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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)
2026 NCAA Gainsville Regional All-Tournament Team
2026 (Junior):
UCF / SAINT LEO
T. R. ROBINSON HS
PERSONAL
2026 (Junior):
- Pitched in 19 games highlighted by 12 starts, 10 of which came as a member of the weekend rotation
- Finished with a 3-2 record, 4.42 ERA and 1.30 WHIP
- Held opposing hitters to a .240 batting average
- Totaled 60 strikeouts to just 22 walks across 57.0 innings pitched
- Registered a 9.5 K/9, 3.5 BB/9 and 2.7 K-to-BB ratio
- Surrendered just four homers all year for 0.6 HR/9
- Fielded his position at a 1.000 clip over 10 defensive chances (six assists, four putouts)
- Made his UF debut in the season opener against UAB on Feb. 13
- Blanked Florida Atlantic over two scoreless innings with three strikeouts on March 3
- Fired 1 1/3 shutout frames with two strikeouts in the victory over Florida State on March 10
- Started and retired all nine batters he faced to finish with three scoreless, no-hit innings on top of six strikeouts in the win vs. Stetson on March 17
- Shut out Florida State across three one-hit frames with four strikeouts to earn the victory on March 24
- Made his first weekend start in Orange & Blue at Arkansas on March 29, throwing 5 2/3 innings of three-run ball and six strikeouts to pick up the win
- Set career highs with seven innings pitched and 11 strikeouts while scattering two hits and one walk against Ole Miss on April 4
- Awarded the win after chucking seven innings with two runs (one earned) allowed on six hits, one walk and seven strikeouts at Oklahoma on May 3
- Named to the Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team after shutting out Rider over 5 2/3 frames with two hits allowed, one walk and five strikeouts en route to earning the win on May 29
UCF / SAINT LEO
- 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
Monday, June 01
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Sunday, May 31
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