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Jersey Number 3
Kyle Jones
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Athens, Ga.
- High School:
- North Oconee (Stetson)
2026 Third Round MLB Draft Pick (102nd Overall, Milwaukee Brewers)
2026 NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
2026 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024 NCBWA Second Team Freshman All-American
2024 NCAA Gold Glove Finalist
2024 ASUN Freshman of the Year
2024 Freshman All-ASUN
2024 Third Team All-ASUN
2024 NCAA Tallahassee Regional All-Tournament Team
Career:
2026 (Redshirt Sophomore):
2025 (Sophomore):
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
NORTH OCONEE HS:
PERSONAL:
UF SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 2, two times, last vs. Dayton, February 23, 2025
Doubles: 1, vs. Air Force, February 14, 2025
Home Runs: N/A
Total Bases: 3, vs. Air Force, February 14, 2025
RBI: 1, two times, last at Stetson, February 25, 2025
Runs Scored: 2, vs. Dayton, February 23, 2025
Walks: 1, vs. Dayton, February 23, 2025
Struck out: N/A
Sacrifice Flies: N/A
At bats: 5, at Stetson, February 25, 2025
Stolen bases: N/A
Assists: N/A
Putouts: 3, at Stetson, February 25, 2025
2026 NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
2026 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024 NCBWA Second Team Freshman All-American
2024 NCAA Gold Glove Finalist
2024 ASUN Freshman of the Year
2024 Freshman All-ASUN
2024 Third Team All-ASUN
2024 NCAA Tallahassee Regional All-Tournament Team
Career:
- Played in 62 games with 61 starts in his Florida career from 2025-26
- Slashed .317/.414/.471 in his Gator career for a .885 OPS
- Started and batted leadoff in all four of Florida’s games in the 2026 Gainesville Regional
- Despite missing the majority of the 2025 season due to injury, Jones still compiled 76 hits, 17 doubles, six homers, 48 RBI, 34 walks and 17 steals in his Gator career
- Across his three-year college career at Florida and Stetson, played in 124 games and hit .336/.437/.473 with 164 hits, 32 doubles, 11 homers, 80 RBI, 67 walks and 40 stolen bases
- Fielded to a 1.000 clip across 119 chances in center field, including one outfield assist while representing the Orange & Blue
2026 (Redshirt Sophomore):
- Started 58 games while making 56 of his 57 starts in center field
- Batted .317/.418/.478 across 224 at bats (second most on team)
- Tied for the team high in batting average and sacrifice flies (six) while pacing Florida in doubles (16), stolen bases (17) and multi-hit games (22)
- Swatted a career-high six homers on top of 71 hits, 58 runs, 46 RBI, 33 walks and 10 hit-by-pitches
- Also racked up 14 multi-RBI efforts, which tied for third on the team
- Reached base 42 times in 111 plate appearances leading off innings for a .382 on-base percentage
- Produced a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage over 113 defensive chances highlighted by one outfield assist
- Opened the season with four-straight multi-hit games while going 9-for-17 with one homer, five doubles, seven RBI and six runs scored
- Had three hits in each of the first two games of the series sweep over Kennesaw State from Feb. 20-22, scoring three runs apiece in games two and three
- Knocked two doubles and two RBI in a 2-for-5 game in the victory at Miami on Feb. 28
- Went 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored in the win over High Point on March 8
- Finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two stolen bases against Ole Miss on April 2
- Set a career high in hits with a 5-for-5 performance in his hometown of Athens in the series-clinching win at Georgia on April 12, reaching base in all six of his plate appearances with one homer, three runs, two RBI and one hit-by-pitch
- Clubbed one homer and one double in a 2-for-4 night with two runs scored in the victory at Oklahoma on May 3
- Homered, drove in two runs and went 2-for-4 in the NCAA Tournament win over Rider on May 29
- Named to the Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team after going 7-for-14 with nine RBI and five runs scored
2025 (Sophomore):
- Made four starts in center field in his first year in Orange & Blue before being sidelined with season-ending shoulder surgery (granted medical hardship waiver)
- Went 5-for-16 for a .313/.353/.375 slash line across 16 at bats
- Tallied one double, three runs, two RBI and one walk
- Picked up hits in each of his first three games as a Gator, featuring multiple knocks in his first two contests
- Was 2-for-4 with one double and one run in his UF debut vs. Air Force on Feb. 14
- Drove in his first run and scored twice in a 2-for-4 showing against Dayton on Feb. 23
- Fielded to a perfect 1.000 clip across six chances in center field (all putouts)
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
- Started 62 games at Stetson in center field while primarily batting leadoff as a true freshman
- Named a 2024 NCBWA Second Team Freshman All-American
- 2024 NCAA Gold Glove Finalist, ASUN Freshman of the Year, Freshman All-ASUN and All-Conference Third Team
- Slashed .355/.459/.476 with five homers, 32 RBI, 53 runs and 23 stolen bases in 248 at bats
- Led the team in hits (88), doubles (15) and runs scored (53)
- Reached base in 34-consecutive games while also recording an eight-game hitting streak
- Earned a spot on the NCAA Tallahassee Regional All-Tournament Team by going 5-for-12 with two home runs
NORTH OCONEE HS:
- Three-year letterman under Head Coach Jay Lasley
- Helped the Titans to a 73-6 record and back-to-back state titles in his junior and senior seasons
- Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 73 player and No. 13 outfielder in Georgia while being ranked as the No. 163 outfielder nationally
PERSONAL:
- Son of John and Erin Jones
- Majoring in sport management at the University of Florida
- Born on February 2, 2005
UF SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 2, two times, last vs. Dayton, February 23, 2025
Doubles: 1, vs. Air Force, February 14, 2025
Home Runs: N/A
Total Bases: 3, vs. Air Force, February 14, 2025
RBI: 1, two times, last at Stetson, February 25, 2025
Runs Scored: 2, vs. Dayton, February 23, 2025
Walks: 1, vs. Dayton, February 23, 2025
Struck out: N/A
Sacrifice Flies: N/A
At bats: 5, at Stetson, February 25, 2025
Stolen bases: N/A
Assists: N/A
Putouts: 3, at Stetson, February 25, 2025
Sunday, August 30
Friday, August 28
Saturday, August 22
Monday, June 01
