Right-handed pitcher Aidan King and two-way player Caden McDonald earned 2026 All-America honors, as announced by two publications Wednesday afternoon.
King was named a First Team All-American by the NCBWA and earned Second Team honors from Perfect Game as a starting pitcher, while McDonald was named to the Second Team by both organizations as a utility player.
King and McDonald are All-Americans for the first time in their careers.
Aidan King
Florida’s ace delivered another electric season, posting a 3.21 ERA with 92 strikeouts and 19 walks across 87.0 innings pitched. A spike in his ERA late in the season due to struggles doesn’t tell the full story.
The 2026 SEC Pitcher of the Year put together one of the most dominant stretches in college baseball. From April 3 to May 1, King allowed just six earned runs across five starts spanning 35.2 innings, an average of more than seven innings per start. At the end of that run, King held the lowest ERA in the SEC at 1.73.
King continues to add to his lengthy list of accolades, which includes 2026 SEC Pitcher of the Year, 2026 First-Team All-SEC, 2026 Baseball America College Pitcher of the Year finalist, 2026 Golden Spikes Award semifinalist, 2026 NCBWA National Pitcher of the Month (April), 2025 unanimous First-Team Freshman All-American, and now a First-Team All-American.
Caden McDonald
Florida’s two-way star was arguably the biggest storyline of the Gators’ 2026 season. After being inserted into the starting lineup on April 24 against Texas A&M, McDonald hit nine home runs over Florida’s final 20 games, emerging as one of the nation’s premier two-way players.
McDonald reached base in 18 of 20 games, and his nine home runs were the most on the team during that stretch. The Tampa, Florida, native finished with a team-leading .319 batting average and a .702 slugging percentage. 18 of his 30 hits went for extra bases.
McDonald was also a consistent force out of the Gators’ bullpen, posting a 3.42 ERA with 48 strikeouts and eight walks across 47.1 innings. His 0.95 WHIP led the team and ranked tied for sixth in the country. McDonald also held opponents to a .222 batting average across 20 relief appearances.
Prior to the series at Oklahoma, only two players in UF history had recorded a home run, thrown three plus scoreless innings and earned the win in the same game: Jac Caglianone and Brian Johnson. McDonald accomplished the feat twice in consecutive series against Oklahoma and Kentucky.