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Jersey Number 12
Hunter Barco
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- The Bolles School
Bio
2022 Second-Round MLB Draft Pick (44th overall, Pittsburgh Pirates)
2022 CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 21)
2022 Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week. (Feb. 21)
2022 NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy National Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 22)
2021 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
2021 Southeast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team
2021 SEC All-Newcomer Team
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball)
2020 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career Highlights:
In the News:
2022 (Sophomore*):
2021 (Freshman*):
2020 (Freshman):
THE BOLLES SCHOOL:
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 8.0, at Alabama, March 18, 2022
Runs Allowed: 8, No. 21 Miami, Feb. 21, 2021
Walks allowed: 5, at No. 4 Tennessee, April 11, 2021
Strikeouts: 12, Georgia State, Feb. 24, 2022
Putouts: 3, Jacksonville, Mar 19, 2019
Assists: 2, four times
2022 CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 21)
2022 Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week. (Feb. 21)
2022 NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy National Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 22)
2021 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
2021 Southeast-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team
2021 SEC All-Newcomer Team
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball)
2020 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career Highlights:
- Barco Ties Career High with 10 Strikeouts Across 6.2 Shutout Frames at Kentucky
- Complete-Game Outing vs. Mississippi State in 2021 SEC Tournament
- Barco Strikes Out Nine Against Troy (2020)
In the News:
- Hunter Barco: 'Best decision coming to Florida'
- UF’s Hunter Barco is the Most-Hyped Freshman in College Baseball
- Meet Hunter Barco: Former MLB recruit, now a UF pitcher
- Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 44th overall pick in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft
- Concluded his UF career ranking second all-time with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings, fifth with 7.2 hits per nine, sixth with a .773 winning percentage (17-5, min. 20 decisions) and tied for seventh with a .213 batting average against
- Turned in a 17-5 career record with a 3.18 ERA across 30 appearances including 29 starts
- Tallied 152 2/3 innings with 189 strikeouts, 43 walks and 122 hits allowed
2022 (Sophomore*):
- Named the No. 1 pitcher in college baseball by D1Baseball on March 30
- Made nine starts on the mound prior to undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery
- Went 5-2 with a 2.50 ERA and 69 strikeouts across 50 1/3 innings pitched
- Allowed just 34 hits and 11 walks, translating to a 0.89 WHIP
- Posted a 12.3 K/9, 1.9 BB/9 and 6.3 K-to-BB ratio
- Tossed six shutout, one-hit innings with a then-career high 11 strikeouts to earn the win against Liberty on opening night on Feb. 18, earning him SEC Pitcher of the Week and Dick Howser Trophy National Pitcher of the Week honors on Feb. 22
- Struck out a career-high 12 batters while pitching six innings of one-run ball to earn the victory vs. Georgia State on Feb. 24
- Hurled 6 1/3 shutout innings with two hits allowed and six strikeouts to earn the win over Seton Hall on March 12
- Fired seven scoreless innings with two hits allowed and eight strikeouts to earn the win against No. 21 LSU on March 25
2021 (Freshman*):
- 2021 SEC All-Newcomer Team
- USA Baseball Golden Spikes Awards Preseason Watch List
- Listed at No. 7 on Baseball America’s Preseason Top 150 players list
- Ranked tied-sixth in the SEC and tied-11th nationally with 10 wins
- Made 16 appearances (all weekend starts) and led the team in victories (10)
- Finished with a 10-3 record and a 4.01 ERA across 83 innings pitched
- Registered 94 strikeouts (10.2 K/9) and a .239 BAA while allowing just 77 hits (8.3 H/9)
- Delivered a streak of nine consecutive starts without receiving a loss from April 3 to May 26, going 7-0 with victories over No. 3 Ole Miss, No. 2 Vanderbilt and No. 8 Mississippi State
- Pitched 6.2 shutout innings and tied his career high with 10 strikeouts en route to earning the win at Kentucky on May 8, scattering two hits and one walk
- Fired a career-high seven innings to earn the complete-game victory over No. 8 Mississippi State at the SEC Tournament on May 26, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out two
- Tossed five shutout innings to earn the win vs. Florida A&M on March 7, allowing just one hit and one walk while with nine strikeouts
- Threw four consecutive quality starts from May 2 to May 26 (at Kentucky, vs. Georgia, at No. 1 Arkansas, vs. No. 8 Mississippi State)
2020 (Freshman):
- Made four starts and one relief appearance, posting a 2-0 record
- Posted a 1.40 ERA and .162 opponent batting average, both of which were the lowest among Florida's weekend rotation
- Allowed three earned runs and logged 26 strikeouts, against six walks, across 19.1 innings pitched
- Logged a career-high nine strikeouts in a five-inning outing against Troy
- In his second career start (and first weekend start) at then-No. 1 Miami, allowed just one run and two hits in 5.1 innings pitched, in addition to posting seven strikeouts and only allowing two walks
THE BOLLES SCHOOL:
- First Team Senior Preseason All-America (Perfect Game)
- Florida Region All-High School Senior First Team (Perfect Game)
- 2019 Florida Times-Union All-First Coast team; Four-time All-First Coast selection
- Played in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Game at Wrigley Field and the 2018 Perfect Game All-American Classic
- As a senior, went 5-0 with a 1.84 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 38 innings; also hit .355 with 14 RBI
| 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 | 1.40 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | .162 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4.01 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.0 | 77 | 43 | 37 | 26 | 94 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 368 | .239 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2.50 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 69 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 201 | .187 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3.18 | 17 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152.2 | 122 | 60 | 54 | 43 | 189 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 650 | .213 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 8.0, at Alabama, March 18, 2022
Runs Allowed: 8, No. 21 Miami, Feb. 21, 2021
Walks allowed: 5, at No. 4 Tennessee, April 11, 2021
Strikeouts: 12, Georgia State, Feb. 24, 2022
Putouts: 3, Jacksonville, Mar 19, 2019
Assists: 2, four times
2025 Florida Baseball Season Highlights
Monday, June 23
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Saturday, May 31
5.31.25 Conway Regional Postgame
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