The 2000 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2000 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

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, on the university's

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campus. The team was coached by Andy Lopez, who was in his sixth season at Florida.

Roster

Schedule

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Honolulu, HI , 12–6 , Belflower (1–0) , Ho (0–1) , ''None'' , 2,162 , 1–0, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , January 21 , , at Hawaiʻi, , No. 24 , Rainbow Stadium , 10–1 , Smalley (1–0) , Snider (0–1) , ''None'' , 2,251 , 2–0, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , January 22 , , at Hawaiʻi, , No. 24 , Rainbow Stadium , 8–7 , McFarland (1–0) , Aloy (0–1) , Simon (1) , 2,595 , 3–0, , – , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 4 , , at No. 5
Rivalry, , No. 24, , Mark Light Stadium
Coral Gables, FL, , 8–16, , Howell (1–0), , Ramshaw (0–1), , ''None'', , 3,633, , 3–1, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 5 , , at No. 5 Miami (FL)
Rivalry, , No. 24, , Mark Light Stadium, , 1–17, , Roberson (1–0), , Smalley (1–1), , ''None'', , 4,004, , 3–2, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 9 , , , , No. 24, , McKethan Stadium , , 11-13, , Shippee (1–0), , Simon (0–1), , Bell (1), , 1,828, , 3–3, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 12 , , No. 5 Miami (FL)
Rivalry, , No. 24, , McKethan Stadium , , 4–3, , Simon (1–1), , DeBold (1–1), , ''None'', , 3,012, , 4–3 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 13 , , No. 5 Miami (FL)
Rivalry, , No. 24, , McKethan Stadium , , 20-11, , Ramshaw (1–1), , Walker (0–1), , ''None'', , 3,513, , 5–3 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 19 , , No. 1 Florida State
Rivalry, , No. 20, , McKethan Stadium , , 2–6, , McDonald (3–0), , Hart (0–1), , ''None'', , 5,613, , 5–4 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 20 , , No. 1 Florida State
Rivalry, , No. 20, , McKethan Stadium , , 8–17, , Ziegler (3–0), , Mosher (0–1), , ''None'', , 4,809, , 5–5 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 22 , , , , No. 27, , McKethan Stadium , , 10–3, , Smalley (2–1), , Barton (1–2), , ''None'', , 1,188, , 6–5, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 26 , , at No. 1 Florida State
Rivalry, , No. 27, , Dick Howser Stadium

