2019 Florida Gators baseball team

2019 Florida Gators baseball
Lubbock Regional, 1–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	34–26 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin O'Sullivan (12th year)
Assistant coach	Craig Bell (12th year) Brad Weitzel (12th year)
Home stadium	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt  x‍†‍‡‍y	23	–	7	–	0		.767			58	–	12	–	0		.829
No. 18 Georgia  ‍‍‍y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			46	–	17	–	0		.730
Tennessee  ‍‍‍y	14	–	16	–	0		.467			40	–	21	–	0		.656
Missouri  ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	1		.450			34	–	22	–	1		.605
Florida  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17	–	0		.433			34	–	26	–	0		.567
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			28	–	28	–	0		.500
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0		.233			26	–	29	–	0		.473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			52	–	15	–	0		.776
No. 6 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			46	–	20	–	0		.697
No. 14 LSU  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13	–	0		.567			40	–	26	–	0		.606
No. 20 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y	16	–	13	–	1		.550			39	–	23	–	1		.627
No. 12 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			41	–	27	–	0		.603
No. 9 Auburn  ‍‍‍y	14	–	16	–	0		.467			38	–	28	–	0		.576
Alabama  ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0		.233			30	–	26	–	0		.536
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2019 Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2019 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2019 college baseball season. Florida competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games were played at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his twelfth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season as the defending conference champions, reaching the national semifinals in the 2018 College World Series before being eliminated by Arkansas.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

1st Team

• Tyler Dyson – Starting Pitcher (Baseball America)

2nd Team

• Wil Dalton – Outfielder (NCBWA)

3rd Team

• Wil Dalton – Outfielder (Perfect Game)
• Wil Dalton – Outfielder (Collegiate Baseball)
• Wil Dalton – Outfielder (Baseball America)

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Gators predicted to finish in second place in the Eastern Division.

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Vanderbilt	87 (9)
2	Florida	81 (4)
3	Georgia	68 (1)
4	South Carolina	53
5	Tennessee	40
6	Kentucky	30
7	Missouri	26

Preseason All-SEC teams

2nd Team

• Tyler Dyson – Starting Pitcher

Roster

By player

2019 Florida Gators baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 22 INF Cory Acton L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, FL 32 RHP Justin Alintoff R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Jupiter, FL 34 INF Kris Armstrong S/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Jupiter, FL 21 RHP Nick Blasucci R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Fort Myers, FL 15 LHP Jordan Butler L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Tampa, FL 6 OF Kendrick Calilao R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Kissimmee, FL 37 RHP Nolan Crisp R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Locust Grove, GA 16 OF Wil Dalton R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Spring Hill, TN 18 RHP Tyler Dyson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Bradenton, FL 4 OF Jud Fabian R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Ocala, FL 8 INF Christian Flint R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Delray Beach, FL 30 RHP Felix Garcia R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Miami, FL 11 C Jonah Girand R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Winter Park, FL 2 C Cal Greenfield R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Chicago, IL 44 OF Austin Langworthy L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Williston, FL 23 RHP Jack Leftwich R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Orlando, FL 17 RHP David Luethje R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Vero Beach, FL 47 RHP Tommy Mace R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Tampa, FL 27 OF Nelson Maldonado R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Tampa, FL 13 INF Brady McConnell R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Merritt Island, FL 25 RHP Hunter McMullen R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Ocala, FL 52 RHP Kirby McMullen R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Ocala, FL 3 RHP Garrett Milchin  L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Windermere, FL 5 C Santino Miozzi R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Maracay, VEN 24 INF Roberto Peña R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Caracas, VEN 20 RHP Nick Pogue R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Melbourne, FL 12 INF Blake Reese S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Tallahassee, FL 28 RHP Hunter Ruth R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Gainesville, FL 14 RHP Christian Scott R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Parkland, FL 9 C Brady Smith R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Niceville, FL 55 RHP Ben Specht R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fort Myers, FL 1 OF Jacob Young R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Ponte Vedra, FL	Head coach 7 Kevin O'Sullivan Assistant coach(es) 33 Craig Bell 42 Brad Weitzel Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 25, 2020

