The 2008 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2008 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 the first at Florida coached by Kevin O'Sullivan .
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Roster
2008 Florida Gators baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/throws
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
2
INF
Josh Adams
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Jacksonville, FL
34
RHP
Adam Allen
R/R
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Milton, FL
24
INF
Dustin Bamberg
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Winter Haven, FL
11
INF
Bryson Barber
L/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Pensacola, FL
1
OF
Avery Barnes
L/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
High Springs, FL
12
RHP
Cody Barnes
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
San Mateo, FL
47
C
Brett Bentley
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Tampa, FL
39
RHP
Michael Branham
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Tampa, FL
44
RHP
Billy Bullock
R/R
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Balm, FL
6
OF
Evan Chambers
R/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Lakeland, FL
35
LHP
Kevin Chapman
L/L
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Coral Springs, FL
46
OF
Riley Cooper
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Clearwater, FL
20
LHP
Tony Davis
S/L
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Cooper City, FL
17
OF
Matt den Dekker
L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Fort Lauderdale, FL
25
RHP
Josh Edmondson
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
LaGrange, GA
10
INF
Cole Figueroa
L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Tallahassee, FL
50
C
Teddy Foster
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Jacksonville, FL
49
RHP
Clint Franklin
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Orlando, FL
16
INF
Chris Freshcorn
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Tampa, FL
40
OF
Jake Hicks
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Molino, FL
27
RHP
Patrick Keating
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Harrisburg, IL
5
OF
Jared Kubin
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Oakton, VA
33
LHP
J.K. LaCoste
R/L
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Jacksonville, FL
15
RHP
Travis Lawler
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
College Station, TX
14
LHP
Stephen Locke
R/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Tampa, FL
3
INF
Brandon McArthur
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Seffner, FL
30
RHP
Kyle Mullaney
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Jacksonville, FL
4
C
Buddy Munroe
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Miami, FL
9
OF
Jonathan Pigott
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Ormond Beach, FL
7
INF
Clayton Pisani
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Naples, FL
21
RHP
Justin Poovey
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Granite Falls, NC
41
C
Brett Smith
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Longwood, FL
23
RHP
Chas Spottswood
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Key West, FL
22
C
Hampton Tignor
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Sarasota, FL
13
RHP
Tommy Toledo
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Tampa, FL
