2016 FLORIDA BASEBALL // WEEK 15 SEC TOURNAMENT

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1 2016 FLORIDA BASEBALL // WEEK 15 SEC TOURNAMENT Dan Apple, Assistant Communications Director University Athletic Association - Communications Department P.O. Box Gainesville, FL Cell: Office: DanielA@gators.ufl.edu 9 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES 31 NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCES 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 22 SEC EASTERN DIVISION TITLES 7 SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 GATOR BASEBALL (44-11, SEC) F19 FGCU (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, 4-2 F20 FGCU (SEC+) 4 p.m. W, 8-4 F21 FGCU (SEC+) 1 p.m. W, 12-3 F23 EASTERN MICHIGAN 7 p.m. W, 12-4 F24 vs. E. Michigan (Lakeland) 7 p.m. W, 8-7 (FL) (ESPN3) 7 p.m. W, 5-0 (FL) (ESPN3) 7 p.m. L, 3-5 (FL) (ESPN3) 1 p.m. W, 7-3 6:30 p.m. W, 9-5 M3 UCF (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, 4-0 M4 DARTMOUTH 7 p.m. W, 7-0 M5 DARTMOUTH 4 p.m. W, 4-3 (12) M6 DARTMOUTH 12 p.m. W, 8-6 Florida (A-SUN TV) 6 p.m. W, 6-2 M9 NORTH FLORIDA (SEC+) 7 p.m. w, 5-4 M11 HARVARD (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, 16-5 M12 HARVARD (SEC+) 4 p.m. W, 9-2 M12 HARVARD (SEC+) 7:40 p.m. W, 3-1 M15 FLORIDA STATE (SEC) 7 p.m. W, 6-0 M18 MISSOURI* (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, 4-3 (10) M19 MISSOURI* (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, 6-2 M20 MISSOURI* (SEC+) 1 p.m. W, 7-5 M22 FLA. ATLANTIC (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, 2-1 (SEC+) 6:30 p.m. W, 12-5 (SEC+) 2 p.m. L, 4-7 (SEC+) 1 p.m. L, 4-5 (10) M29 vs. Florida State (Jax) 6 p.m. W, 3-2 A1 TEXAS A&M* (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, 7-4 A2 TEXAS A&M* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. W, 7-2 A3 TEXAS A&M* (ESPNU) 2 p.m. W, 10-7 A5 JACKSONVILLE (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, 7-2 A8 MISS. STATE* (SEC+) 5:30 p.m. W, 8-2 A9 MISS. STATE* (SEC+) 7 p.m. L, 4-10 A10 MISS. STATE* (SEC) 4 p.m. L, 1-2 State (ESPN3) 6 p.m. W, 8-2 (ESPNU) 9 p.m. W, 12-8 (SEC+) 7:35 p.m. W, 9-2 (SEC+) 3:05 p.m. W, 8-2 A19 JACKSONVILLE (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, 3-1 A21 GEORGIA* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. L, 1-2 A22 GEORGIA* (SEC) 7 p.m. W, 6-0 A23 GEORGIA* (ESPN2) 2 p.m. W, 4-1 Carolina (SEC) 7 p.m. W, 5-4 Carolina (SEC+) 4 p.m. L, 1-2 Carolina (SEC+) 1:30 p.m. Cancelled M3 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 7 p.m. W, 7-1 (SEC+) 6 p.m. W, 7-2 (SEC+) 4 p.m. L, 2-5 (SEC+) 2 p.m. W, 9-3 M10 USF (SEC+) 7 p.m. W, 11-4 M13 VANDERBILT* (SEC) 7 p.m. W, 4-2 M14 VANDERBILT* (ESPN2) 4 p.m. L, 0-5 M15 VANDERBILT* (SEC) 1 p.m. W, 10-6 (SEC) 7 p.m. L, 4-5 (ESPNU) - ppd from 5/19 7:30 p.m. L, 3-7 (ESPNU) 4:30 p.m. W, 6-2 M24 vs. LSU/Tennessee# (SEC) 9 p.m. POSTSEASON M SEC Tournament# Hoover, Ala. J 3-6 NCAA Regionals 16 sites J NCAA Super Regionals 8 sites J College World Series Omaha, Neb. All times EASTERN and subject to change Home games in BOLD SEC+-SEC Network Plus SEC-SEC Network ESPN3-online stream FLORIDA GATORS LSU TIGERS OVERALL CONFERENCE W1...STREAK...L LAST Kevin O Sullivan...HEAD COACH... Paul Mainieri (.678), 9th year... CAREER RECORD... 1, (.662), 34th year same...record AT SCHOOL (.717), 10th year 1... NATIONAL RANKING (USA TODAY)...7 QUICK HITS ABOUT THE GATORS The Gators just finished the best regular season in school history with a school record 44 wins. The 2016 team was the fastest to reach 40 wins in program history (just 48 games). Since Kevin O'Sullivan took over the Florida program in 2008, he has led the Gators to more Southeastern Conference wins than any other program in that span (171). Junior right-hander Logan Shore became the second pitcher in school history to be named SEC Pitcher of the Year (Justin Hoyman, 2004) after finishing the season 10-0 with a 2.33 ERA. Shore was also named All-SEC First Team for the second time (2014 as a freshman). Junior righty Shaun Anderson was named All-SEC First Team after becoming a shutdown option out of the pen for the Gators. He had the third-most appearances in the league (28) and posted a 0.96 ERA with 10 saves, second best in the conference. Mike Rivera (2nd selection), Peter Alonso and Dalton Guthrie were named to the All-SEC Second Team while Deacon Liput and Jonathan India were named to the Freshman All-SEC Team. Five All-SEC selections is the most since UF had five in Three Gators were named to the SEC All-Defensive Team: Mike Rivera (threw out 12 of 22 runners on the basepaths); Dalton Guthrie (149 assists and just five errors, has not had an error for 24 games); Buddy Reed (2nd selection, zero errors) Florida's winning formula has been great pitching and defense. The Gators finished second in the conference with a 3.00 team ERA and led the league in strikeouts (557), fewest walks allowed (134) and fielding percentage (.985). Entering the week, the Gators led the nation in strikeouts (557), strikeouts per nine innings (10.1) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.16). Three Florida pitchers rank in the top 25 nationally in strikeout to walk ratio: junior RHP Dane Dunning is 13th (6.90), sophomore RHP Alex Faedo ranks 15th (6.80) and junior RHP Logan Shore is 25th (5.85). They also rank in the conference in strikeout-to-walk ratio. Junior