By position

2019 Florida Gators roster
	Pitchers 3 – Garrett Milchin – Sophomore 14 – Christian Scott – Freshman 15 – Jordan Butler – Sophomore 17 – David Luethje – Freshman 18 – Tyler Dyson – Junior 20 – Nick Pogue – Freshman 21 – Nick Blasucci – Junior 23 – Jack Leftwich – Sophomore 25 – Hunter McMullen – Sophomore 26 – Devin Hemenway – Sophomore 28 – Hunter Ruth – Freshman 30 – Felix Garcia – Junior 32 – Justin Alintoff – Sophomore 37 – Nolan Crisp – Freshman 47 – Tommy Mace – Sophomore 55 – Ben Specht – Freshman		Catchers 2 – Cal Greenfield – Sophomore 5 – Santino Miozzi – Junior 9 – Brady Smith – Sophomore 11 – Jonah Girand – Senior Infielders 8 – Christian Flint – Junior 12 – Blake Reese – Senior 13 – Brady McConnell – Sophomore 22 – Cory Acton – Freshman 24 – Roberto Peña – Freshman 34 – Kris Armstrong – Freshman		Outfielders 1 – Jacob Young – Freshman 4 – Jud Fabian – Freshman 6 – Kendrick Calilao – Freshman 16 – Wil Dalton – Junior 27 – Nelson Maldonado – Senior 44 – Austin Langworthy – Junior 52 – Kirby McMullen – Junior

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
7 – Kevin O'Sullivan – Head coach – 12th year 33 – Craig Bell – Assistant coach – 12th year 42 – Brad Weitzel – Assistant coach – 12th year 31 – Lars Davis – Volunteer assistant coach – 5th year Jon Michelini – Athletic trainer – 6th year Paul Chandler – Strength & conditioning coordinator – 10th year

