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University of North Florida Athletics

2024 Baseball Roster

Noah Thomas
Liberty Athletics

6 Gabriel Esquivel

  • Position Infield
  • Year Senior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 215
  • Bats / Throws R/R
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High School North Broward Prep
  • Previous School Santa Fe

Biography

ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2022-23)

2023
  • UNF’s everyday first baseman, making 48 starts in 49 appearances
  • Finished fifth on the team in home runs, belting eight while driving in 25 runs
  • Hit .240 with 28 runs, 43 hits, four doubles and 26 walks
  • Converted on 384 of 394 chances for a .975 fielding percentage at first base
  • All 48 of his starts came at first base
  • Had a stretch of four home runs in four games between Feb. 25 and March 3
  • Hit his first-career home run at UNF, an opposite field bomb in a win against Villanova
  • Homered at Florida A&M in the first road game of the season
  • Belted two towering home runs in a 13-7 win against Fordham March 3 to drive in a season-high four runs
  • A patient hitter, had five multi-walk games
  • Homered and plated three during a win against Central Arkansas April 15
  • Went 2-for-3 with two runs and a walk as UNF dispatched USF, 10-0, April 18
  • Belted a home run, scored two runs and drove in two during a 15-14 win against Florida State April 19
  • Give UNF a 2-0 lead with a solo homer to left center at Liberty April 21

Prior to UNF
  • Comes to North Florida after two phenomenal seasons with Santa Fe in Gainesville, Fla.
  • Freshman year at Santa Fe: .340 batting average, 34 hits, 23 runs, two home runs, 19 RBI, 3 stolen bases
  • Sophomore year at Santa Fe: .390 batting average, 64 hits, 47 runs, 19 home runs, 58 RBI, 36 walks, .866 slugging, .512 on-base percentage
  • First Team All Mid-Conference 2021-22
  • FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 First Team All-State (2021-22)
  • All-Region 8 Gold Glove 2021-22
  • Hit for the cycle on Feb. 21, 2022
  • Played four seasons of varsity high school baseball at Coconut Creek HS

Personal Info
  • Intends to major in business management
  • Son of Marisa Buenida and Richard Esquivel
  • Has three siblings, Yulianna, Bianca and Richard
  • Favorite baseball player: Miguel Cabrera
  • Enjoys cooking, lifting weights and binge watching TV shows
  • Favorite movie is Inception

Why UNF?
“I feel UNF would bring me great opportunities in becoming a better student-athlete. I feel very welcomed in this environment and UNF will push me to become the best I can be.”

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2023Junior

    Infield
    6'3" 219 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2024Senior

    Infield
    6'2" 215 lbs
    6