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Jacksonville-area players in NCAA Division I college baseball: See how they fared in 2022

Florida starter Hunter Barco throws a pitch against LSU on March 25.
Florida starter Hunter Barco throws a pitch against LSU on March 25.

The college baseball season is now officially in the history books for 2022, including numerous performances of note from across the First Coast.

Multiple Northeast Florida players collected conference-wide honors, and two — former Paxon pitcher Lebarron Johnson Jr. and former Bishop Snyder catcher Danny Neri — advanced to the College World Series, representing Texas and Notre Dame, respectively.

Here's a look at the seasons for dozens of Jacksonville-area players on rosters of Division I NCAA college baseball teams in the 2022 season.

IF Gavin Abrams

Fr., Clemson, Nease

Played in two games.

IF Connor Aldrich

So., Charleston Southern, Trinity Christian

Played in 27 games, batting .241 with five doubles, 13 RBI and .644 OPS.

RHP Leighton Alley

Jr.*, Jacksonville, Nease

Pitched in 18 games, going 1-0 with a 3.74 ERA in 21 2/3 innings.

UT Aaron Anderson

Sr.*, Liberty, Christ's Church

Flames' top batter hit .310 with eight homers, 44 RBI, .902 OPS; selected as CoSIDA Academic All-America Team Member of the Year.

RHP Matthew Anderson

Fr., Richmond, Bolles

Appeared in four games.

RHP Jake Andrews

Fr., Mount St. Mary's, Bartram Trail

Pitched 11 games, working 11 1/3 innings with a 6.35 ERA.

LHP Hunter Barco

So.*, Florida, Bolles

Gators' ace went 5-2 with 2.50 ERA, 69 strikeouts in 50 1/3 innings before late-season arm injury.

UT Matt Barnhorst

So., Cornell, Ponte Vedra

Played in 31 games, batting .214 with eight doubles, eight RBI, nine stolen bases and .670 OPS.

RHP Jackson Baumeister

Fr., Florida St., Bolles

Appeared in 19 games, going 1-2 with a 5.60 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 27 1/3 innings.

RHP Bo Bonds

So., Louisiana, Suwannee

Ragin' Cajuns' wins leader went 5-3 with 3.11 ERA in 23 games, striking out 83 batters in 55 innings.

IF Gunner Boree

Fr., Brown, Bolles

Won starting job on infield, starting 34 of 36 games; batted .240 with three home runs, 22 RBI.

RHP Will Bowdoin

Jr., Mercer, Glynn Academy

Did not play.

RHP Troy Britts

Jr., Georgia Southern, St. Johns Country Day

Did not play.

IF Ian Brown

Jr., North Florida, Fletcher

Appeared in eight games.

C Brooks Bryan

Jr., Jacksonville St., Camden County

Played in 32 games, batting .211 with two doubles, four RBI, .591 OPS.

OF Daniel Cantu

So.*, USF, Creekside

Combination outfielder/first baseman played 56 games (second-most on Bulls), hitting .263 with six homers, 30 RBI, 14 HBP.

LHP Jack Carver

So., Jacksonville, Nease

Played in 16 games, going 0-1 with an 8.16 ERA.

LHP Cody Carwile

Fr., Georgia Tech, Fleming Island

Pitched in 16 games, going 2-2 with a 5.68 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 31 2/3 innings.

LHP Zach Chappell

Sr., North Florida, Ponte Vedra

Appeared in 19 games in starting and relief roles, going 1-5 with 6.75 ERA.

IF Matthew Clements

Fr., North Florida, Fletcher

Did not play.

IF Antonio Colon

So., The Citadel, Creekside

Appeared in three games.

IF Blake DeLamielleure

So., Jacksonville, Bartram Trail

Consistent producer played all 55 games; batted .283 with nine doubles, four homers, 26 RBI and .785 OPS.

1B Corey Dowdell

Fr.*, Georgia Southern, Camden County

Batted .217 with a home run and seven RBI in 20 games.

UT Brock Edge

Gr., North Florida, Columbia

Steady transfer led Ospreys in OPS at .916; batted .324 with 19 steals, 15 doubles, six home runs, 28 RBI.

