{"id":301918,"date":"2026-06-09T23:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/301918\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T23:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:26:15","slug":"florida-baseball-picks-up-commitment-from-jacksonville-state-relief-pitcher-maddox-mcdougall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/301918\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida baseball picks up commitment from Jacksonville State relief pitcher Maddox McDougall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatorsports.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Florida baseball;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Florida baseball&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Florida baseball<\/a> has landed a commitment from one of the top arms in the transfer portal.<\/p>\n<p>Maddox McDougall, a right-hander, recorded a 2.76 ERA, 54 strikeouts and 18 walks in just over 49 innings of work as a sophomore at Jacksonville State. He announced his commitment on social media on Tuesday, June 9.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>McDougall was rated the No. 29 best available player in the portal by Baseball America. The reliever who made 23 appearances and one start also recorded a 5-0 win-loss record.<\/p>\n<p>The Wesley Chapel, Florida, native helped the Gamecocks win both the Conference USA regular season and conference tournament titles and finish with a 48-15 record.<\/p>\n<p>McDougall is the second commitment from <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/florida-baseball-2026-transfer-tracker-215032210.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the portal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the portal&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the portal<\/a> for Florida as the Gators also added catcher <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/florida-baseball-lands-commitment-asun-175216210.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jon Embury;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jon Embury&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Embury<\/a> from Florida Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Embury batted .364 and hit 17 home runs along with 60 RBI, which led to him being named the ASUN Player of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>So far Florida has had nine players enter the portal, but the two most significant are right-hander Cooper Walls and infielder Cade Kurland, who will likely pursue pro ball.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Walls, a transfer from Hawaii, made 17 appearances and 10 starts for UF, but finished the year with 7.17 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>Reach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/college-sports\/sec\/florida\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Florida Gators;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Florida Gators&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Florida Gators<\/a> writer Andrew Abadie at AAbadie@usatodayco.com or on X (formerly Twitter) at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndrewAbadie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@AndrewAbadie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@AndrewAbadie&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@AndrewAbadie<\/a>. You can also find him on Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61551120512559\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Andrew Abadie Sports Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Andrew Abadie Sports Reporter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Andrew Abadie Sports Reporter<\/a> or on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andrewabadie_sports\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@andrewabadie_sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@andrewabadie_sports&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@andrewabadie_sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gainesville.com\/story\/sports\/college\/baseball\/2026\/06\/09\/florida-baseball-adds-jacksonville-state-transfer-pitcher-maddox-mcdougall\/90481117007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Florida baseball adds Jacksonville State transfer pitcher Maddox McDougall;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Florida baseball adds Jacksonville State transfer pitcher Maddox McDougall&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Florida baseball adds Jacksonville State transfer pitcher Maddox McDougall<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida baseball has landed a commitment from one of the top arms in the transfer portal. 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