2018 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 16 Siena No. 1 McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL 7–1 Singer (1–0)White (0–1) None 5,270 1–0 –
February 17 Siena No. 1 McKethan Stadium 10–2 Kowar (1–0)Miller (0–1) None 4,306 2–0 –
February 18 Siena No. 1 McKethan Stadium 19–2 Dyson (1–0)Nolan (0–1) None 3,955 3–0 –
February 20 Florida Atlantic No. 1 McKethan Stadium 6–1 Leftwich (1–0)Prather (0–1) None 2,944 4–0 –
February 21 Bethune–Cookman No. 1 McKethan Stadium 7–4 Long (1–0)Krull (0–1) Byrne (1)3,249 5–0 –
February 23 at No. 24 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 1 Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, FL 7–3 Singer (2–0)Bargfeldt (1–1) Mace (1)3,596 6–0 –
February 24 at No. 24 Miami (FL)Rivalry No. 1 Alex Rodriguez Park 8–2 Kowar (2–0)Veliz (0–1) Leftwich (1)4,156 7–0 –
February 25 at No. 24 Miami (FL)Rivalry No. 1 Alex Rodriguez Park 0–2 McKendry (1–1) Dyson (1–1)Cabezas (2) 3,388 7–1 –
February 27 at North Florida No. 1 Harmon Stadium Jacksonville, FL 4–0 Butler (1–0)German (0–1) None 1,671 8–1 –
February 28 North Florida No. 1 McKethan Stadium 8–3 Baker (1–0)Norkus (2–1) None 3,338 9–1 –
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 2 Stony Brook No. 1 McKethan Stadium 12–5 Singer (3–0)Creighton (1–1) Byrne (2)3,366 10–1 –
March 3 Stony Brook No. 1 McKethan Stadium 8–0 Kowar (3–0)Clarke (1–1) None 3,925 11–1 –
March 4 Stony Brook No. 1 McKethan Stadium 3–1 Dyson (2–1)Herrmann (2–1) Byrne (3)3,675 12–1 –
March 6 at UCF No. 1 John Euliano Park Orlando, FL 7–9 Montgomery (2–0) Leftwich (1–1)Westberg (1) 4,016 12–2 –
March 7 UCF No. 1 McKethan Stadium 2–4 Sheridan (2–0) Butler (1–1)Westberg (2) 3,253 12–3 –
March 9 Rhode Island No. 1 McKethan Stadium 9–0 Singer (4–0)Wilson (0–3) None 3,075 13–3 –
March 10 (1) Rhode Island No. 1 McKethan Stadium 9–2 Dyson (3–1)Jangols (1–2) None 3,121 14–3 –
March 10 (2)[a] Rhode Island No. 1 McKethan Stadium 3–2 Leftwich (2–1)Johnson (0–2) None 3,446 15–3 –
March 13 No. 7 Florida State Rivalry No. 2 McKethan Stadium 12–6 Mace (1–0)Karp (3–1) None 6,042 16–3 –
March 16 at South Carolina No. 2 Founders Park Columbia, SC 7–3 Singer (5–0)Hill (2–2) Byrne (4)7,034 17–3 1–0
March 17 at South Carolina No. 2 Founders Park 7–15 Morris (4–1) Kowar (3–1)None 7,207 17–4 1–1
March 18 at South Carolina No. 2 Founders Park 3–2 Dyson (4–1)Chapman (1–2) Byrne (5)7,113 18–4 2–1
March 20 Jacksonville No. 2 McKethan Stadium Postponed (rain) Makeup: March 21 [ 1]
March 21 Jacksonville No. 2 McKethan Stadium 10–3 Baker (2–0)Stockton (1–3) None 3,201 19–4 –
March 23 No. 4 Arkansas No. 2 McKethan Stadium 3–6 Knight (4–0)Singer (5–1)Cronin (4) 5,025 19–5 2–2
March 24 No. 4 Arkansas No. 2 McKethan Stadium 17–2 Kowar (4–1)Campbell (2–3) None 4,815 20–5 3–2
March 25 No. 4 Arkansas No. 2 McKethan Stadium 5–4 Byrne (1–0)Murphy (3–1) None 4,510 21–5 4–2
