2001 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2001 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2001 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 seventh and final season at Florida. Lopez was dismissed after the conclusion of the season.

2001 Florida Gators baseball
Coral Gables Regional, 1–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	35–27 (16–14 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Lopez (7th year)
Assistant coach	Mark Wasikowski (3rd year)
Home stadium	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

2001 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 8 Georgia  x‍†‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			45	–	19		.703
No. 4 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			48	–	20		.706
No. 15 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			48	–	18		.727
Florida  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			35	–	27		.565
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			23	–	31		.426
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			22	–	34		.393
Western
No. 10 LSU  x‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			44	–	22		.667
#14 Mississippi State‡y  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			39	–	22		.639
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			39	–	23		.629
No. 30 Auburn  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			32	–	23		.582
Alabama  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			32	–	23		.582
Arkansas  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			27	–	29		.482
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2001 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

2001 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) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Sebring, FL 48 LHP Kenny Birch L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Winter Springs, FL 52 LHP Matt Bomeisl L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr Miami, FL 45 RHP Keith Brice R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Miami, FL 41 RHP Jeff Cardozo R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hobe Sound, FL 49 RHP Kevin Coleman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Marietta, GA 2 INF Aaron Davidson R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Atascadero, CA 30 OF Jason Dill L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Punta Gorda, FL 15 RHP Scot Drucker R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Miami, FL 13 INF Kevin Estrada S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr El Segundo, CA 9 OF Matt Gross L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bartow, FL 18 OF Ben Harrison R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Key West, FL 21 RHP Alex Hart R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 219 lb (99 kg) So Marion, PA 25 RHP Ben Hedgecock R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Tampa, FL 28 RHP Jay Hollenkamp S/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Valrico, FL 33 INF James Keel R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Panama City, FL 17 INF Mark Kiger R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr La Jolla, CA 16 OF David Klebonis R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Orlando, FL 37 INF Matthew Maley L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Miami, FL 56 RHP Mike Mlotkowski R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Fairfax Station, VA 26 OF Peter Nystrom R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Dunedin, FL 6 INF Pat Osborn R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bakersfield, CA 32 LHP Tom Potter L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Naples, FL 29 LHP Keith Ramsey L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Los Angeles, CA 36 LHP Jimmy Ramshaw L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Canberra, AUS 22 LHP Eddie Rojas S/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY 55 C Brian Rose R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So Miami, FL 20 RHP Pat Rumble R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Jacksonville, FL 31 RHP Ryan Sadowski R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Davie, FL 43 INF Ryan Shealy R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Jr Fort Lauderdale, FL 11 OF Matt Siegel L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Tampa, FL 34 RHP Joey Simon R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Tampa, FL 12 INF C.J. Smith R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Tampa, FL 14 INF Aaron Sobieraj R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Clearwater, FL 54 RHP T.J. Stanton L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Port St. Lucie, FL 38 C Nick Trefry R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Jacksonville, FL 27 RHP K.O. Wiegandt R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Miami, FL	Head coach Andy Lopez Assistant coach(es) Mark Wasikowski Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

