GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 2024 Florida Gators baseball team will soon be gathering at Condron Family Ballpark with the arrival of mid-August, as players recently put the finishing touches on their participation in summer developmental leagues across the country.
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This past offseason, Gators competed as part of the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, Cape Cod League (CCBL), Coastal Plains League and Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL).
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1B/DH Jac Caglianone | USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
Caglianone blasted two home runs while driving in five over a team-high 10 starts in the Stars and Stripes. He also chipped in one double and six runs as Team USA went 7-3.
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RHP Jake Clemente | Coastal Plains League | Peninsula Pilots
After missing his freshman 2023 season to injury, Clemente returned to full health and posted 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 1/3 frames with Peninsula. The Coral Springs, Fla. native concluded the season with a 2-1 record and 3.85 ERA across eight appearances including four starts.
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C/1B Luke Heyman | Cape Cod League | Falmouth Commodores
Helping lead Falmouth to a brief postseason run, Heyman finished off his summer batting .258 with two homers, two doubles, 14 runs, nine RBI and one steal in 62 at bats. Across 19 regular-season contests, Heyman posted a respectable .250/.393/.417 slash line – good for a .810 OPS.
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RHP Fisher Jameson | Cape Cod League | Brewster Whitecaps
Jameson was outstanding on The Cape over 22 innings, working to a 3.68 ERA in seven games including four starts. The rising junior righty fanned 25 batters against just nine walks and held opposing hitters to a .219 batting average backed by a 1.15 WHIP over the course of the regular season.
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RHP Brandon Neely | USA Collegiate Nation Team
As one of four Team USA hurlers to make four appearances, Neely delivered a pristine 0.00 ERA and .000 batting average against in 5 1/3 innings. The 2023 All-American closer allowed just three walks against eight strikeouts while posting one save.
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RHP Blake Purnell | Cape Cod League | Harwich Mariners
The 2022 Freshman All-American enjoyed perhaps the best summer of any Gator on the diamond. The right-hander pitched in three games including two starts, allowing just one run on seven hits and one walk in 9 1/3 innings. That equated to a 0.96 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and .194 batting average against.
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OF Michael Robertson | Cape Cod League | Brewster Whitecaps
In 19 regular-season games with Brewster, Robertson hit .226 with a strong .339 on-base percentage. Across 53 at bats, he piled up 12 hits, eight walks, six runs, three RBI and seven stolen bases – which ranked second on the Whitecaps roster.
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INF Dale Thomas | Florida Collegiate Summer League | Orlando Snappers
Thomas played in 13 games for the Snappers and racked up 37 at bats. Orlando was eliminated in early August via a postseason play-in game, with Thomas concluding the summer with one homer, four runs, two RBI and seven walks.
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