LHP A.J. Puk and Faedo are among the best in the country at fanning batters, ranking fourth and 12th respectively. Puk leads the SEC with strikeouts per nine innings and Faedo is second with strikeouts per nine. TENTATIVE LINEUP cl. avg. gp gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so ob% sf sh sb att fld% C Mike Rivera So JJ Schwarz So B Peter Alonso Jr Jeremy Vasquez So B Deacon Liput Fr SS Dalton Guthrie So B Jonathan India Fr LF Nelson Maldonado Fr CF Buddy Reed Jr RF Ryan Larson Jr Nick Horvath So DH JJ Schwarz So Mike Rivera So PITCHERS cl. era w l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hbp bk R Shaun Anderson Jr L Hunter Bowling Fr R Michael Byrne Fr R Eddy Demurias Fr R Dane Dunning Jr R Alex Faedo So L Nick Horvath Jr R Jackson Kowar Fr L Scott Moss So L A.J. Puk Jr R Frank Rubio Jr R Logan Shore Jr R Brady Singer Fr L Kirby Snead Jr TV: Radio: TENNESSEE VOLS W2 5-5 Dave Serrano (.603), 12th year (.487), 5th year NR SEC Network Dave Neal, Gabe Gross & Laura Rutledge Gator IMG Sports Network Jeff Cardozo & Mick Hubert Stream: WatchESPN Stats: FLORIDAGATORS.COM

2 2016 FLORIDA BASEBALL // WEEK 15 SEC TOURNAMENT HOW FLORIDA & TENNESSEE MATCH UP Florida... Category... LSU Batting Average , At Bats... 1, Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs Runs Batted In Slugging Percentage Walks Strikeouts On-Base Percentage /87...Stolen Bases/Attempts...86/ Team ERA Opposing Team ERA Saves Walks Allowed Strikeouts Batting Average Against Fielding Percentage Errors...47 SERIES HISTORY BETWEEN FLORIDA & LSU Series Record: LSU leads, At Gainesville: Florida leads, At Baton Rouge: LSU leads, Neutral Sites: LSU leads, Run Games: Florida leads, Run Games: LSU leads, 7-5 Shutouts: LSU leads, 8-4 Most Runs, Florida: 19 - (19-3 win on 5/11/07) Margin, Florida: 16 - (19-3 on 5/11/07) Most Runs, LSU: 19 - (19-8 win on 6/5/91) Margin, LSU: 14, 2x - (last 16-2 on 4/11/93) Longest Win Streak, Florida: 4, 3x - (last 5/10-5/26/10) Longest Win Streak, LSU: 6, 3x -(last 5/21/00-5/11/02) Current Streak: Florida, Won 1 GATORS VS. TIGERS UNDER O SULLIVAN (15-12) Date Site Result Score 3/28/08 Gainesville W 8-5 3/29/08 Gainesville W 7-1 3/30/08 Gainesville L 3-6 5/8/09 Baton Rouge L /9/09 Baton Rouge L 0-4 5/10/09 Baton Rouge W 9-3 4/30/10 Gainesville W 8-5 5/1/10 Gainesville W 7-3 5/2/10 Gainesville W /26/10 Hoover L /18/11 Baton Rouge W 5-4 3/19/11 Baton Rouge W 1-0 3/20/11 Baton Rouge W 7-3 4/5/12 Gainesville L 6-7 4/6/12 Gainesville W 7-0 4/7/12 Gainesville L 7-8 5/2/13 Baton Rouge L 2-3 5/3/13 Baton Rouge L 0-5 5/4/13 Baton Rouge L /29/14 Gainesville W 2-1 3/29/14 Gainesville W 6-2 3/30/14 Gainesville W /25/14 Hoover L 0-2 5/23/15 Hoover W 2-1 5/20/16 Baton Rouge L 4-5 5/21/16 Baton Rouge L 3-7 5/21/16 Baton Rouge W 6-2 HOW FLORIDA & TENNESSEE MATCH UP Florida... Category...Tennessee Batting Average , At Bats...1, Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs Runs Batted In Slugging Percentage Walks Strikeouts On-Base Percentage /87...Stolen Bases/Attempts...90/ Team ERA Opposing Team ERA Saves Walks Allowed Strikeouts Batting Average Against Fielding Percentage Errors SERIES HISTORY BETWEEN FLORIDA & TENNESSEE Series Record: Florida leads, At Gainesville: Florida leads, At Knoxville: Florida leads, Neutral Sites: Florida leads, Run Games: Tied, Run Games: Florida leads, Shutouts: None Most Runs, Florida: 28 (28-9 win in 1960) Margin, Florida: 19 (28-9 in 1960) Most Runs, Tennessee: 16 (16-3 win on 4/24/76) Margin, Tennessee: 13 (16-3 on 4/24/76) Longest Win Streak, Florida: 12 ( ) Longest Win Streak, Tennessee: 5 (5/9/70-4/28/72) Current Streak: Florida won 1 GATORS VS. VOLS UNDER O SULLIVAN (19-8) Date Site Result Score 4/5/08 Knoxville L 4-5 4/5/08 Knoxville L /6/08 Knoxville W 7-2 3/20/09 Gainesville W 3-2 3/21/09 Gainesville W /22/09 Gainesville W 7-5 4/9/10 Knoxville W 4-2 4/10/10 Knoxville L /11/10 Knoxville W 9-1 4/1/11 Gainesville W 3-0 4/2/11 Gainesville W /3/11 Gainesville W 9-1 4/13/12 Knoxville W 3-1 4/14/12 Knoxville L 4-5 4/15/12 Knoxville W 8-1 4/26/13 Gainesville W 7-2 4/27/13 Gainesville W 3-2 (10) 4/28/13 Gainesville L 2-4 5/15/14 Knoxville W 6-5 (11) 5/16/14 Knoxville W 4-2 5/17/14 Knoxville L 5-7 3/13/15 Gainesville L 3-6 3/14/15 Gainesville W 8-3 3/15/15 Gainesville W 9-4 5/6/16 Knoxville W 7-2 5/7/16 Knoxville L 2-5 5/8/16 Knoxville W 9-3 GATORS IN THE WEEKLY POLLS Week BA CB D1 NCBWA PG USAT Preseason Feb Feb March March March March April April April April May May May May May 30 June 6 June 13 USA TODAY COACHES POLL (5/23) Rank Team Record Points 1 FLORIDA Texas A&M Mississippi State Miami (Fla.) Louisville Vanderbilt LSU Texas Tech South Carolina Mississippi T-11 TCU T-11 Virginia Florida State North Carolina State Clemson Oklahoma State T-17 Florida Atlantic T-17 Louisiana-Lafayette Coastal Carolina Tulane UC-Santa Barbara North Carolina Bryant Southern Mississippi Cal State Fullerton SEC STANDINGS (AS OF 5/22) East SEC Overall South Carolina FLORIDA Vanderbilt Kentucky Georgia Tennessee Missouri West SEC Overall Mississippi State Texas A&M LSU Ole Miss Alabama Auburn Arkansas 7-23 FLORIDAGATORS.COM

