Friday’s announcement represents the first-career National Player of the Month honor for Caglianone.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association has named its Dick Howser Trophy Players of the Month for February, presented by The Game Headwear, tabbing Florida’s Jac Caglianone<https://floridagators.com/sports/baseball/roster/jac-caglianone/15489> as Player of the Month.
Friday’s announcement represents the first-career National Player of the Month honor for Caglianone, although he was named National Co-Hitter of the Week by the NCBWA this past Tuesday<https://floridagators.com/news/2023/2/28/baseball-gators-duo-earn-national-player-of-the-week-honors.aspx>. The Tampa, Fla. native collected his monthly NCBWA accolade alongside Paul Skenes of LSU, who was named National Pitcher of the Month.
Caglianone, a 6-foot-5, 245-pound sophomore from Tampa, Florida, had a prolific opening month in 2023, hitting .429 (15-for-45) with seven homers and 14 RBI, adding two doubles and 12 runs scored. He registered a 1.086 slugging and a .487 on-base percentage. He has led the Gators to a No. 2 ranking and an 8-1 start to the year in games vs. Charleston Southern, South Florida, Cincinnati and Jacksonville. He belted three homers and drove in five in a series finale vs. the Bearcats. After playing a midweek game vs. Jacksonville on Wednesday to open March, Caglianone belted his nation-leading eighth homer of the year and has five in his last three games and eight over his last seven games.
The sophomore is not just a slugger, as he has earned weekend starts vs. Charleston Southern and Cincinnati, working a staff-best 11 1/3 innings, allowing only four hits and three runs, fanning 15 with a 2.38 ERA and a 1-0 mark.
This marks the eighth-consecutive year that the NCBWA has honored a player and pitcher of the month. Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit the association’s official Web site, ncbwa.com<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbwa.com&data=02%7C01%7Cbrent.ingram%40utsa.edu%7Ca3c10a26dbf94eef064a08d6a328de1e%7C3a228dfbc64744cb88357b20617fc906%7C0%7C0%7C636875793280812185&sdata=MBvQhQ%2F4u6RnRyWe3%2Fq8odQNgG4qkd0pCxPGDLrHTKQ%3D&reserved=0>.
Caglianone and the Gators host rival No. 22 Miami in a three-game series spanning from Friday, March 3 through Sunday, March 5. The first two games will stream on SEC Network+, while Sunday’s 12 p.m. finale airs on SEC Network.
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