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Jersey Number 51
Brady Singer
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Eustis, Fla.
- High School:
- Eustis
2018 Dick Howser Trophy Recipient
2018 National Player of the Year (Baseball America, D1baseball.com)
2018 First Team All-American (ABCA, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, D1baseball.com, NCBWA, Perfect Game)
2018 SEC Pitcher of the Year
2018 Golden Spikes Award Finalist
2018 NCBWA District 3 Player of the Year
2018 ABCA National Pitcher of the Year
2018 ABCA South Region First Team
2018 All-SEC First Team
2018 Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
2017 All-SEC Second Team
2017 CWS All-Tournament Team
2017 & 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
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AS A JUNIOR (2018): Enjoyed perhaps the most decorated season of any Florida player in school historyβ¦Named the National Player of the Year by multiple outlets, the National Pitcher of the Year and the SEC Pitcher of the Yearβ¦The second player in school history to win the Dick Howser Trophy, presented to the collegiate player of the year, joining Mike Zunino (2012)β¦Led the team with a 12-3 record as the Friday night ace; his 12 wins tied for fifth-most in a season at Floridaβ¦Finished 18th nationally with a 0.94 WHIPβ¦Led the SEC with a 2.55 earned run average and ranked third with a .203 batting average againstβ¦Limited right-handed hitters to a .194 averageβ¦In conference play, led the league with a .168 average against and posted a 2.32 ERAβ¦Had a 5.2 strikeout-to-walk ratio on the season (114 strikeouts, 22 walks)β¦Finished his career with 282.2 innings pitched, 10th in school historyβ¦Totaled 281 career strikeouts, seventh in Florida historyβ¦He made 17 starts on the season and went at least 7.0 innings in 11 of themβ¦He allowed more than three earned runs just twice all seasonβ¦Had 13 quality starts on the year, going at least 6.0 innings with three earned runs or lessβ¦Had a stretch of six-straight starts in which he went at least seven innings (April 13 vs. Missouri β June 2 vs. Jacksonville)β¦Named the SEC Pitcher of the Week after a complete game shutout at Texas A&M in which he limited the Aggies to six hits over nine inningsβ¦Selected No. 18 overall in the 2018 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals.
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AS A SOPHOMORE (2017): Joined the Gators weekend rotation and led the team with 126.0 innings pitched on the season in 20 appearances (19 starts) with a 9-5 recordβ¦Earned All-SEC Second Team Honorsβ¦Made two starts at the 2017 College World Series with a combined 14.0 innings and 21 strikeouts while picking up two wins to earn a spot on the 2017 CWS All-Tournament Teamβ¦In his final start of the year, he struck out 12 LSU batters in Game 1 of the CWS finals in a 4-3 winβ¦His 12 strikeouts are the most ever in a CWS Finals game and the most by a UF pitcher in CWS historyβ¦His 126.0 total innings led the SEC and ranked third in the country; itβs the eighth-most by a UF pitcher in a single season in program historyβ¦Totaled 129 strikeouts, sixth-most in a single season in UF history and 11th-most in the country in 2017β¦Led the SEC with 51 strikeouts lookingβ¦Out of 19 total starts, had 12 quality starts with at least six innings pitched and three or less earned runs allowed; had a stretch of six quality starts in a row from March 11-April 14β¦Averaged 6.30 innings per start, highest on the teamβ¦Pitched back-to-back complete games in wins over LSU and Missouriβ¦Allowed just one run on six hits against LSU and one run on three hits at Missouriβ¦Had three complete games on the season, third-most in the SECβ¦Did not walk more than three batters in a game the entire season and totaled double-digit strikeouts on three occasions (Miami-11, Alabama-10, LSU-12)β¦Named to the 2017 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team but did not participate due to the Gatorsβ extended postseason.
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AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Made 23 appearances for the Gators this season, including 1 startβ¦Pitched to a 2-2 record with an ERA of 4.95β¦Gave up 26 runs (24 earned) on 43 hits and 17 walks with 38 strikeouts in 43.2 inningsβ¦Allowed opponents to hit just .265 against himβ¦Led all first-year Gators in innings pitchedβ¦Committed 0 errors in the fieldβ¦He was one of three Gator pitchers to allow 0 home runs on the yearβ¦In his first career appearance, threw 3 perfect innings with 3 strikeouts and recorded his first career win, against Florida Gulf Coastβ¦Made his first career start in an elimination game against Alabama in the SEC tournament and pitched 6 innings, allowing 4 runs in a Gator win.