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, , 2–6, , McDonald (4–0), , Belflower (1–1), , ''None'', , 5,039, , 6–6, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 27 , , at No. 1 Florida State
Rivalry, , No. 27, , Dick Howser Stadium, , 7–8, , Jernigan (1–0), , Simon (1–2), , ''None'', , 2,011, , 6–7, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 29 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 9–2, , Smalley (3–1), , Phalines (1–1), , ''None'', , 1,503, , 7–7, , – , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 1 , , UNC Greensboro, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 4–12, , Gordon (1–0), , Sobieraj (0–1), , ''None'', , 781, , 7–8, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 3 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 11–9, , Belflower (2–1), , Skirkanich (0–1), , Birch (1), , 1,522, , 8–8 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 4 , , Massachusetts, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 7–1, , Cardozo (1–0), , Santos (0–1), , ''None'', , 1,252, , 9–8 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 5 , , Massachusetts, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 7–5, , Birch (1–0), , Szado (0–1), , ''None'', , 1,457, , 10–8 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 7 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 7–11, , Mattingly (2–3), , Mosher (0–2), , ''None'', , 1,143, , 10–9, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 8 , , Louisville, , , , McKethan Stadium , , , , Sobieraj (1–1), , Green (0–3), , ''None'', , 847, , 11–9, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 10 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 5–11, , McAvoy (4–1), , Smalley (3–2), , Goodwin (2), , 1,072, , 11–10, , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 11 , , Ole Miss, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 12–15, , Morris (1–0), , Belflower (2–2), , Huisman (4), , 1,643, , 11–11, , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 12 , , Ole Miss, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 13–3, , Cardozo (2–0), , Cramblitt (3–2), , Birch (2), , 1,360, , 12–11 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 14 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 6–4, , Simon (2–2), , Kelly (0–1), , Mosher (1), , 1,172, , 13–11 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 15 , , Fordham, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 25–1, , Belflower (3–2), , Reyes (0–3), , ''None'', , 1,181, , 14–11 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 17 , , at No. 5 , , , , Sarge Frye Field
Columbia, SC, , 2–5, , Bouknight (7–0), , Smalley (3–3), , Barber (5), , 4,128, , 14–12, , 1–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 18 , , at No. 5 South Carolina, , , , Sarge Frye Field, , 3–7, , Bauer (4–0), , Cardozo (2–1), , ''None'', , 3,387, , 14–13, , 1–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 19 , , at No. 5 South Carolina, , , , Sarge Frye Field, , 17–8, , Birch (2–0), , Collins (1–1), , ''None'', , 3,848, , 15–13, , 2–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 24 , , at , , , , Baum Stadium
Fayetteville, AR, , 8–7¹¹, , Birch (3–0), , McCrotty (0–4), , ''None'', , 2,472, , 16–13, , 3–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 25 , , at Arkansas, , , , Baum Stadium, , 8–7¹⁰, , Simon (3–2), , Merryman (0–1), , ''None'', , 2,447, , 17–13, , 4–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 26 , , at Arkansas, , , , Baum Stadium, , 7–4, , Rojas (1–0), , Riethmaier (0–4), , ''None'', , 1,493, , 18–13, , 5–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 28 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 16–8, , Simon (4–2), , Anderson (2–4), , ''None'', , 1,370, , 19–13, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 29 , , Samford, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 9–6, , Birch (4–0), , –, , –, , –, , 20–13, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 31 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 4–7, , Yee (4–2), , Smalley (3–4), , Beal (2), , 1,586, , 20–14, , 5–5 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 1 , , Vanderbilt, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 5–2, , Cardozo (3–1), , Cook (1–3), , ''None'', , 1,322, , 21–14, , 6–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 2 , , Vanderbilt, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 10–6, , Simon (5–2), , Beal (2–5), , Belflower (1), , 1,298, , 22–14 , 7–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 4 , , , , , , McKethan Stadium , , 15–3, , Rojas (2–0), , Marrero (1–4), , ''None'', , 810, , 23–14 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 5 , , Bethune–Cookman, , , , McKethan Stadium , , 10–3, , Simon (6–2), , Martin (2–3), , ''None'', , 860, , 24–14 , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 7 , , at , , , , Cliff Hagan Stadium
Lexington, KY, , 7–2, , Belflower (4–2), , Webb (5–1), , ''None'', , 891, , 25–14 , 8–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 8 , , at Kentucky, , , , Cliff Hagan Stadium, , 18–0, , Cardozo (4–1), , Michael (4–1), , Rojas (1), , 315, , 26–14 , 9–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="F0E8E8" , April 9 , , at Kentucky, , , , Cliff Hagan Stadium, , 6–6, , ''None'', , ''None'', , ''None'', , 559, , 26–14–1, , 9–5–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 12 , , No. 25 , , No. 29, , McKethan Stadium , , 10–3, , Birch (5–0), , Wilson (3–1), , ''None'', , 1,218, , 27–14–1, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 15 (1) , , No. 7 LSU, , No. 29, , McKethan Stadium , , 4–10, , Gomez (6–0), , Smalley (3–5), , McMurray (1), , –, , 27–15–1, , 9–6–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 15 (2) , , No. 7 LSU, , No. 29, , McKethan Stadium , , 6–9, , Tallet (8–2), , Cardozo (4–2), , ''None'', , 2,327, , 27–16–1, , 9–7–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 16 , , No. 7 LSU, , No. 29, , McKethan Stadium , , 7–5, , Simon (7–2), , Hodges (2–2), , ''None'', , 1,629, , 28–16–1, , 10–7–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 19 , , at Jacksonville, , , , Wolfson Park
Jacksonville, FL, , 9–1, , Rojas (3–0), , Williams (2–3), , ''None'', , 3,419, , 29–16–1, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 21 , , at , , , ,
Knoxville, TN, , 4–5, , Bennett (8–2), , Smalley (3–6), , ''None'', , 918, , 29–17–1, , 10–8–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 22 , , at Tennessee, , , , , , 8–5, , Rojas (4–0), , Bertolino (4–3), , ''None'', , 1,490, , 30–17–1, , 11–8–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 23 , , at Tennessee, , , , , , 10–9, , –, , –, , –, , –, , 31–17–1, , 12–8–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 28 , , No. 12 , , No. 27, , McKethan Stadium , , 5–3, , Smalley (4–6), , Bean (8–2), , ''None'', , 1,774, , 32–17–1, , 13–8–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 29 , , No. 12 Auburn, , No. 27, , McKethan Stadium , , 8–11¹⁰, , –, , –, , –, , –, , 32–18–1, , 13–9–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 30 , , No. 12 Auburn, , No. 27, , McKethan Stadium , , 7–6, , Belflower (5–3), , Bean (8–3), , ''None'', , 2,612, , 33–18–1, , 14–9–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 5 , , at No. 7 , , No. 22, , Dudy Noble Field

