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47 Aidan King

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Freshman
  • B/T L/R
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
  • High School Bishop John J. Snyder

Biography

2025 Unanimous First Team Freshman All-American (Baseball America, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game)
2025 ABCA Second Team Southeast All-Region
2025 SEC All-Freshman Team
2025 3x SEC Freshman of the Week (April 14, May 12, May 19)
2025 SEC Pitcher of the Week (March 3)

2025 (Freshman):
  • Provided one of the best rookie pitching seasons in program history
  • Made 17 pitching appearances highlighted by 12 weekend starts as a true freshman
  • Posted for 12-consecutive starts to conclude the season after opening the year in the bullpen
  • Set a program record with four SEC weekly honors during the 2025 campaign
  • Led Florida with a 2.58 ERA, .213 batting average against, 73 1/3 innings pitched and five quality starts
  • Posted the lowest ERA by a Gator across a full season since Brady Singer in 2018 (2.55) and the best by a Florida true freshman since Logan Shore in 2014 (2.29)
  • Also logged the most innings (73 1/3) and strikeouts (79) by a Florida true freshman since Jack Leftwich in 2018 (81 1/3 IP, 84 K)
  • Delivered a 7-2 record, 1.11 WHIP, 9.7 K/9 and 3.4 K-to-BB ratio
  • Dominated to the tune of a 3-1 record, 0.94 ERA, .192 BAA and 29-to-10 K-to-BB ratio over 28 2/3 innings pitched in his final five starts
  • Allowed one run on two hits while striking out three in his career debut vs. Air Force on Feb. 15
  • Did not allow an earned run across five outings spanning 15 1/3 innings from Feb. 18 at Jacksonville through March 8 vs. Harvard, racking up 17 strikeouts against two walks in that span
  • Earned first-career win thanks to three scoreless, no-hit frames of relief backed by four strikeouts at Stetson on Feb. 25
  • Shut out Miami across 3 1/3 one-hit innings with one walk and three strikeouts on March 1
  • Was brilliant in his first-career start, firing six shutout innings with two hits allowed, one walk and eight strikeouts to earn the victory vs. Harvard on March 8
  • Held No. 2 Tennessee to one run on four hits and one walk over six innings while fanning six Volunteers to pick up the quality start in Knoxville on March 15
  • Tossed five innings of two-run ball on four hits, two walks and five strikeouts vs. Vanderbilt on April 5
  • Blanked Missouri across 5 2/3 frames with four hits allowed, one walk and seven strikeouts to register the win on April 12
  • Threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings before having his outing end prematurely due to weather at South Carolina on May 3
  • Baffled No. 1 Texas over seven shutout frames, striking out a career-high nine batters while surrendering just two hits and three walks to record the victory on May 11
  • Secured a second-consecutive win and quality start by allowing three runs (one earned) across 6 1/3 innings with six hits allowed, two walks and eight strikeouts vs. Alabama on May 17
  • Produced a third-straight victory and quality start against Fairfield in the NCAA Conway Regional to keep Florida’s season alive on May 31, pitching a career-high eight innings and giving up just one earned run on four hits, two walks and seven strikeouts
  • In his final start of the year vs. Fairfield, he became the first UF pitcher since June 10, 2023 (Brandon Sproat vs. South Carolina) to pitch into and complete the eighth inning

BISHOP SNYDER HS:
  • Starred as a two-way talent while earning four letters
  • Appeared in 45 games with a 4-1 record
  • Posted an impressive 1.64 ERA with a .187 batting average against and 15.0 K/9
  • Notched 368 strikeouts in 221 1/3 frames for a 15.0 K/9
  • Led the state with 144 strikeouts as a senior, good for 18th nationally
  • Chucked 72 1/3 innings of 1.06 ERA ball with a .150 BAA and 17.9 K/9 as a senior
  • Struck out 20 of 24 batters in the Region 1-3A quarterfinals vs. Providence
  • 2024 Florida Times Union & All-First Coast Player of the Year
  • Slashed .301/.469/.393 with two home runs, 16 doubles, 46 RBI, 47 runs and 17 stolen bases in 92 games played and 239 at bats
  • Walked a total of 64 times
  • Also competed for 5 Star National Black
  • Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 66 player and No. 13 right-handed pitcher in Florida while being the No. 432 overall recruit nationally

PERSONAL:
  • Son of Tracy and Chris King
  • Has one sister, Teagan
  • Majoring in sport management at the University of Florida

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 8, vs. Fairfield, May 31, 2025
Walks allowed: 4, at Ole Miss, March 27, 2025
Runs allowed: 6, at Mississippi State, April 19, 2025
Strikeouts: 9, at Texas, May 11, 2025
Assists: 3, at Tennessee, March 15, 2025

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