2001 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 3 No. 9 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 13 McKethan Stadium 5–14 Sheffield (1–0) Simon (0–1) None 3,522 0–1 – February 7 Savannah State No. 17 McKethan Stadium 35–1 Belflower (1–0) Fries None 521 1–1 – February 9 at No. 9 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 17 Mark Light Stadium Coral Gables, FL 4–10 Walker (2–0) Simon (0–2) None 4,523 1–2 – February 10 at No. 9 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 17 Mark Light Stadium 7–8 DeBold (1–1) Ramsey (0–1) None 5,271 1–3 – February 13 Charleston Southern No. 22 McKethan Stadium 12–3 Stanton (1–0) Viars (0–1) None – 2–3 – February 14 Charleston Southern No. 22 McKethan Stadium 5–2 Simon (1–2) Coenen (0–1) Ramsey (1) 984 3–3 – February 17 at No. 13 Florida State Rivalry No. 22 Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL 6–19 Lord (1–0) Belflower (1–1) None 4,371 3–4 – February 18 at No. 13 Florida State Rivalry No. 22 Dick Howser Stadium 6–5 Simon (2–2) Read (1–2) Ramsey (2) 4,167 4–4 – February 20 Winthrop No. 29 McKethan Stadium 7–11 Thurmond (1–1) Hart (0–1) None 922 4–5 – February 21 Winthrop No. 29 McKethan Stadium 5–14 Herauf (3–0) Ramshaw (0–1) None 694 4–6 – February 24 No. 15 Florida State Rivalry No. 29 McKethan Stadium 3–210 Ramsey (1–1) Roman (0–1) None 4,012 5–6 – February 25 No. 15 Florida State Rivalry No. 29 McKethan Stadium 11-13 Lynch (1–1) Belflower (1–2) Roman (1) 3,854 5–7 – February 28 Jacksonville McKethan Stadium 9–7 Brice (1–0) Ryals (1–1) Ramsey (3) 1,224 6–7 –
March Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 2 Central Michigan McKethan Stadium 11–8 Simon (3–2) Garner (0–1) None 1,114 7–7 – March 3 Central Michigan McKethan Stadium 14–3 Wells (1–0) Horvath (0–1) None 1,346 8–7 – March 4 Central Michigan McKethan Stadium 11–2 Ramshaw (1–1) Opalewski (0–1) None 716 9–7 – March 9 No. 23 Tennessee McKethan Stadium 3–7 Gates (3–1) Simon (3–3) Crowe (1) 823 9–8 0–1 March 10 No. 23 Tennessee McKethan Stadium 6–12 Bertolino (1–0) Belflower (1–3) Hicklen (2) 1,742 9–9 0–2 March 11 No. 23 Tennessee McKethan Stadium 2–8 Crowe (3–0) Wells (1–1) None 1,470 9–10 0–3 March 13 Fordham McKethan Stadium 15–1 Hart (1–1) Santopolo (0–2) None 562 10–10 – March 14 Fordham McKethan Stadium 11–3 Drucker (1–0) Kelly (0–1) None 841 11–10 – March 16 at No. 11 LSU Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 10-18 David (2–1) Ramsey (1–2) None 8,080 11–11 0–4 March 17 at No. 11 LSU Alex Box Stadium 3–4 Mestepey (3–0) Ramshaw (1–2) Guidry (2) 7,887 11–12 0–5 March 18 at No. 11 LSU Alex Box Stadium 7–10 Pettit (2–0) Brice (1–1) None 7,562 11–13 0–6 March 20 Maine McKethan Stadium 8–7 Ramsey (2–2) Truman (0–1) None 709 12–13 – March 21 Maine McKethan Stadium 19–9 Drucker (2–0) Stoner (1–1) None 586 13–13 – March 23 Arkansas McKethan Stadium 7–4 Birch (1–0) Merryman (2–2) None 1,336 14–13 1–6 March 24 Arkansas McKethan Stadium 8–4 Ramshaw (2–2) Isaacson (3–4) None 1,468 15–13 2–6 March 25 Arkansas McKethan Stadium 4–1 Hart (2–1) Roehl (2–2) Simon (1) 921 16–13 3–6 March 27 Bethune–Cookman McKethan Stadium 9–3 Belflower (2–3) Johnson (2–3) None 761 17–13 – March 28 Florida Atlantic McKethan Stadium 10–0 Rojas (1–0) Core (4–5) None 630 18–13 – March 30 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field Nashville, TN 9–610 Simon (4–3) Ransom (4–2) None 325 19–13 4–6 March 31 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 1–0 Ramshaw (3–2) Little (3–3) Ramsey (4) 510 20–13 5–6
April Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 1 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 9–5 Rojas (2–0) Maultsby (4–4) None 349 21–13 6–6 April 4 Florida A&M McKethan Stadium 14–9 Belflower (3–3) Castillo (2–1) Ramsey (5) 913 22–13 – April 6 Kentucky McKethan Stadium 7–610 Ramsey (2–0) Hooker (0–2) None 2,012 23–13 7–6 April 7 Kentucky McKethan Stadium 10–9 Rojas (3–0) Wade (2–6) None 2,738 24–13 8–6 April 8 Kentucky McKethan Stadium 9–8 Simon (5–3) Corrado (5–4) Ramsey (6) 1,947 25–13 9–6 April 11 No. 7 Stetson No. 23 McKethan Stadium 17-21 DiNardo (7–1) Simon (5–4) None 2,315 25–14 – April 13 at Georgia No. 23 Foley Field Athens, GA 4–9 Brown (4–2) Brice (1–2) None 2,074 25–15 9–7 April 14 at Georgia No. 23 Foley Field 3–9 Murphy (5–1) Ramshaw (3–3) None 2,642 25–16 9–8 April 15 at Georgia No. 23 Foley Field 7–6 Rojas (4–0) Sharpton (3–1) Ramsey (7) 254 26–16 10–8 April 18 at No. 10 Stetson Melching Field DeLand, FL 8–9 Collins (9–0) Simon (5–5) None 2,762 26–17 – April 20 at No. 15 Ole Miss Swayze Field Oxford, MS 1–9 Montrenes (8–3) Brice (1–3) None 1,912 26–18 10–9 April 21 at No. 15 Ole Miss Swayze Field 9–12 Yates (6–0) Rojas (4–1) None 3,071 26–19 10–10 April 22 at No. 15 Ole Miss Swayze Field 0–4 Gray (3–1) Hart (2–2) Bradshaw (1) 2,911 26–20 10–11 April 24 Canada (JR national team) (exh.) McKethan Stadium 23–5 Belflower Grimes None 222 – – April 27 No. 18 Mississippi State McKethan Stadium 11–4 Brice (2–3) Maholm (5–3) None 1,669 27–20 11–11 April 28 No. 18 Mississippi State McKethan Stadium 4–210 Ramsey (4–2) Medders (5–2) None 1,972 28–20 12–11 April 29 No. 18 Mississippi State McKethan Stadium 6–514 Simon (6–5) Wooten (3–4) None 1,522 29–20 13–11
May Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 4 at Auburn Plainsman Park Auburn, AL 2–5 Speigner (8–1) Brice (2–4) Brandon (4) 3,192 29–21 13–12 May 5 at Auburn Plainsman Park 10–6 Ramshaw (4–3) Paxton (4–3) Ramsey (8) 3,174 30–21 14–12 May 6 at Auburn Plainsman Park 5–2 Hart (3–2) Dueitt (3–3) Belflower (1) 3,044 31–21 15–12 May 9 South Florida No. 30 McKethan Stadium 5–4 Simon (7–5) Royal (3–5) Belflower (2) 914 32–21 – May 11 No. 21 South Carolina No. 30 McKethan Stadium 3–6 Bouknight (9–2) Brice (2–5) Gronkiewicz (14) 2,077 32–22 15–13 May 12 No. 21 South Carolina No. 30 McKethan Stadium 14–7 Ramshaw (5–3) Bell (10–5) None 1,944 33–22 16–13 May 13 No. 21 South Carolina No. 30 McKethan Stadium 4–6 Price (5–0) Ramsey (4–3) Gronkiewicz (15) 1,608 33–23 16–14
Post-season
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Seed/Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 16 vs. (2) No. 11 LSU (7) Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL 0–10 Scobie (4–1) Brice (2–6) None 3,522 33–24 0–1 May 17 vs. (3) No. 17 Tennessee (7) Metropolitan Stadium 9–3 Belflower (4–3) Johnson (3–1) Ramsey (9) – 34–24 1–1 May 18 vs. (6) No. 23 Ole Miss (7) Metropolitan Stadium 6–7 Bradshaw (4–1) Hart (3–3) Morris (9) – 34–25 1–2
NCAA tournament: Coral Gables Regional Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record May 25 vs. (3) Stetson (2) Mark Light Stadium 10–9 Belflower (5–3) Collins (10–3) None – 35–25 1–0 May 26 (1) at (1) No. 1 Miami (FL) Rivalry (2) Mark Light Stadium 2–6 Farmer (13–2) Hart (3–4) None 4,850 35–26 1–1 May 26 (2) vs. (3) Stetson (2) Mark Light Stadium 3–6 Lincoln (6–0) Simon (7–6) Wilson (10) 5,155 35–27 1–2

Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. All times Eastern. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

See also

• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators baseball players

External links

• Gator Baseball official website