2023 Third Round MLB Draft Pick (81st Overall, Chicago Cubs)
2023 3x Second Team All-American (ABCA, D1B, PG)
2023 2x Third Team All-American (BA, NCBWA)
2023 College World Series All-Tournament Team
2023 NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
2023 ABCA First Team Southeast All-Region
2023 First Team All-SEC
2023 Brooks Wallace Award Finalist
2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 SEC Community Service Team
2022Â SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 SEC Co-Newcomer of the Week (May 3)
2021 Preseason Second Team All-SEC
2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 24)
Career Highlights:
In the News:
Career:
- Drafted by the Chicago Cubs with the 81st overall pick in the third round of the 2023 MLB Draft
- Represents the shortstop position on Florida’s all-time single-season home run team and RBI team
- Member of the 200-hit club with 211 career knocks
- Played in 204 career games while making 201 starts over four seasons as the Gators shortstop
- Slashed .290/.382/.486 across 727 at bats in Orange & Blue
- Racked up 35 home runs, four triples, 29 doubles, 153 runs, 139 RBI, 102 walks and 24 stolen bases
- Fielded at a .956 career clip with 490 assists on 774 defense chances, posting a mark above .960 in three of four campaigns
2023 (Junior*):
- Produced arguably the greatest season for a Gators middle infielder in team history
- Named a Second Team All-American (ABCA, D1B, PG), First Team All-SEC and First Team Southeast All-Region in addition to being a Brooks Wallace Award Finalist
- Launched more home runs (19) than any middle infielder in a single season in team history, ranking T-12th all-time at any position
- Also set the single-season record for RBI in a season (72) for a UF shortstop, blowing past the record as the first Gators shortstop to eclipse 60 RBI in a campaign
- Ranks second all-time among UF shortstops in a single season with 70 runs scored
- Started 70 of Florida’s 71 games at shortstop, ranking T-eighth in games started and T-11th in games played in a season at UF
- Set career highs in virtually every offensive statistic: at bats (256), hits (89), batting average (.348), OBP (.447), slugging percentage (.617), homers (19), doubles (10), RBI (72), runs scored (70), walks (46), sacrifice flies (five) and stolen bases (18)
- Reached base safely in each of the first 25 games of the season, marking a 28-game on-base streak dating back to the 2022 campaign
- Went 2-for-2 with two walks, three runs and two RBI on opening night vs. Charleston Southern on Feb. 17
- Homered and drove in four runs while going 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the win over Cincinnati on Feb. 25
- Swatted two homers en route to a 3-for-4 day with four RBI and three runs as UF set a program record with eight home runs against Cincinnati on Feb. 26
- Drove in the more runs than any Gator in eight years with nine RBI against Florida Atlantic on March 7, finishing 3-for-4 with two home runs and two runs scored
- Collected three hits including a home run, going 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI in the series-clinching win vs. Alabama on March 17
- Posted a 3-for-4 showing at the dish in the win over Auburn on April 1
- Scored four runs while going 2-for-3 as UF won the series vs. Auburn on April 2
- Tallied three hits including a home run and double with two RBI in the series-clinching victory against Georgia on April 16
- Had a 2-for-4 game with one homer, three RBI and two runs against Alabama in the SEC Tournament on May 24
- Knocked three hits (3-for-4), scored two runs and drove in one as UF defeated Texas Tech to advance to Super Regionals on June 5
- Hit a two-run homer against South Carolina in game one of Super Regionals on June 9, then went 3-for-5 with one RBI in game two on June 10 as the Gators advanced to the College World Series
- Homered in back-to-back games against Oral Roberts and TCU at the College World Series on June 18 and 21, going 3-for-4 with a home run, double and two RBI in the latter contest\
- Named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team by going 6-for-27 with 13 total bases and three extra-base hits across six games
- Delivered 27 multi-hit games and 20 multi-RBI performances, both of which ranked second on the team
- Fielded at a career-high .965 clip across 254 defensive chances at shortstop backed by 162 assists and 27 double plays
2022 (Sophomore*):
- Played in 64 games including 63 starts
