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Jersey Number 17
Russell Sandefer
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Robinson (UCF)
UCF / SAINT LEO
T. R. ROBINSON HS
PERSONAL
- Projected as a potential No. 3 weekend starter or high-leverage arm in 2026
- Ranked as Baseball America’s No. 63 impact transfer
- Comes to Gators for junior season after one years at UCF, where he made 18 appearances including six starts on the mound last year
- Struck out 49 batters to 19 walks over 50 2/3 frames in 2025, posted a 3.38 ERA and one save
- Spent the 2024 campaign at Division II Saint Leo, where he logged a 5-2 record, 3.38 ERA, one save and 39-to-four strikeout-to-walk ratio over 11 appearances (eight starts) spanning 45 2/3 innings.
T. R. ROBINSON HS
- Attended Robinson High School and competed in baseball under head coach Alex Barron
- As a senior in 2023, pitched to a 2.45 ERA, .245 BAA and 55-to-16 K-to-BB ratio in 48 2/3 frames
- Finished three-year varsity career with a 2.83 ERA over 20 appearances while logging a .259 BAA and 87-to-24 K-to-BB ratio across 76 2/3 innings
- Walked just 2.8 batters per nine innings in his career
- Also batted .371 with a .423 on-base percentage over 62 at bats his senior season
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Named to the talented top-20 list
- Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 417 player and No. 144 right-handed pitcher in the 2023 class
PERSONAL
- Parents: John & Carrie Sandefer
- Siblings: Sister, Kelly; Brother, David
- Hobbies: golfing, fishing, hunting and working out
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