3 2016 FLORIDA BASEBALL // WEEK 15 SEC TOURNAMENT RECORD BREAKING SEASON Florida finished the regular season with 44 wins and set multiple records along the way. With a 9-3 win at Tennessee on May 8, the 2016 Gators became the fastest team in school history to reach 40 wins -- doing so in only 48 games. The previous best came in That year, the team reached 40 wins in 52 games. They finished the season with a record and reached the College World Series. With a 4-2 win over Vanderbilt on May 13, Florida won its 42nd game of the season -- setting a new school record for wins in the regular season (UF won 41 games 5 times: 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2011). The record for overall wins in a season was set in 2011, when the team finished and reached the CWS Finals. FACING THE IRON Florida has a 12-6 record against ranked teams and is 10-6 against top-10 squads. Gators Against Ranked Teams 2/26 at No. 6 Miami W, 5-0 2/27 at No. 6 Miami L, 3-5 2/28 at No. 6 Miami W, 7-3 3/15 No. 11 Florida St. W, 6-0 3/22 No. 19 Florida Atlantic W, 2-1 3/29 vs. No. 8 Florida St. W, 3-2 4/1 No. 1 Texas A&M W, 7-4 4/2 No. 1 Texas A&M W, 7-2 4/3 No. 1 Texas A&M W, /8 No. 10 Mississippi St. W, 7-4 4/9 No. 10 Mississippi St. L, /10 No. 10 Mississippi St. L, 1-2 4/12 at No. 6 Florida St. W, 8-2 4/29 at No. 5 South Carolina W, 5-4 4/30 at No. 5 South Carolina L, 1-2 5/13 No. 7 Vanderbilt W, 4-2 5/14 No. 7 Vanderbilt L, 0-5 5/15 No. 7 Vanderbilt W, /19 No. 8 LSU L, 3-7 5/20 No. 8 LSU L, 4-5 5/21 No. 8 LSU W, 6-2 GATORS FINISH PERFECT IN MIDWEEKS Florida beat USF 11-4 on in its final midweek game, capping off a perfect 14-0 midweek schedule in That midweek schedule included three games against a ranked Florida State team and a matchup with No. 19 Florida Atlantic. It also included five games away from home, three on the road and two at neutral sites. STRONG AGAINST SUNSHINE STATE RIVALS With a win over USF, the Gators boosted their record to 17-1 against in-state competition this year. The Hurricanes, Seminoles and Owls were all ranked when UF faced them. In-State Opponents in 2016 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (3-0) at. No. 6 Miami (2-1) home/away vs. UCF (2-0) home/away vs. North Florida (2-0) home/away/neutral vs. No. 11/8/6 Florida State (3-0) vs. No. 19 Florida Atlantic (1-0) vs. Jacksonville (2-0) vs. Bethune-Cookman (1-0) vs. USF STREAKING ALONG Florida set a school record with 29 straight home wins before falling to Mississippi State on April 9. Florida s last home loss had been to Auburn on May 14, 2015, 4-1. DEFENDING HOME TURF Florida finished the regular season 29-4 at McKethan Stadium in front of Gator fans. The most victories at McKethan Stadium occurred in 1998, when the squad was 35-5 (.875). The team s most wins under Kevin O Sullivan in a campaign on its own turf is 34, as Florida went 34-7 (.829) in FAST STARTERS Florida has out-scored opponents by a margin in the first inning this season, is 22-2 when scoring in the opening frame and 30-5 when scoring first. KIDDIE CORPS PROVIDING IMPACT Welcoming the nation s top recruiting class according to Collegiate Baseball, head coach Kevin O Sullivan is routinely starting three freshmen each game - third baseman Jonathan India, second baseman Deacon Liput and left fielder Nelson Maldonado. Freshman right-hander Brady Singer is also among the freshman standouts. Singer has appeared in 21 games and notched 38 strikeouts in 37.2 innings. Fellow freshman righty Jackson Kowar was having a nice season (3-0, 34.2 IP, 13 ER, 44 K, 10 BB) before a non-baseball related medical issue sidelined him in late April. He could be cleared to play in the postseason. Sophomore outfielder/left-handed pitcher Nick Horvath, a junior college transfer from nearby Sante Fe, is also among the newcomers contributing this season. FLASHING THE LEATHER The Gators were the best fielding team in the country in 2016, with a.985 clip - committing just 32 errors in 55 contests. UF was tops in the country last year with a school-record.984 clip. The Orange and Blue is 25-7 playing error-free this year. In SEC play, UF committed 17 errors in 29 games. ARSENAL OF ARMS Through 55 games, Florida s starting pitchers are 30-5 with a 2.85 ERA, 336 K s in innings and a.217 average against. UF s bullpen is 14-6 with 16 saves and has a 3.21 ERA, with 221 K in IP and a.246 opponent batting average. PITCHING STAFF S FAVORITE LETTER...K Florida leads the country with 544 strikeouts in innings and has reached double-digit K totals 32 times in 52 games. In comparison, the pitching corps had 20 games with 10 or more punchouts in 70 games last year. UF is No. 1 in strikeouts per 9 innings (10.4). Florida also ranks first in the nation in strikeout to walk ratio, notching 4.42 strikeouts per walk heading into this week. Conversely, the staff has allowed just 123 walks. In 30 games this season, the Gators have allowed two or less walks -- including eight games with no walks. MILESTONE FOR O SULLIVAN Florida s 5-0 win over Miami on Feb. 26 was the 350th victory for Kevin O Sullivan, becoming the quickest Gator baseball coach to reach that plateau. O Sullivan hit the mark in his 523rd game. LEADER OF THE PACK Since Kevin O'Sullivan took over the Gators program prior to the 2008 season, he has led Florida to more league wins over the past nine seasons that any other school in the league. SEC Wins School W L T Winning Pct FLORIDA LSU Vanderbilt South Carolina Ole Miss Arkansas Alabama Kentucky Mississippi State Auburn Georgia Tennessee Texas A&M Missouri GATORS TAKE TWO FROM COMMODORES Florida took the series against No. 7 Vanderbilt in