Gator Baseball 2024 OFFICIAL ROSTER/Transfer Tracker/Lineup???

Here is the official 2024 roster as listed on the UF website. I'm leaving the links below to the newcomers info if you want to research any histories. Also I'm leaving the list of players that have left the program from last year. It's hard to remember for my sake some of these that have gone on and it helps remind me why we have positions to fill.

2024 Baseball Roster
# FULL NAME POS. HT. WT. B/T CL HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)
1 Dale Thomas INF 5-10 205 R/R SR De Leon Springs, Fla. / Bishop Moore (Coastal Carolina)
2 Ty Evans OF 6-2 225 R/R JR Auburndale, Fla. / Lakeland Christian
3 Cade Fisher LHP 6-4 210 L/L SO Dalton, Ga. / Northwest Whitfield County
4 Cade Kurland INF 5-11 195 R/R SO Tampa, Fla. / Berkeley Prep
5 Sammy Mummau INF 6-0 185 R/R FR Palm Harbor, Fla. / Dunedin
6 Tyler Shelnut INF/OF 6-2 200 R/R SR Lake City, Fla. / Fort White (Santa Fe CC)
8 Christian Rodriguez RHP 6-0 210 R/R FR Coral Springs, Fla. / Marjory Stoneman Douglas
9 Luke McNeillie RHP 6-3 185 L/R FR Milton, Ga. / Milton
10 Colby Shelton INF 6-0 200 L/R SO Lexington, S.C. / Bloomingdale (Alabama)
11 Michael Robertson OF 6-2 195 L/R RS SO Venice, Fla. / Venice
12 Liam Peterson RHP 6-5 205 R/R FR Palm Harbor, Fla. / Calvary Christian
13 Ryan Slater RHP 6-3 205 R/R RS JR Palm Harbor, Fla. / East Lake
14 Jac Caglianone LHP/1B 6-5 250 L/L JR Tampa, Fla. / Plant
15 Landon Russell INF/OF 6-1 190 R/R SO Phenix City, Ala. / Russell County (Gulf Coast CC)
16 Hayden Yost OF 6-1 195 L/L FR Tampa, Fla. / Sickles
17 Jacob Gomberg LHP 5-10 175 L/L FR Coral Springs, Fla. / Marjory Stoneman Douglas
18 Pierce Coppola LHP 6-8 255 L/L RS SO Verona, N.J. / Verona
20 Jake Clemente RHP 6-3 220 R/R RS FR Coral Springs, Fla. / Marjory Stoneman Douglas
21 Caden McDonald RHP/1B 6-3 205 R/R FR Tampa, Fla. / Sickles
22 Brandon Neely RHP 6-3 210 R/R JR Seville, Fla. / Spruce Creek
23 John Martinez INF 5-11 190 R/R FR Orlando, Fla. / Montverde Academy
24 Blake Brookins OF 6-5 215 L/R FR Palmetto Bay, Fla. / Miami Palmetto
25 Reilly Witmer RHP 6-4 220 R/R FR Naples, Fla. / Naples
26 Tanner Garrison C 6-3 220 R/R SR Dallas, Tex. / Cardinal Newman (Coastal Carolina)
27 Fisher Jameson RHP 6-5 240 R/R JR Lake Worth, Fla. / Park Vista
28 Luke Heyman C 6-4 220 R/R SO Longwood, Fla. / Lake Brantley
29 Brody Donay C 6-5 235 R/R SO Lakeland, Fla. / Lakeland Christian (Virginia Tech)
30 Ashton Wilson OF/INF 6-0 195 R/R SO Orlando, Fla. / TNXL Academy (Charleston Southern)
31 Frank Menendez LHP 6-1 230 L/L FR Miami, Fla. / Doral Academy Charter
32 Grayson Smith RHP 6-2 205 R/R FR Rocky Face, Ga. / McCallie School
33 Robert Satin LHP 6-3 215 L/L FR Tampa, Fla. / Plant
34 Alex Philpott RHP 6-5 175 R/R FR Tampa, Fla. / Strawberry Crest
41 Blake Purnell RHP 6-3 220 R/R RS JR Boynton Beach, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas
44 Armando Albert INF 5-11 160 L/R SR* Plantation, Fla. / Belen Jesuit (Santa Fe CC / Florida Atlantic)
48 Hunter Jones RHP 6-3 170 R/R FR Anthony, Fla. / North Marion
50 Jaylen Guy OF 6-0 200 R/R SR Greensboro, N.C. / Southeast Guilford (Liberty)

