2004 Baseball Season In Review
Tuesday, July 6, 2004 | Baseball
2004 FLORIDA BASEBALL SEASON IN REVIEW
TEAM NOTES
- Finished the season 43-22 winning 40 or more games for the 16th time in school history and for the sixth time in the last nine years. Florida has won 30 or more games for 14 straight seasons.
- The Gators won 43 or more games for the 11th time in school history and for the second time in three years under head coach Pat McMahon. The 43 wins are the second most ever for McMahon in his 12 years as a head coach.
- The 2004 team became only one of six in school history to win 37 of its first 50 games of the season.
- Advanced to NCAA Regional play for the 22nd time in school history and for the eighth time in the last nine years.
- Florida won the Oklahoma City Regional sweeping three straight games to claim the championship. The regional victory advanced Florida to its first ever Super Regional appearance as the Gators were one of final 16 teams playing in 2004.
- Sixteen times UF bounced back from a deficit to win games during the 2004 season and the resilient Gators won an incredible 12 games in their last at-bat. The knack for comebacks was highlighted by two comeback wins at Alabama where Florida won a series for the first time since 1988.
- Finished tied for second in the SEC Eastern Division and earned a No. 6 seed for the SEC Tournament. The Gators made their SEC leading 25th Tournament appearance where Florida has won 43 games which is third most of any school in the conference.
- Florida won 11 games against ranked opponents and won 11 games away from home.
- UF won nine SEC road games which was tied for second in the league.
- The Gators went 27-9 at home in McKethan Stadium winning 25 or more games at home for the sixth straight season. The Gators also finished 19-2 at home in non-league contests.
- Florida tied a school record during the season by winning 14 straight games from Feb. 21 through March 14.
- The Gators played 29 games decided by two runs or less and went 17-12 in those type of contests. Twenty-one Florida's last 25 games were decided by three or less runs.
- Won seven games during the season against teams that advanced to the 2004 College World Series in Omaha.
- UF had four shutouts during the season which was the most since having four in the 1996 season. The Gators held a 3.19 ERA and fielded .973 over the last 25 games of the season.
- UF newcomers accounted for 29 home runs, 45 doubles, 25 stolen bases and 150 RBI while having a .295 batting average (260-for-880).
SCHOOL RECORDS
(records are either set or tied)
PITCHING
• Florida, season - least walks allowed per game (2.17)
FIELDING
• Florida, season - double plays turned (75)
• Florida, season - total chances per game (41.07)
INDIVIDUAL FRESHMAN RECORDS
(records are either set or tied)
• At Bats - Adam Davis, 253
• Slugging Percentage - Matt LaPorta, .646
• Stolen Bases, Adam Davis, 22
• Sacrifice Bunts, Brian Jeroloman, 10
• Assists, Adam Davis, 200
• Double Plays, Adam Davis, 46
SEASON HONORS
• Louisville Slugger All-American
First Team: Justin Hoyman
Third Team: C.J. Smith
• NCBWA All-American
Second Team: Justin Hoyman
• ESPN/Sports Weekly All-American
Second Team: Justin Hoyman
• ABCA All-American
First Team: Justin Hoyman
Second Team; Ben Harrison
Third Team: C.J. Smith
• Baseball America All-American
Second Team: Justin Hoyman
• College Baseball Insider All-American
First Team: Justin Hoyman
Honorable Mention: C.J. Smith, Ben Harrison, Connor Falkenbach
• Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
Adam Davis
• Baseball America Freshman All-American
First Team: Matt LaPorta
• Roger Clemens Award Semifinalist (10)
Justin Hoyman
• Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
Justin Hoyman
• ABCA All-South Region
First Team: Justin Hoyman, C.J. Smith, Ben Harrison
• NCAA Oklahoma City Regional All Tournament Team
MOP: Ben Harrison
C.J. Smith, Jeff Corsaletti, Tommy Boss
• SEC Pitcher of the Year
Justin Hoyman
• All-SEC (coaches)
First Team: C.J. Smith, Justin Hoyman
Second Team: Ben Harrison
• SEC All-Freshman Team
Adam Davis, Brian Jeroloman
