GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The 2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Region Teams were announced in all eight regions on Tuesday morning, highlighted by four Gators on the Southeast All-Region Second Team in catcher Luke Heyman, third baseman Bobby Boser, designated hitter Brody Donay and pitcher Aidan King.
Florida’s four players on the ABCA Southeast All-Region Team marks the program’s most since having six honorees in 2023. First baseman Jac Caglianone was the lone representative for the Orange & Blue one year ago.
As a semifinalist for the 2025 Buster Posey Award and a First Team All-SEC recipient, Heyman was arguably the nation’s top catcher prior to going down with an injury vs. Alabama on May 15. Heyman batted .301/.397/.578 across 49 games backed by 13 homers, one triple, seven doubles, 44 RBI and 37 runs scored. He slashed an even better .317/.403/.673 in 28 SEC contests. The UF backstop did this while providing near-perfect defense, finishing with a .998 fielding percentage and ranking third in the SEC with 11 runners caught stealing.
Not only was he the lone Gator to start all 61 games, Boser also led Florida in at bats (238), hits (80), runs (72), RBI (67), total bases (146), home runs (18), stolen bases (19) and on-base percentage (.437). Finishing with a robust .336/.437/.613 batting line, Boser nearly became the second 20-homer/20-steal player in team history (Brad Wilkerson, 1998). His 21 multi-RBI games equated to over one-third of UF’s contests while his six three-hit showings and 25 multi-hit games also paced the squad. The UF third baseman took home All-SEC Defensive Team honors.
Tying for the second-highest OPS on the roster at 1.064, Donay slugged a career-high 18 home runs while slashing .303/.418/.646. The junior finished with two triples, 10 doubles, 45 runs, 41 RBI and eight steals. Called upon to fill a variety of roles, Donay drew starts at designated hitter (30), catcher (16) and first base (seven) across 57 games (53 starts). His 128 total bases ranked second on Florida behind Boser’s 146 while his 12 multi-RBI performances and 19 multi-hit games were good for third and fourth, respectively.
Setting a program record with four SEC weekly honors in 2025, King led Florida with a 2.58 ERA, .213 batting average against, 73 1/3 innings pitched and five quality starts. King delivered the lowest ERA by a Gator across a full season since Brady Singer in 2018 (2.55) while posting a 7-2 record, 1.11 WHIP, 9.7 K/9 and 3.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The SEC All-Freshman Team member was nearly untouchable across his final five starts, going 3-1 with a 0.94 ERA, .192 BAA and 29-to-10 K-to-BB ratio over 28 2/3 innings pitched.
The 2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Region Teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America Committee.
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