GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – After pitching led to the Florida Regional exit against Troy, a change to the pitching staff was made in the days following.<\/p>\n
Florida fired Pitching Coach David Kopp on Friday night per Baseball America\u2019s Jacob Rudner. <\/p>\n
Florida has fired pitching coach David Kopp, sources tell @BaseballAmerica<\/a>. Kopp spent the last five years with the Gators and served as FAU’s pitching coach and recruiting coordinator from 2017-21. Has worked with some immense talent over the last several years.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jacob Rudner (@JacobRudner) June 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n RELATED: Gators Baseball Transfer Portal Tracker<\/a><\/p>\n After five seasons with the program, the Gators finished the season 41-21 (18-12 SEC) with a 4.61 team ERA. Only four pitchers tallied below a 4.0 ERA, including King\u2019s 3.21 and Jackson Barberi\u2019s 3.31 out of the pen. Further, the Gators giving up 27 runs in the NCAA Gainesville Regional.<\/p>\n Watch TV20 Sports daily for everything Florida Gators with Jake Rongholt<\/a>, Olivia Eisenhauer<\/a> and Julianna Reichenbach in the 6 o\u2019clock and 11 o\u2019clock nightly newscasts.<\/p>\n