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SUMMER (2016): Was one of the top performers in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League, starring for the Falmouth Commodores...He started six games and allowed just two earned runs in 28 innings (0.64 ERA) with 25 strikeouts and three walks...The Commodores advanced to the Championship Series but lost in the deciding third game...The Commodores finished second in the Collegiate Summer Baseball Rankings.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Right-handed pitcher from Eustis High School who played for head coach David Leeβ¦Selected in the second round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays with the 56th overall pickβ¦Ranked as the No. 54 national prospect and was No. 11 in the state of Florida by Baseball America for the MLB Draftβ¦Rated No. 10 in the state of Florida and was the No. 3 right-hander in the Class of 2015 Final Rankings by Perfect Gameβ¦Named to the Class 5A All-State Team and to the All-Area Team from the Orlando Sentinel last springβ¦Honored as the Lake County Player of the Yearβ¦Was 8-3 with a 1.25 earned run average as a senior, with six complete games and 110 strikeouts in 67 inningsβ¦Limited opponents to a .146 batting averageβ¦Earned the Cy Young Award of the Florida League High School Invitational (FHSI) Challengeβ¦Started the first game of the week for Eustis against Forest and allowed just one earned run and struck out 11 batters with just one walk In the complete-game victoryβ¦Made a second appearance, coming into the championship game with a one-run lead and a runner on third baseβ¦Made quick work of his batter to earn the saveβ¦Participated in the 2015 Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Gameβ¦Was a second-team Preseason All-American and was named to the Florida All-Region First Team by Rawlings/Perfect Game prior to his senior yearβ¦ Chosen as a second-team Preseason Underclassmen All-American before his junior year.
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SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 9.0, at Missouri, April 1, 2017; LSU, March 25, 2017; at Texas A&M, May 4, 2018
Walks allowed: 3, 9 times
Strikeouts: 12, vs LSU, June 26, 2017
Batters faced: 35, LSU, March 25, 2017
Field chances: 5, Stony Brook, March 2, 2018
Putouts: 2, Auburn, April 26, 2018; vs Jacksonville, June 2, 2018; vs Florida State, March 29, 2016
Assists: 5, Stony Brook, March 2, 2018
Runners CS: 2, at Vanderbilt, April 14, 2017
2018 National Player of the Year (Baseball America, D1baseball.com)
2018 First Team All-American (ABCA, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, D1baseball.com, NCBWA, Perfect Game)
2018 SEC Pitcher of the Year
2018 Golden Spikes Award Finalist
2018 NCBWA District 3 Player of the Year
2018 ABCA National Pitcher of the Year
2018 ABCA South Region First Team
2018 All-SEC First Team
2018 Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
2017 All-SEC Second Team
2017 CWS All-Tournament Team
2017 & 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
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AS A JUNIOR (2018): Enjoyed perhaps the most decorated season of any Florida player in school historyβ¦Named the National Player of the Year by multiple outlets, the National Pitcher of the Year and the SEC Pitcher of the Yearβ¦The second player in school history to win the Dick Howser Trophy, presented to the collegiate player of the year, joining Mike Zunino (2012)β¦Led the team with a 12-3 record as the Friday night ace; his 12 wins tied for fifth-most in a season at Floridaβ¦Finished 18th nationally with a 0.94 WHIPβ¦Led the SEC with a 2.55 earned run average and ranked third with a .203 batting average againstβ¦Limited right-handed hitters to a .194 averageβ¦In conference play, led the league with a .168 average against and posted a 2.32 ERAβ¦Had a 5.2 strikeout-to-walk ratio on the season (114 strikeouts, 22 walks)β¦Finished his career with 282.2 innings pitched, 10th in school historyβ¦Totaled 281 career strikeouts, seventh in Florida historyβ¦He made 17 starts on the season and went at least 7.0 innings in 11 of themβ¦He allowed more than three earned runs just twice all seasonβ¦Had 13 quality starts on the year, going at least 6.0 innings with three earned runs or lessβ¦Had a stretch of six-straight starts in which he went at least seven innings (April 13 vs. Missouri β June 2 vs. Jacksonville)β¦Named the SEC Pitcher of the Week after a complete game shutout at Texas A&M in which he limited the Aggies to six hits over nine inningsβ¦Selected No. 18 overall in the 2018 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals.
