2024 First Round MLB Draft Pick (Sixth Overall, Kansas City Royals)
2024 Unanimous First Team Academic All-American
2024 Academic All-American Team Member of the Year (CSC)
2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 First Team All-American (D1B, BA, ABCA, NCBWA)
2024 John Olerud 2-Way Player of the Year
2024 John Olerud Award Finalist
2024 Dick Howser Trophy Finalist (NCBWA)
2024 District 3 Player of the Year (NCBWA)
2024 Perfect Game Two-Way Player of the Year
2024 All-SEC First Team
2024 Southeast First Team All-Region (ABCA)
2024 Stillwater Regional All-Tournament Team
2024 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Semifinalist
2024 SEC Pitcher of the Week (March 4)
2024 Perfect Game National Player of the Week (Week 3)
2024 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Watch List
2024 Preseason All-SEC First Team (1B)
2024 Preseason All-SEC Second Team (SP)
2024 Preseason Two-Way Player of the Year (PG)
2024 Preseason First Team All-American (D1B, BA, ABCA, NCBWA, PG)
2023 Italian American Baseball Foundation Future Star Award
2023 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Member
2023 ABCA National Position Player of the Year
2023 Unanimous First Team All-American (D1B, BA, ABCA, NCBWA, PG)
2023 Golden Spikes Award Finalist
2023 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Finalist
2023 NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy Finalist
2023 First Team All-SEC
2023 NCBWA District 3 Player of the Year
2023 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Finalist
2023 ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Southeast Region
2023 NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 27, March 27)
2022 NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
2022 SEC All-Tournament Team
2022 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Career:
- Tied for fourth-highest Gator to be drafted to the MLB by the Kansas City Royals (sixth overall) alongside John Burke and A.J. Puk
- Powered Florida to back-to-back College World Series appearances (2023-24) as well as a 2023 SEC Championship
- Batted an otherworldly .355/.447/.760 in 634 at bats, with 164 starts and 165 games played
- Topped Wyatt Langford’s career slugging percentage record with a .760 mark, tied the program’s all-time-longest hitting streak (30) and tied an NCAA record by homering in nine-straight games (April 6-19, 2024)
- Topped Florida’s career home run record with 75 in just two and a half seasons, besting Matt LaPorta’s record of 74
- Totaled 75 home runs, two triples, 28 doubles, 225 hits, 176 runs scored, and 189 RBI
- Pitched a total of 148 1/3 innings as a starting pitcher across the 2023 and 2024 seasons
- Had a career ERA of 4.55, allowed 113 hits, 105 walks, 16 home runs and notched 170 strikeouts
2024 (Junior):
- Slashed .419/.544/.875 while starting all 66 games for the Orange & Blue
- Broke his own single-season program record with 35 home runs, setting the all-time UF career home run record (75) in the process
- Set single-season slugging percentage record (.875)
- Tied single-season hits record (104), hit for second-highest average in program history (.419) and got on base at the third-best clip in a season (.544 OBP)
- Homered in an NCAA-record nine-straight games from April 6-19
- Went 66-consecutive plate appearances without a strikeout from April 7-27
- Posted a 30-game hitting streak from March 23 through May 12 to tie the all-time program mark
- Finished with hits in 62 of 66 games while reaching safely in 65 of 66 contests
- Ended the campaign with an active on-base streak of 52-straight games
- Drew 32 more walks (58) than strikeouts (26), ranking as the 66th-most-difficult hitter to strikeout in the nation
- Fielded at a .990 clip across 385 chances at first base and on the mound, committing just four errors as one of the top all-around defensive first basemen in the country
- Led the team with 34 multi-hit games highlighted by six three-hit contests
- Drove in multiple runs in 23 games
- Went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, one run scored and two walks (one intentional) in the victory at North Florida on Feb. 20
- Finished 4-for-4 with a career-high four hits, two RBI and one walk in the win over Columbia on Feb. 24
- Homered and went 3-for-5 in both games one and three at Miami on March 1 and March 3
- Shut out Miami across six innings of three-hit ball to earn the victory on March 3, walking two and striking out a career-high 11 batters
- Logged a 2-for-4 night with one home run, two RBI and two runs vs. UCG on March 6
- Fired six shutout, no-hit frames to earn the win vs. Saint Mary’s on March 10, fanning nine and walking four
- Swatted a pair of homers en route to going 2-for-5 in the win against Texas A&M on March 15
- Tossed 5 1/3 innings with two runs allowed (one earned) on four hits and five walks while striking out seven in the series-clinching win over Texas A&M on March 17
