Home runs, strikeouts and organic chemistry: Caden McDonald does it all at Florida baseball

Caden McDonald will tell you that organic chemistry is much harder than baseball. “Honestly, yeah, kind of,” said McDonald, who is premed. “It’s pretty tough.

” The Florida baseball two-way star player, who just a few weeks ago had a study session interrupted by learning he was in the starting lineup, happily told the media that he passed organic chemistry after throwing four hitless innings and hitting a home run in Florida’s 9-6 win over Kentucky on Sunday, May 10. “I got a C+, which some of those classes are pretty tough,” McDonald said. “You need a C to pass, so I’ll take a C+ all day long.

” To back McDonald’s enthusiasm, the Gators head coach, Kevin O’Sullivan, who was also originally a premed major, admitted that he failed the same class back in college. “I was premed, and I couldn’t pass organic chem,” said a laughing O’Sullivan. “I know how difficult that is.

He’s as well-rounded as you are going to see as far as a teammate, human being. He kind of checks all the boxes. ” B4| Just as the rain starts coming down Caden McDonald launches a 2-run homer.