US EditionFlorida baseball coach Kevin O'Sullivan hopes to deliver 'the best version of myself' after leave
O'Sullivan resumed coaching after a two-month leave to improve personal habits and faces a three-game suspension, missing the season opener against UAB, Florida officials said.
- On Friday, Florida baseball coach Kevin O'Sullivan returned and was suspended for the first three games, missing the Feb. 13-15 series against UAB at Condron Family Ballpark.
- After his June 1 tirade in Conway, South Carolina, the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee issued a public reprimand, and O'Sullivan stepped away in late October for personal matters.
- A two-month leave produced routine changes such as a homemade garage gym O'Sullivan visits first each morning, saying, 'You make a commitment to yourself personally' and 'Things can kind of get away from me a little bit.'
- The program endured interim leadership changes with two interim coaches, losing Chuck Jeroloman before hiring Tom Slater, while Florida decision-makers signaled limited tolerance going forward.
- Backed by a $1.8 million, four-year extension signed January 2024, O'Sullivan opens his 19th season with high expectations and a roster led by Liam Peterson and Aidan King.
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Returned O'Sullivan vows 'best version' to Gators
Florida baseball coach Kevin O'Sullivan used a two-month leave of absence to change his daily routine and eliminate some old habits in hopes of finding "the best version of myself" heading into his 19th season in Gainesville.
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Florida baseball coach Kevin O'Sullivan hopes to deliver 'the best version of myself' after leave
Florida baseball coach Kevin O’Sullivan used a two-month leave of absence to change his daily routine and eliminate some old habits in hopes of finding “the best version of myself” heading into his 19th season in Gainesville.
Florida baseball coach Kevin O'Sullivan expresses regret over incident at Conway Regional
Florida baseball starts its season off at home on Friday with a three-game series against UAB. Kevin O’Sullivan, though, won’t be in the dugout. The longtime Gators head coach will serve a three-game suspension after a video showed him in a profanity-laced tirade toward officials during an NCAA regional in Conway, S.C., in June. O’Sullivan was angry over a delayed start time to the Gators’ elimination game vs. East Carolina after the Pirates’ ga…
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