- Drilled two home runs, drove in three and scored two runs while finishing 2-for-5 against Jacksonville on March 19
- Homered in both games two and three at LSU from March 23-24
- Threw a season-high 7.0 innings to earn the series-clinching win at LSU on March 24, allowing three hits and five walks while fanning five batters
- Went 2-for-3 featuring one homer, one double, three RBI and one run vs. Florida State on March 26
- Drew three walks (one intentional) while going 1-for-2 with a walk-off, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to secure the series over Mississippi State on March 31
- Went yard in game two before turning in a 2-for-4 day with another homer, two RBI, two runs and one walk in the series final at Missouri on April 7
- Collected a pair of hits including a home run, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, two runs and one steal in the victory over South Carolina on April 14
- Earned the win against South Carolina on April 14 with five innings of three-run ball on four hits, four walks and five strikeouts
- Picked up a three-hit game (3-for-5), homered and drove in two at Vanderbilt on April 18
- Limited Vanderbilt to two runs over five innings to earn the victory on April 20, surrendering six hits and three walks while fanning five
- Registered third multi-homer game of the campaign with a 3-for-4 performance, two big flies, three RBI, two runs and one intentional walk in the win over Stetson on April 23
- Cranked a grand slam and was intentionally walked in the victory at Arkansas on April 27
- Logged a 3-for-3 game with two runs scored and one walk against Tennessee on May 3
- Finished 2-for-3 with one homer, four runs and three walks (one intentional) vs. Kentucky on May 10
- Was intentionally walked four times, going 1-for-2 with a double and run scored in the victory over Kentucky on May 11
- Chucked 6 1/3 frames with three runs allowed (one earned) to pick up the quality start vs. Kentucky on May 12
- Recorded three hits (3-for-4) with one double, two runs, one RBI, one walk and two stolen bases in the win at Georgia on May 17
- Went 2-for-4 with one home run, one double, four RBI, four runs and two walks (one intentional) in the victory over Nebraska in the Stillwater Regional on June 2
- Finished a combined 3-for-7 with two home runs, five RBI, four runs scored and four intentional walks across the two games of the Clemson Super Regional from June 8-9
- Limited Clemson to four runs across five innings on five hits, two walks and six strikeouts on June 9 as the Gators secured a trip to the College World Series
- Went 7-for-12 with two home runs, four RBI, four runs and six walks across four games at the College World Series from Jun 15-19
- Homered in back-to-back CWS games against NC State on June 17 and Kentucky on June 19, with the latter setting the all-time UF career home run record (75)
2023 (Sophomore):
- Named a Consensus First Team All-American and the ABCA National Position Player of the Year
- Also collected First Team All-SEC honors in addition to being a Golden Spikes Award Finalist, Dick Howser Trophy Finalist and John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Finalist
- Honored as NCBWA District 3 Player of the Year and ABCA/Rawlings First Team Southeast All-Region
- Set a program and BBCOR era record with 33 home runs
- Also set single-season program records with 90 RBI and 208 total bases
- Was the lone player to start all 71 games for the NCAA Runner-Up Gators
- Slashed .323/.389/.738 across 282 at bats
- Totaled 91 hits, 33 home runs, two triples, 14 doubles, 90 RBI, 74 runs and four stolen bases
- Also made 18 weekend starts and went 7-4 with a 4.34 ERA, .190 BAA and 87 strikeouts in 74 2/3 innings
- Fired 6 2/3 shutout innings, allowing just two hits and one walk while fanning nine to pick up the victory in his collegiate pitching debut vs. Charleston Southern on Feb. 19
- Posted back-to-back three-hit games with home runs against South Florida from Feb. 21-22
- Homered three times while finishing 3-for-5 with five RBI as Florida launched a program-record eight long balls vs. Cincinnati on Feb. 26
- Launched eight homers across seven games from Feb. 21 to March 1
- Went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI against Miami on March 4
- Earned the win with six innings of one-run ball on four hits and one walk while striking out eight vs. Miami on March 5
- Had a career-high four hits en route to a 4-for-5 day with one home run, two doubles, five RBI and two runs in the victory over Florida Atlantic on March 8
- Finished 3-for-3 with two home runs, one double, four RBI and career-high four runs scored vs. Siena on March 12
- Tied career high with four hits while driving in three runs and doubling in the win at Florida State on March 21
- Went 11-for-18 on the week to earn SEC Co-Player of the Week honors as Florida defeated FSU and swept Ole Miss on the road, posting a .611/.650/1.333 slash line with four homers, eight RBI and 24 total bases
