3–2
–
February 9
Jacksonville No. 24
McKethan Stadium 11-13
Shippee (1–0)
Simon (0–1)Bell (1)
1,828
3–3
–
February 12
No. 5 Miami (FL)Rivalry
No. 24
McKethan Stadium
4–3
Simon (1–1)DeBold (1–1)
None 3,012
4–3
–
February 13
No. 5 Miami (FL)Rivalry
No. 24
McKethan Stadium
20-11
Ramshaw (1–1)Walker (0–1)
None 3,513
5–3
–
February 19
No. 1 Florida State Rivalry
No. 20
McKethan Stadium
2–6
McDonald (3–0)
Hart (0–1)None 5,613
5–4
–
February 20
No. 1 Florida StateRivalry
No. 20
McKethan Stadium
8–17
Ziegler (3–0)
Mosher (0–1)None 4,809
5–5
–
February 22
Florida A&M No. 27
McKethan Stadium
10–3
Smalley (2–1)Barton (1–2)
None 1,188
6–5
–
February 26
at No. 1 Florida StateRivalry
No. 27
Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL 2–6
McDonald (4–0)
Belflower (1–1)None 5,039
6–6
–
February 27
at No. 1 Florida StateRivalry
No. 27
Dick Howser Stadium
7–8
Jernigan (1–0)
Simon (1–2)None 2,011
6–7
–
February 29
UNC Greensboro McKethan Stadium
9–2
Smalley (3–1)Phalines (1–1)
None 1,503
7–7
–
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
March 1
UNC Greensboro
McKethan Stadium
4–12
Gordon (1–0)
Sobieraj (0–1)None 781
7–8
–
March 3
Massachusetts McKethan Stadium
11–9
Belflower (2–1)Skirkanich (0–1)
Birch (1)1,522
8–8
–
March 4
Massachusetts
McKethan Stadium
7–1
Cardozo (1–0)Santos (0–1)
None 1,252
9–8
–
March 5
Massachusetts
McKethan Stadium
7–5
Birch (1–0)Szado (0–1)
None 1,457
10–8
–
March 7
Louisville McKethan Stadium
7–11
Mattingly (2–3)
Mosher (0–2)None 1,143
10–9
–
March 8
Louisville
McKethan Stadium
13–1210 Sobieraj (1–1)Green (0–3)
None 847
11–9
–
March 10
Ole Miss McKethan Stadium
5–11
McAvoy (4–1)
Smalley (3–2)Goodwin (2)
1,072
11–10
0–1
March 11
Ole Miss
McKethan Stadium
12–15
Morris (1–0)
Belflower (2–2)Huisman (4)
1,643
11–11
0–2
March 12
Ole Miss
McKethan Stadium
13–3
Cardozo (2–0)Cramblitt (3–2)
Birch (2)1,360
12–11
1–2
March 14
Fordham McKethan Stadium
6–4
Simon (2–2)Kelly (0–1)
Mosher (1)1,172
13–11
–
March 15
Fordham
McKethan Stadium
25–1
Belflower (3–2)Reyes (0–3)
None 1,181
14–11
–
March 17
at No. 5 South Carolina
Sarge Frye Field Columbia, SC 2–5
Bouknight (7–0)
Smalley (3–3)Barber (5)
4,128
14–12
1–3
March 18
at No. 5 South Carolina
Sarge Frye Field
3–7
Bauer (4–0)
Cardozo (2–1)None 3,387
14–13
1–4
March 19
at No. 5 South Carolina
Sarge Frye Field
17–8
Birch (2–0)Collins (1–1)
None 3,848
15–13
2–4
March 24
at Arkansas
Baum Stadium Fayetteville, AR 8–711
Birch (3–0)McCrotty (0–4)
None 2,472
16–13
3–4
March 25
at Arkansas
Baum Stadium
8–710
Simon (3–2)Merryman (0–1)
None 2,447
17–13
4–4
March 26
at Arkansas
Baum Stadium
7–4
Rojas (1–0)Riethmaier (0–4)
None 1,493
18–13
5–4
March 28
Samford McKethan Stadium
16–8
Simon (4–2)Anderson (2–4)
None 1,370
19–13
–
March 29
Samford
McKethan Stadium
9–6
Birch (4–0)–
–
–
20–13
–
March 31
Vanderbilt McKethan Stadium
4–7
Yee (4–2)
Smalley (3–4)Beal (2)
1,586
20–14
5–5
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
April 1
Vanderbilt
McKethan Stadium
5–2
Cardozo (3–1)Cook (1–3)
None 1,322
21–14
6–5
April 2
Vanderbilt
McKethan Stadium
10–6
Simon (5–2)Beal (2–5)
Belflower (1)1,298
22–14
7–5
April 4
Bethune–Cookman McKethan Stadium
15–3
Rojas (2–0)Marrero (1–4)
None 810
23–14
–
April 5
Bethune–Cookman
McKethan Stadium
10–3
Simon (6–2)Martin (2–3)
None 860
24–14
–
April 7
at Kentucky
Cliff Hagan Stadium Lexington, KY 7–2
Belflower (4–2)Webb (5–1)
None 891
25–14
8–5
April 8
at Kentucky
Cliff Hagan Stadium
18–0
Cardozo (4–1)Michael (4–1)
Rojas (1)315
