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Jersey Number 26
Sterlin Thompson
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Ocala, Fla.
- High School:
- North Marion
Bio
2022 First-Round MLB Draft Pick (31st overall, Colorado Rockies)
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 Freshman All-SEC Team
2021 SEC All-Tournament Team
2021 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career:
2022 (Sophomore):
2021 (Freshman):
NORTH MARION HIGH SCHOOL:
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 3, 11 times
Doubles: 2, No. 9 Oklahoma, June 5, 2022
Home Runs: 2, Liberty, Feb. 18, 2022
Total Bases: 8, Liberty, Feb. 18, 2022
RBI: 5, Liberty, Feb. 18, 2022
Runs Scored: 3, three times
Walks: 4, at Mississippi State, May 6, 2022
Struck out: 3, five times
Sacrifice Flies: 1, six times
At bats: 6, at Alabama, March 19, 2022
Stolen bases: 3, No. 1 Tennessee, April 24, 2022
Assists: 7, Seton Hall, March 12, 2022; at Missouri, May 15, 2022
Putouts: 6, No. 1 Tennessee, April 24, 2022
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 Freshman All-SEC Team
2021 SEC All-Tournament Team
2021 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Career:
- Drafted by the Colorado Rockies with the 31st overall pick in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft, surpassing Brad Wilkerson (33rd overall, 1998 - Montreal) as the highest-drafted outfielder in program history
- Tied for the 14th-highest draft selection in program history and the ninth-highest under Head Coach Kevin O'Sullivan
- Slashed .332/.424/.524 across 121 career games including 117 starts during two seasons in Orange & Blue
- Totaled 145 hits, 16 home runs, five triples, 26 doubles, 98 runs, 78 RBI, 58 walks and 12 stolen bases over 437 at bats
2022 (Sophomore):
- Started all 66 games for the Gators, splitting time between right field and second base
- Batted .354/.443/.563 with career highs in homers (11), doubles (16), runs (59), RBI (51), walks (37) and stolen bases (10)
- Hit two home runs including a grand slam on opening night vs. Liberty, finishing 2-for-4 with a career-high five RBI and two runs scored
- Went 3-for-5 with a home run, double and three RBI at Stetson on Feb. 22
- Collected three hits in three at bats (3-for-3) with one double, three RBI and two runs against Georgia State on Feb. 26
- Picked up three hits en route to a 3-for-5 day with one home run and two runs scored vs. Florida A&M on March 2
- Tripled and finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and three runs vs. Seton Hall in the first game of a March 12 doubleheader
- Homered and doubled at Alabama on March 20 while finishing 2-for-4 with two runs
- Went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI against No. 21 LSU on March 26
- Tallied three hits (3-for-5) vs. No. 5 Florida State on March 29
- Homered three times in four games from April 12 at Florida State to April 17 at Vanderbilt
- Drove in four runs while going 2-for-4 with a home run against Kentucky on April 30
- Finished 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs scored vs. South Florida on May 3
- Totaled three RBI while homering at Mississippi State on May 8
- Went 3-for-4 with one double at Missouri on May 14
- Connected for a two-run, walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to lift Florida to a 7-5 victory over No. 20 Florida State on May 17
- Collected multi hits in five-straight games from May 29 vs. No. 1 Tennessee to June 5 vs. No. 9 Oklahoma
- Went 2-for-3 with a solo homer vs. Central Michigan on June 3
- Doubled twice and finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored vs. No. 9 Oklahoma on June 5
- Ranked second on the team with 27 multi-hit games and eight three-hit games
- Logged 12 multi-RBI performances
- Posted a .972 fielding percentage across 179 defensive chances
2021 (Freshman):
- 2021 Freshman All-SEC Team
- 2021 SEC All-Tournament Team (outfield)
- Appeared in 55 games including 51 starts as a true freshman (all in the outfield)
- Batted .301/.396/.470 with 55 hits in 183 at bats
- Finished the season with five home runs (all away from home), three triples, 10 doubles, 39 runs, 27 RBI, 21 walks and two stolen bases
- Went 3-for-4 and tied career high with three hits vs. Alabama at the SEC Tournament on May 27
- Drove in a career-high three runs while going 2-for-5 with one home run against No. 8 Mississippi State at the SEC Tournament on May 26
- Collected three hits against Stetson on March 6 and on May 4
- Reached base in 14 consecutive games from May 2 to May 27, including a season-high 10-game hitting streak from May 11 to May 27
- Opened the season reaching base safely in 12 straight games
- Recorded 13 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI performances
- Posted a .955 fielding percentage and three outfield assists across 89 defensive chances
NORTH MARION HIGH SCHOOL:
- 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-Region First Team (Florida)
- Class of 2020's No. 55 overall prospect (Perfect Game)
- Entered his 2020 high school season with a .357 batting average, 58 runs scored, 35 RBI, and 12 doubles in 64 games
- Spent his first three years of high school at Forest
| AVG | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB | PO | A | E | FLD% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | .301 | 55 | 51 | 183 | 39 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | .470 | 21 | 8 | 45 | 2 | .396 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 3 | 4 | .955 |
| 2022 | .354 | 66 | 66 | 254 | 59 | 90 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 51 | .563 | 37 | 8 | 47 | 7 | .443 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 99 | 75 | 5 | .972 |
| Total | .332 | 121 | 117 | 437 | 98 | 145 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 78 | .524 | 58 | 16 | 92 | 9 | .424 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 181 | 78 | 9 | .966 |
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 3, 11 times
Doubles: 2, No. 9 Oklahoma, June 5, 2022
Home Runs: 2, Liberty, Feb. 18, 2022
Total Bases: 8, Liberty, Feb. 18, 2022
RBI: 5, Liberty, Feb. 18, 2022
Runs Scored: 3, three times
Walks: 4, at Mississippi State, May 6, 2022
Struck out: 3, five times
Sacrifice Flies: 1, six times
At bats: 6, at Alabama, March 19, 2022
Stolen bases: 3, No. 1 Tennessee, April 24, 2022
Assists: 7, Seton Hall, March 12, 2022; at Missouri, May 15, 2022
Putouts: 6, No. 1 Tennessee, April 24, 2022
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
