65° CLOUDY, UF baseball receives verbal commitment
Last Modified: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 4:14 p.m.
Belleview High graduate Frank DeJiulio verbally committed to play baseball for the Florida Gators five weeks after turning down a professional contract with the Chicago Cubs.
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The 6-foot-3 right-hander, who played one season for Daytona State College, was selected in the 44th round by the Cubs in June’s MLB Draft. In mid-July he announced his plans to return to school, with multiple offers from four-year programs including UF, Auburn, Mississippi State, South Carolina, UCF and FAU, among others.
“It was close to home, and my coach (Tim Touma) is an ex-Gator as well, and he advised me it was the best place to go,” DeJiulio said of his decision. “Nothing better than being a Florida Gator.
“It just all worked out... It fit perfectly for us.”
DeJiulio battled mononucleosis as a freshman at Daytona State, but still managed a 6-4 record despite losing nearly 20 pounds and missing two months of baseball training.
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