Schedule

Legend
	Florida win
	Florida loss
	Postponement
Bold	Florida team member

2019 Florida Gators baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 15 Long Beach State No. 6 McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL 8–2 Butler (1–0) Seminaris (0–1) None 4,851 1–0 – February 16 Long Beach State No. 6 McKethan Stadium 5–2 Mace (1–0) Baayoun (0–1) Crisp (1) 4,344 2–0 – February 17 Long Beach State No. 6 McKethan Stadium 3–1 Leftwich (1–0) Ruiz (0–1) Crisp (2) 3,981 3–0 – February 19 at South Florida No. 5 USF Baseball Stadium Tampa, FL 1–6 Stuart (1–0) McMullen (0–1) None 2,363 3–1 – February 20 North Florida No. 5 McKethan Stadium 1–7 Michaelis (1–1) Scott (0–1) None 3,281 3–2 – February 22 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 5 McKethan Stadium 2–5 McKendry (2–0) Butler (1–1) Federman (1) 4,775 3–3 – February 23 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 5 McKethan Stadium 9–3 Mace (2–0) Gates (0–1) Crisp (3) 6,206 4–3 – February 24 Miami (FL) Rivalry No. 5 McKethan Stadium 4–1 Leftwich (2–0) Van Belle (1–1) Crisp (4) 4,398 5–3 – February 26 at Jacksonville No. 7 John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL 5–410 Scott (1–1) Mauloni (0–1) Crisp (5) 1,122 6–3 – February 27 UCF No. 7 McKethan Stadium 9–12 Westberg (1–0) McMullen (0–2) Hakanson (1) 3,167 6–4 –
March Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 1 Winthrop No. 7 McKethan Stadium 16–4 Dyson (1–0) Harris (0–1) None 3,335 7–4 – March 2 Winthrop No. 7 McKethan Stadium Postponed (rain) Makeup: March 3 as a doubleheader March 3 (1) Winthrop No. 7 McKethan Stadium 28–5 Mace (3–0) Peek (1–1) None 3,357 8–4 – March 3 (2) Winthrop No. 7 McKethan Stadium 5–37 Leftwich (3–0) Pawelczyk (2–1) Crisp (6) 3,192 9–4 – March 5 Florida Gulf Coast No. 5 McKethan Stadium 15–0 Scott (2–1) Bitner (1–1) None 2,929 10–4 – March 6 Florida Gulf Coast No. 5 McKethan Stadium 2–7 Lumbert (2–1) Luethje (0–1) None 2,955 10–5 – March 8 Yale No. 5 McKethan Stadium 6–5 Mace (4–0) Politz (2–1) Crisp (7) 3,249 11–5 – March 9 Yale No. 5 McKethan Stadium 15–1 Leftwich (4–0) Nambiar (0–2) None 3,756 12–5 – March 10 Yale No. 5 McKethan Stadium 4–3 Dyson (2–0) Stiegler (1–2) Ruth (1) 3,248 13–5 – March 12 No. 10 Florida State Rivalry No. 5 McKethan Stadium 20–7 Alintoff (1–0) Haney (2–1) None 5,385 14–5 – March 15 No. 6 Mississippi State No. 5 McKethan Stadium 5–6 Small (2–0) Mace (4–1) None 4,215 14–6 0–1 March 16 (1) No. 6 Mississippi State No. 5 McKethan Stadium 5–10 Ginn (5–0) Leftwich (4–1) Liebelt (2) 4,019 14–7 0–2 March 16 (2)[a] No. 6 Mississippi State No. 5 McKethan Stadium 4–2 Dyson (2–0) James (2–1) Scott (1) 3,247 15–7 1–2 March 19 Jacksonville No. 14 McKethan Stadium 13–8 Crisp (1–0) Murphy (1–1) Alintoff (1) 3,223 16–7 – March 21 at No. 8 Vanderbilt No. 14 Hawkins Field Nashville, TN 0–5 Fellows (5–0) Mace (4–2) None 3,191 16–8 1–3 March 22 at No. 8 Vanderbilt No. 14 Hawkins Field 2–15 Raby (4–0) Leftwich (4–2) None 3,626 16–9 1–4 March 23 at No. 8 Vanderbilt No. 14 Hawkins Field 4–14 Rocker (2–2) Dyson (3–1) Brown (5) 3,626 16–10 1–5 March 26 vs. No. 20 Florida State Rivalry No. 23 Baseball Grounds Jacksonville, FL 4–2 Scott (2–1) Velez (2–2) None 8,041 17–10 – March 29 Alabama No. 23 McKethan Stadium 3–1 Mace (5–2) Finnerty (4–3) None 4,521 18–10 2–5 March 30 Alabama No. 23 McKethan Stadium 12–3 Scott (3–1) Love (3–1) None 5,156 19–10 3–5 March 31 Alabama No. 23 McKethan Stadium 6–3 Ruth (1–0) Ras (1–2) None 3,785 20–10 4–5 ^[a] Rescheduled from March 17 due to the threat of rain.
April Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 2 Florida A&M No. 21 McKethan Stadium 12–1 Crisp (2–0) Wilson (1–3) None 3,036 21–10 – April 5 at No. 18 Ole Miss No. 21 Swayze Field Oxford, MS 4–12 Myers (2–0) Mace (5–3) None 11,026 21–11 4–6 April 6 (1) at No. 18 Ole Miss No. 21 Swayze Field 4–16 Nikhazy (3–2) Dyson (3–2) None 10,220 21–12 4–7 April 6 (2)[b] at No. 18 Ole Miss No. 21 Swayze Field 10–12 Caracci (1–1) Crisp (2–1) None 10,220 21–13 4–8 April 9 at Florida State Rivalry Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FL 3–1 Specht (1–0) Haney (2–2) None 5,368 22–13 – April 11 South Carolina McKethan Stadium 9–5 Mace (6–3) Morgan (3–2) None 3,414 23–13 5–8 April 12 South Carolina McKethan Stadium 3–6 Tringali (2–0) Scott (3–2) None 4,531 23–14 5–9 April 13 South Carolina McKethan Stadium 6–4 Luethje (1–1) Sweatt (2–3) None 4,908 24–14 6–9 April 16 Jacksonville McKethan Stadium 8–4 Crisp (3–1) Temple (2–1) Pogue (1) 3,337 25–14 – April 18 at No. 14 LSU Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 16–9 Mace (7–3) Hilliard (0–2) None 10,132 26–14 7–9 April 19 at No. 14 LSU Alex Box Stadium 1–13 Henry (4–2) Scott (3–3) Peterson (2) 10,766 26–15 7–10 April 20 at No. 14 LSU Alex Box Stadium 2–11 Walker (3–3) Leftwich (4–3) None 11,327 26–16 7–11 April 23 Florida Atlantic McKethan Stadium 11–13 Schneider (3–1) Langworthy (0–1) None 2,886 26–17 – April 26 Kentucky McKethan Stadium 10–8 Scott (4–3) Ramsey (2–4) Crisp (8) 3,664 27–17 8–11 April 27 Kentucky McKethan Stadium 1–5 Thompson (4–1) Leftwich (4–4) None 4,068 27–18 8–12 April 28 Kentucky McKethan Stadium 12–8 Scott (5–3) Coleman (2–4) None 3,401 28–18 9–12 ^[b] Rescheduled from April 7 due to the threat of rain.
May Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 3 at No. 9 Georgia Foley Field Athens, GA 4–6 Locey (8–1) Mace (7–4) Kristofak (6) 3,106 28–19 9–13 May 4 at No. 9 Georgia Foley Field Postponed (rain) Makeup: May 5 as a 7-inning doubleheader May 5 (1) at No. 9 Georgia Foley Field 1–97 Elliott (6–3) Leftwich (4–5) None 2,845 28–20 9–14 May 5 (2) at No. 9 Georgia Foley Field 1–47 Wilcox (2–0) Crisp (3–2) None 2,845 28–21 9–15 May 7 South Florida McKethan Stadium 7–3 Pogue (1–0) Yager (2–2) Specht (1) 3,082 29–21 – May 10 Tennessee McKethan Stadium 10–9 Crisp (4–2) Walsh (0–2) None 3,542 30–21 10–15 May 11 Tennessee McKethan Stadium 7–8 Crochet (4–3) Specht (1–1) Sewell (1) 3,659 30–22 10–16 May 12 Tennessee McKethan Stadium 4–5 Jackson (1–0) Crisp (4–3) Hunley (1) 3,265 30–23 10–17 May 16 at No. 24 Missouri Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO 5–4 Mace (8–4) Ash (2–2) Butler (1) 2,310 31–23 11–17 May 17 at No. 24 Missouri Taylor Stadium 2–0 Leftwich (5–5) Sikkema (7–4) None 3,182 32–23 12–17 May 18 at No. 24 Missouri Taylor Stadium 4–3 Scott (6–3) Dulle (4–4) None 1,675 33–23 13–17
Postseason
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record May 21 vs. No. 13 (6) Texas A&M (11) Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL 7–810 Kalich (2–1) Crisp (4–4) None 4,135 33–24 0–1
NCAA tournament: Lubbock Regional Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Regional Record May 31 vs. No. 24 (2) Dallas Baptist (3) Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park Lubbock, TX 8–11 Johnson (5–2) Mace (8–5) None 4,530 33–25 0–1 June 1 vs. (4) Army (3) Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park 13–5 Leftwich (6–5) Giovinco (8–6) None 4,567 34–25 1–1 June 2 vs. No. 24 (2) Dallas Baptist (3) Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park 8–9 Fouse (6–0) Pogue (1–1) Carraway (5) 4,679 34–26 1–2