March 27 vs. No. 5 Florida State Rivalry No. 2 Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL 1–0 Leftwich (3–1)Karp (4–2) Byrne (6)9,613 22–5 –
March 30 No. 8 Vanderbilt No. 2 McKethan Stadium 8–4 Singer (6–1)Fellows (4–1) Byrne (7)3,781 23–5 5–2
March 31 No. 8 Vanderbilt No. 2 McKethan Stadium 10–2 Kowar (5–1)Raby (2–4) None 4,835 24–5 6–2
^[a] Rescheduled from March 11 due to the threat of rain.[ 2]
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 1 No. 8 Vanderbilt No. 2 McKethan Stadium 8–2 Butler (2–1)Hickman (5–1) Leftwich (2)3,736 25–5 7–2
April 3 Florida Gulf Coast No. 1 McKethan Stadium 8–4 Mace (2–0)Lumbert (4–1) None 3,493 26–5 –
April 6 at Tennessee No. 1 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN Postponed (rain) Makeup: April 8 as a single-admission, 7-inning doubleheader [ 3]
April 7 at Tennessee No. 1 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 22–6 Singer (7–1)Crochet (2–4) None 1,819 27–5 8–2
April 8 (1) at Tennessee No. 1 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6–411 Butler (3–1)Lingenfelter (2–3) None 2,639 28–5 9–2
April 8 (2) at Tennessee No. 1 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 4–67 Neely (4–1) Dyson (4–2)None 2,639 28–6 9–3
April 10 at No. 10 Florida State Rivalry No. 1 Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL 6–3 Mace (3–0)Karp (5–3) Byrne (8)5,979 29–6 –
April 13 Missouri No. 1 McKethan Stadium 3–1 Butler (4–1)Sikkema (2–3) Byrne (9)6,214 30–6 10–3
April 14 (1) Missouri No. 1 McKethan Stadium 10–2 Kowar (6–1)LaPlante (4–2) None 5,820 31–6 11–3
April 14 (2)[b] Missouri No. 1 McKethan Stadium 7–2 Dyson (5–2)Plassmeyer (4–1) Byrne (10)3,955 32–6 12–3
April 17 Jacksonville No. 1 McKethan Stadium 4–8 Meyer (1–0) Langworthy (0–1)None 3,478 32–7 –
April 19 at No. 9 Kentucky No. 1 Cliff Hagan Stadium Lexington, KY 11–2 Singer (8–1)Hazelwood (0–1) None 3,646 33–7 13–3
April 20 at No. 9 Kentucky No. 1 Cliff Hagan Stadium 9–4 Kowar (7–1)Hjelle (5–3)None 4,174 34–7 14–3
April 21 at No. 9 Kentucky No. 1 Cliff Hagan Stadium 2–3 Lewis (7–2) Dyson (5–3)Machamer (7) 4,461 34–8 14–4
April 24 Mercer No. 1 McKethan Stadium 4–6 Broom (8–1) Churchill (0–1)None 3,133 34–9 –
April 26 No. 22 Auburn No. 1 McKethan Stadium 3–1 Singer (9–1)Mize (8–2)Byrne (11)3,931 35–9 15–4
April 27 No. 22 Auburn No. 1 McKethan Stadium 5–11 Greenhill (3–1) Kowar (7–2)None 4,404 35–10 15–5
April 28 No. 22 Auburn No. 1 McKethan Stadium 12–3 Leftwich (4–1)Mitchell (0–1) None 4,018 36–10 16–5
^[b] Rescheduled from April 15 due to the threat of rain.[ 4]
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 4 at No. 18 Texas A&M No. 1 Olsen Field College Station, TX 9–0 Singer (10–1)Kilkenny (8–2) None 5,012 37–10 17–5
May 5 at No. 18 Texas A&M No. 1 Olsen Field 6–1 Kowar (8–2)Doxakis (6–3) None 6,789 38–10 18–5
May 6 at No. 18 Texas A&M No. 1 Olsen Field 3–7 Kolek (5–4) Leftwich (4–2)Hoffman (10) 5,259 38–11 18–6
May 8 South Florida No. 1 McKethan Stadium 11–8 Butler (5–1)King (4–2) Byrne (12)3,484 39–11 –