2023 Signees
A look at Florida baseball's 2023 recruiting class
Florida Baseball: Gators flip 2023 UCF right-handed pitcher commit

Transfer Portal/MLB Draft/Seniors
Wyatt Langford OF - Drafted 1st Round by Texas - Signed
Hurston Waldrep RHP - Drafted 1st Round by Atlanta - Signed
Brandon Sproat RHP - Drafted 2nd Round by NY Mets - Signed
Josh Rivera SS - Drafted 3rd Round by Cubs - Signed
Philip Abner LHP - Drafted 6th Round by Arizona - Signed
Colby Halter INF - Drafted 17th Round by Oakland - Signed
Rene Lastres C - Transferred to UNC-Charlotte
Salvador Alvarez C - Transferred to Florida SW State
Yoel Tejeda Jr RHP - Transferred to Florida State
Anthony Ursitti RHP - Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Deric Fabian INF - Transferred to Auburn
Matt Prevesk OF - Transferred to UCF
Tyler Nesbitt RHP - Transferred to UCF
Clete Hartzog RHP - Transferred to Troy
Carsten Finnvold LHP - Transferred to UCF
Chris Arroyo LHP - TP
Erik Blair OF - TP Transferred to Florida SW State
BT Riopelle (Sr)
Richie Schiekofer (Gr)
Nick Ficarrotta (Gr)
Tucker Talbott (Gr)
Sam Sloan????
Max Brown - TP
Steven Echavarria, Milburn NJ - RHP - Drafted #72 Round 3 - Signed for 3M
Stone Russell, Bradenton FL - SS - Drafted #529 18th Round - Signed for 150K

 

Lineup
1B - Jac Caglianone/Luke Heyman
2B - Cade Kurland/Armando Albert
SS - Colby Shelton/Armando Albert
3B - Dale Thomas/Tyler Shelnut
C - Luke Heyman/Brody Donay/Tanner Garrison(INJ)
LF - Tyler Shelnut/Landon Russell
CF - Michael Robertson/Jaylen Guy
RF - Ashton/Wilson/Ty Evans/Hayden Yost
DH - Jac Caglianone/Luke Heyman/Brody Donay

Pitchers
Starters - Liam Peterson, Jac Caglianone(L), Pierce Coppola(L)???
Closers - Brandon Neely
Relievers - Fisher Jameson, Jake Clemente, Luke McNeillie, Frank Menendez(L), Cade Fisher(L), Ryan Slater, Grayson Smith, Robert Satin(L), Blake Purnell, Reilly Witmer, Alex Philpott, Hunter Jones, Jacob Gomberg(L)
Signees - Christian Rodriguez(IR), Caden McDonald(IR)

 

I just got a bit of info on Hunter Jones, the pitcher from North Marion. His two main pitches are a 94 mph fastball with a 6 to 8 inch arm side tail and a killer slider with some sink. He can throw a change up but it's rare. Was told he's a great kid, just the kind of player you want on your team.

 

Thanks for the input guys. The lineup is just a starting point as placeholders. I could see three different lineups just for the infielders with the guys we have for next year. I'm not even trying to place the new guys until they get here in the fall. Who knows who we will have as pitchers for next year since the portal is only getting complex than last year. All of this is more for a place to track the portal players that come and go and our early entries for the draft. I figured it would be easier to start now than after the season and have to piece everything back together from the reports we all find.

 

Miami is replacing their coach. Georgia is replacing their coach. UCF is replacing their coach. Last year FSU replaced their coach and had the worst season in 40 years. This season could really give the Gators some separation above these nearby programs and give us a bigger edge in recruiting for a year or two.

 

Well here's why I started the the 2024 thread so soon. Moved Tejeda and Finnvold to the transfer list. I'm very surprised by Tejeda. Maybe he knows something we don't or wants to be closer to home. I can always add him back.
Check that, I see now on another post Tejeda transferred to FSU. What is it that Gatorgal likes to say, oh yeah schmuck...