26–14
9–5
April 9
at Kentucky
Cliff Hagan Stadium
6–6
None None None 559
26–14–1 9–5–1
April 12
No. 25 Stetson
No. 29
McKethan Stadium
10–3
Birch (5–0)Wilson (3–1)
None 1,218
27–14–1 –
April 15 (1)
No. 7 LSU
No. 29
McKethan Stadium
4–10
Gomez (6–0)
Smalley (3–5)McMurray (1)
–
27–15–1 9–6–1
April 15 (2)
No. 7 LSU
No. 29
McKethan Stadium
6–9
Tallet (8–2)
Cardozo (4–2)None 2,327
27–16–1 9–7–1
April 16
No. 7 LSU
No. 29
McKethan Stadium
7–5
Simon (7–2)Hodges (2–2)
None 1,629
28–16–1 10–7–1
April 19
at Jacksonville
Wolfson Park Jacksonville, FL 9–1
Rojas (3–0)Williams (2–3)
None 3,419
29–16–1 –
April 21
at Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN 4–5
Bennett (8–2)
Smalley (3–6)None 918
29–17–1 10–8–1
April 22
at Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8–5
Rojas (4–0)Bertolino (4–3)
None 1,490
30–17–1 11–8–1
April 23
at Tennessee
Lindsey Nelson Stadium 10–9
–
–
–
–
31–17–1 12–8–1
April 28
No. 12 Auburn
No. 27
McKethan Stadium
5–3
Smalley (4–6)Bean (8–2)
None 1,774
32–17–1 13–8–1
April 29
No. 12 Auburn
No. 27
McKethan Stadium
8–1110
–
–
–
–
32–18–1 13–9–1
April 30
No. 12 Auburn
No. 27
McKethan Stadium
7–6
Belflower (5–3)Bean (8–3)
None 2,612
33–18–1 14–9–1
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
May 5
at No. 7 Mississippi State
No. 22
Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS 2–20
Donovan (5–3)
Smalley (4–7)None 6,524
33–19–1 14–10–1
May 6
at No. 7 Mississippi State
No. 22
Dudy Noble Field
9–611
Belflower (6–3)Larson (3–3)
None 7,285
34–19–1 15–10–1
May 7
at No. 7 Mississippi State
No. 22
Dudy Noble Field
7–12
Freed (8–0)
Mosher (0–3)Wooten (1)
4,779
34-20–1 15–11–1
May 9
South Florida No. 24
McKethan Stadium
10–5
Rojas (5–0)Hubbard (0–2)
Birch (3)1,374
35–20–1 –
May 12
Georgia No. 24
McKethan Stadium
9–1
Smalley (5–7)Clark (7–4)
None 2,143
36–20–1 16–11–1
May 13
Georgia
No. 24
McKethan Stadium
7–6
Cardozo (5–2)Steele (6–4)
Belflower (3)3,217
37–20–1 17–11–1
May 14
Georgia
No. 24
McKethan Stadium
7–4
Simon (8–2)Sharpton (3–4)
Belflower (4)1,754
38–20–1 18–11–1
Post-season: 6–3
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SECT Record
May 17
vs. (5) No. 17 Auburn
(4) No. 21
Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL 7–2
Smalley (6–7)Speigner (2–3)
None –
39–20–1 1–0
May 18
vs. (8) Kentucky
(4) No. 21
Metropolitan Stadium
8–7
Simon (9–2)Wade (7–7)
Belflower (5)9,252
40–20–1 2–0
May 20
vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina
(4) No. 21
Metropolitan Stadium
12–4
Rojas (6–0)Whetstone (0–2)
Wiegandt (1)3,224
41–20–1 3–0
May 21
vs. (2) No. 10 LSU
(4) No. 21
Metropolitan Stadium
6–9
Gomez (9–1)
McFarland (1–1)Tallet (1)
5,103
41–21–1 3–1
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
NCAAT Record
May 26
vs. (3) San José State
(2) No. 18
Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX 1–4
Key (12–2)
Smalley (6–8)None 2,805
41–22–1 0–1
May 27 (1)
at (1) No. 5 Baylor
(2) No. 18
Baylor Ballpark
10–1
Cardozo (6–2)Evans (11–2)
None 3,316
42–22–1 1–1
May 27 (2)
(4) vs. Southwest Texas State
(2) No. 18
Baylor Ballpark
14–0
Simon (10–2)Casanova (3–4)
None 3,168
43–22–1 2–1
May 28
vs. (3) San José State
(2) No. 18
Baylor Ballpark
8–7
Belflower (7–3)Key (12–3)
None 2,847
44–22–1 3–1
May 29
vs. (3) No. 15 San José State
(2) No. 16
Baylor Ballpark
1–3
Sandler (2–2)
Smalley (6–9)None 2,645
44–23–1 3–2
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball FloridaGators.com
References
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