2025 NCAA Conway Regional All-Tournament Team (3B)
2025 (Sophomore):
- Played in 43 games including 33 starts at first base (16), designated hitter (10), third base (six) and second base (one)
- Slashed .264/.397/.368 for a .765 OPS across 125 at bats
- Clubbed two home runs and seven doubles to compile 46 total bases
- Tallied 33 hits, 34 runs scored, 20 RBI, 21 walks, two sacrifice flies and one stolen base
- Recorded six multi-RBI performances and five multi-hit games
- Struck out just three times while drawing eight walks and three hit-by-pitches in his final 17 games played (47 at bats)
- Launched a solo homer to right-center in the second inning for his first hit in Orange & Blue vs. Air Force on Feb. 15, finishing 2-for-5 with two runs scored
- Went 3-for-3 with one double, two runs, one RBI and one walk in the win over Miami on March 1
- Doubled and finished 2-for-4 with three runs, two RBI and one walk in the victory against Harvard on March 8
- Drilled a three-run homer en route to going 2-for-4 in the win over Jacksonville on March 18
- Came through as a pinch hitter with a two-out, two-strike double to tie the game with two outs in the ninth against Florida State on March 25
- Knocked a go-ahead, two-run single to right in the ninth inning to lift Florida to a ninth-inning comeback victory at Ole Miss on March 28
- Was 1-for-3 with two RBI in the victory over Missouri on April 10
- Logged hits and scored in all three games of the Alabama series from May 15-17, going 3-for-9 with five runs scored and two RBI
- Finished 3-for-11 with one double, three runs scored, one RBI and two walks to earn a spot on the NCAA Conway Regional All-Tournament Team (3B)
- Collected two hits (2-for-4) highlighted by one double and one run scored vs. East Carolina at the Conway Regional on June 1
- Produced a .963 fielding percentage over 135 defensive chances, featuring 11 double plays and 26 assists
- Fielded at a .991 clip across 112 chances at first base and to a perfect 1.000 mark with two putouts in two chances at second base
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
- Spent his freshman campaign at Texas Tech
- Appeared in 33 games while making 24 starts
- Slashed .253/.361/.404 over 99 at bats
- Totaled four homers, three doubles, 20 RBI and 15 runs scored
- Had a healthy 14.3% walk rate and 10.1% strikeout rate, drawing more walks (17) than strikeouts (12)
- Concluded with a .975 fielding percentage on 80 total chances
- 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
PARKVIEW HS:
- Has a stellar two-way career under Head Coach David Reynolds at Parkview
- Won the regional and state titles in 2021 before again claiming the regional championship in 2022 and finishing as state runners-up in 2023
- Slashed .422/.539/.749 with 19 homers, four triples, 17 doubles, 83 RBI, 77 runs and four stolen bases in 251 career at bats
- Drew 49 career walks while only striking out 21 times
- Earned First Team All-America and All-State honors as a senior after hitting .430/.552/.826 with 13 home runs, one triple, seven doubles, 45 RBI and 43 runs
- Ranked 16th in the nation and fourth in the state in home runs as a senior
- Dominated on the mound as the back-to-back Gwinnett County Pitcher of the Year his junior and senior campaigns
- Won 10 of his 12 starts and delivered a 1.55 ERA as a senior
- Posted a 28-6 career record with a 1.81 ERA and a .220 batting average against
- Tallied 214 strikeouts in 189 innings pitched while also throwing seven complete games
- Also competed for TG Dbacks Scout Team
- 2022 & 2023 Perfect Game Preseason All-Region
- Invited to 2022 Perfect Game National Showcase
- Ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 8 player and No. 5 second baseman in Georgia while holding status as the No. 76 recruit and No. 24 second baseman in the country
PERSONAL:
- Son of Jason and Meghan Stripling
- Has two brothers, Christian Taylor and Bryson Stripling
- Majoring in sport management at the University of Florida
- Majored in business management at Texas Tech
- Born in Winter Haven, Fla. and grew up in Lawrenceville, Ga.
UF SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 3, vs. Miami, March 1, 2025
Doubles: 1, seven times, last vs. East Carolina, June 1, 2025
Home Runs: 1, two times, last vs. Jacksonville, March 18, 2025
Total Bases: 5, two times, last vs. Jacksonville, March 18, 2025
RBI: 3, vs. Jacksonville, March 18, 2025
Runs Scored: 3, vs. Harvard, March 8, 2025
Walks: 3, at Florida State, March 11, 2025
Struck out: 3, vs. Air Force, February 15, 2025
Sacrifice Flies: 1, two times, last vs. Fairfield, May 31, 2025
At bats: 5, two times, last vs. Dayton, February 22, 2025
Stolen bases: 1, vs. Dayton, February 23, 2025
Assists: 4, two times, last vs. East Carolina, June 1, 2025
Putouts: 11, at Tennessee, March 16, 2025