Gainesville May with wins on Friday and Sunday. Logan Shore kicked things off with a complete game performance allowing two runs on six hits in a 4-2 win. Dalton Guthrie and Deacon Liput led the offense over the weekend. Guthrie hit.333 (4-for-12) and Liput had three hits and four RBI. Nelson Maldonado had three RBI on the weekend. SPLIT IN COLUMBIA The matchup between No. 1 Florida and No. 5 South Carolina had plenty of drama in games one and two, but washed away in a rainout of game three. The Gators used a pair of solo home runs in the top of the ninth inning from freshman Jonathan India and sophomore Nick Horvath to stun the home crowd in a 5-4 UF victory. On Saturday, the Gamecocks evened the series with a 2-1 win despite a strong starting effort from UF junior A.J. Puk (6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ ER, 10 K). Game three was rained out on Sunday. TAKING BACK THE TOP After losing a series at Kentucky, the Gators dropped from the top of the rankings, but after a win over No. 8 FSU and a sweep of new No. 1 Texas A&M, it didn't take long for Florida to reclaim their place at the top. Peter Alonso hit.667 (8-for-12) with five RBI against the Aggies and freshman Jonathan India hit.556 (5-for-9) with five RBI as the offense exploded for 24 runs in three games. BATTLING THE HURRICANES In week two of the season, Florida headed south for a big non-conference matchup with No. 6 Miami. Logan Shore (complete game shutout) and Alex Faedo (12 strikeouts, 0 R in 6.1 IP) shined on the mound for the Gators. At the plate, veterans Peter Alonso and JJ Schwarz each had five hits in the series and combined for eight RBI. SWEEPING THE SEMINOLES The Gators swept in-state rival Florida State in a trio of midweek games throughout the season. JJ Schwarz hit.462 (6-for-13) against the Noles and totaled four RBI in the three games. Peter Alonso and Dalton Guthrie each had four hits and two RBI against FSU over the three games. On the mound, freshman Jackson Kowar started two of the contests and pitches 11.0 innings and allowed just two runs. Kowar, Dane Dunning and Frank Rubio picked up the wins against FSU. FLORIDAGATORS.COM

4 2016 FLORIDA BASEBALL // WEEK 15 SEC TOURNAMENT GENERAL INFORMATION School:... University of Florida Location:... Gainesville, Fla. Founded: Enrollment:...49,878 Nickname:...Gators Colors:...Orange (PMS 172) & Blue (PMS 287) Conference:...SEC (Eastern Division) President:... Dr. W. Kent Fuchs (Duke 77) Athletics Director:...Jeremy Foley (Hobart 74) Executive Assoc. A.D. - Baseball:... Chip Howard (URI 84) Faculty Representative:... Dr. Michael Sagas (Utah 92) BASEBALL HISTORY First Year of Baseball: All-Time Record:...2,432-1, ( nd season) All-Time SEC Record: ( th season) College World Series Appearances:...9 NCAA Super Regional Appearances:...7 NCAA Super Regional Titles:...5 NCAA Regional Appearances: NCAA Regional Titles: SEC Championships: SEC Eastern Division Championships:...22 SEC Tournament Championships:...7 STADIUM INFORMATION Home Field:... Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field Capacity:... 5,500 Field Dimensions:... LF-326, CF-404, RF-321 Alleys:...LC-365, RC-375 Surface:... Natural Grass 2015 TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Overall Record: (.743) 2015 SEC Record (Finish): (.633) (2nd SEC East, 4th Overall) Home Record: (.846) (10-5 SEC) Away Record: (.579) (9-6 SEC) Neutral Site Record: (.667) 2015 Postseason: at NCAA Gainesville Regional 2-0 at NCAA Gainesville Super Regional 3-2 at NCAA College World Series (tied for 3rd) SEC Tournament Finish: (Champion) Final Rankings:...3rd in Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA & USA Today Letterwinners Returning/Lost:... 18/14 Position Starters Returning/Lost:...6/3 Position Players Returning/Lost:...12/6 Pitchers Returning/Lost:... 7/9 Newcomers: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NUMERICAL ROSTER # Name Position Height Weight B/T Class Experience Hometown/High School (Previous School) 3 Dane Dunning RHP R/R Jr. 2L Fleming Island, Fla./Clay 4 Mike Rivera C R/R So. 1L Venice, Fla./Venice 5 Dalton Guthrie INF R/R So. 1L Sarasota, Fla./Venice 6 Jonathan India INF R/R Fr. HS Coral Springs, Fla./American Heritage 8 Deacon Liput INF L/R Fr. HS Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo 9 Christian Hicks INF S/R So. 1L St. Augustine, Fla./The Bolles School 10 A.J. Puk LHP L/L Jr. 2L Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington 11 MacGregor Hines RHP R/R Fr. HS College Station, Texas/College Station 12 Blake Reese INF S/R Fr. HS Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln 13 Jackson Kowar RHP R/R Fr. HS Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian 14 Hunter Bowling LHP R/L Fr. HS Lake Worth, Fla./American Heritage 15 Eddy Demurias INF/RHP R/R Fr. HS Miami, Fla./Miami Killian 16 Jason Lombardozzi INF S/R Sr. 2L Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg (Coll. of C. Fla.) 17 Michael Byrne RHP R/R Fr. HS Orlando, Fla./Olympia 20 Peter Alonso INF R/R Jr. 2L Tampa, Fla./Plant 21 Alex Faedo RHP R/R So. 1L Tampa, Fla./Alonso 22 JJ Schwarz C R/R So. 1L Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens 23 Buddy Reed OF S/R Jr. 2L Finksburg, Md./St. George s School (R.I.) 24 Jeremy Vasquez 1B/OF L/L So. 1L Palm City, Fla./Martin County 25 Danny Reyes OF R/R Fr. HS Miami Springs, Fla./Mater Academy 26 Nick Horvath OF/LHP R/L So. TR Jupiter, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens (Santa Fe) 27 Nelson Maldonado INF R/R Fr. HS Tampa, Fla./Jefferson 28 Mark Kolozsvary C R/R So. 1L Tavares, Fla./Tavares 29 Mike Fahrman C R/R Sr. 3L Tampa, Fla./Alonso 30 Scott Moss LHP L/L So. RS Deltona, Fla./DeLand 32 Logan Shore RHP R/R Jr. 2L Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids 37 Shaun Anderson RHP R/R Jr. 2L Coral Springs, Fla./American Heritage 39 Frank Rubio RHP R/R Jr. 2L Miami Shores, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 51 Brady Singer RHP R/R Fr. HS Leesburg, Fla./Eustis 57 Kirby Snead LHP L/L Jr. 2L Alachua, Fla./Santa Fe 66 Ryan Larson OF R/R Jr. 2L Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips COACHING STAFF Head Coach:... 