It’s rare to find a player with a more versatile skill set than Jac Caglianone. The two-way left-hander has quickly become one of the most impactful players in college baseball. The Gators’ sophomore leads all of college baseball in home runs and has also settled into the Sunday starter role …
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Catching Up with Cags: Florida Baseball’s Jac Caglianone
Jac Caglianone has missed the mound. The sophomore was recruited by the University of Florida as the No. 4 ranked left-handed pitcher in the nation but tore his UCL in the state all-star game two weeks before summer training in 2021. Now, after 16 months of recovery, he’s showing promise …
Read More »Shelnut, Caglianone Lift Gators Past Jacksonville For First Midweek Run-Rule
Entering their Tuesday night matchup with the Jacksonville Dolphins, the Florida Gators knew something had to give. After a 1-6 start to the month, Florida needed to make a statement as they took to the diamond. Not just to their fans or their foes. But to themselves. With just over …
Read More »Florida’s Caglianone Drafted No. 6 Overall By Kansas City
Florida two-way star Jac Caglianone was the No. 6 overall pick Sunday in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Kansas City Royals. The moment our guy found out.#GoGators pic.twitter.com/Td0YAAeDVj — Florida Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) July 15, 2024 Caglianone ties former pitchers John Burke (1991) and A.J. Puk (2016) as …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Caglianone Best To Play Baseball At UF
The Back Nine comes at you after an eventful weekend that was some good, some not so good. Some of it was just downright sad. 10. And I will start out with sadness because we found out as we were all preparing to have our Sponsors Party Friday night that …
Read More »Caglianone’s Record-Tying Performance Not Enough To Lift Gators Past Commodores
Jac Caglianone, the two-way phenom of the Florida Gators, made history in the team’s matchup Friday with the No. 13 Vanderbilt Commodores. Caglianone hit a home run for the ninth game in a row to tie the longest streak in NCAA history. In those nine games, UF has gone 2-7, …
Read More »Gators Fall at Vanderbilt in Game 1; Caglianone Continues Historic Homer Streak
After collecting 38 hits in their last three games, the Florida Gators carried hot bats into Thursday’s game against the No. 13 Vanderbilt Commodores, but it was Vandy’s night at the plate in Game 1 in Nashville, Tenn., winning 10-5 Tonight’s final from Hawkins. Game two is slated for tomorrow …
Read More »Gators Baseball Looks For Redemption Against Jacksonville
For the first time this season, the Gators are not in D1Baseball’s Top 25 rankings. It’s a far fall from the No. 2 spot the Gators started in the preseason poll. The Gators (18-17, 7-8 SEC) struggled to find themselves in the previous weeks. The team that went to the …
Read More »Caglianone Saves Day For Gators In Series-Clinching Win Over MSU
On a crisp Easter Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark, the No. 6 Florida Gators were looking for a miracle of their own. Facing a one-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning, designated hitter Jac Caglianone entered the batter’s box with a man on first and no outs. Facing …
Read More »Caglianone’s Extra-Inning Homer Surges Florida Past LSU To Even Series
In front of the second largest crowd in LSU program history of 12,892 at Alex Box Stadium, No. 5 LSU put on a laser show, but the No. 6 Florida Gators silenced the Tiger fans Saturday night thanks to a two-run home run from Jac Caglianone in the 11th inning …
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