- Batted .254/.351/.429 with nine home runs, two triples, eight doubles, 41 runs, 32 RBI and five steals
- Set career highs in homers, triples, runs, RBI and stolen bases
- Went 2-for-4 with a double, three runs scored, one walk and one stolen base at Stetson on Feb. 22
- Homered en route to a 2-for-3 day at the plate vs. Georgia State on Feb. 24
- Drove in a career-high five runs while going 2-for-4 with one home run at North Florida on March 1
- Picked up seven hits in 14 at bats (.500) including two doubles during the series at Alabama from March 18-20
- Went 3-for-4 with one home run, one double, three RBI and a stolen base vs. No. 5 Florida State on March 29
- Collected three hits (3-for-5), one double and two runs against Florida A&M on April 5
- Finished 2-for-3 with a solo homer vs. Stetson on April 19
- Turned in a 2-for-3 performance with one home run against Kentucky on April 30
- Homered and drove in three runs while scoring two runs at Missouri on May 13
- Went 2-for-5 with three RBI vs. Alabama at the SEC Tournament on May 28
- Tallied 18 multi-hit games (fourth on team) and eight multi-RBI performances
- Posted a .962 fielding percentage across 264 defensive chances at shortstop
2021 (Freshman*):
- 2021 Preseason All-SEC Second Team (shortstop)
- SEC Co-Newcomer of the Week (May 3)
- Ranked No. 43 on Baseball America’s Preseason Top 150 players list
- Played in 54 games including 52 starts (all at shortstop and second base)
- Slashed .253/.324/.389 with 48 hits over 190 at bats
- Totaled five home runs, one triple, nine doubles, 30 runs, 26 RBI and 18 walks
- Drove in a career-high four runs while going 2-for-3 with a three-run home run against Georgia on May 15
- Went 4-for-5 with a career-high four hits vs. No. 8 Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament on May 26
- Reached base in 14 consecutive games from April 10 at No. 4 Tennessee to May 6 at Kentucky
- Posted 13 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI performances
- Finished with a .935 fielding percentage across 201 defensive chances
2020 (Freshman):
- Started 16 games (all at shortstop)
- Batted .298 and was tied for third on the team with 17 hits
- Scored 12 runs -- tied for third on the team -- and tallied nine RBIs
- Posted five multi-hit games, including a three-hit game at Jacksonville (Feb 18)
- Logged a pair of multi-RBI games
- Hit a home run in his collegiate debut against Marshall (Feb 14)
IMG ACADEMY:
- First Team Senior Preseason All-America (Perfect Game)
- Florida Region All-High School Senior First Team (Perfect Game)
- Earned MVP honors at the 2018 Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association World Championship in Jupiter after leading his Florida Burn club to the title
- As a senior at IMG Academy, hit .352 with 25 RBI in 25 games
|
AVG |
GP |
GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SLG% |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
GDP |
OB% |
SF |
SH |
SB |
PO |
A |
E |
FLD% |
| 2020 |
.298 |
16 |
16 |
57 |
12 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
.439 |
8 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
.385 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
40 |
2 |
.964 |
| 2021 |
.253 |
54 |
52 |
190 |
30 |
48 |
9 |
1 |
5 |
26 |
.389 |
18 |
2 |
52 |
1 |
.324 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62 |
126 |
13 |
.935 |
| 2022 |
.254 |
64 |
63 |
224 |
41 |
57 |
8 |
2 |
9 |
32 |
.429 |
30 |
4 |
44 |
4 |
.351 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
92 |
162 |
10 |
.962 |
| 2023 |
.348 |
70 |
70 |
256 |
70 |
89 |
10 |
1 |
19 |
72 |
.617 |
46 |
4 |
35 |
5 |
.447 |
5 |
1 |
18 |
83 |
162 |
9 |
.965 |
| Total |
.290 |
204 |
201 |
727 |
153 |
211 |
29 |
4 |
35 |
139 |
.486 |
102 |
10 |
150 |
12 |
.382 |
6 |
4 |
24 |
250 |
490 |
34 |
.956 |
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SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 4, No. 8 Mississippi State, May 26, 2021
Doubles: 2, No. 21 Miami, Feb. 20, 2021; Stetson, April 6, 2021
Home Runs: 2, two times, last vs. Florida Atlantic, March 7, 2023
Total Bases: 9, two times, last vs. Florida Atlantic, March 7, 2023
RBI: 9, Florida Atlantic, March 7, 2023
Runs Scored: 4, Auburn, April 2, 2023
Walks: 3, four times
Struck out: 3, 10 times
Sacrifice Flies: 2, Georgia, April 14, 2023
At bats: 7, vs. LSU, June 25, 2023
Stolen bases: 2, two times, last vs. LSU, June 25, 2023
Assists: 6, nine times
Putouts: 6, No. 1 Tennessee, April 24, 2022
