Cade Kurland
Cade Fox Kurland (born February 17, 2004) is an American college baseball second baseman for the Florida Gators.
Early life
Kurland attended Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida. Unusually, Kurland announced his commitment to Florida on June 22, 2019, when he was only in 8th grade. He was the all-time leader for hits, runs, RBIs, stolen bases, and home runs at the school. As a junior, slashed .468/.606/.957 and led the state of Florida in home runs for a high school student.
Kurland was named a 2022 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-American. He was also named the Class 3A player of the year during his junior season. After the season, he graduated early to be able to join Florida in 2023.
College career
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. The Gators eventually lost to LSU.
Kurland appeared in 62 of 66 games for Florida in 2024 despite fracturing his hand in the third series of the season against Columbia. 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. There, Florida eventually fell to Texas A&M in the semifinal.
Kurland once again started at second base for Florida in 2025. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury only 14 games into the season.
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