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AS A SOPHOMORE (2017): Joined the Gators weekend rotation and led the team with 126.0 innings pitched on the season in 20 appearances (19 starts) with a 9-5 recordβ¦Earned All-SEC Second Team Honorsβ¦Made two starts at the 2017 College World Series with a combined 14.0 innings and 21 strikeouts while picking up two wins to earn a spot on the 2017 CWS All-Tournament Teamβ¦In his final start of the year, he struck out 12 LSU batters in Game 1 of the CWS finals in a 4-3 winβ¦His 12 strikeouts are the most ever in a CWS Finals game and the most by a UF pitcher in CWS historyβ¦His 126.0 total innings led the SEC and ranked third in the country; itβs the eighth-most by a UF pitcher in a single season in program historyβ¦Totaled 129 strikeouts, sixth-most in a single season in UF history and 11th-most in the country in 2017β¦Led the SEC with 51 strikeouts lookingβ¦Out of 19 total starts, had 12 quality starts with at least six innings pitched and three or less earned runs allowed; had a stretch of six quality starts in a row from March 11-April 14β¦Averaged 6.30 innings per start, highest on the teamβ¦Pitched back-to-back complete games in wins over LSU and Missouriβ¦Allowed just one run on six hits against LSU and one run on three hits at Missouriβ¦Had three complete games on the season, third-most in the SECβ¦Did not walk more than three batters in a game the entire season and totaled double-digit strikeouts on three occasions (Miami-11, Alabama-10, LSU-12)β¦Named to the 2017 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team but did not participate due to the Gatorsβ extended postseason.
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AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Made 23 appearances for the Gators this season, including 1 startβ¦Pitched to a 2-2 record with an ERA of 4.95β¦Gave up 26 runs (24 earned) on 43 hits and 17 walks with 38 strikeouts in 43.2 inningsβ¦Allowed opponents to hit just .265 against himβ¦Led all first-year Gators in innings pitchedβ¦Committed 0 errors in the fieldβ¦He was one of three Gator pitchers to allow 0 home runs on the yearβ¦In his first career appearance, threw 3 perfect innings with 3 strikeouts and recorded his first career win, against Florida Gulf Coastβ¦Made his first career start in an elimination game against Alabama in the SEC tournament and pitched 6 innings, allowing 4 runs in a Gator win.
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SUMMER (2016): Was one of the top performers in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League, starring for the Falmouth Commodores...He started six games and allowed just two earned runs in 28 innings (0.64 ERA) with 25 strikeouts and three walks...The Commodores advanced to the Championship Series but lost in the deciding third game...The Commodores finished second in the Collegiate Summer Baseball Rankings.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Right-handed pitcher from Eustis High School who played for head coach David Leeβ¦Selected in the second round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays with the 56th overall pickβ¦Ranked as the No. 54 national prospect and was No. 11 in the state of Florida by Baseball America for the MLB Draftβ¦Rated No. 10 in the state of Florida and was the No. 3 right-hander in the Class of 2015 Final Rankings by Perfect Gameβ¦Named to the Class 5A All-State Team and to the All-Area Team from the Orlando Sentinel last springβ¦Honored as the Lake County Player of the Yearβ¦Was 8-3 with a 1.25 earned run average as a senior, with six complete games and 110 strikeouts in 67 inningsβ¦Limited opponents to a .146 batting averageβ¦Earned the Cy Young Award of the Florida League High School Invitational (FHSI) Challengeβ¦Started the first game of the week for Eustis against Forest and allowed just one earned run and struck out 11 batters with just one walk In the complete-game victoryβ¦Made a second appearance, coming into the championship game with a one-run lead and a runner on third baseβ¦Made quick work of his batter to earn the saveβ¦Participated in the 2015 Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Gameβ¦Was a second-team Preseason All-American and was named to the Florida All-Region First Team by Rawlings/Perfect Game prior to his senior yearβ¦ Chosen as a second-team Preseason Underclassmen All-American before his junior year.
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| Year | ERA | W | L | App | GS | CG | SHO | CBO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | B/Avg | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA |
| 2016 | 4.95 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43.2 | 43 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 193 | .265 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3.21 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 126.0 | 120 | 49 | 45 | 32 | 129 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 531 | .249 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2.55 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 113.0 | 84 | 42 | 32 | 22 | 114 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 456 | .203 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| TOTAL | 3.22 | 23 | 10 | 60 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 282.2 | 247 | 117 | 101 | 71 | 281 | 54 | 2 | 15 | 1180 | .234 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
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SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 9.0, at Missouri, April 1, 2017; LSU, March 25, 2017; at Texas A&M, May 4, 2018
Walks allowed: 3, 9 times
Strikeouts: 12, vs LSU, June 26, 2017
Batters faced: 35, LSU, March 25, 2017
Field chances: 5, Stony Brook, March 2, 2018
Putouts: 2, Auburn, April 26, 2018; vs Jacksonville, June 2, 2018; vs Florida State, March 29, 2016
Assists: 5, Stony Brook, March 2, 2018
Runners CS: 2, at Vanderbilt, April 14, 2017
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