RHP Colby Frieda

Fr., Kentucky, Creekside

Appeared in 11 games.

LHP Kyle Gamble

Jr., Troy, Suwannee

Pitched in 22 games, going 2-4 with a 6.65 ERA in 43 1/3 innings.

RHP Collin Garner

Gr., Georgetown, Nease

Went 2-1 with a 5.40 ERA in 15 games, 41 2/3 innings.

Georgia pitcher Jack Gowen (31) throws a pitch during an NCAA baseball game between Florida and Georgia in Athens, Ga., on Apr. 1, 2022. Georgia won 6-1.
Georgia pitcher Jack Gowen (31) throws a pitch during an NCAA baseball game between Florida and Georgia in Athens, Ga., on Apr. 1, 2022. Georgia won 6-1.

RHP Jack Gowen

Sr., Georgia, Charlton County

Bulldogs' closer went 2-0 with 10 saves, 50 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings.

IF Jackson Greene

Sr.*, Florida St., Suwannee

Played 36 games with 29 starts, batting .221 with four home runs and 13 RBI.

RHP Scott Griesemer

Fr., North Florida, Ponte Vedra

Pitched in seven games.

LHP Dillon Haines

Fr., Stetson, Episcopal

Pitched in two games.

IF Colby Halter

So., Florida, Bishop Kenny

Batted .240 with 11 doubles, eight home runs, 27 RBI, .718 OPS.

RHP Casey Hegan

So., Merrimack, Providence

Did not play.

OF Clayton Hodges

Fr., Jacksonville, Episcopal

Played in 30 games, batting .258.

LHP Connor Hults

Fr.*, Jacksonville, Creekside

Pitched in two games.

IF Clemente Inclan

Sr., N. Carolina, Bolles

Played in five games.

IF Turner Jamieson

Sr., Merrimack, Frederica Academy

Played in seven games.

OF Ethan Jenkins

So., Florida A&M, Mandarin

Tied for Rattlers' lead with seven homers; batted .226 with 20 RBI, .796 OPS.

OF Randon Jernigan

Sr., Georgia, Glynn Academy

Appeared in 15 games, mostly as defensive replacement or pinch-runner.

Texas' Lebarron Johnson pitches against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in a February game.
Texas' Lebarron Johnson pitches against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in a February game.

RHP Lebarron Johnson Jr.

Fr.*, Texas, Paxon

Pitched 18 games with an 0-1 record, 3.18 ERA and 21 strikeouts in Longhorns' run to College World Series.

RHP Porter Jordheim

So., Harvard, Ponte Vedra

Appeared in 10 games, with an 0-1 record and 11.57 ERA in 11 2/3 innings.

IF Austin Knight

Jr., Charlotte, Bolles

Played in 55 games, batting .249 with eight home runs, 34 RBI, .777 OPS.

LHP J.T. Larson

Jr.*, North Florida, Bartram Trail

Played in two games.

RHP Nolan Lepkoske

So.*, UCF, Mandarin

Did not play.

RHP Patrick Libby

So.*, High Point, Bolles

Appeared in three games.

OF Richard Long

Fr., Jacksonville, Clay

Went 1-1 with 3.78 ERA in 11 games.

RHP Nick Love

Jr., Florida Gulf Coast, Yulee

Went 2-1 with 4.82 ERA and a team-high three saves in 17 games, pitching 28 innings.

LHP Brody Maynard

Jr., North Florida, Ponte Vedra

Pitched in one game.

OF Jackson Mayo

Fr., USF, Bolles

Played in 49 games, batting .265 with nine home runs, 31 RBI.

RHP Evan Michelson

So., Charlotte, Mandarin

Appeared in six games; 1-1 with a 2.35 ERA.

IF Connor Moore

Fr., Florida St., St. Johns Country Day

Appeared in 14 games.

UT Hueston Morrill

Jr., Oklahoma St., Suwannee

Batted .242 with four doubles, six RBI and .701 OPS in 37 games; also pitched in 14 games, going 1-3 with 5.87 ERA.

IF Brogan Napier

Fr., UCF, Episcopal

Appeared in eight games.

LHP Tyler Naumann

Sr.*, Jacksonville, Parker

Pitched 20 games with five starts, going 2-1 with 5.00 ERA in 45 innings.

