2023 Baseball Roster

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23 Deric Fabian

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Sophomore
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Ocala, Fla.
  • High School North Marion

Biography

2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll

Career:
  • Played in 68 games including 53 starts during his two-year Gators career
  • Slashed .233/.336/.356 with six homers, four doubles, 43 runs, 32 RBI, 24 walks and nine stolen bases over 180 at bats
  • Finished with a .952 career fielding percentage

2023 (Sophomore):
  • Saw action in 22 games including 10 starts as a true sophomore
  • Split time at first base, second base, third base, shortstop and left field
  • Batted .289/.386/.447 across 38 at bats, setting career highs in every slash category
  • Totaled two homers, 10 RBI, nine runs and five stolen bases
  • Swiped two bags en route to a 1-for-3 day with one run scored vs. Siena on March 12
  • Went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and two runs scored in the win over Florida A&M on April 18
  • Tied his career high with four RBI, starting at shortstop and driving in four of UF’s 10 runs while going 2-for-3 with a home run in the win vs. Vanderbilt on May 12
  • Scored two runs and finished 2-for-3 in the victory over Vanderbilt on May 13
  • Picked up a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning in the win over LSU in the College World Series Finals on June 25
  • Posted two multi-hit games and three-hit multi-RBI performances
  • Had a 1.000 fielding percentage across 37 defensive chances spread across five positions

2022 (Freshman):
  • Played in 46 games as a true freshman including 43 starts in the Gator infield
  • Slashed .218/.323/.331 with four home runs, four doubles, 25 runs, 22 RBI and four stolen bases
  • Picked up his first collegiate hit in his first-career start on opening day vs. Liberty, going 1-for-4 with a single to left field in the seventh inning
  • Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a stolen base at Stetson on Feb. 22
  • Collected a career-high three hits while going 3-for-4 with his first-career home run, two RBI and a stolen base at North Florida on March 1
  • Posted a 3-for-5 day at the plate with two doubles, one run and one RBI vs. Florida A&M on March 2
  • Hit a solo home run against No. 21 LSU on March 26
  • Drove in three runs en route to a 2-for-3 game with one home run vs. Florida A&M on April 5
  • Connected for the game-winning home run with a solo shot to left field in the top of the 10th inning at Vanderbilt on April 17
  • Logged six multi-hit games and six multi-RBI performances
  • Finished with a .931 fielding percentage across 87 defensive chances

NORTH MARION HS:
  • Two-year letterwinner in baseball under head coach Dale Hall at North Marion high School
  • Named the 2021 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Baseball, awarded to the top overall player in the state
  • Powered North Marion to a state runner-up finish as a senior, batting .462 with 13 home runs, five triples, eight doubles, 52 RBI and 38 runs
  • Honored as a 2021 All-American, All-State and All-Conference standout
  • Also competed for the Orlando Scorpions from 2018-20
  • Ranked by Perfect game as the No. 26 player and No. 7 shortstop in the state of Florida in addition to being tabbed as the No. 192 overall player nationally
 
PERSONAL:
  • Son of Eric and Jenny Fabian
  • Younger brother of current Gators outfielder Jud Fabian
  • Enjoys golfing when not on the diamond
  • Plans to major in Telecommunication at the University of Florida
 
WHY FLORIDA: Always a life-long goal.
 
AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD%
2022 .218 46 43 142 25 31 4 0 4 22 .331 19 4 43 1 .323 2 4 4 23 58 6 .931
2023 .289 22 10 38 9 11 0 0 2 10 .447 5 1 11 0 .386 0 0 5 24 13 0 1.000
Total .233 68 53 180 34 42 4 0 6 32 .356 24 5 54 1 .336 2 4 9 47 71 6 .952

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 3, at North Florida, March 1, 2022; Florida A&M, March 2, 2022
Doubles: 2, Florida A&M, March 2, 2022
Home Runs: 1, six times
Total Bases: 6, at North Florida, March 1, 2022
RBI: 4, Vanderbilt, May 12, 2023
Runs Scored: 2, six times
Walks: 3, at No. 22 Miami, March 6, 2022
Struck out: 3, four times
Sacrifice Flies: 1, Florida A&M, April 5, 2022; No. 2 Arkansas, April 9, 2022
At bats: 5, three times
Stolen bases: 2, two times, last vs. Vanderbilt, May 13, 2023
Assists: 3, eight times
Putouts: 7, Charleston Southern, Feb. 18, 2023

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2022Freshman

    INF
    6'4" 185 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2023Sophomore

    INF
    6'3" 190 lbs
    23