Kevin O'Sullivan (baseball)
FCCJ | |
1990–1991 | Virginia |
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Position(s) | GCL Twins (Asst.) |
1999–2007 | Clemson (Asst.) |
2008–present | Florida |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 717–349 (.673) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Awards | |
3x SEC Coach of the Year (2010, 2014, 2018) Baseball America Coach of the Year (2011) D1Baseball.com Coach of the Year (2017) Skip Bertman Award (2017) | |
Kevin Michael O'Sullivan (born December 27, 1968) is an American college baseball coach and former player. O'Sullivan is the current head coach of the Florida Gators baseball team of the University of Florida. O'Sullivan is best known for leading the Gators to the program's first College World Series national championship win in 2017. O'Sullivan also led the program to three consecutive appearances in the College World Series from 2010 to 2012 and four consecutive appearances from 2015 to 2018. He became the winningest coach in program history in 2021, surpassing Dave Fuller's 1975 record of 557 wins.[2]
Early years
O'Sullivan was born December 27, 1968, in
College career
O'Sullivan was a
O'Sullivan graduated Florida Community College with an
Coaching career
In 1997, O'Sullivan managed the Bourne Braves, a collegiate summer baseball team in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named coach of the year.[4] His Bourne team featured future major leaguer Mark Mulder.
On September 1, 1998, O'Sullivan was named an assistant coach at Clemson University.[5]
O'Sullivan accepted the baseball head coaching position at the University of Florida offered by athletics director
In each of his four seasons coaching the Gators, O'Sullivan's teams have improved their overall win–loss record and
In 2011, the Gators finished the regular season 41–15 overall, 22–8 in the SEC, and SEC regular season co-champions—sharing the regular season conference championship with the
O'Sullivan has also enjoyed recruiting success: his 2009 recruiting class was ranked No. 1 in the country by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Baseball America.[13] It was the first time in Gators baseball history that a recruiting class was ranked No. 1.[14]
Through O'Sullivan's first four regular seasons as the Gators' head coach, his Gators teams compiled the best conference win–loss record of 80–40 (.667), just ahead of the South Carolina Gamecocks (75–45) and the Vanderbilt Commodores (65–51).[7]
Personal
O'Sullivan has one daughter, Payton, born in December 2010, and son, Finn, born in September 2012.[3][7]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Florida Gators (Southeastern Conference) (2008–present) | |||||||||
2008 | Florida | 34–24 | 17–13 | 2nd (Eastern) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2009 | Florida | 42–22 | 19–11 | 1st (Eastern) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2010 | Florida | 47–17 | 22–8 | 1st (Eastern) | College World Series
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2011 | Florida | 53–19 | 22–8 | T–1st (Eastern) | College World Series runner-up
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2012 | Florida | 47–20 | 18–12 | T–2nd (Eastern) | College World Series
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2013 | Florida | 29–30 | 14–16 | 3rd (Eastern) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2014 | Florida | 40–23 | 21–9 | 1st (Eastern) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2015 | Florida | 52–18 | 19–11 | 2nd (Eastern) | College World Series semifinals
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2016 | Florida | 52–16 | 19–10 | 2nd (Eastern) | College World Series
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2017 | Florida | 52–19 | 21–9 | 1st (Eastern) | College World Series champions
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2018 | Florida | 49–21 | 20–10 | 1st (Eastern) | College World Series semifinals
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2019 | Florida | 34–26 | 13–17 | 5th (Eastern) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2020 | Florida | 16–1 | 0–0 | Canceled [n 1] | Canceled [n 1] | ||||
2021 | Florida | 38–22 | 17–13 | 3rd (Eastern) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2022 | Florida | 42–24 | 15–15 | T–2nd (Eastern) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2023 | Florida | 54–17 | 20–10 | 1st (Eastern) | College World Series runner-up | ||||
2024 | Florida | 36–30 | 13–17 | T–4th (Eastern) | College World Series semifinals | ||||
Florida: | 717–349 (.673) | 290–189 (.605) | |||||||
Total: | 717–349 (.673) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
- Florida Gators
- History of the University of Florida
- List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
- List of University of Virginia alumni
- University Athletic Association
- Virginia Cavaliers
Notes
- ^ a b Remainder of season was canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
References
- ^ "🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨: Kevin O'Sullivan is staying in Gainesville with a new contract extension". 12 February 2024.
- IMG College. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g GatorZone.com, Baseball Coaching & Support Staff, Kevin O'Sullivan Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ Price, Chris (November 27, 1997). "The Cape League Rundown". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. p. 14.
- ^ "O'Sullivan, Hampton Added to Baseball Staff". www.clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. September 1, 1998. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Brandon Zimmerman, "UF Selects Baseball Coach Archived 2007-09-22 at the Wayback Machine," Gainesville Sun (June 13, 2007). Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ^ a b c Pat Dooley, "O'Sullivan's travels led him to UF," The Gainesville Sun (June 3, 2011). Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e 2011 Florida Gators Baseball Media Supplement Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 109 & 112 (2011). Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ Robbie Andreu, "Florida baseball claims share of SEC title with blowout Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine," The Gainesville Sun (May 21, 2011). Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ "Florida draws Miami, Jacksonville and Manhattan in Gainesville Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine," The Gainesville Sun (May 31, 2011). Retrieved May 31, 2011.
- ^ Kevin Brockway, "Gators make it back to Omaha with comeback win over Bulldogs Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine," The Gainesville Sun (June 12, 2011). Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ Pat Dooley, "Gators' season ends with sweep by Gamecocks in title series Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine," The Gainesville Sun (June 28, 2011). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- ^ "Florida Baseball Recruiting Class Ranked No. 1," GatorZone.com (September 17, 2009). Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- ^ "Baseball America Names UF Recruiting Class No. 1," GatorZone.com (October 20, 2009). Retrieved October 20, 2009.