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6 Kendrick Calilao

  • Position 1B/OF
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Junior
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Kissimmee, Fla.
  • High School The First Academy

Biography

2022 University of Florida Graduate
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 Freshman All-SEC Team
2019 2x SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 25 & March 18)
2019 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
 
Career Highlights: In The News:
Career:
  • Posted a .255/.329/.379 career batting line across 163 games played including 141 starts at first base, outfield and designated hitter
  • Accumulated 135 hits, 14 home runs, three triples, 18 doubles, 100 RBI, 83 runs, 50 walks and three stolen bases over 530 at bats
  • Ranks tied for seventh all-time at Florida with a .992 fielding percentage and 10th with 990 career putouts

2022 (Junior*):
  • Played in 51 games including 43 starts
  • Posted a .209/.289/.316 batting line with three homers, eight doubles, 22 RBI and 17 runs
  • Drove in two runs en route to a 2-for-4 day vs. Georgia State on Feb. 27
  • Homered in back-to-back games at No. 21 Miami from March 5-6 while driving in four runs
  • Went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored at Alabama on March 19
  • Put together a nine-game hitting streak from March 5 to March 20
  • Tallied six multi-hit games and five multi-RBI performances
  • Produced a .992 fielding percentage across 371 chances at first base
 
2021 (Sophomore*):
  • Ranked No. 100 in Baseball America’s Preseason Top 100 2021 MLB Draft College Prospects list
  • Appeared in 39 games including 28 starts at first base, outfield and designated hitter
  • Slashed .274/.351/.434 with 31 hits, five home runs, one triple, one double, 22 runs, 19 RBI and nine walks over 113 at bats
  • Came off the bench and blasted a walk-off home run in the 10th inning to lift Florida to a 3-2 win over No. 24 Florida State on April 13
  • Delivered a pinch-hit, game-tying RBI single in the eighth inning at Kentucky on May 7 before providing a game-winning, three-run home run in the ninth to lift the Gators to an 8-5 victory
  • Went 2-for-2 at Kentucky on May 7 with a season-high four RBI
  • Tied career high with three runs scored while going 2-for-3 vs. Georgia on May 15
  • Collected multiple hits in six of nine games from May 7 to May 22, batting .452 with an .839 slugging percentage, four home runs, 10 RBI and 10 runs during that span
  • Finished with 11 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI performances
  • Drove in three game-winning RBI
  • Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage across 174 defensive chances

2020 (Sophomore):
  • Made 13 appearances and 11 starts (six at first base, three at right field, two as designated hitter)
  • Amassed 10 RBI, tied for third on the team, and hit .262 (11-for-42) with nine runs scored
  • Tallied three multi-hit games (Troy, Feb 29; vs Florida Atlantic, March 3; South Florida, March 6), including a three-hit outing against South Florida
  • Scored two runs in three games (Troy, Feb 29; vs Florida Atlantic, March 3; South Florida, March 6)
  • Recorded three multi-RBI games (Marshall, Feb 15; Troy, March 1; South Florida, March 6), including a season-high three against South Florida

2019 (Freshman):
  • One of two players to play in all 60 games, making 59 starts (52 at first base, 7 in right field)
  • Named to the SEC Freshman All-SEC Team and earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors twice
  • Led the Gators with 49 RBI on the season, batting .276 with 15 extra-base hits
  • Had five home runs on the year, including two grand slams (March 3 vs. Winthrop, March 12 vs. Florida State)
  • Notched 19 multi-hit games and had 11 games with multiple RBI; had two games with six RBI
  • Named SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 25) following a 8-for-13 (.615) week against UNF and Miami that included two doubles, a triple, home run and six RBI
  • Named SEC Freshman of the Week (March 18) after going 6-for-19 (.316) with seven RBI against Florida State and Mississippi State; went 4-for-6 with a grand slam and six RBI against FSU on March 12
  • Had eight sac flies on the season, tied for sixth-most in school history and the most ever by a freshman

THE FIRST ACADEMY:
  • Drafted in the 30th Round (903 overall) of the 2018 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals
  • FACA 4A All-State Selection (District 11)
  • Selected for the 2018 FACA All-Star Classic East Team
  • Named to the 2018 All-Area First Team
  • Helped lead The First Academy to an 18-9 record and the 4A Regional Semifinals in 2018
  • As a senior, had 37 RBI and eight home runs
  • Played on the USA Baseball 15U National Team
AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD%
2019 .276 60 59 217 35 60 8 2 5 49 .401 23 5 54 5 .348 8 0 2 409 21 5 .989
2020 .262 13 11 42 9 11 1 0 1 10 .357 3 1 12 1 .319 1 0 1 63 1 0 1.000
2021 .274 39 28 113 22 31 1 1 5 19 .434 9 6 24 6 .351 3 0 0 167 7 0 1.000
2022 .209 51 43 158 17 33 8 0 3 22 .316 15 4 30 8 .289 3 0 0 351 17 3 .992
Total .255 163 141 530 83 135 18 3 14 100 .379 50 16 120 20 .329 15 0 3 990 46 8 .992
 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 4, Florida State, March 12, 2019
Doubles: 1, 18 times
Triples: 1, three times
Home runs: 1, 14 times
Total bases: 8, Florida State, March 12, 2019
RBI: 6, Winthrop, March 03, 2019 ; Florida State, March 12, 2019
Runs scored: 3, 4 times
Walks: 2, six times
Hit by pitch: 1, 16 times
Struck out: 3, five times
Sac flies: 2, vs Army, June 01, 2019
At bats: 6, Florida State, March 12, 2019
Stolen bases: 1, 3 times
Caught stealing: 1, Jacksonville, March 19, 2019
Putouts: 15, Alabama, May 27, 2021
Assists: 3, No. 2 Arkansas, April 9, 2022

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2019Freshman

    OF
    6'1" 205 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2020Sophomore

    1B/OF
    6'1" 210 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2021Sophomore

    1B/OF
    6'1" 210 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2022Junior

    1B/OF
    6'1" 210 lbs
    6