7-Kevin O Sullivan (Virginia 91) Assistant Coach: Craig Bell (North Florida 89) Assistant Coach: Brad Weitzel (Georgia 83) Volunteer Assistant Coach:.. 31-Lars Davis (Illinois 15) Student Assistant Coach:... Josh Adams SUPPORT STAFF Strength & Conditioning:... Paul Chandler Assistant Director of Equipment:... Edmund Boyd Director of Operations:... Buddy Munroe Program Assistant:... Anthony Mele Athletic Trainer:... Jon Michelini Athletic Training Intern:... Chris Matarazzo Communications:... Dan Apple Video Coordinator:... Travis Kwok Academic Counselor:... Ann Hughes PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Michael Byrne... burn Eddy Demurias... DEE-more-eee-us Alex Faedo... fye-a-doe Mike Fahrman... FAR-men Nick Horvath... whore-vath Mark Kolozsvary... coal-suh-var-ee Jackson Kowar... CO-are Deacon Liput... lip-utt Jason Lombardozzi... LOM-bar-DOE-zee Nelson Maldonado... mall-dah-nah-doe A.J. Puk... puck Daniel Reyes... RAY-ez Frank Rubio... ROO-bee-oh JJ Schwarz... schwartz Jeremy Vasquez... vahs-kwehz Brad Weitzel... white-sell GATORS WINNING TRADITION 9...College World Series Appearances 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, NCAA Super Regional Appearances 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, NCAA Super Regional Titles 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, NCAA Regional Appearances 1958, 1960, 1962, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, NCAA Regional Titles 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, Hosted NCAA Regionals 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, SEC Regular-Season Titles 1952, 1956, 1962, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011, SEC Tournament Championships 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1991, 2011, SEC Eastern Division Titles 1960, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, Victory Seasons 1991, 1996, 2011, Victory Seasons 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, National Player of the Year Recipients All-America Selections for 43 Players 60...Freshman All-America Selections for 35 Players since Academic All-America Recipients All-South Region Selections All-SEC Selections for 126 Players Academic All-SEC Selections since Major League Baseball Players Players drafted by Major League Baseball since First-Round Major League Baseball Draft Picks 75...Weeks Ranked No. 1 Entering the 2016 Season 8...No-Hitters since TV Appearances since 1988 Entering the 2016 Season Straight Years Among Top-25 in FLORIDAGATORS.COM

5 2016 FLORIDA BASEBALL // WEEK 15 SEC TOURNAMENT KEVIN O'SULLIVAN HEAD COACH THE O'SULLIVAN FILE Hometown: Jupiter, Fla. Education: A.A. - Florida Community College, 1989 B.S. - Education/Sports Medicine, Virginia, 1991 M.S. - Exercise Science & Wellness, FAU, 1995 Family: Wife, Barbara Jo (B.J.); Daughter, Payton; Son, Finn COACHING HISTORY 2007-present Head Coach, Florida Associate Head Coach, Clemson 2002 Assistant Head Coach, Clemson Assistant Coach, Clemson 1998 Assistant Coach, Minnesota Twins Rookie League Assistant Coach, Virginia Assistant Coach, Florida Atlantic Assistant Coach, Florida Community College COACHING HONORS 2011 Baseball America College Coach of the Year 2010, 2014 SEC Coach of the Year PLAYING EXPERIENCE University of Virginia Florida Community College GATOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER O SULLIVAN College World Series Appearances: SEC Championships: SEC Tournament Championships: All-Americans:...11 with 36 honors Freshman All-Americans: with 37 honors All-South Region: first-team, 7 second-team All-SEC: first-team, 14 second-team SEC All-Freshman Team:...17 with 18 honors SEC Academic Honor Roll:...80 selections SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll:...36 selections Major League Baseball Draftees: selections USA Baseball National Team Members:...11 players, 14 times O'SULLIVAN YEAR-BY-YEAR AT FLORIDA Year Record Pct. SEC Postseason (3rd) Regional (3rd) Super Regional (1st) CWS (T-1st) CWS Runner-Up (T-3rd) CWS (8th) Regional (1st) Regional (4th) CWS (4th) (.635) 8 NCAA appearances 4 CWS appearances KEVIN O'SULLIVAN AGAINST RANKED TEAMS Ranking Record 2016 (14-6) No vs. Texas A&M (4/1-3) No No No No at No. 5 South Carolina (4/29-30) No at No. 6 Miami (2/26-28) 1-0 at No. 6 Florida State (4/12) No vs. No. 7 Vanderbilt (5/13-15) No vs. Florida State (3/29) 1-2 vs. LSU (5/19-21) No No vs. Mississippi State (4/8-10) No vs. Florida State (3/15) No No No No No No No No vs. Florida Atlantic (3/22) No No No No No No Against All 2016 Overall vs. Top vs. Top vs. Top At McKethan Stadium 