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 and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. 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 [2012 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team|South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team|South Carolina] and Kent State.
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.
Schedule
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Rankings from USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. All times Eastern. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from
Awards and honors
; Harrison Bader- SEC Freshman of the Week. Bader batted.462 with four RBI over four wins, including a win over No. 7 Florida State and a three-game sweep of No. 8 South Carolina.
- SEC Pitcher of the Week. Crawford pitched a complete-game shutout, giving up only two hits in a 7–0 victory over No. 11 Ole Miss on March 30.
- Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week and Co-SEC Player of the Week. Powers batted 3-for-6 over three games against Duke and hit two grand slams on February 17.
Gators in the MLB draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | Team |
| 1 | 20 | Jonathon Crawford | RHP | Detroit Tigers |
| 7 | 210 | Daniel Gibson | LHP | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 17 | 506 | Johnny Magliozzi | RHP | New York Mets |
| 22 | 676 | Cody Dent | SS | Washington Nationals |
| 37 | 1,126 | Karsten Whitson | RHP | Washington Nationals |