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| Cade Kurland | |
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| Florida Gators – No. 4 | |
| Second Baseman | |
| Born:February 17, 2004 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Cade Fox Kurland (born February 17,2004) is an American college baseball second baseman for the Florida Gators.
Kurland attended Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa,Florida. [1] Unusually,Kurland announced his commitment to Florida on June 22,2019,when he was only in 8th grade. [2] He was the all-time leader for hits,runs,RBIs,stolen bases,and home runs at the school. [3] As a junior,slashed .468/.606/.957 and led the state of Florida in home runs for a high school student. [4]
Kurland was named a 2022 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-American. [5] He was also named the Class 3A player of the year during his junior season. [6] After the season,he graduated early to be able to join Florida in 2023. [3]
Kurland did not appear on opening day for Florida,but went on to appear in 68 of the remaining 70 games that season. Kurland slashed .297/.404/.555 as the Gators advanced all the way to the 2023 College World Series. He drove in the game-winning run in the 9th inning during the semifinal against TCU to send Florida to the final. [7] The Gators eventually lost to LSU. [8]
Kurland appeared in 62 of 66 games for Florida in 2024 despite fracturing his hand in the third series of the season against Columbia. [9] [10] His injury resulted in a slight downturn in production,only slashing .245/.346/.457. He scored 3 crucial runs in an extra-innings 11–10 win over Clemson at the Clemson Super Regional to send Florida to the 2024 College World Series. [11] There,Florida eventually fell to Texas A&M in the semifinal. [12]
Kurland once again started at second base for Florida in 2025. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury only 14 games into the season. [13]