8
INF
Jon Townsend
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
London, KY
Head coach
7 Kevin O'Sullivan
Assistant coach(es)
33 Craig Bell 42 Brad Weitzel
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster
Schedule
2008 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
February 22
Siena
McKethan Stadium
10–7
Bullock (1–0)
Hassett (0–1)
None
3,408
1–0
–
February 23
Siena
McKethan Stadium
4–0
Keating (1–0)
Moberg (0–1)
None
2,857
2–0
–
February 24
Siena
McKethan Stadium
13–6
Toledo (1–0)
Marcellus (0–1)
None
2,823
3–0
–
February 27
Eastern Michigan
McKethan Stadium
15–2
Locke (1–0)
Wendzicki (0–1)
None
–
4–0
–
February 27
Eastern Michigan
McKethan Stadium
16–8
LaCoste (1–0)
Goldschmidt (0–1)
None
2,363
5–0
–
February 29
at No. 14 Miami (FL) Rivalry
Mark Light Stadium Coral Gables, FL
4–8
Erickson (2–0)
Mullaney (0–1)
None
3,000
5–1
–
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
March 1
at No. 14 Miami (FL)Rivalry
Mark Light Stadium
5–8
Santana (1–0)
Bullock (1–1)
Gutierrez (3)
3,000
5–2
–
March 2
at No. 14 Miami (FL)Rivalry
Mark Light Stadium
6–2
Franklin (1–0)
Koronis (0–1)
None
3,000
6–2
–
March 4
Campbell
McKethan Stadium
15–3
Edmondson (1–0)
Raisch (0–1)
None
2,293
7–2
–
March 5
Campbell
McKethan Stadium
15–0
Lawler (1–0)
Fish (0–1)
None
2,341
8–2
–
March 8
Brown
McKethan Stadium
2–11
Weidig (1–1)
Bullock (1–2)
None
–
8–3
–
March 8
Brown
McKethan Stadium
8–7
Franklin (2–0)
Hallberg (0–1)
None
2,778
9–3
–
March 9
Brown
McKethan Stadium
13–2
Toledo (2–0)
Kimball (0–1)
None
2,704
10–3
–
March 11
Florida Gulf Coast
McKethan Stadium
2–1
Edmondson (2–0)
Woodworth (2–1)
None
2,539
11–3
–
March 14
Auburn
McKethan Stadium
7–1
Bullock (2–2)
Dayton (1–1)
None
2,477
12–3
1–0
March 15
Auburn
McKethan Stadium
12–8
Keating (2–0)
Shuman (2–1)
Mullaney (1)
3,043
13–3
2–0
March 16
Auburn
McKethan Stadium
6–2
Toledo (3–0)
Luckie (2–2)
Franklin (1)
3,298
14–3
3–0
March 18
No. 3 Florida State Rivalry
McKethan Stadium
6–1
Locke (2–0)
O'Dell (1–1)
Mullaney (2)
5,719
15–3
–
March 21
at No. 18 Ole Miss
Swayze Field Oxford, MS
4–5
McKean (2–0)
Franklin (2–1)
None
5,075
15–4
3–1
March 22
at No. 18 Ole Miss
Swayze Field
6–4
Keating (3–0)
Satterwhite (2–1)
Mullaney (3)
5,228
16–4
4–1
March 23
at No. 18 Ole Miss
Swayze Field
10–2
Toledo (4–0)
Baker (1–3)
None
4,163
17–4
5–1
March 25
Jacksonville
No. 22
McKethan Stadium
11–6
Franklin (3–1)
Green (1–1)
None
2,755
18–4
–
March 26
at Jacksonville
No. 22
Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL
5–8
Davis (1–1)
Mullaney (0–2)
Brown (1)
2,312
18–5
–
March 28
LSU
No. 22
McKethan Stadium
8–5
Bullock (3–2)
Bradford (4–3)
Edmondson (1)
4,531
19–5
6–1
March 29
LSU
No. 22
McKethan Stadium
7–1
Keating (4–0)
Verdugo (4–2)
None
4,015
20–5
7–1
March 30
LSU
No. 22
McKethan Stadium
3–6
Bradford (5–3)
Toledo (4–1)
None
3,290
20–6
7–2
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
April 1
vs. No. 2 Florida StateRivalry
No. 17
Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL
2–10
Strauss (3–0)
Locke (2–1)
None
7,215
20–7
–
April 2
North Florida
No. 17
McKethan Stadium
10-1110
Pryor (3–3)
Franklin (3–2)
Stohr (7)
2,943
20–8
–
April 5
at Tennessee
No. 17
Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN
4–5
Hernandez (1–1)
Edmondson (2–1)
Wiltz (3)
–
20–9
7–3
April 5
at Tennessee
No. 17
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
6–12
Rosas (2–1)
Toledo (4–2)
None
2,548
20–10
7–4
April 6
at Tennessee
No. 17