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, 2–20, , Donovan (5–3), , Smalley (4–7), , ''None'', , 6,524, , 33–19–1, , 14–10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 6 , , at No. 7 Mississippi State, , No. 22, , Dudy Noble Field, , 9–6¹¹, , Belflower (6–3), , Larson (3–3), , ''None'', , 7,285, , 34–19–1, , 15–10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 7 , , at No. 7 Mississippi State, , No. 22, , Dudy Noble Field, , 7–12, , Freed (8–0), , Mosher (0–3), , Wooten (1), , 4,779, , 34-20–1, , 15–11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 9 , , , , No. 24, , McKethan Stadium , , 10–5, , Rojas (5–0), , Hubbard (0–2), , Birch (3), , 1,374, , 35–20–1, , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 12 , , , , No. 24, , McKethan Stadium , , 9–1, , Smalley (5–7), , Clark (7–4), , ''None'', , 2,143, , 36–20–1, , 16–11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 13 , , Georgia, , No. 24, , McKethan Stadium , , 7–6, , Cardozo (5–2), , Steele (6–4), , Belflower (3), , 3,217, , 37–20–1, , 17–11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 14 , , Georgia, , No. 24, , McKethan Stadium , , 7–4, , Simon (8–2), , Sharpton (3–4), , Belflower (4), , 1,754, , 38–20–1, , 18–11–1 , - , - ! style="background:#FF4A00;color:white;", Post-season: 6–3 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 17 , , vs. (5) No. 17 Auburn, , (4) No. 21, , Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL, , 7–2, , Smalley (6–7), , Speigner (2–3), , ''None'', , –, , 39–20–1, , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 18 , , vs. (8) Kentucky, , (4) No. 21, , Metropolitan Stadium, , 8–7, , Simon (9–2), , Wade (7–7), , Belflower (5), , 9,252, , 40–20–1, , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 20 , , vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina, , (4) No. 21, , Metropolitan Stadium, , 12–4, , Rojas (6–0), , Whetstone (0–2), , Wiegandt (1), , 3,224, , 41–20–1, , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 21 , , vs. (2) No. 10 LSU, , (4) No. 21, , Metropolitan Stadium, , 6–9, , Gomez (9–1), , McFarland (1–1), , Tallet (1), , 5,103, , 41–21–1, , 3–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 26 , , vs. (3) , , (2) No. 18, ,

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Waco, TX, , 1–4, , Key (12–2), , Smalley (6–8), , ''None'', , 2,805, , 41–22–1, , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 27 (1) , , at (1) No. 5 , , (2) No. 18, , Baylor Ballpark, , 10–1, , Cardozo (6–2), , Evans (11–2), , ''None'', , 3,316, , 42–22–1, , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 27 (2) , , (4) , , (2) No. 18, , Baylor Ballpark, , 14–0, , Simon (10–2), , Casanova (3–4), , ''None'', , 3,168, , 43–22–1, , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 28 , , vs. (3) San José State, , (2) No. 18, , Baylor Ballpark, , 8–7, , Belflower (7–3), , Key (12–3), , ''None'', , 2,847, , 44–22–1, , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 29 , , vs. (3) No. 15 San José State, , (2) No. 16, , Baylor Ballpark, , 1–3, , Sandler (2–2), , Smalley (6–9), , ''None'', , 2,645, , 44–23–1, , 3–2 , - Rankings from ''Collegiate Baseball''. All times Eastern. Retrieved fro
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