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20 Jake Clemente

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Coral Springs, Fla.
  • High School Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Biography

2025 All-SEC Second Team (RP)
2024 Cape Cod League All-Star
2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2023 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2025 (Redshirt Sophomore):
  • Made 21 appearances highlighted by five weekend starts in the first six weeks of the season
  • Produced a career-best 3.46 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and .181 batting average against
  • Struck out 77 batters against 25 walks over a career-high 54 2/3 innings pitched
  • Also set career marks with a 12.7 K/9, 4.1 BB/9 and 3.1 K-to-BB ratio
  • Paced the Orange & Blue with seven saves
  • All seven of Clemente's saves were more than one inning, highlighted by six saves of six-plus outs and four of eight outs or more
  • Ranked third on the roster in innings and strikeouts
  • Taking over the closer role midseason, Clemente logged all seven of his saves in the final 27 games while registering a team-low 1.33 ERA and .173 BAA on top of a 39-to-10 K-to-BB ratio over 27 innings
  • Recorded a victory and quality start by pitching six innings with three runs allowed (two earned) on three hits, striking out a career-high eight batters and walking zero vs. Air Force on Feb. 15
  • Started and tossed four scoreless frames on one hit, two walks and seven strikeouts in the win over Dayton on Feb. 22
  • Threw a scoreless inning with one hit allowed and two strikeouts vs. Florida State on March 25
  • Picked up the win behind 1 2/3 shutout frames with one walk and two strikeouts against North Florida on April 1
  • Nailed down his first save of the season with two perfect innings and four strikeouts vs. Florida State on April 8
  • Allowed one run over three innings with two hits allowed and six strikeouts to secure the save at Mississippi State on April 19
  • Retired all eight batters he faced for a 2 2/3-inning save with three strikeouts against Arkansas on April 25
  • Logged the save with three shutout innings on four hits, two walks and four strikeouts to clinch the series over Arkansas on April 27
  • Fired another three-inning save with four hits allowed, one walk and six strikeouts at South Carolina on May 2
  • Secured the save behind two scoreless, no-hit frames with one walk and two strikeouts vs. Alabama on May 15
  • Churned out two shutout innings with one hit allowed and one strikeout against Ole Miss at the SEC Tournament on May 21
  • Fielded at a 1.000 clip over three defensive chances on the mound (two assists, one putout)

2024 (Redshirt Freshman):
  • Pitched in 19 games while making two starts in his first taste of collegiate action
  • Finished with a 2-0 record, 5.34 ERA and .234 batting average against as one of the primary weapons out of the UF bullpen
  • Worked 28 2/3 innings and struck out 39 batters against 20 walks
  • Struck out an impressive 12.2 batters per nine innings
  • Fanned three batters while allowing zero hits and one walk across one scoreless frame in his collegiate debut at North Florida on Feb. 20
  • Tossed two shutout innings on two hits and one walk while striking out a career-high five batters to earn his first-career win against Jacksonville on April 16
  • Allowed one unearned run in two innings of relief at Arkansas on April 27, surrendering three hits and one walk while fanning a pair
  • Strung together five-consecutive scoreless appearances spanning 7 1/3 frames from April 30 vs. FAU through May 12 vs. Kentucky, tallying 11 strikeouts against four walks
  • Started and provided 3 1/3 frames of one-run ball in the must-win game against Oklahoma state in the Stillwater Regional on June 3, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out two
  • Logged a scoreless inning in the College World Series win over NC State on June 17
  • Blanked Kentucky across two frames at the College World Series on June 19, finishing with one hit allowed, one walk and four strikeouts
  • Fielded at a 1.000 clip across two defensive chances on the mound

2023 (Freshman):
  • Did not appear in any games due to injury

MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS:
  • Four-year letterwinner at Marjory Stoneman Douglas under head coach Todd Fitzgerald
  • Two-time All-Conference, All-Section, All-City and All-Area (2021-22)
  • 2022 Conference Pitcher of the Year
  • Went 11-2 with a 1.21 ERA, .129 BAA and 106 strikeouts across 75 innings (12.7 K/9) during his junior and senior seasons
  • As a senior, pitched to a 10-0 record with a 1.10 ERA and one complete-game performance
  • Also excelled in the batter’s box, hitting a combined .311/.380/.592 with nine homers, one triple, 18 doubles, 56 runs, 46 RBI in 60 games from 2021-22
  • Went a perfect 13-for-13 on stolen bases attempts in his prep career
  • Powered Marjory Stoneman Douglas to back-to-back State Championships and a 58-4 record from 2021-22 alongside current Gators teammate Chris Arroyo
  • Helped Marjory Stoneman Douglas to a 2022 National High School Invitational Championship
  • Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage as a junior and senior
  • Invited to partake in USA Baseball’s Prospect Development Pipeline League
  • Ranked by Perfect game as the No. 27 RHP and No. 102 overall player nationally in addition to being the No. 5 RHP and No. 21 player in Florida
  • Three-time PG Preseason All-Region
  • Named All-Tournament Team at seven PG events from 2018-2020
  • Also competed for Cannons Baseball Academy

PERSONAL
  • Son of Phil and Jeanine Clemente
  • Has one sister, Nicole

WHY FLORIDA: I chose Florida because when I came to visit I felt at home. The coaches and other commits greeted me with open arms and made me feel like one of them.


SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 6, vs. Air Force, February 15, 2025
Walks allowed: 4, two times, last at Texas, May 11, 2025
Runs allowed: 4, three times, last at Ole Miss, March 28, 2025
Strikeouts: 8, vs. Air Force, February 15, 2025
Assists: 1, four times, last vs. Arkansas, April 25, 2025

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Freshman

    RHP
    6'3" 225 lbs
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  • 20

    2024Redshirt Freshman

    RHP
    6'3" 220 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    RHP
    6'3" 225 lbs
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