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Jersey Number 8
Brandon Sproat
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Pace, Fla.
- High School:
- Pace
Bio
2023 Second Round MLB Draft Pick (56th Overall, New York Mets)
2023 University of Florida Graduate (Spring)
2023 ABCA First Team Southeast All-Region
2023 Second Team All-SEC
2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Pitcher of the Week (March 20, May 1)
2022 ABCA Second Team Southeast All-Region
2022 NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
2022 SEC Pitcher of the Week (March 7)
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career Highlights:
In the News:
Career:
2023 (Junior*):
2022 (Sophomore*):
2021 (Freshman*):
2020 (Freshman)
PACE HIGH SCHOOL
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 9.0, Alabama, March 16, 2023
Runs Allowed: 8, Auburn, March 31, 2023
Walks allowed: 5, vs. LSU, June 24, 2023
Strikeouts: 11, Alabama, March 16, 2023
Putouts: 1, five times
Assists: 2, four times
2023 University of Florida Graduate (Spring)
2023 ABCA First Team Southeast All-Region
2023 Second Team All-SEC
2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Pitcher of the Week (March 20, May 1)
2022 ABCA Second Team Southeast All-Region
2022 NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
2022 SEC Pitcher of the Week (March 7)
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career Highlights:
In the News:
Career:
- Selected by the New York Mets with the 56th overall pick of the second round in the 2023 MLB Draft
- Finished career ranking 10th all-time at Florida with a 9.74 K/9
- Made 56 appearances featuring 37 starts in four seasons at UF from 2020-23
- Compiled a 19-8 record, 4.27 ERA and .242 batting average against
- Struck out 242 batters in 223 2/3 career frames
- Threw two completes games and one shutout in Orange & Blue
- Served as Florida’s Friday night ace from April 23, 2022 vs. Tennessee through the remainder of the 2023 campaign
- Concluded with a .933 fielding percentage across 30 defensive chances
2023 (Junior*):
- Made all 19 of his scheduled weekend starts while earning ABCA First Team Southeast All-Region and Second Team All-SEC honors
- Posted an 8-3 record and 4.66 ERA with two complete games including one shutout
- Struck out 134 batters across 106 1/3 innings, equating to an 11.3 K/9
- Penciled self in single-season record books in game started (T-fourth) and strikeouts (sixth)
- Held opposing hitters to a .222 batting average
- Teamed up with Hurston Waldrep to strike out more batters (290) than any two-pitcher duo in program history while forming the ninth 100-strikeout duo in team history
- Lasted at least five innings in 17 of his 19 starts as well as 27 of the last 29 starts of his career
- Earned a quality start with four runs (three earned) allowed in six innings while racking up nine strikeouts to pick up the win over Miami on March 3
- Tossed a complete-game, one-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts vs. Alabama in the SEC Opener on March 16
- Threw 5 2/3 frames of one-run ball on four hits and four walks while striking out nine to pick up the win at Tennessee on April 6
- Dominated Missouri with one run allowed over seven innings on two hits and one walk while fanning seven to earn the victory on April 28
- Blanked Vanderbilt across six innings, allowing five hits and three walks while striking out five to earn the win on May 12
- Picked up the quality start by throwing 6 1/3 frames with three runs allowed on hive hits and three walks while fanning seven in the College World Series Opener vs. Virginia on June 16
2022 (Sophomore*):
- Made 17 appearances including a team-high 16 starts on the mound
- Posted a 9-4 record while leading the Gators with 89 2/3 innings pitched
- Finished with a 3.41 ERA, .251 batting average against and 82 strikeouts
- Went 5-0 with a 1.59 ERA and .218 batting average against in his last six starts of the season
- Totaled nine quality starts including five in a row to conclude the campaign
- Fired a then-career-high 6 1/3 shutout innings to earn the win over No. 22 Miami on March 5, tying his career high with eight strikeouts
- Named SEC Pitcher of the week after tossing 8 1/3 shutout innings with 10 strikeouts vs. North Florida on March 1 and No. 22 Miami on March 5
- Pitched 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball to earn the win vs. No. 2 Arkansas on April 8
- Won four-straight starts from April 29 to May 19 over Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri and South Carolina
- Fired a career-high 8 1/3 innings of one-run ball vs. South Carolina at the SEC Tournament on May 24, scattering four hits and one walk with seven strikeouts while taking a shutout into the ninth
- Picked up the win vs. Central Michigan in the NCAA Gainesville Regional on June 3, allowing one run across seven innings while striking out six
2021 (Freshman*):
- Made 16 appearances including two starts for the Gators on the mound
- Pitched to a 2-1 record and 6.65 ERA across 21.2 innings of work
- Finished the season with a career-high 18 strikeouts
- Fired four shutout innings in his first-career start at Stetson on May 11, scattering one hit and one walk while striking out two
- Earned the win against Stetson on March 10 after providing 1.2 scoreless innings of relief on two hits
- Struck out a career-high four batters in the SEC Tournament Semifinal game vs. No. 4 Tennessee on May 29, lasting 3.2 innings and allowing three earned runs on five hits and four walks
2020 (Freshman)
- Appeared in four games, totaling 6.0 innings and a 1.50 ERA
- Tallied eight strikeouts against three walks and two hits allowed
- Recorded three strikeouts against Marshall (Feb 15) and Florida A&M (March 4)
- Threw a season-high two innings against Florida A&M and South Florida (March 6)
- Tossed three scoreless outings, and two hitless outings
PACE HIGH SCHOOL
- High Honorable Mention Senior Preseason All-America (Perfect Game)
- Florida Region All-High School Senior First Team (Perfect Game)
- All-Region First Team, Region 3 (National High School Baseball Coaches Association)
- 2019 All-State Team (Florida Athletic Coaches Association)
- 2018 and 2019 Pensacola News-Journal All-Area First Team
- Selected to play in the 2019 FACA All-Star Classic at Tigertown in Lakeland
- As a senior in 2019, went 5-2 with a 1.53 ERA over 32 innings with 53 strikeouts
- As a junior in 2018, led Pace to the Class 7A State Championship Game and had a 10-4 record with a 1.78 ERA over 59 innings
| ERA | W | L | APP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | BAVG | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .105 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.65 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 107 | .330 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.41 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.2 | 84 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 382 | .251 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4.66 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 | 106.1 | 87 | 57 | 55 | 48 | 134 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 466 | .222 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 4.27 | 19 | 8 | 56 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 223.2 | 202 | 114 | 106 | 99 | 242 | 34 | 4 | 26 | 978 | .242 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 9.0, Alabama, March 16, 2023
Runs Allowed: 8, Auburn, March 31, 2023
Walks allowed: 5, vs. LSU, June 24, 2023
Strikeouts: 11, Alabama, March 16, 2023
Putouts: 1, five times
Assists: 2, four times
2025 Florida Baseball Season Highlights
Monday, June 23
Florida-Fairfield Highlights
Saturday, May 31
5.31.25 Conway Regional Postgame
Saturday, May 31
5.30.25 Conway Regional Postgame
Friday, May 30