2016 Overall vs. Top vs. Top vs. Top On the Road 2016 Overall vs. Top vs. Top vs. Top At Neutral Sites 2016 Overall vs. Top vs. Top vs. Top KEVIN O'SULLIVAN VS. ALL OPPONENTS Opponent W-L H A N Alabama Arkansas Army Auburn Austin Peay Bethune-Cookman Boston College Brown Cal State Fullerton Campbell UCF Charleston Southern College of Charleston UConn Dartmouth Duke Duquesne Eastern Michigan Fairfield Florida A&M Florida Atlantic FGCU Florida State Georgia Georgia Southern Georgia Tech Harvard Illinois Illinois State Indiana Jacksonville Kent State Kentucky LSU Louisville Maine Manhattan Maryland Mercer Miami (FL) Ole Miss Mississippi State Missouri North Carolina NC State North Florida Oregon State Rhode Island Samford Siena South Carolina USF Southern Miss Stetson Stony Brook Tennessee Texas Texas A&M Tulane UCLA Valparaiso Vanderbilt Virginia William & Mary Winthrop Totals: (.678) (.781) (.554) FLORIDAGATORS.COM

6 2016 FLORIDA BASEBALL // WEEK 15 SEC TOURNAMENT HITTING SERIES-BY-SERIES Opponent W-L Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB SO OB% SB-A FGCU Eastern Michigan Miami (FL) UCF Dartmouth North Florida Harvard Florida State Missouri Florida Atlantic Kentucky Texas A&M Jacksonville Mississippi State Arkansas Georgia South Carolina Bethune-Cookman Tennessee USF Vanderbilt LSU SEC Tournament Totals: MULTIPLE-HIT GAMES Player Total 5- Guthrie 16 (29) 8 (15) (2) - 24 (46) 20-Alonso 15 (33) 4 (11) 1 (2) - 20 (46) 22-Schwarz 14 (32) 4 (8) (1) (1) 18 (42) 23-Reed 13 (34) 4 (14) (48) 8-Liput India Maldonado Vasquez 10 (18) 1 (3) (21) 4-Rivera 11 (23) (2) (1) - 11 (26) 66-Larson 1 (14) (3) 1 (1) - 2 (18) 26-Horvath Fahrman (2) (2) 9-Hicks (1) (1) Totals: (career totals in parentheses) MULTIPLE-RBI GAMES Player Total 4-Rivera 11 (22) 4 (6) 1 (1) - 16 (29) 20-Alonso 7 (15) 5 (9) 1 (3) (1) 13 (28) 22-Schwarz 9 (15) 3 (10) - (3) 12 (28) 27-Maldonado India Liput Reed 4 (12) 1 (5) (17) 5-Guthrie 4 (8) (2) (10) 24-Vasquez 1 (7) 1 (1) (8) 26-Horvath Kolozsvary Larson (3) (1) (1) - (5) 9-Hicks (2) (2) 29-Fahrman (2) (2) Totals: (career totals in parentheses) GATOR HITTING STREAKS Player Current Season Career 23-Reed Liput Vasquez Guthrie India Alonso Schwarz Maldonado Rivera Larson Kolozsvary Horvath Reese Reyes Hicks Fahrman Lombardozzi MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Game 1 of weekend series Game 2 of weekend series Game 3 of weekend series Against top-5 teams Against top-10 teams Against top-25 teams Against unranked teams vs. SEC vs. SEC East vs. SEC West vs. Non-Conference FLORIDA S GAME-WINNING RBI (39) Date Opponent Player GW RBI (Inn.) 2/19 FGCU Schwarz (1) sac fly (5th) 2/20 FGCU Liput (1) 2-run triple (6th) 2/21 FGCU Liput (2) 2-run double (1st) 2/23 E. Michigan Alonso (1) 2-run double (3rd) 2/24 vs. E. Michigan Reed (1) catcher s int. (9th) 2/26 at Miami (FL) Alonso (2) 2-run homer (1st) 2/28 at Miami (FL) Rivera (1) grounder (6th) 3/1 at UCF Reed (1) double (6th) 3/2 UCF Guthrie (1) homer (1st) 3/4 Dartmouth Alonso (3) single (1st) 3/5 Dartmouth Reed (2) homer (12th) 3/6 Dartmouth --- caught steal. (7th) 3/8 at No. Florida Schwarz (2) single (8th) 3/9 North Florida Schwarz (3) single (7th) 3/11 Harvard --- balk (3rd) 3/12 Harvard-1 Maldonado (1) 3-run homer (6th) 3/12 Harvard-2 Maldonado (2) 2-run double (7th) 3/15 Florida State Maldonado (3) homer (2nd) 3/18 Missouri Alonso (4) single (10th) 3/19 Missouri Vasquez (1) sacrifice fly (4th) 3/20 Missouri Guthrie (2) sacrifice fly (4th) 3/22 Florida Atlantic --- error (2nd) 3/25 at Kentucky --- error (6th) 3/29 vs. Florida St. Reed (3) triple (3rd) 4/1 Texas A&M India (1) single (6th) 4/2 Texas A&M Rivera (2) 2-run single (1st) 4/3 Texas A&M Schwarz (4) single (7th) 4/5 Jacksonville Maldonado (4) single (4th) 4/8 Miss. State Reed (4) single (5th) 4/12 at Florida St. Guthrie (3) single (4th) 4/14 at Arkansas Rivera (3) single (7th) 4/15 at Arkansas Rivera (4) 2-run single (5th) 4/16 at Arkansas Alonso (5) 3-run homer (6th) 4/19 Jacksonville Rivera (5) grounder (6th) 4/22 Georgia Reed (5) single (1st) 4/23 Georgia Alonso (6) 2-run homer (1st) 4/29 at S. Carolina Horvath (1) homer (9th) 5/3 Bethune-Cook Maldonadao (5) 3-run homer (2nd) 5/6 at Tennessee India (2) homer (4th) 5/8 at Tennessee Guthrie (4) 2-run double (4th) 5/10 USF India (3) double (7th) 5/13 Vanderbilt --- run-down (7th) 5/14 Vanderbilt Vasquez (2) HBP (5th) 5/21 LSU India (4) 3-run double (5th) Tuesday Wednesday Thursday...1-2* Friday Saturday Sunday *Game 1 at LSU started on Thursday, finished on Saturday February March April May By Uniform Blue Cream (Throwbacks) Gray Orange FLORIDAGATORS.COM