Rankings from D1Baseball. All times Eastern. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com

A sellout crowd of 6,206 witnessed Florida defeat Miami 9–3 with a four-run rally in the 7th.

Lubbock Regional

Lubbock Regional Teams
(1) Texas Tech Red Raiders	(2) Dallas Baptist Patriots	(3) Florida Gators	(4) Army Black Knights

	First Round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Texas Tech	11
	4	Army	2
						1	Texas Tech	3
						2	Dallas Baptist	2
	3	Florida	8
	2	Dallas Baptist	11
											1	Texas Tech
											2	Dallas Baptist
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						3	Florida	8
	4	Army	5			2	Dallas Baptist	9
	3	Florida	13

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2019 SEC baseball records Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	7–23		1–2	1–2	0–3	0–3	.	1–2	0–3	.	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	ALA	W7	1–9	0–4
ARK	20–10	2–1		2–1	.	.	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	1–2	.	3–0	1–2	1–2	ARK	W1	7–3	3–0
AUB	14–16	2–1	1–2		.	1–2	.	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	0–3	AUB	W6	4–6	1–1
FLA	13–17	3–0	.	.		0–3	2–1	1–2	1–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	0–3	FLA	E5	4–6	2–3
UGA	21–9	3–0	.	2–1	3–0		2–1	2–1	0–3	3–0	.	3–0	1–2	.	2–1	UGA	E2	8–2	4–1
KEN	7–23	.	1–2	.	1–2	1–2		0–3	.	1–2	2–1	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–3	KEN	E7	1–9	0–4
LSU	17–13	2–1	0–3	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0		3–0	1–2	1–2	.	.	2–1	.	LSU	W3	6–4	2–1
MSU	20–10	3–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	0–3		.	3–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	.	MSU	W2	8–2	3–1
MIZZ	13–16	.	0–3	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	2–1	.		2–1	3–0	2–1	1–1	1–2	MIZZ	E4	5–4	1–3
MISS	16–14	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0	.	1–2	2–1	0–3	1–2		.	1–2	3–0	.	MISS	W5	5–5	2–1
SCAR	8–22	1–2	.	1–2	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	.		1–2	1–2	0–3	SCAR	E6	1–9	0–3
TENN	14–16	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	2–1		.	1–2	TENN	E3	5–5	1–2
TAMU	16–13	2–1	2–1	2–1	.	.	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–1	0–3	2–1	.		2–1	TAMU	W4	6–3	1–1
VAN	23–7	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	1–2	3–0	.	.	2–1	.	3–0	2–1	1–2		VAN	E1	8–2	5–0
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

Rankings

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	3 (1)	3 (1)*	3 (1)*	6	7	14	24	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV*	RV*	RV*	—
Baseball America	4	4	5	5	4	9	15	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—*	—*	—*	—
Collegiate Baseball^	6	6	13	14	16	13	19	20	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—*	—
NCBWA†	6	6	9	9	6	16	22	18	28	28	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV*	RV*	RV*	RV
D1Baseball	6	5	7	5	5	14	23	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—*	—	—*	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2019 MLB draft

Main article: 2019 MLB Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Brady McConnell	SS	2	44	Kansas City Royals
Tyler Dyson	RHP	5	153	Washington Nationals
Wil Dalton	OF	8	257	Boston Red Sox
Nelson Maldonado	OF	21	642	Chicago Cubs