Jac Caglianone

Jeffrey Alan "Jac" Caglianone (born February 9, 2003) is an American college baseball pitcher and first baseman for the Florida Gators.

Jac Caglianone
Caglianone in 2023
Florida Gators – No. 14
Pitcher/First baseman
Born: (2003-02-09) February 9, 2003
Tampa, Florida
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Amateur career

Caglianone grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended Henry B. Plant High School.[1] As a senior, he batted .371 with three home runs and posted a 2.44 ERA with two saves and 65 strikeouts over 37+1⁄3 innings pitched.[2] Caglianone tore his left ulnar collateral ligament while playing in a postseason All-Star game after the season.[3]

Caglianone initially planned on redshirting his freshman season at Florida while recovering from Tommy John surgery, but ultimately played as a designated hitter.[4] He batted .288 with seven home runs during his freshman season.[5] Caglianone returned to pitching during Florida's fall practices in 2022.[6] He entered his sophomore season as both a starting pitcher and as the Gators' starting first baseman.[7] Caglianone was named the NCBWA Player of the Month for February after collecting 15 hits in 35 at-bats with seven home runs and also striking out 15 batters over 11+1⁄3 innings pitched.[8] He broke Florida's single-season home run record after hitting his 27th of the year.[9]

References
  1. Rodriguez, Hector (July 21, 2020). "Five UF commits who could play in the Perfect Game All-American Classic". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. Bortner, Sullivan (October 14, 2021). "Meet the Gators: Jac Caglianone". FloridaGators.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. Rodriguez, Hector (August 8, 2021). "Florida Gators 2021 Baseball Recruiting Class". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. Torres, Maria (March 27, 2023). "College baseball week in review: Jac Caglianone's two-way impact, Dylan Crews on-fire". The Athletic. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  5. Rudner, Jacob (February 6, 2023). "Florida baseball position group preview: Designated hitter". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  6. Hearn, Ashley (January 10, 2023). "Catching Up with Cags: Florida Baseball's Jac Caglianone". WRUF.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  7. Anderson, R.J. (February 26, 2023). "Florida's Jac Caglianone homers three times, strikes out six as two-way player maintains hot start to season". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  8. Rudner, Jacob (March 3, 2023). "Caglianone named NCBWA National Player of the Month". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  9. "UF sluggers Jac Caglianone, Skylar Wallace setting records". Orlando Sentinel. May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
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