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
7–27
Keating (5–0)
Crnkovich (4–3)
Locke (1)
2,775
21–10
8–4
April 8
North Florida
No. 24
McKethan Stadium
5–3
Edmondson (3–1)
Pryor (3–2)
None
3,153
22–10
–
April 9
North Florida
No. 24
McKethan Stadium
3–2
Lawler (2–0)
Turner (0–2)
Franklin (2)
2,617
23–10
–
April 11
Arkansas
No. 24
McKethan Stadium
1–2
Keuchel (3–1)
Edmondson (3–2)
Richards (2)
3,523
23–11
8–5
April 12
Arkansas
No. 24
McKethan Stadium
6–1
Keating (6–0)
Springston (4–2)
Locke (2)
3,525
24–11
9–5
April 13
Arkansas
No. 24
McKethan Stadium
4–10
Wells (3–0)
Toledo (4–3)
None
3,113
24–12
9–6
April 15
at No. 1 Florida StateRivalry
Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL
2–4
Strauss (5–0)
Mullaney (0–3)
None
6,737
24–13
–
April 18
at No. 23 Kentucky
Cliff Hagan Stadium Lexington, KY
7–11
Albers (6–1)
Locke (2–2)
None
3,036
24–14
9–7
April 19
at No. 23 Kentucky
Cliff Hagan Stadium
13–7
Keating (7–0)
Paxton (3–2)
None
2,703
25–14
10–7
April 20
at No. 23 Kentucky
Cliff Hagan Stadium
2–310
Green (4–2)
Toledo (4–4)
None
2,499
25–15
10–8
April 25
No. 5 Georgia
McKethan Stadium
4–7
Holder (6–2)
Bullock (3–3)
Fields (12)
3,687
25–16
10–9
April 26
No. 5 Georgia
McKethan Stadium
7–2
Locke (3–2)
Dodson (5–2)
None
3,343
26–16
11–9
April 27
No. 5 Georgia
McKethan Stadium
7–2
Keating (8–0)
Moreau (1–2)
Edmondson (2)
3,271
27–16
12–9
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SEC Record
May 2
at No. 15 South Carolina
No. 22
Sarge Frye Field Columbia, SC
9–3
Bullock (4–3)
Cisco (5–3)
None
4,861
28–16
13–9
May 3
at No. 15 South Carolina
No. 22
Sarge Frye Field
5–6
Atwood (5–2)
Edmondson (3–3)
None
5,136
28–17
13–10
May 4
at No. 15 South Carolina
No. 22
Sarge Frye Field
6–9
Godwin (5–2)
Mullaney (0–4)
Bangs (2)
4,904
28–18
13–11
May 7
Bethune–Cookman
No. 22
McKethan Stadium
11-10
Mullaney (1–4)
Chapman (2–3)
None
2,762
29–18
–
May 9
at Alabama
No. 22
Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL
6–7
Graham (4–1)
Davis (0–1)
None
4,699
29–19
13–12
May 10
at Alabama
No. 22
Sewell–Thomas Stadium
6–2
Locke (4–2)
Hyatt (3–4)
None
4,545
30–19
14–13
May 11
at Alabama
No. 22
Sewell–Thomas Stadium
7–8
Graham (5–1)
Franklin (3–3)
None
4,204
30–20
14–13
May 13
South Florida
McKethan Stadium
12–2
Mullaney (2–4)
Kaufman (3–3)
None
2,668
31–20
–
May 15
No. 17 Vanderbilt
McKethan Stadium
8–6
Edmondson (4–3)
Brewer (4–2)
None
2,656
32–20
15–13
May 16
No. 17 Vanderbilt
McKethan Stadium
5–4
Locke (5–2)
Cotham (7–4)
Keating (1)
2,863
33–20
16–13
May 17
No. 17 Vanderbilt
McKethan Stadium
13-1211
Mullaney (3–4)
Jacobson (1–4)
None
2,877
34–20
17–13
Post-season
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
SECT Record
May 21
vs. Vanderbilt
No. 17
Regions Park Hoover, AL
3–7
Minor (6–3)
Keating (8–1)
Brewer (6)
6,027
34–21
0–1
May 22
vs. No. 19 South Carolina
No. 17
Regions Park
3–11
Godwin (7–3)
Bullock (4–4)
Cisco (1)
5,894
34–22
0–2
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
Regional Record
May 29
vs. Tulane
Dick Howser Stadium
4–7
Pepitone (4–1)
Bullock (4–5)
Segedin (5)
3,609
34–23
0–1
May 30
at No. 3 Florida State
Dick Howser Stadium
11-17
Villanueva (7–2)
Davis (0–2)
None
4,442
34–24
0–2
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball . All times Eastern. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com
See also
References
External links
Venue Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics
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