May 11 No. 15 Georgia No. 1 McKethan Stadium 7–6 Byrne (2–0)Kristofak (3–2)None 5,279 40–11 19–6
May 12 No. 15 Georgia No. 1 McKethan Stadium 9–3 Kowar (9–2)Hancock (6–4) None 4,621 41–11 20–6
May 13 No. 15 Georgia No. 1 McKethan Stadium 1–4 Smith (7–1) Leftwich (4–3)Schunk (8) 4,135 41–12 20–7
May 17 at Mississippi State No. 1 Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS 3–6 Self (3–0) Byrne (2–1)None 5,100 41–13 20–8
May 18 at Mississippi State No. 1 Dudy Noble Field 4–12 France (4–3) Leftwich (4–4)None 5,901 41–14 20–9
May 19 at Mississippi State No. 1 Dudy Noble Field 6–13 Smith (4–0) Kowar (9–3)Gordon (3) 6,291 41–15 20–10
Postseason
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
May 23 vs. (8) LSU No. 3 (1) Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL 4–3 Mace (4–0)Hilliard (9–5) Byrne (13)6,710 42–15 1–0
May 24 vs. No. 7 (4) Arkansas No. 3 (1) Metropolitan Stadium Postponed (rain) Makeup: May 25 [ 5]
May 25 (1) vs. No. 7 (4) Arkansas No. 3 (1) Metropolitan Stadium 2–8 Knight (10–0) Kowar (9–4)Cronin (11) 1,384 42–16 1–1
May 25 (2) [c] vs. (8) LSU No. 3 (1) Metropolitan Stadium 0–117 Beck (3–1) Leftwich (4–5)None 8,945 42–17 1–2
^[c] The game was suspended during the sixth inning due to heavy fog and continued at 11:00 a.m. on May 26 prior to the start of the session scheduled for that day.[ 6]
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record
June 1 (4) Columbia No. 1 (1) McKethan Stadium 13–5 Butler (6–1)Wiest (2–5) None 2,823 43–17 1–0
June 2 (2) Jacksonville No. 1 (1) McKethan Stadium 3–2 Singer (11–1)Stockton (8–6) Byrne (14)3,874 44–17 2–0
June 3 (3) Florida Atlantic No. 1 (1) McKethan Stadium Postponed (rain) Makeup: June 4 [ 7]
June 4 (1) (3) Florida Atlantic No. 1 (1) McKethan Stadium 4–7 Schneider (7–1) Kowar (9–5)Peden (4) 2,883 44–18 2–1
June 4 (2) (3) Florida Atlantic No. 1 (1) McKethan Stadium 5–2 Mace (5–0)Poore (2–2) Byrne (15)2,033 45–18 3–1
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Super Reg. Record
June 9 No. 19 Auburn No. 1 (1) McKethan Stadium 8–2 Singer (12–1)Mize (10–6)None 4,610 46–18 1–0
June 10 No. 19 Auburn No. 1 (1) McKethan Stadium 2–3 Greenhill (6–2) Butler (6–2)None 4,537 46–19 1–1
June 11 No. 19 Auburn No. 1 (1) McKethan Stadium 3–211 Byrne (3–1)Greenhill (6–3) None 5,958 47–19 2–1
Date Opponent Rank StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record
June 17 vs. No. 11 (9) Texas Tech No. 1 (1) TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, NE 3–6 Shetter (6–0) Singer (12–2)None 19,100 47–20 0–1
June 19 vs. No. 16 (13) Texas No. 1 (1) TD Ameritrade Park 6–1 Kowar (10–5)Henley (6–7) None 16,620 48–20 1–1
June 21 vs. No. 11 (9) Texas Tech No. 1 (1) TD Ameritrade Park 9–6 Leftwich (5–5)Kilian (9–3) Byrne (16)24,806 49–20 2–1
June 22 vs. No. 6 (3) Arkansas No. 1 (1) TD Ameritrade Park 2–5 Campbell (5–6) Singer (12–3)Cronin (13) 25,016 49–21 2–2