2019 Baseball Roster

Kelly Chase
Tim Casey

16 Wil Dalton

  • Position OF
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Spring Hill, Tenn.
  • High School Summit (Columbia State CC)

Biography

2019 MLB Draft, 8th Round (Boston Red Sox)
2019 NCAA Lubbock All-Regional Team
2018 All-SEC Second Team
2018 College Home Run Derby Participant
2018 Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
2018 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
 
2019 (Junior):
  • Played in 56 games (55 starts) and batted .262 with eight home runs and 34 RBI
  • Drafted in the 8th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox
  • Named to the Lubbock All-Regional Team after going 5-for-10 (.500) in the Regional with a home run and four RBI
  • Matched his career high with four hits against Winthrop on March 3 and scored a career high five runs in the game
  • Had 17 multi-hit games on the year and 10 games with multiple RBI
  • Totaled 16 two-out RBI on the year, second-most on the team
2018 (Sophomore):
  • Earned Second Team All-SEC Honors
  • The only Florida player to start all 70 games on the season and finished the year with a .262 batting average as the everyday right fielder
  • Led the team with 60 RBI and finished second with 19 home runs and 18 doubles; his 19 home runs ranked 11th nationally and are the second-most by a UF outfielder in school history
  • Ranked second in the SEC in RBI, home runs and total bases (149, 22nd nationally); ninth in runs scored (60)
  • Was named the SEC Player of the Week after racking up nine RBI on two homers and a triple at Kentucky
  • Had 17 multi-hit games, including two games with four hits, and 14 multi-RBI games
  • The only player on the team to record five RBI in a game, and he did it three times: six vs. Stony Brook (March 2), six at Kentucky (April 20) and six against Columbia (June 1)
  • He also had two games with multiple home runs: three vs. Stony Brook (March 2) and two at South Carolina (March 17)
  • One of just four players in the SEC to have three home runs in a game (March 2 vs. Stony Brook)
  • He had 13 total bases against Stony Brook on March 2, the most by a UF player since 2015
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
  • Named First Team All-TJCAA at Columbia State in 2017, hitting .392 with 60 runs scored and 58 RBIs; had 21 doubles, 15 home runs and 16 stolen bases
  • His 15 home runs tied for second-most in a season in Columbia State history and the most in the BBCOR era
  • Was selected in the 29th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles out of Summit High School
  • Named the District 11-AAA Player of the Year and earned Class AAA All-State honors as a senior and led Summit to the state tournament for the first time
  • As a senior at Summit High School, hit .500 with 57 runs scored and 44 RBIs; had three home runs and 34 stolen bases
  • Played in 35 games as a junior and hit .359 with 32 runs scored and 24 RBIs; had 14 doubles, five triples and two home runs
 
Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD%
2018 .262 70 70 275 60 72 18 1 19 60 149 .542 25 8 74 4 .338 3 0 8 12 121 6 2 .984
2019 .262 56 55 191 44 50 11 2 8 34 89 .466 27 11 40 2 .381 2 0 6 9 98 0 3 .970
TOTAL .262 126 125 466 104 122 29 3 27 94 238 .511 52 19 114 6 .356 5 0 14 21 219 6 5 .978
 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 4, Columbia, Jun 01, 2018 ; Stony Brook, Mar 02, 2018 ; Winthrop, Mar 03, 2019
Doubles: 2, Missouri, Apr 14, 2018 ; Columbia, Jun 01, 2018 ; at Mississippi State, May 18, 2018
Triples: 1, at Kentucky, Apr 20, 2018 ; Miami, Feb 23, 2019 ; vs Texas A&M, May 21, 2019
Home runs: 3, Stony Brook, Mar 02, 2018
Total bases: 13, Stony Brook, Mar 02, 2018
RBI: 6, at Kentucky, Apr 20, 2018 ; Columbia, Jun 01, 2018 ; Stony Brook, Mar 02, 2018
Runs scored: 5, Winthrop, Mar 03, 2019
Walks: 2, 9 times
Hit by pitch: 2, Jacksonville, Mar 19, 2019
Struck out: 3, 7 times
Sac flies: 1, 5 times
At bats: 6, at LSU, Apr 18, 2019
Stolen bases: 2, Tennessee, May 12, 2019
Caught stealing: 1, 7 times
Field chances: 8, vs Dallas Baptist, Jun 02, 2019
Putouts: 8, vs Dallas Baptist, Jun 02, 2019
Assists: 1, 6 times

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2018Sophomore

    OF
    6'0" 190 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2019Junior

    OF
    6'0" 190 lbs
    16