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.
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2001 Florida Gators baseball team |
Players | Coaches |
# | Pos. | Name | B/T | 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 |
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- Head coach
Andy Lopez
- Assistant coach(es)
Mark Wasikowski
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Current redshirt
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2001 Florida Gators baseball game log |
Regular season |
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 | – |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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March 21 | Maine | | McKethan Stadium | 19–9 | Drucker (2–0) | Stoner (1–1) | None | 586 | 13–13 |
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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 |
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March 28 | Florida Atlantic | | McKethan Stadium | 10–0 | Rojas (1–0) | Core (4–5) | None | 630 | 18–13 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Post-season |
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 |
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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 |
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