For the second year in a row, Florida first baseman and left-handed pitcher [autotag]Jac Caglianone[/autotag] is a unanimous First Team All-American.
D1Baseball was the final of the five major college baseball publications to name their All-America team on Wednesday, following the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game.
“Caglianone somehow upstaged his epic 2023 season,” Baseball America wrote. “He has thunderous bat speed and double-plus raw power. On the bump, he is armed with an upper-90s fastball.”
Caglianone slashed .419/.544/.875 with 35 home runs and 72 runs batted in. He also walked twice as much (58) as he struck out (26) at the plate, in addition to serving as Florida’s Sunday starter every weekend. He went 5-2 on the mound with a 4.76 earned run average over 73 2/3 innings. He struck out 83 and walked just 50 while holding opposing bats to a .225 batting average.
Caglianone is the only repeat member of the first team; however, several players were promoted from second-team finishes last season. Despite finishing as one of the last four teams standing in Omaha, Caglianone is the only Gator to make an All-America Team.
Nearly every draft expert in the country has the Florida two-way star coming off the board within the first five picks this year. Several more postseason honors are expected between now and the start of the draft on July 14.
2024 D1Baseball All-America First Team
Catcher: Walker Janek, Jr., Sam Houston State
First Base: Blake Burke, Jr., Tennessee
Second Base: Travis Bazzana, Jr., Oregon State
Third Base: Charlie Condon, So., Georgia
Shortstop: Kyle DeBarge, Jr., Louisiana
Outfield: Vance Honeycutt, Jr., North Carolina
Outfield: Jace Laviolette, So., Texas A&M
Outfield: James Tibbs, Jr., Florida State
Designated Hitter: Christian Moore, Jr., Tennessee
Utility: Jac Caglianone, Jr., Florida
Starting Pitcher: Jamie Arnold, So., Florida State
Starting Pitcher: Chase Burns, Jr., Wake Forest
Starting Pitcher: Ryan Johnson, Jr., Dallas Baptist
Starting Pitcher: Hagen Smith, Jr., Arkansas
Starting Pitcher: Trey Yesavage,Jr., East Carolina
Relief Pitcher: Evan Aschenbeck, Sr., Texas A&M
Relief Pitcher: Charlie Beilenson, Gr., Duke
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