7 2016 FLORIDA BASEBALL // WEEK 15 SEC TOURNAMENT CAREER HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Player 1R 2R 3R GS Total 22-Schwarz Alonso Rivera Reed Maldonado India Liput Guthrie Hicks Kolozsvary Vasquez Horvath Larson CURRENT GATORS LAST HOME RUN Player Games Date Opponent 20-Alonso 8 4/25/16 Georgia 15-Demurias Fahrman Guthrie 89 4/7/15 Stetson 9-Hicks 27 4/10/15 South Carolina 26-Horvath 4 5/8/16 Tennessee 6-India 9 5/6/16 Tennessee 28-Kolozsvary 5 3/9/16 North Florida 66-Larson 114 2/14/15 Rhode Island 8-Liput 3 5/15/16 Vanderbilt 16-Lombardozzi Maldonado 10 5/3/16 Bethune-Cookman 23-Reed 11 4/30/16 South Carolina 12-Reese Reyes Rivera 2 5/20/16 LSU 22-Schwarz 10 5/3/16 Bethune-Cookman 24-Vasquez 79 3/28/15 Alabama FLORIDA S HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Total Home Runs: 45 At McKethan Stadium: 27 On the Road: 17 Neutral Site: 1 vs. RHP: 33 vs. LHP: 12 With 0 outs: 17 With 1 out: 15 With 2 outs: 13 Solo: 25 Two-Run: 12 Three-Run: 8 Grand Slam: 0 Back-to-back: 0 In 1st inning: 6 In 2nd inning: 6 In 3rd inning: 4 In 4th inning: 8 In 5th inning: 0 In 6th inning: 10 In 7th inning: 2 In 8th inning: 5 In 9th inning: 2 In extra innings: 1 Pinch-hit: 0 FLORIDA S HOME RUNS (45) No. Player Date Opponent On Base Outs 1. Rivera (1) 2/19 FGCU Kolozsvary (1) 2/21 FGCU Schwarz (1) 2/23 E. Michigan Alonso (1) 2/26 at Miami (FL) Schwarz (2) 2/26 at Miami (FL) India (1) 3/1 at UCF Guthrie (1) 3/2 UCF Rivera (2) 3/2 UCF Reed (1) 3/5 Dartmouth Schwarz (3) 3/6 Dartmouth Rivera (3) 3/6 Dartmouth Kolozsvary (2) 3/9 North Florida Rivera (4) 3/11 Harvard Maldonado (1) 3/12 Harvard Alonso (2) 3/12 Harvard Maldonado (2) 3/15 Florida State Alonso (3) 3/15 Florida State Liput (1) 3/19 Missouri Alonso (4) 3/19 Missouri Rivera (5) 3/19 Missouri Reed (2) 3/20 Missouri Maldonado (3) 3/25 at Kentucky Maldonado (4) 3/25 at Kentucky Liput (2) 3/26 at Kentucky Rivera (6) 3/29 vs. Florida St Alonso (5) 4/1 Texas A&M Alonso (6) 4/2 Texas A&M Maldonado (5) 4/5 Jacksonville Reed (3) 4/9 Miss. State Alonso (7) 4/10 Miss. State Schwarz (4) 4/12 at Florida St Alonso (8) 4/16 at Arkansas Alonso (9) 4/23 Georgia Schwarz (5) 4/29 at S. Carolina India (2) 4/29 at S. Carolina Horvath (1) 4/29 at S. Carolina Reed (4) 4/30 at S. Carolina Maldonado (6) 5/3 Bethune-Cookman Schwarz (6) 5/3 Bethune-Cookman India (3) 5/6 at Tennessee Rivera (7) 5/6 at Tennessee Rivera (8) 5/8 at Tennessee Horvath (2) 5/8 at Tennessee Liput (3) 5/15 Vanderbilt Rivera (9) 5/20 LSU 0 0 PETER ALONSO - All-SEC Second Team The Gators triple crown leader in the regular season with a.352 average, nine home runs and 47 RBI. Ranked fourth in the league with a.581 slugging percentage and seventh with a.455 on-base percentage. Alonso was hit by a pitch on May 13 and fractured a bone in his hand. He is expected to return for NCAA Regional action. DALTON GUTHRIE - All-SEC Second Team, All-Defensive Team Guthrie ranked 10th in the league with 73 hits in the regular season and was second on the Gators with a.329 average. He led the team with 24 multi-hit games MIKE RIVERA - All-SEC Second Team, All-Defensive Team Rivera was a rock behind the plate for the Gators and came up clutch on offense as well. Although he only hit.260, he finished second on the team with 45 RBI and tied Alonso with nine homers. Behind the plate, he threw out 12 of 22 runners on the basepaths. FLORIDA S COME FROM BEHIND VICTORIES (18) Date Opponent Deficit(s) Final Score 2/20 FGCU /23 E. Michigan /24 vs. E. Michigan 1-0, /5 Dartmouth 1-0, (12) 3/6 Dartmouth /8 at North Florida /9 North Florida /22 Florida Atlantic /25 at Kentucky /29 vs. Florida State /2 Texas A&M /3 Texas A&M 4-2, 7-5, /8 Miss. State /19 Jacksonville /29 South Carolina /10 USF /13 Vanderbilt /15 Vanderbilt FLORIDA S INNINGS WITH 5 OR MORE RUNS (9) Date Opponent Inning Runs Batters 2/21 FGCU 7th /23 E. Michigan 3rd 5 8 3/11 Harvard 3rd /25 at Kentucky 9th 5 8 4/8 Miss. State 5th /14 at Arkansas 4th /15 at Arkansas 5th 5 8 4/16 at Arkansas 6th 5 8 5/3 Bethune-Cookman 2nd /10 USF 7th 6 10 FLORIDA S LAST AT BAT WINS (4) Date Opponent Score (Inn.) GW Play 2/24 E. Michigan 7-7 (9th) Reed catcher s int. 3/5 Dartmouth 3-3 (12th) Reed homer 3/18 Missouri 3-3 (10th) Alonso single 4/29 South Carolina 4-4 (9th) Horvath homer FLORIDA S WALK-OFF WINS (3) Date Opponent Score (Inn.) GW Play 2/24 E. Michigan 7-7 (9th) Reed catcher s int. 3/5 Dartmouth 3-3 (12th) Reed homer 3/18 Missouri 3-3 (10th) Alonso single BUDDY REED - SEC All-Defensive Team Reed played error-free center field all season to earn his second straight SEC All-Defensive Team selection. He also led the team in runs scored (45), triples (5) and stolen bases (22). His 22 steals were the most by a Florida player since Matt den Dekker had 23 in His steal of home against Georgia -- last done by Richie Martin against Florida State March 17, JONATHAN INDIA - Freshman All-SEC Team India was consistent at the plate all season for Florida, finishing third on the team with a.301 average. He tied Alonso with a teambest 14 doubles. In league play, he was second on the team with a.313 average. DEACON LIPUT - Freshman All-SEC Team Liput finished the season with a.284 average and started 54 of 55 games at second base for the Gators. He had 31 RBI and 17 multi-hit games on the FLORIDAGATORS.COM

8 2016 FLORIDA BASEBALL // WEEK 15 SEC TOURNAMENT PITCHING SERIES-BY-SERIES Opponent W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg. WP HBP FGCU Eastern Michigan Miami (FL) UCF Dartmouth North Florida Harvard Florida State Missouri Florida Atlantic Kentucky Texas A&M Jacksonville Mississippi State Arkansas Georgia South Carolina Bethune-Cookman Tennesssee USF Vanderbilt LSU SEC Tournament Totals: FLORIDA S WEEKEND ROTATION Series Friday Saturday Sunday FGCU Shore Puk Faedo Miami (FL) Shore Puk Faedo Dartmouth Shore Puk Faedo Harvard* Shore Puk Faedo Missouri Shore Puk Faedo Kentucky Shore Puk Faedo Texas A&M Shore Faedo Puk Miss. State Shore Faedo Dunning Arkansas% Puk Shore Faedo Georgia% Puk Shore Faedo So. Carolina Shore Puk -- Tennessee Shore Puk Faedo Vanderbilt Shore Puk Faedo LSU Shore Puk Faedo *became a Friday/Saturday series