2013 Florida Gators baseball team

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.

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
2013 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Vanderbilt  xy 263 .8975412 .818
No. 13 South Carolina  y 1712 .5864320 .683
Florida  y 1416 .4672930 .492
Kentucky   1119 .3673025 .545
Missouri   1020 .3331832 .360
Tennessee   820 .2862230 .423
Georgia   720 .2592132 .396
Western
No. 7 LSU  xy 237 .7675711 .838
No. 18 Arkansas  y 1811 .6213922 .639
No. 2 Mississippi State  y 1614 .5335120 .718
Ole Miss  y 1515 .5003824 .613
Alabama  y 1415 .4833528 .556
Texas A&M  y 1316 .4483429 .540
Auburn   1317 .4333323 .589
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2013
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

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