- Homered and tripled while going 3-for-5 with four RBI and two runs in the game two win over Auburn on April 1
- Drove in a career-high seven runs, going 2-for-4 with two homers and three runs scored in the series-clinching victory against Georgia on April 16
- Dazzled with 6 2/3 frames of one run ball, striking out nine while surrendering just one hit and one walk to earn the victory vs. Vanderbilt on May 14
- Dominated Kentucky on the road with seven shutout innings, giving up four hits and three walks while striking out eight on May 20
- Tossed six scoreless frames on four hits and three walks while fanning seven to pick up the win in the NCAA Regional opener vs. Florida A&M on June 2
- Collected five RBI backed by a pair of home runs to finish 2-for-4 with two runs scored in the elimination game vs. UConn on June 4
- Swatted two homers to break the single-season BBCOR record while going 3-for-6 with five RBI and three runs scored as UF plated a College World Series record 24 runs vs. LSU on June 25
- Led the team with 29 multi-hit games and 22 multi-RBI performances
- Turned in a .979 fielding percentage over 334 defensive chances at first base
2022 (Freshman):
- Named to the 2022 SEC All-Tournament Team and NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team
- Played in 28 games including 27-straight starts at designated hitter to end the season
- Batted .288/.339/.548 with seven home runs, six doubles, 27 RBI and 9 runs scored across 104 at bats
- Homered and drove in two runs in his first-career start vs. Tennessee on April 24
- Went 3-for-4 with three runs against Kentucky on April 29
- Doubled twice en route to a 2-for-5 day with three RBI at Mississippi State on May 7
- Drove in three runs while going 2-for-5 with a homer and two runs against South Carolina on May 19
- Went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and two runs vs. No. 13 Arkansas at the SEC Tournament on May 27
- Collected three hits, two doubles, one RBI and one run vs. Alabama at the SEC Tournament on May 28
- Homered twice against Oklahoma at the NCAA Gainesville Regional while earning All-Tournament Team honors
- Registered seven multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI performances
H.B. PLANT HS:
- Four-year letterwinner under coaches Dennis Braun and Dave Parra at Plant High School
- Named a FACA All-American in addition to being a Gatorade Player of the Year nominee
- Two-time All-State and three-time All-Area honoree at Plant
- Also collected a trio of All-Section and All-Conference accolades
- Contributed as a two-way player through his time at Plant
- Competed for the San Francisco Giants Scout Team
- Named the 2020 MLB Sirius XM 2-Way Player of the Year
- Earned a spot in the Perfect Game All-American Classic
- Ranked the No. 38 player nationally by Perfect Game, including the No. 4 left-handed pitcher and No. 1 first baseman in the country
- Member of Beta Honor Society and National Honor Society
PERSONAL:
- Son of Jeff and Johanne Caglianone
- Has one sister, Samantha, who is a volleyball student-athlete at Santa Fe College
- Intends to major in business at the University of Florida
- Hobbies include fishing, hunting and watersports
WHY FLORIDA: The best academic school in Florida as well as an extremely well coached, consistent, and an amazing track record as a team.
|
AVG |
GP |
GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SLG% |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
GDP |
OB% |
SF |
SH |
SB |
PO |
A |
E |
FLD% |
| 2022 |
.288 |
28 |
27 |
104 |
19 |
30 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
27 |
.548 |
5 |
4 |
21 |
4 |
.339 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| 2023 |
.323 |
71 |
71 |
282 |
74 |
91 |
14 |
2 |
33 |
90 |
.738 |
17 |
16 |
58 |
5 |
.389 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
295 |
32 |
7 |
.979 |
| Total |
.313 |
99 |
98 |
386 |
93 |
121 |
20 |
2 |
40 |
117 |
.687 |
22 |
20 |
79 |
9 |
.376 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
295 |
32 |
7 |
.979 |
| 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 |
| 2023 |
4.34 |
7 |
4 |
18 |
18 |
0 |
0/2 |
0 |
74.2 |
51 |
40 |
36 |
55 |
87 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
342 |
.190 |
10 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| TOTAL |
4.34 |
7 |
4 |
18 |
18 |
0 |
0/2 |
0 |
74.2 |
51 |
40 |
36 |
55 |
87 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
342 |
.190 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 4, at Florida State, March 21, 2023
Doubles: 2, 3 times
Home Runs: 3, vs. Cincinnati, Feb. 26, 2023
Total Bases: 12, vs. Cincinnati, Feb. 26, 2023
RBI: 7, vs. Georgia, April 16, 2023
Runs Scored: 4, vs. Siena, March 12, 2023
Walks: 2, 3 times
Struck out: 3, 5 times
Sacrifice Flies: 1, 6 times
At bats: 6, 3 times
Stolen bases: 2, at Kentucky, May 20, 2023
Innings pitched: 7.0, at Kentucky, May 20, 2023
Walks allowed: 8, at Ole Miss, March 26, 2023
Strikeouts: 9, 2 times, last vs. Vanderbilt, May 14, 2023
Putouts: 16, vs. Alabama, May 24, 2023
Assists: 2, 6 times
