Meet the Gators: Jac Caglianone
Thursday, October 14, 2021 | Baseball
The next featured newcomer in Florida's 2021 Meet the Gators series is freshman left-handed pitcher/first baseman Jac Caglianone out of Plant High School in Tampa, Fla. As a talented two-way player, Caglianone will wear No. 14 for the Gators.
Recently ranked as the No. 1 recruiting class in the country by Perfect Game, Florida's 2021 incoming class features 16 freshmen and one four-year college transfer. Individually, Caglianone comes to the Orange and Blue as the No. 33 overall recruit in the nation on top of being the No. 6 player and No. 1 left-handed pitcher in Florida.
During his prep career at Plant, Caglianone starred as a four-year letterwinner under coaches Dennis Braun and Dave Parra. As a senior, Caglianone led the team with a .371 batting average while posting three home runs, one triple and four doubles across 70 at bats. On the mound, the southpaw was even more dominant, firing 37.1 innings of 2.44 ERA ball with two saves and 65 strikeouts – good for 15.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
As a result, Caglianone was named a Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-American and a Gatorade Player of the Year nominee. He concluded his Plant career as a three-time all-section and all-conference honoree in addition to a pair of all-state and all-area accolades. Additionally, Caglianone was previously tabbed as the 2020 MLB Sirius XM Two-Way Player of the Year and also earned a spot in the 2020 Perfect Game All-American Classic.
Outside of high school ball, Caglianone also competed for the San Francisco Giants Scout Team.
As the son of Jeff and Johanne Caglianone, Jac has one sister, Samantha, who is also a collegiate student-athlete playing volleyball at Santa Fe College. He comes from a family with an impressive athletic history, as his father played college baseball at Stetson. He intends to major in business at the University of Florida.
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Recently ranked as the No. 1 recruiting class in the country by Perfect Game, Florida's 2021 incoming class features 16 freshmen and one four-year college transfer. Individually, Caglianone comes to the Orange and Blue as the No. 33 overall recruit in the nation on top of being the No. 6 player and No. 1 left-handed pitcher in Florida.
I am extremely excited and proud to say that I will be attending the University of Florida to further my Academic and Athletic career. I want to thank my parents, family, coaches and friends for supporting me and helping reach my goal to play college baseball. Go Gators! 🐊🐊 pic.twitter.com/ySSCFIsW55
— Jac Caglianone (@jac_caglianone) March 11, 2019
During his prep career at Plant, Caglianone starred as a four-year letterwinner under coaches Dennis Braun and Dave Parra. As a senior, Caglianone led the team with a .371 batting average while posting three home runs, one triple and four doubles across 70 at bats. On the mound, the southpaw was even more dominant, firing 37.1 innings of 2.44 ERA ball with two saves and 65 strikeouts – good for 15.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
As a result, Caglianone was named a Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-American and a Gatorade Player of the Year nominee. He concluded his Plant career as a three-time all-section and all-conference honoree in addition to a pair of all-state and all-area accolades. Additionally, Caglianone was previously tabbed as the 2020 MLB Sirius XM Two-Way Player of the Year and also earned a spot in the 2020 Perfect Game All-American Classic.
Jac Caglianone was unranked in our preseason 200.
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) April 9, 2021
Now?
He's one of the best high school prospects in all of Florida.@CarlosACollazo explains his rise in this week's stock watch: https://t.co/VV6ys58eiX
(🎥 @JesseLitsch)
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Outside of high school ball, Caglianone also competed for the San Francisco Giants Scout Team.
As the son of Jeff and Johanne Caglianone, Jac has one sister, Samantha, who is also a collegiate student-athlete playing volleyball at Santa Fe College. He comes from a family with an impressive athletic history, as his father played college baseball at Stetson. He intends to major in business at the University of Florida.
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