• All-SEC (sebaseball.com)
First Team: Justin Hoyman, C.J. Smith
Second Team: Ben Harrison, Darren O'Day
• SEC All-Freshman (sebaseball.com)
Adam Davis, Brian Jeroloman, Matt LaPorta
• CoSIDA Academic All-District
Second Team: Ben Harrison, C.J. Smith, Darren O'Day
• C.J. Smith, SEC Player of the Week (week of Feb. 23)
• Ben Harrison, SEC Player of the Week (for week of April 26)
• Jeff Corsaletti, SEC Player of the Week (week of May 3)
• Justin Hoyman, SEC Pitcher of the Week (week of Feb. 16)
• Ben Hedgecock, UF's nominee for SEC Good Works Team
• SEC All-Academic (11)
David Bartelt, Tommy Boss, Matthew Cresap, Bo Dring, Ben Harison, James Kubek, Darren O'Day, Michael Pete, Patrick Rumble, C.J. Smith, Seth Steinhauer
2004 MLB DRAFT PICKS
| PLAYER | ROUND | PICK | TEAM |
| Justin Hoyman | 2nd | 47th | Cleveland Indians |
| C.J. Smith | 5th | 139th | Baltimore Orioles |
| Ben Harrison | 7th | 201st | Texas Rangers |
| Jonathan Tucker | 20th | 589th | Baltimore Orioles |
| Jeff Corsaletti | 22nd | 647th | Cleveland Indians |
| Austin Easley | 47th | 1409th | Boston Red Sox |
GATORS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Individual Rankings
Pitching
Victories: t22 - Justin Hoyman (11)
Team Rankings
Fielding
Double Plays Per Game: 6. 1.15 dp/game
GATORS IN THE SEC RANKINGS
Offensive Rankings
OVERALL
Batting Average: 5. Ben Harrison, .354; 11. C.J. Smith, .341
Slugging Percentage: 4. Ben Harrison, .629; 10. C.J. Smith, .592
On-base Percentage: 1. Ben Harrison, .463
Runs Scored: 4. Adam Davis, 68; 5. Ben Harrison, 67; 7. C.J. Smith, 63
Hits: 9. C.J. Smith, 87; t10. Ben Harrison, 84
Runs Batted In: t3. Ben Harrison, 70; 9. C.J. Smith, 64
Triples: t5. Jonathan Tucker, 4
Home Runs: 5. Ben Harrison, 17; t8. Matt LaPorta and C.J. Smith, 14
Total Bases: 8. C.J. Smith, 151; t9. Ben Harrison, 149
Bases on Balls: 4. Ben Harrison, 45; t9. Brian Jeroloman, 35
Sacrifice Bunts: t4. Brian Jeroloman, 10; t6. Justin Tordi, 9
Sacrifice Flies: t9. Ben Harrison, 6
Stolen Bases: t5. Adam Davis, 22
Total Plate Appearances: 7. Jonathan Tucker, 308
At Bats: t6. Jonathan Tucker, 268
Pitching Rankings
Earned Run Average: 6. Justin Hoyman, 2.71
Opposing Batting Average: 7. Justin Hoyman, .223
Innings Pitched: 1. Justin Hoyman, 139.2; 2. Connor Falkenbach, 126.2
Batters Struck Out: 9. Justin Hoyman, 89
Batters Struck Out Looking: 4. Justin Hoyman, 33; 12. Connor Falkenbach, 26
Wins: 2. Justin Hoyman, 11; t3. Connor Falkenbach, 10
Saves: t6. Darren O'Day, 5
Appearances: 2. Connor Falkenbach, 35
Games Started: t1. Justin Hoyman, 19
Games Finished: 5. Darren O'Day, 23
Games in Relief: 6. Connor Falkenbach, 30; t10. Darren O'Day, 25
Runners Picked Off: t6. Steven Porter and Darren O'Day, 4
Fielding Rankings
Chances: 5. C.J. Smith, 515
Putouts: 5. C.J. Smith, 475
Assists: 1. Justin Tordi, 237; 3. Adam Davis, 200
Fielding Double Plays: 2. C.J. Smith, 55; 3. Justin Tordi, 54; t6. Adam Davis, 46
Team Rankings
(top-four only)
HITTING
3rd in batting average (.305)
3rd in slugging percentage (.464)
2nd in on-base percentage (.393)
4th in runs scored (469)
4th in runs batted in (423)
3rd in home runs (70)
4th in total bases (1052)
2nd in walks (280)
t2nd it hit by pitch (69)
t4th in sacrifice flies (31)
PITCHING
2nd in innings pitched (584.2)
1st in runners picked off (19)
1st in walks allowed (141)
FIELDING
2nd in chances (2670)
4th in putouts (1754)
1st in assists (819)
1st in double plays (75)
t2nd in caught stealing by (24)
MILESTONES
• Head coach Pat McMahon reached in the 100 win mark in his Florida career faster than any coach in school history as he reached the win total in his first 145 games as the head coach.
• Florida won 30 or more games for the 14th consecutive season and 40 or more for the 16th time in school history.
• The Florida baseball program won their 1,900th game as they improved their all-time record to 1949-1266-24 (.605).
• Florida won 20 or more home games for the 17th straight season.
• The Gators advanced to their 22nd ever NCAA Regional.
• Ben Harrison ended his career as just the eighth player to reach the 20+ HR, 100+ RBI, 30+ SB plateau in Gator baseball history.
