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D1Baseball named Florida sophomore right-hander Aidan King a preseason All-American on Tuesday.
The only Gator to earn any preseason All-America honors from D1Baseball, King is a member of the Second Team. Right-handed junior Liam Peterson was named a First Team All-American by Perfect Game early in the month.
King had a historic freshman year with the Gators in 2025, setting a program record with four SEC weekly honors. He posted the lowest ERA across a full season since Brady Singer in 2018 (2.55) en route to a 7-2 record. King finished last season with a 1.11 WHIp, 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings and a3.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
King is set to return in the No. 2 slot alongside Peterson, giving Florida one of the fiercest 1-2 punches in college baseball.
"Though King may end up starting on Saturdays in deference to a veteran in Peterson, he is definitely Friday starter-worthy," said Joe Healy in his top-25 breakdown of No. 13 Florida. "King had a 2.58 ERA, a .213 opponent batting average and 79 strikeouts compared to just 23 walks in 73.1 innings last season, using a fastball up to 97 mph as part of a three-pitch mix."
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The only Gator to earn any preseason All-America honors from D1Baseball, King is a member of the Second Team. Right-handed junior Liam Peterson was named a First Team All-American by Perfect Game early in the month.
King had a historic freshman year with the Gators in 2025, setting a program record with four SEC weekly honors. He posted the lowest ERA across a full season since Brady Singer in 2018 (2.55) en route to a 7-2 record. King finished last season with a 1.11 WHIp, 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings and a3.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. He was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
King is set to return in the No. 2 slot alongside Peterson, giving Florida one of the fiercest 1-2 punches in college baseball.
"Though King may end up starting on Saturdays in deference to a veteran in Peterson, he is definitely Friday starter-worthy," said Joe Healy in his top-25 breakdown of No. 13 Florida. "King had a 2.58 ERA, a .213 opponent batting average and 79 strikeouts compared to just 23 walks in 73.1 innings last season, using a fastball up to 97 mph as part of a three-pitch mix."
Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.
This article originally appeared on Gators Wire: Florida RHP Aidan King named Preseason All-American by D1Baseball
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