A good deal of credit for Florida baseball’s success during the 2023 regular season was due to Friday night starter [autotag]Brandon Sproat[/autotag], who represented the ace of the staff this spring.
The junior out of Pace, Florida, featured an electric four-seam fastball that reached the high-90s mph as well as a mix of sliders, changeups and curveballs to keep his opponents off balance. The fourth-year hurler actually took a slight step back from his 2022 campaign but still managed to mow down most of his Southeastern Conference opponents.
Sproat recorded a 4.85 ERA over 78 regular-season innings, notching a 7-3 record while limiting opposing batters to a .200 batting average. The right-hander struck out 100 hitters against just 35 walks but also had some control issues with 14 hit-by-pitches and six wild pitches.
Take a look below at some of the top photographic highlights from Florida baseball’s ace pitcher Brandon Sproat’s full season of work in Gainesville during the 2023 season.