Jac Caglianone breaks Florida career HR record in College World Series rout

It seemed like an impossible record to break at times, but Jac Caglianone now stands alone on Florida’s career home run list with 75 career jacks.

Jac Caglianone now has sole possession of the University of Florida baseball career home run record with his 75th big fly in a Gators uniform.

Breaking this record felt impossible at times. Caglianone started the season with just one homer through his first 27 at-bats. He’d go on to hit 34 more over his next 217 (and counting). That’s a 500% increase in home run production, and it’s well-known that teams have refused to pitch Caglianone for the better part of the last month.

Despite all of that, Caglianone would not be denied. He passed [autotag]Matt LaPorta[/autotag] with a tall homer to right field off of Kentucky right-hander Johnny Hummel in the sixth inning of a College World Series elimination game that ended 15-4.

Caglianone smashed LaPorta’s pace, too, setting the record in just two and a half seasons. The Plant High (Tampa) alumnus was inserted into the lineup as a true freshman in 2022 after recovering from Tommy John surgery and never left.

Compared to 924 plate appearances and 722 at-bats for LaPorta, Caglianone set his record in 746 plate appearances and 630 at-bats. There’s little doubt that his raw power grade is at 80 for most MLB scouts.

Caglianone has a chance to add to his record, too. He’ll play at least one more game against Texas A&M, potentially two, and then the College World Series Finals could go three games.

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