Gator Baseball 2022 Roster/Lineup/Batting Order

Hot off the presses, here's the hitting stats (min 20 ABs)
2022 Baseball Cumulative Statistics - Florida Gators

# ----Player ---------------AVG OPS OB%
-5 Halter, Colby---------- .407 1.206 .484
26 Thompson, Sterlin--- .396 1.167 .450
15 Riopelle, BT---------- .333 1.029 .429
36 Langford, Wyatt----- .326 .969 .426
23 Fabian, Deric--------- .326 .884 .442
-4 Fabian, Jud----------- .283 1.068 .459
24 Rivera, Josh---------- .250 .776 .326
-6 Calilao, Kendrick----- .216 .725 .293
34 Armstrong, Kris------ .156 .469 .156
-9 Guscette, Mac--------- .150 .382 .182
Totals--------------------- .300 .918 .387

Langford, Jud, and Calilao all improved their numbers against a quality opponent and helps you see who is going to be ready for SEC play. Thompson and Halter nothing to take away from their gaudy numbers already. The next 5 games should help them improve as well. I keep asking myself, don't opposing coaches know Halter has a better average verses LHP? Now that Wyatt's numbers have come back up Sterlin will see better pitches. If Calilao keeps up the good production he will be back batting in the 6 spot soon.

 

Question for those interested....
Would you rather have Deric batting in the 9th spot to help with the top of the order with the DH in the 8th spot or vise versa? I have my choice but will not try to persuade anyone.

 

Oh forgot...
11. I loved loved loved seeing our hitters going the other away against the shift over and over again this weekend. It used to infuriate me last year when we just kept doing the same wrong thing over and over again. Sure Sterlin got a few bunts down late last year but that was it. Now everybody has it figured out. Shoot even Armstrong batting less than .150 hit a slow roller thru the second base side, like 74 said looked like a sharp line drive. And I agree because it makes the defense look awfully stupid and our hitters are attacking their defense. Miami for years has been notorious using the shift and this time it looked like we were ready for it. Bravo Coach Sully!

 

And 74 would not be happy with me if I forgot the pitchers.....

Individual Overall Pitching Statistics
# ------Player -----------ERA WHIP B/AVG
49 Finnvold, Carsten-- 0.00 1.00---- .100
41 Purnell, Blake------- 0.00 .64----- .160
-3 Milchin, Garrett----- 1.13 1.13---- .207
13 Slater, Ryan--------- 1.13 1.25--- .179
-8 Sproat, Brandon----- 1.17 .98---- .182
46 Ficarrotta, Nick------ 1.32 .51--- .136
28 Hartman, Karl------- 1.42 1.11--- .143
22 Neely, Brandon------ 1.42 .79---- .136
12 Barco, Hunter-------- 2.65 .76---- .180
18 Coppola, Pierce------ 4.15 1.62--- .278
44 Manning, Timmy----- 4.38 1.62--- .286
Totals-------------------- 2.33 1.08--- .200

I think just about everybody's ERA on here went down this week other than Barco and Abner. I left off Ursitti and Abner because their numbers are a mess until they get it figured out more. What is amazing is our starters, other than Sproat, are at the bottom and the relievers are all better. Last year was much different. I mean we are 12 games in and still have 8 arms at less than a 1.5 ERA. Credit to Barco for still having a .76 WHIP. Don't forget it wasn't long ago that Manning had a +10 ERA so good work getting that back down.

 

Stat comparison...
Last year thru 13 games the Gators had hit 12 homeruns.
This year thru 13 games the Gators have hit 27 homeruns.
Both years the Gators were batting .300 after 13 games.
Jud has the same 4 homeruns this year as last year after 13 games.
This tells you the Gators are getting more homeruns from many different players.
That's how you get production with efficiency.
On top of that we are waiting on better pitches, we are bunting and moving runners, we are hitting more to the opposite field, and we are developing talent.

 

Pitchers I hope to see take the mound on Tuesday...
Milchin as starter
Finnvold in relief
Nick Fic if needed
Neely if needed

 

Dad gum I forgot them already! I'm down with that.

 

Put me down for them on Wednesday night then.

 

So now we add Tyler Nesbitt to this list. My guess he will start based on the photo tweeted out and I'm told he will pitch Tuesday night. Supposedly Pogue will wait until next week to pitch.

 

Here's Nesbitt's numbers from 2020. Let's hope he picks up where he left off.

Year ERA W L App GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg
2020 0.00 1- 0 --5 --1 11.2 7 -0 -0 -3 -17 --1 --0 --0 47 ---.167

 

Looking more likely that Nesbitt has the start. See his name mentioned in this latest.