Jac Caglianone made Florida Gators baseball history during the College World Series against the Kentucky Wildcats.
back in April, this time rewrote his program's record books with a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning of Wednesday's 15-4 win over the No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats in an elimination game of the Men's College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb.
The solo homer to right field, which came in the seventh pitch of his at-bat against Wildcats right-hander Johnny Hummel, was the 75th of Caglianone's career, surpassing former Gators star and ex-major leaguer Matt LaPorta for the most in Gators baseball history.Caglianone, who also pitches for the Gators, now holds the program's single-season home run record and all-time home run record. The Tampa, Fla.
But MLB is likely far from Caglianone's mind at the moment, as he and the Gators are still very much alive in the College World Series. Florida will next take on Texas A&M in the semifinals later Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. ET.Tim Capurso is a Staff Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated. Previously he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, College Football and NFL coverage.
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