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The college baseball season is just one day away and the Florida Gators has released their 2020 roster. Here is the Florida Gators 2020 Baseball Roster:

1          Jacob Young            OF          6-0       175      R/R      So.       Ponte Vedra, Fla. / Ponte Vedra

2          Cal Greenfield                      C           6-1       205      R/R      Jr.        Chicago, Ill. / Jensen Beach (Fla.)

3          Garrett Milchin    RHP           6-5       215      L/R      R-Jr.    Windermere, Fla. / The First Academy

4          Jud Fabian              OF           6-2       195      R/L      So.       Ocala, Fla. / Trinity Catholic

5          Brandon Sproat   RHP            6-3       205      R/R      Fr.       Pace, Fla. / Pace

6          Kendrick Calilao 1B/OF        6-1       210      R/R      So.       Kissimmee, Fla. / The First Academy

9          Brady Smith       INF/C          6-1       200      R/R      Jr.        Niceville, Fla. / TNXL Academy

10        Tyler Nesbitt       RHP           6-3       180      R/R      Fr.       LaBelle, Fla. / LaBelle

11        Nathan Hickey     C/INF         6-0       205      L/R      Fr.       Jacksonville, Fla. / Providence School

12        Hunter Barco       LHP/1B      6-4       210      L/L      Fr.       Jacksonville, Fla. / The Bolles School

13        Andrew Roberts    INF           6-2       190      R/R      Fr.       Altamonte Springs, Fla. / Trinity Prep School

14        Christian Scott                 RHP           6-4       215      R/R      So.       Parkland, Fla. / Calvary Christian Academy

15        Jordan Butler       LHP/1B      6-1       195      L/L      Jr.        Tampa, Fla. / Alonso

16        Ryan Cabarcas     LHP           5-11     160      L/L      Fr.       Pembroke Pines, Fla. / American Heritage

17        David Luethje       RHP          6-5       205      R/R      So.       Vero Beach, Fla. / Vero Beach

18        Brock Edge            OF            6-0       190      L/L      Jr.        Lake City, Fla. / Columbia (Santa Fe College)

20        Nick Pogue            RHP         6-5       235      R/R      So.       Melbourne, Fla. / Eau Gallie

21        Nick Blasucci        INF           6-3       210      R/R      R-Sr.   Fort Myers, Fla. / Riverdale (Tallahassee CC)

22        Cory Acton               INF        6-0       190      L/R      So.       Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / American Heritage

23        Jack Leftwich           RHP      6-4       220      R/R      Jr.        Orlando, Fla. / TNXL Academy

24        Josh Rivera                INF       6-2       205      R/R      Fr.       Avon Park, Fla. / IMG Academy

27        Isaac Nunez                INF      6-0       190      R/R      Fr.       Orlando, Fla. / Lake Brantley

28        Matt Powell                C         6-1       190      R/R      Fr.       Fort Myers, Fla. / Bishop Verot Catholic

29        Austin Brinling           OF       5-9       170      L/L      Fr.       Bradenton, Fla. / Out-of-Door Academy

30        Hunter Mink               RHP    6-2       200      R/R      Fr.       Palm Harbor, Fla. / Palm Harbor University

32        Tucker Talbott            OF       6-2       195      R/R      Fr.       Atlantic Beach, Fla. / Providence School

33        Trey Van Der Weide  LHP     6-3       230      L/L      Gr.       Longwood, Fla. / Lake Brantley (USC-Upstate)

34        Kris Armstrong          INF      6-4       230      S/R      So.       Jupiter, Fla. / The Benjamin School

37        Nolan Crisp                RHP    5-9       185      R/R      So.       Locust Grove, Ga. / Locust Grove

39        Justin Alintoff             RHP    6-2       220      R/R      Jr.        Jupiter, Fla. / Dwyer (Indian River CC)

44        Austin Langworthy    OF/LHP5-11    200      L/L      Sr.       Williston, Fla. / Williston

46        Nick Ficarrotta           RHP     6-3       170      R/R      Fr.       Palm Harbor, Fla. / Palm Harbor University

47        Tommy Mace            RHP     6-6       215      R/R      Jr.        Tampa, Fla. / Sunlake

52        Kirby McMullen        INF      5-11     200      R/R      Sr.       Ocala, Fla. / Forest

55        Ben Specht                 RHP     6-1       210      R/R      So.       Fort Myers, Fla. / Evangelical Christian

Out of the 35 players on the roster, 20 of them are players from the 2019 season. The Gators have 13 freshmen, 10 sophomores, eight juniors and three seniors and a graduate transfer on their roster.

Florida also brings a JUCO transfer in outfielder Brock Edge. The junior outfielder spent the last two seasons at Santa Fe Community College before signing with Florida. In his sophomore season, Edge batted .315 with 12 doubles, four home runs, 36 RBIs and a .870 OPS.

The Florida Gators landed a graduate transfer in the transfer portal. Left-handed pitcher Trey Van Der Weide transfers in from USC Upstate where he pitched for the past three seasons. In his collegiate career, Trey Van Der Weide made 62 appearances including 14 starts. He had an 8-11 record with a 4.76 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 153 innings pitched.

The Florida Gators open their 2020 season at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium on February 14th against the Marshall Thundering Herd at 6:30 ET. This will also be the last Opening Day at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium as Florida will move into their new stadium for the 2021 season.

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