due to weather %Thursday-Saturday series STARTER SUPPORT Pitcher Starts Runs Runs/Start UF Rec. QS Kowar Puk Dunning Faedo Shore Moss QS - quality start - at least 6 IP with no more than 3 ER LOGAN SHORE - SEC Pitcher of the Year, All-SEC First Team In his 14 starts this season, Logan Shore (10-0, 2.33) has totaled 76 strikeouts and permitted 13 walks in 85.0 innings. He has two complete-game shutouts on the season -- at Miami and vs. Georgia. Shore's last appearance was cut short by rain, as play was halted in the third inning. He did not return when play resumed two days later and finished with a line of 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB. LEAVING HIS MARK Logan Shore notched victories in his last five starts of 2015 and has claimed his first 10 decisions of the 2016 campaign -- setting a new school record for consecutive wins with 15. He broke the mark set by Russ Kibler with a win against Georgia. Kibler, who won 12-straight during the 1984 season, was in attendance when Shore broke his record. A SHORE THING The Gators went an entire year between losses when Logan Shore took the mound -- and the last loss was marred due to weather. UF had a streak of 18 straight wins in games with Shore on the mound end against LSU. Shore started the game on May 19 and pitched 2.1 innings before play was halted due to weather. When play resumed on May 21, Shore did not return and the Gators went on to lose the contest 7-3. Previously, the last time that UF lost a game that the Coon Rapids, Minn., native started was the series opener against Auburn on May 14, 2015 (4-1). SHORE RECOGNIZED BY THE SEC TWICE Logan Shore had a record-breaking night in his start against Georgia and had a complete game shutout at Miami and was rewarded with SEC honors following both performances. Shore s Highlights vs. Georgia Threw a two-hit, complete-game shutout as the Gators evened their series with Georgia on Friday night, 6-0 Established a Florida school record by claiming his 13th straight win, breaking a mark by Russ Kibler that had stood since Faced the minimum of 27 batters and did not allow any Bulldog runners past first base Retired the side in order in six different innings and benefitted from inning-ending double plays in both the fifth and eighth innings Tossed the second solo shutout of his career, previously at No. 6 Miami (FL) on Feb. 26, and delivered the fourth complete game of his career Shore s Highlights vs. Miami Tossed his first career shutout as the Gators claimed the series opener at No. 6 Miami, 5-0 It marked only the eighth time in the 246-game series between the Sunshine State rivals that Florida had blanked Miami, fourth time in Coral Gables and the first time on the road since Feb. 13, 2004 Matched his career high with eight strikeouts and surrendered four hits without issuing any walks Faced two batters over the minimum in going the distance for the third time at Florida Retired the side in order five different times, highlighted by three strikeouts in the fifth, and finished the contest on 95 pitches A.J. PUK Junior left hander A.J. Puk (2-3, 2.93) has 83 strikeouts in 58.1 innings pitched, while limiting opponents to a.184 batting average. He only lasted two innings in his last outing at LSU after being forced to exit with a stomach illness. Puk finished the regular season second in the SEC with a.184 opponent batting average against and 12th in ERA (2.93). ALEX FAEDO Sophomore Alex Faedo (11-1, 3.58) leads the Orange and Blue with 102 strikeouts in 78.0 innings. His 11 wins were the most in the SEC during the regular season and his 102 strikeouts ranked third. Over his last five starts, all wins, Faedo has totaled 37 strikeouts in 30.1 innings pitched. FAEDO EARNED WEEKLY ACCOLADES Faedo was chosen as the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week on March 14 for the first time in his career after notching career highs in innings pitched (8.1) and strikeouts (13) in a 3-1 victory over Harvard on Saturday. In addition, Faedo was recognized as one of Louisville Slugger s National Players of the Week by Collegiate Baseball. Faedo s Highlights vs. Harvard Retired the first 19 Harvard hitters of the series finale on Saturday night until yielding a one-out single in the seventh inning Totaled career highs in innings pitched (8.1) and strikeouts (13) in improving to 4-0 on the campaign Gave up two hits and an unearned run It marked the second time this season that Faedo had carried a no-hitter deep into a game (also at No. 6 Miami on Feb. 28) SHAUN ANDERSON - All-SEC First Team Junior Shaun Anderson (3-0, 0.96) ranks fourth in the SEC with 10 saves on the season. He ranks third in the league with 28 appearances. In 37.2 innings pitched, he has totaled 51 strikeouts with just six walks. DANE DUNNING Junior Dane Dunning (4-2, 2.98) entered the season as the Gators No. 4 starter and made four midweek starts. During the season he transitioned into a weekend relief role and has developed into one of the league's best. He allowed the fewest runs (19) among qualifying pitchers and walked just 10 batters, fourth best in the SEC. In 57.1 innings, Dunning has 69 strikeouts and 10 walks, to go along with two saves. KIRBY SNEAD Junior Kirby Snead (3-1, 2.12) has developed into an excellent situational lefty out of the bullpen. He had a league high 34 appearances on the season. FLORIDAGATORS.COM