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2018 Baseball Roster

Ryan Smith
Michael Johnson
Hugh Lieck
Hugh Lieck
Hugh Lieck
Juan Turrubiates
Hugh Lieck

17 Christian Caudle

  • Position C
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Klein, Texas
  • Highschool Klein HS

Biography

2018: Drafted in the 37th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft as the 1,113th overall pick by the St. Louis Cardinals…Second Team All-LSC…LSC All-Defensive Team…NCBWA Preseason All-America honorable mention and All-South Central Region first team...Javelinas’ Player of the Year, selected by the Corpus Christi Hooks…appeared in 51 games with 49 starts behind the plate…hit .290 with 49 hits in 169 at bats…tallied nine doubles, one triple and two home runs for a .391 slugging percentage…drew 33 walks and eight HBP for a .425 on-base percentage…stole nine bases…compiled a .994 fielding percentage in 351 chances and helped turn 10 double plays…threw out 10 baserunners…had 10 multiple-hit games, recording at least three in three contests and tallied a season-high four against UT Permian Basin on May 10 in the LSC Tournament…Drove in multiple RBI in six games, including a season-high six against UTPB on May 10…10-game hit streak from April 6 (vs. Angelo State) through April 29 (vs. WT)…reached base safely in 28 straight games from March 2 (vs. UTPB) through May 4 (vs. Cameron)…walked off with the win against UT Permian Basin on April 22 with a single through the left side…in program history: fourth in games played (167), fourth in at bats (504), eighth in runs scored (105), sixth in hits (166), tied for eighth in doubles (28), tied for ninth in RBI (85), tied for first in walks (109), first in putouts (940), 10th in fielding percentage (.988)

2017: All-Lone Star Conference first-team...Crafted the fourth best batting average in the LSC at .384...Tied for the team lead with 38 runs scored...Led the conference with 45 walks, 11 more than the second-place player and his .520 on-base percentage placed him third...Tied for the team-high in runs scored with 38 and led all Javelinas with three sacrifice flies...Was second on the squad with eight steals...Totaled one homer and 20 RBIs...Cracked a round-tripper against West Texas A&M on April 28th...Had a 5 RBI day against St. Mary's on Feb. 19th...Scored twice and drove in two while going 2-for-4 with a two-bagger against UT Permian Basin on April 21st...Went 3-for-3 with a double and four runs scored against UT Permian Basin on April 22nd.

2016: All-Lone Star Conference first-team...Appeared in 49 games staring in 46 of all behind the plate...Hit .329 during the season and hit .320 in conference games with 26 runs batted in and 28 runs scored...Put up an on-base percentage of .424 good enough for 2nd on the team...Selected as LSC Hitter of the Week on March 22...Was 5th on the team in doubles with 7...Second on team in sac bunts with 5...Was 4th on the team in walks (25)...Went 4-for-4 with 2 RBI against Eastern New Mexico (Mar 20)...Went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI against West Texas (May 6)... Had a total of 11 multi-hit games on the season...Went on a 7 game hitting streak from April 15 to April 23 and drove in 8 runs during the steak.

2015 (Fr.): Appeared in 18 games, starting 11 behind the plate and as the designated hitter… hit .293 with eight RBI and eight runs scored… tallied a .375 on-base percentage… went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in first career start in win versus Texas College (Feb. 21)… finished 2-for-2 with three runs scored and two base on balls at No. 20 St. Edward’s (March 24)… fourteen putouts at No. 20/27 St. Mary’s (April 7)… perfect 4-for-4 at the dish with a double and run scored in win versus Cameron (April 11)… five consecutive games with an RBI (April 17-24)… scored three runs, walked twice and stole first career bag in win at Eastern New Mexico (April 18)… came off the bench with an RBI single versus No. 11 St. Mary’s (April 28).
 
High School: Attended Klein High School in Spring, Texas…Earned three varsity letters… Recorded six home runs and held a .375 batting average…Awarded Newcomer of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, MVP, two time all-district, All-Houston…Team captain…Appeared on the all-star team.
 
Personal: Son of Charles and Robin Caudle…Mother, Robin, was given the first full softball scholarship at Florida State University…Has one brother, Christopher…Majoring in business.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2015Freshman

    Catcher
    6'4" 195 lbs
    13
  • 17

    2016Sophomore

    Catcher
    6'4" 195 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2017Junior

    Catcher
    6'4" 230 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2018Senior

    Catcher
    6'4" 0 lbs
    17