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Jersey Number 55
Philip Abner
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- Charlotte Christian
Bio
2023 Sixth Round MLB Draft Pick (175th Overall, Arizona Diamondbacks)
2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Cape Cod League All-Star
2022 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career:
2023 (Sophomore):
2022 (Freshman):
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN HS:
PERSONAL:
WHY FLORIDA: I chose Florida because it is the best overall school. It has great academics to go along with a solid baseball program. I really enjoyed the campus when I visited and wanted to play for the best baseball team in the country. The coaches are some of the best and I couldn’t wait to play for them.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 3.0, vs. Florida Atlantic, March 8, 2023
Walks allowed: 3, 2 times, last at South Carolina, April 20, 2023
Strikeouts: 6, at Jacksonville, Feb. 28, 2023
Putouts: 1, 2 times, last vs. Georgia, April 16, 2023
Assists: 2, vs. Florida Atlantic, March 8, 2023
2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Cape Cod League All-Star
2022 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career:
- Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 175th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2023 MLB Draft
- Posted a 4-1 record, 5.20 ERA and .234 batting average against across 51 appearance spread over two seasons
- Tallied 75 strikeouts in 53 2/3 career frames for a 12.6 K/9
2023 (Sophomore):
- Made 25 appearances as a key cog in the UF relief corps
- Finished with a 3-0 record, three saves and 3.16 ERA
- Fanned 51 batters across 31 1/3 innings for a 14.6 K/9
- Held opposing hitters to a .220 batting average
- Blanked Jacksonville over two innings of two-hit ball while striking out a career-high six batters on Feb. 28
- Pitched a career-high three innings vs. Florida Atlantic on March 8
- Earned his first-career save vs. Florida Atlantic on March 8
- Logged five-consecutive scoreless appearances spanning eight innings from March 7 vs. Florida Atlantic to March 21 vs. Florida State, fanning six in the latter matchup
- Fired 2 1/3 shutout frames on two hits while tying his career high with six strikeouts in the win at Tennessee on April 6
- Tossed 1 2/3 clean innings backed by three strikeouts in the victory at Texas A&M on May 5
- Struck out the side vs. Vanderbilt on May 25
- Did not allow a run in his final four outings of the season, combining for five scoreless frames on two hits and four walks while striking out 10
2022 (Freshman):
- Made 26 appearances including one start as a true freshman
- Posted a 1-1 record, 8.06 ERA and 24 strikeouts across 22 1/3 innings pitched
- Held opposing hitters to a .253 batting average
- Fired a scoreless inning with one hit allowed, two walks and his first-career strikeout in his collegiate debut on opening day vs. Liberty on Feb. 18
- Earned his first-career win with two shutout innings of relief and two strikeouts vs. Bethune-Cookman on March 22
- Pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout at No. 23 Georgia on April 1
- Tossed 1 1/3 no-hit frames with one walk and a career-high three strikeouts at Florida State on April 12
- Held Mississippi State scoreless on one hit with one strikeout across 1 1/3 innings on May 7
- Fanned three batters over 1 2/3 shutout frames of relief on one hit vs. No. 9 Oklahoma on June 5
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN HS:
- Four-year letterwinner in baseball under head coach Greg Simmons at Charlotte Christian, competing as a two-way player
- 2018 Charlotte Player of the Year
- Three-time all-state and two-time all-conference honoree
- Four-time Preseason All-American
- Led Charlotte Christian to a state championship and 27-6 record as the team captain his senior year, pitching to a 0.70 ERA and 0.85 WHIP while holding opposing hitters to a .167 BAA
- Also struck out 40 batters in 20 innings as a senior, translating to a 18.0 K/9
- Invited to the 16U and 17U USA Baseball National Team Development Program
- Selected to the 18U Prospect Development Pipeline as a top-80 junior in the country
- Competed in the 2020 Perfect Game National Showcase
- Played for Canes National from 2019-20
- Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 67 overall player and No. 11 LHP nationally in addition to being No. 3 player and No. 2 LHP in North Carolina
PERSONAL:
- Son of Kenny and Anne Abner
- Has two sisters (Mary Kate and Lydia Hope) and two brothers (Jacob and David)
- Grandfather, Harold Jernigan, was a four-year letterwinner in football at Presbyterian College in South Carolina
- Enjoys gaming when not on the diamond
WHY FLORIDA: I chose Florida because it is the best overall school. It has great academics to go along with a solid baseball program. I really enjoyed the campus when I visited and wanted to play for the best baseball team in the country. The coaches are some of the best and I couldn’t wait to play for them.
| 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 |
| 2022 | 8.06 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 22.1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 107 | .253 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.16 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 3 | 31.1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 141 | .220 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 5.20 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0/3 | 3 | 53.2 | 46 | 35 | 31 | 40 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 248 | .234 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 3.0, vs. Florida Atlantic, March 8, 2023
Walks allowed: 3, 2 times, last at South Carolina, April 20, 2023
Strikeouts: 6, at Jacksonville, Feb. 28, 2023
Putouts: 1, 2 times, last vs. Georgia, April 16, 2023
Assists: 2, vs. Florida Atlantic, March 8, 2023
2025 Florida Baseball Season Highlights
Monday, June 23
Florida-Fairfield Highlights
Saturday, May 31
5.31.25 Conway Regional Postgame
Saturday, May 31
5.30.25 Conway Regional Postgame
Friday, May 30