Notre Dame batter Danny Neri hits the ball against Valparaiso in a March baseball game.
Notre Dame batter Danny Neri hits the ball against Valparaiso in a March baseball game.

C Danny Neri

So., Notre Dame, Bishop Snyder

Hit .266 with two home runs, 11 RBI and .771 OPS in 26 games in Fighting Irish run to College World Series.

RHP Justin Parrish

Jr., North Florida, Trinity Christian

Appeared in nine games.

RHP Layton Perry

Fr., Jacksonville, Episcopal

Played in four games.

IF Blake Pound

So., North Florida, Fletcher

Batted .193 with one homer, four RBI in 23 games.

RHP Dolan Ramsey

Fr., Jacksonville, Bishop Snyder

Did not play.

C Kyle Richards

Fr., Fairleigh Dickinson, Ridgeview

Played in one game.

LHP Tony Roca

Jr., North Florida, Ponte Vedra

Started 11 games, going 0-6 with a 5.91 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 64 innings.

LHP Allen Roulette

So.*, Murray State, Providence

Pitched in 15 games, with a 1-3 record and 6.23 ERA in 21 2/3 innings.

RHP Austin Rusomaroff

Fr., North Florida, Creekside

Did not play.

OF Alec Sanchez

Jr.*, Florida International, Providence

Led FIU offense in most categories after transfer; batted .274 with 10 doubles, five triples, 10 homers, 36 RBI, .885 OPS while starting all 50 games.

OF Noah Searcy

Sr., Georgia Southern, Atlantic Coast

Batted .275 with four doubles, 24 RBI, .717 OPS in 44 games.

LHP Grant Shepherd

Fr.*, Kansas, Fletcher

Pitched in 16 games, with a 10.57 ERA in 15 1/3 innings.

RHP Will Shepherd

Jr., Dartmouth, Bolles

Appeared in eight games.

RHP Dylan Simmons

So.*, Florida St., Trinity Christian

Pitched in 17 games with a 12.00 ERA in 15 innings.

RHP Nathan Skinner

Sr., Dartmouth, Bolles

Team innings leader (63 1/3) went 5-4 with 6.25 ERA in 11 starts.

RHP Darien Smith

Jr., Florida Gulf Coast, University Christian

Pitched in 25 games, going 3-1 with 1.40 ERA, two saves and 36 strikeouts in 47 innings.

IF Trey Spratling-Williams

Sr.*, North Florida, Episcopal

Started 37 games for Ospreys, hitting. 239 with two homers, 16 RBI, .669 OPS.

IF Caleb Stewart

Fr., Georgia St., Ware County

Batted .309 in 43 games, with 10 doubles, four home runs, 18 RBI and .910 OPS.

1B Jason Swan

Sr.*, Georgia Southern, Atlantic Coast

Brought energy to Eagles' order with .314 average, 18 doubles, three homers, 43 RBI, 11 steals, .835 OPS; second-team All-Sun Belt.

2B Aidan Sweatt

So., North Florida, Fernandina Beach

Reached base steadily through 54 starts to earn second-team All-ASUN; .329 average, three homers, 38 RBI, .795 OPS.

OF Tucker Talbott

Fr.*, Florida, Providence

Played in seven games.

RHP Chase Toonk

Fr., Jacksonville, Nease

Did not play.

RHP Jose Visaez

Sr.*, North Florida, University Christian

Played in four games.

RHP Dante Visconti

So., Florida Atlantic, Bartram Trail

Appeared in 11 games, going 1-2 with an 8.76 ERA in 12 1/3 innings.

RHP Raylan Wagner

So., Florida A&M, Trinity Christian

Pitched 15 games in relief, going 2-0 with 3.28 ERA in 24.2 innings.

OF Cade Westbrook

Sr.*, North Florida, Creekside

Extra-base threat hit .311 with 11 doubles, 23 RBI, .748 OPS.

IF Malik Young

So., Winthrop, Bishop Kenny

Appeared in four games.

Clayton Freeman covers high school sports and more for the Florida Times-Union. Follow him on Twitter at @CFreemanJAX.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: College baseball: How Northeast Florida players fared in 2022 NCAA season