2023 Baseball Roster

55 Philip Abner

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Sophomore
  • B/T L/L
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • High School Charlotte Christian

Biography

2023 Sixth Round MLB Draft Pick (175th Overall, Arizona Diamondbacks)
2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 Cape Cod League All-Star
2022 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

Career:
  • Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 175th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2023 MLB Draft
  • Posted a 4-1 record, 5.20 ERA and .234 batting average against across 51 appearance spread over two seasons
  • Tallied 75 strikeouts in 53 2/3 career frames for a 12.6 K/9

2023 (Sophomore):
  • Made 25 appearances as a key cog in the UF relief corps
  • Finished with a 3-0 record, three saves and 3.16 ERA
  • Fanned 51 batters across 31 1/3 innings for a 14.6 K/9
  • Held opposing hitters to a .220 batting average
  • Blanked Jacksonville over two innings of two-hit ball while striking out a career-high six batters on Feb. 28
  • Pitched a career-high three innings vs. Florida Atlantic on March 8
  • Earned his first-career save vs. Florida Atlantic on March 8
  • Logged five-consecutive scoreless appearances spanning eight innings from March 7 vs. Florida Atlantic to March 21 vs. Florida State, fanning six in the latter matchup
  • Fired 2 1/3 shutout frames on two hits while tying his career high with six strikeouts in the win at Tennessee on April 6
  • Tossed 1 2/3 clean innings backed by three strikeouts in the victory at Texas A&M on May 5
  • Struck out the side vs. Vanderbilt on May 25
  • Did not allow a run in his final four outings of the season, combining for five scoreless frames on two hits and four walks while striking out 10

2022 (Freshman):
  • Made 26 appearances including one start as a true freshman
  • Posted a 1-1 record, 8.06 ERA and 24 strikeouts across 22 1/3 innings pitched
  • Held opposing hitters to a .253 batting average
  • Fired a scoreless inning with one hit allowed, two walks and his first-career strikeout in his collegiate debut on opening day vs. Liberty on Feb. 18
  • Earned his first-career win with two shutout innings of relief and two strikeouts vs. Bethune-Cookman on March 22
  • Pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout at No. 23 Georgia on April 1
  • Tossed 1 1/3 no-hit frames with one walk and a career-high three strikeouts at Florida State on April 12
  • Held Mississippi State scoreless on one hit with one strikeout across 1 1/3 innings on May 7
  • Fanned three batters over 1 2/3 shutout frames of relief on one hit vs. No. 9 Oklahoma on June 5

CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN HS:
  • Four-year letterwinner in baseball under head coach Greg Simmons at Charlotte Christian, competing as a two-way player
  • 2018 Charlotte Player of the Year
  • Three-time all-state and two-time all-conference honoree
  • Four-time Preseason All-American
  • Led Charlotte Christian to a state championship and 27-6 record as the team captain his senior year, pitching to a 0.70 ERA and 0.85 WHIP while holding opposing hitters to a .167 BAA
  • Also struck out 40 batters in 20 innings as a senior, translating to a 18.0 K/9
  • Invited to the 16U and 17U USA Baseball National Team Development Program
  • Selected to the 18U Prospect Development Pipeline as a top-80 junior in the country
  • Competed in the 2020 Perfect Game National Showcase
  • Played for Canes National from 2019-20
  • Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 67 overall player and No. 11 LHP nationally in addition to being No. 3 player and No. 2 LHP in North Carolina
 
PERSONAL:
  • Son of Kenny and Anne Abner
  • Has two sisters (Mary Kate and Lydia Hope) and two brothers (Jacob and David)
  • Grandfather, Harold Jernigan, was a four-year letterwinner in football at Presbyterian College in South Carolina
  • Enjoys gaming when not on the diamond
 
WHY FLORIDA: I chose Florida because it is the best overall school. It has great academics to go along with a solid baseball program. I really enjoyed the campus when I visited and wanted to play for the best baseball team in the country. The coaches are some of the best and I couldn’t wait to play for them.
 
Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA
2022 8.06 1 1 26 1 0 0/1 0 22.1 20 20 20 21 24 5 0 2 107 .253 6 5 0 1 1
2023 3.16 3 0 25 0 0 0/2 3 31.1 26 15 11 19 51 2 0 2 141 .220 5 3 0 1 0
TOTAL 5.20 4 1 51 1 0 0/3 3 53.2 46 35 31 40 75 7 0 4 248 .234 11 8 0 2 1

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Innings pitched: 3.0, vs. Florida Atlantic, March 8, 2023
Walks allowed: 3, 2 times, last at South Carolina, April 20, 2023
Strikeouts: 6, at Jacksonville, Feb. 28, 2023
Putouts: 1, 2 times, last vs. Georgia, April 16, 2023
Assists: 2, vs. Florida Atlantic, March 8, 2023

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2022Freshman

    LHP
    6'1" 220 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2023Sophomore

    LHP
    6'1" 230 lbs
    55

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