Major: Finance

AS A FRESHMAN (2012): One of the five Gator baseball players named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll…Ranked fifth on the squad with 21 appearances and was 1-1 with a 3.18 earned run average…Also made a pair of starts during his 22.2 innings of work…Boasted a 4:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio after 16 K and 4 BB…Did not allow any runs in six SEC appearances spanning 3.2 innings…Retired the lone South Carolina batter he faced during UF’s opener at the NCAA College World Series…Made two scoreless appearances in the NCAA Gainesville Super Regional versus NC State…Set down all five hitters at Samford on May 15…Appeared twice in the series at Ole Miss without giving up any runs…Totaled a career-best four strikeouts in 2.2 innings during the win over No. 6 Florida State at McKethan Stadium…Did not permit any earned runs to Florida Atlantic in his starting debut on March 6, with three strikeouts and three hits allowed in four innings…Part of the combined shutout of No. 19 UCF Picked up the victory while working on a pre-determined pitch count…Threw 1.2 scoreless innings against No. 16 Cal State Fullerton in his collegiate debut on Feb. 19.

SUMMER: Played for the Madison (Wis.) Mallards of the Northwood League last summer, along with Gator teammates Daniel Gibson and Taylor Gushue...Sported a 4-0 record with a 1.15 ERA in eight games, making six starts…Had 33 strikeouts and issued four walks in 39 innings, while holding opponents to a .196 batting average…Had five K and zero walks over six innings of one-run ball in his final outing, a 7-4 win over Lakeshore…Fired seven shutout frames, surrendering one hit, in a 16-4 triumph against Green Bay…Had a season-high nine strikeouts in six innings of work versus Battle Creek.

HIGH SCHOOL: Left-hander from Palm Beach Central High School who played for head coach Scott Benedict…Earned all-area recognition during his final three seasons and was a two-time all-county selection…Helped the Broncos to back-to-back district championships in 2009 and 2010…Went 6-1 in his final prep season with a 1.91 ERA and had 51 strikeouts in 41.1 innings, with just six walks…Chipped in with a .404 batting average…Tossed a one-hitter, registered nine strikeouts and issued one walk to defeat No. 4 Jupiter in late March…Named to Rawlings’ Preseason Florida All-Region Second Team…Was chosen as the team’s Most Valuable Player in 2011 after being honored as the squad’s Best Pitcher in 2010…As a junior, he boasted a 9-3 record with a 1.86 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 64 innings and had a .310 batting average and 16 RBI…Member of the National Honor Society at Palm Beach Central.

POYNER’S CAREER STATISTICS

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POYNER’S CAREER HIGHS

Innings (Starter): 4.0 vs. Florida Atlantic (3/6/12)

Innings (Reliever): 3.0 vs. Samford (3/20/12)

Strikeouts: 4 vs. Florida State (3/13/12)

Hits Allowed: 4, 2x, last vs. North Florida (4/3/12)

Runs: 4 vs. North Florida (4/3/12)

Earned Runs: 3 vs. North Florida (4/3/12)

Walks: 2 vs. Florida State (3/13/12)