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Two Florida Gators baseball players named preseason All-Americans

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Two Florida baseball standouts received Preseason All-America recognition from Baseball America on Monday in left-handed pitcher/first baseman Jac Caglianone and right-handed pitcher Brandon Neely.

Mirroring D1Baseball’s selections from just last week, Baseball America placed Caglianone on its first team at utility and Neely on second team at relief pitcher. Caglianone was one of two unanimous first team selections alongside Wake Forest’s Nick Kurtz.

The nod makes Caglianone a Unanimous Preseason First Team honoree across the industry. Last season, the two-way star bopped an NCAA-leading and program-record 33 homers while slashing .323/.389/.738. The Tampa, Fla. product also set the team record with 90 RBI and was the lone Gator to play in and start all 71 games as Florida made a deep run to the College World Series Finals. The southpaw also delivered a 7-4 record, 4.34 ERA, .190 batting average against and 87 strikeouts across 18 starts spanning 74 2/3 frames.

Shifting to Neely, the 2023 USA Collegiate National Team member collects his second preseason honor after a 2023 Second Team All-American and First Team All-SEC season. Transitioning to the bullpen for the betterment of the roster, the Seville, Fla. native made a team-high 34 appearances while delivering a 3.58 ERA. Neely led the SEC with 13 saves in 14 opportunities – a total that ranked sixth nationally. He also fanned 72 batters in 55 1/3 frames and held hitters to a .223 batting average.

Florida Gators picked to win the SEC East

West2023 Overall2023 SEC record
Arkansas43-1820-10
LSU54-1719-10
Texas A&M38-2714-16
Alabama43-2116-14
Auburn34-23-117-13
Ole Miss25-296-24
Mississippi State27-269-21
East2023 overall record2023 SEC record
Florida54-1720-10
Vanderbilt42-2019-11
Tennessee44-2216-14
South Carolina42-2116-13
Kentucky40-2116-14
Georgia29-2711-19
Missouri30-2410-20

PROJECTED REGIONAL TEAMS (10)

Florida
Arkansas
LSU
Vanderbilt
Texas A&M
Tennessee
Alabama
South Carolina
Auburn
Kentucky

D1Baseball Preseason Awards

Player of the Year: Jac Caglianone, 1B/LHP, Florida
Pitcher of the Year: Hagen Smith, LHP Arkansas
Freshman of the Year: Gavin Grahovak, 3B Texas A&M

2024 Florida Gators baseball schedule

DateOpponentLocation
February 16St. John’sGainesville
February 17St. John’sGainesville
February 18St. John’sGainesville
February 20North FloridaJacksonville
February 21North FloridaGainesville
February 23ColumbiaGainesville
February 24ColumbiaGainesville
February 25ColumbiaGainesville
February 27StetsonDeland
February 28Bethune-CookmanGainesville
March 1MiamiCoral Gables
March 2MiamiCoral Gables
March 3MiamiCoral Gables
March 5Florida AtlanticGainesville
March 6UCFGainesville
March 8St. Mary’sGainesville
March 9St. Mary’sGainesville
March 10St. Mary’sGainesville
March 12Florida StateGainesville
March 15Texas A&MGainesville
March 16Texas A&MGainesville
March 17Texas A&MGainesville
March 19JacksonvilleGainesville
March 22LSUBaton Rouge
March 23LSUBaton Rouge
March 24LSUBaton Rouge
March 26Florida StateJacksonville
March 29Mississippi StateGainesville
March 30Mississippi StateGainesville
March 31Mississippi StateGainesville
April 2FAMUGainesville
April 5MissouriColumbia
April 6MissouriColumbia
April 7MissouriColumbia
April 9Florida StateTallahassee
April 12South CarolinaGainesville
April 13South CarolinaGainesville
April 14South CarolinaGainesville
April 16JacksonvilleGainesville
April 19VanderbiltNashville
April 20VanderbiltNashville
April 21VanderbiltNashville
April 23StetsonGainesville
April 26ArkansasFayetteville
April 27ArkansasFayetteville
April 28ArkansasFayetteville
May 3TennesseeGainesville
May 4TennesseeGainesville
May 5TennesseeGainesville
May 7South FloridaGainesville
May 10KentuckyGainesville
May 11KentuckyGainesville
May 12KentuckyGainesville
May 16GeorgiaAthens
May 17GeorgiaAthens
May 18GeorgiaAthens
May 21-26SEC TOURNAMENTHOOVER

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