2021 Baseball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 35
Franco Aleman
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Alonso (St. Johns River State College)
2021 10th-Round MLB Draft Pick (306th overall, Cleveland Indians)
2021 (Junior*):
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 7.0, Alabama, May 27, 2021
Walks allowed: 6, No. 21 Miami, Feb. 20, 2021
Strikeouts: 8, at No. 1 Arkansas, May 22, 2021
Batters faced: 30, at Kentucky, May 6, 2021
Putouts: 1, 5 times
Assists: 2, 3 times
2021 (Junior*):
- Made 23 pitching appearances including nine starts
- Finished with a 2-4 record with a 5.74 ERA and four saves over 69.0 innings pitched
- Racked up 65 strikeouts while walking only 21 batters (2.7 BB/9)
- Held opposing hitters to a .274 batting average
- Fired a career-high 7.0 shutout innings to earn the victory vs. Alabama at the SEC Tournament on May 27, scattering five hits and one walk while striking out four
- Struck out a career-high eight batters at No. 1 Arkansas on May 22
- Earned first-career win in his first-career start after throwing four innings vs. No. 3 Ole Miss on April 1, allowing just one unearned run on three hits with three strikeouts
- Pitched five shutout innings at Auburn on April 23, allowing six hits and one walk with five strikeouts
- Tossed 2.2 scoreless frames on one hit with three strikeouts to earn the save vs. Jacksonville on March 14
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
- Played the 2019 season at FIU and the 2020 season at St. Johns River State College
- Made seven starts at St. Johns River State, posting a 3-1 record and 3.26 ERA across 38.1 innings pitched
- In 2019 at FIU, made 12 starts and two relief appearances, finishing with a 3-5 record and 3.97 ERA across 65.2 innings pitched
- Racked up 51 strikeouts at St. Johns River State, and 53 strikeouts at FIU
- Was an all-state baseball and soccer athlete at Columbia HS in Lake City
- All-State First Team selection at Alonso High School, after finishing his senior season with a 9-1 record, 0.59 ERA, and 106 strikeouts across 72 innings
Year | ERA | W | L | App | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | B/Avg | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA |
2021 | 5.74 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69.0 | 75 | 52 | 44 | 21 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 307 | .274 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
TOTAL | 5.74 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69.0 | 75 | 52 | 44 | 21 | 65 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 307 | .274 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 7.0, Alabama, May 27, 2021
Walks allowed: 6, No. 21 Miami, Feb. 20, 2021
Strikeouts: 8, at No. 1 Arkansas, May 22, 2021
Batters faced: 30, at Kentucky, May 6, 2021
Putouts: 1, 5 times
Assists: 2, 3 times
2025 Florida Baseball Season Highlights
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