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11 Brendan Lawson

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Freshman
  • B/T L/R
  • Hometown Toronto, Ontario
  • High School P27 Academy

Biography

2025 Baseball America First Team Freshman All-American
2025 2x Second Team Freshman All-American (D1Baseball, Perfect Game)
2025 SEC All-Freshman Team
2025 2x SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 24, April 21)


2025 (Freshman):
  • Played in and started 60 of Florida’s 61 games as a true freshman
  • Received starts at first base (36), second base (12), third base (11) and designated hitter (one)
  • Slashed .317/.417/.522 for a .939 OPS over 224 at bats
  • Totaled 10 home runs, one triple, 14 doubles and 48 runs scored
  • Led the Gators with 33 walks in his rookie year
  • Ranked second on the team with 61 RBI and 15 multi-RBI performances
  • Also tied for second on the roster with 23 multi-hit games
  • Connected for three grand slams in his rookie campaign
  • Swiped eight bags in eight attempts
  • Notched first-career hit with an infield single to second base in the fourth inning, finishing 2-for-3 with one double, three runs, one RBI, one walk and one steal in the win over Air Force on Feb. 15
  • Became the first Gator to hit a grand slam for his first-career home run since Santino Miozzi vs. Winthrop on March 3, 2019 while finishing with five RBI against Dayton on Feb. 22
  • Delivered first-career, three-hit games with a 3-for-5 showing and two runs vs. North Florida on Feb. 26
  • Went 2-for-3 with one homer, three runs, two RBI, one walk and one steal in the victory over Miami on Feb. 28
  • Was 2-for-3 with an opposite-field home run and one walk at UCF on March 5
  • Drove in four runs and finished 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs scored and one walk vs. Harvard on March 8
  • Plated five runs while going 3-for-4 with one homer, one double, two runs scored and one walk in the win against Jacksonville on March 18
  • Batted 2-for-4 with a grand slam and five RBI at Ole Miss on March 28
  • Smacked a big fly and double to go 2-for-4 with four RBI in the victory over Florida State on April 8
  • Collected multiple hits in five-straight games from April 18 at Mississippi State through April 25 vs. Arkansas, including knocks in all three games of the MSU series
  • Tied season high with five RBI while logging a 2-for-6 game, one home run, three runs scored and one walk in the series-clinching win at South Carolina on May 3
  • Finished 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs in the SEC Tournament win over South Carolina on May 20
  • Became the third Gator to record a five-hit game in the NCAA Tournament, going 5-for-7 with one double, three RBI and three runs scored in the victory vs. Fairfield at the Conway Regional on May 31
  • Posted a .960 fielding percentage over 301 defensive chances, playing a part in 31 double plays
  • Fielded to a .976 clip across 250 chances at first base

P27 ACADEMY:
  • Top Canadian prepster in the 2024 graduating class
  • Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 2024 MLB Draft
  • Invited to compete in the 2024 MLB Draft League, where he batted .344/.533/.375 with one double, two RBI, six runs and more walks (12) than strikeouts (10) over 45 plate appearances
  • Held status as a top-200 prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft
  • Competed under Head Coach Corey Warner at P27
  • Participated in the Perfect Game Academic Showcase in May 2024
  • Perfect Game/Rawlings First Team All-American
  • Also played at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute and with the Ontario Blue Jays of the Canadian Premier Baseball League
  • 2023 & 2024 Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-Region (Canada/Puerto Rico)
  • Attended the 2023 Perfect Game National Showcase
  • Had opportunity to suit up for Team Canada as a prepster
  • Named Team MVP for 2022 Junior National team with the Blue Jays
  • Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 1 player and No. 1 shortstop in Ontario while holding status as the No. 57 recruit and No. 14 shortstop in the class

PERSONAL:
  • Son of Trevor Lawson and Tara Quigley
  • Majoring in social & behavioral sciences at the University of Florida

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 5, vs. Fairfield, May 31, 2025
Doubles: 2, at Mississippi State, April 19, 2025
Home Runs: 1, 10 times, last vs. East Carolina, May 30, 2025
Total Bases: 7, vs. Jacksonville, March 18, 2025
RBI: 5, four times, last at South Carolina, May 3, 2025
Runs Scored: 3, four times, last vs. Fairfield, May 31, 2025
Walks: 3, vs. Georgia, March 21, 2025
Struck out: 3, five times, last vs. Ole Miss, May 21, 2025
Sacrifice Flies: 1, five times, last vs. Alabama, May 16, 2025
At bats: 7, vs. Fairfield, May 31, 2025
Stolen bases: 1, eight times, last vs. Alabama, May 16, 2025
Assists: 4, vs. Georgia, March 22, 2025
Putouts: 12, two times, last vs. South Carolina, May 20, 2025

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