2022 Baseball Roster

19 Caleb Ricketts

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 225
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Newport Beach, CA
  • High School Orange Lutheran HS
  • Major Communication Studies

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • ABCA West All-Region Second Team (2022)
  • Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American (2022)
  • NCAA Corvallis Regional All-Tournament Team (2022)
  • WCC Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2022)
  • WCC Player of the Year (2022)
  • All-WCC First Team (2022)
  • Buster Posey Award Semifinalist (2022)
  • WCC Player of the Week (March 28, 2022)
  • All-WCC Preseason Team (2021)
JUNIOR (2022)
  • ABCA West All-Region Second Team
  • Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American
  • NCAA Corvallis Regional All-Tournament Team
  • WCC Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • WCC Player of the Year
  • All-WCC First Team
  • Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Semifinalist
  • WCC Player of the Week (March 28)
  • Appeared in 56 of San Diego’s 57 games, making 40 starts at catcher, 11 in left field, four as the designated hitter, and one in right field
  • Batted a team-best .373 (85-for-228) with 46 runs scored, 13 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs, 55 RBIs, 14 walks, and eight hit by pitches
  • Had a team-high 26 multi-hit games, a team long 14-game hit streak, and a team-best 15 multi-RBI games
  • Reached base in 23 consecutive games
  • Led the West Coast Conference in hits (85), home runs (16), batting average (.373), and slugging percentage (.658)
  • Threw out 16 of 35 would-be base stealers, recorded a .995 fielding percentage with just two passed balls and two errors in 437 chances
  • Hammered a remarkable five home runs in four WCC Tournament games at Banner Island Ballpark, including two apiece against San Francisco (5/25) and Gonzaga (5/27)
  • Batted .588 (10-for-17) in the event with eight runs scored, one double, five home runs, 12 RBIs, two walks, and two hit by pitches
  • Went 4-for-12 (.333) in the NCAA Corvallis Regional with two RBIs
SOPHOMORE (2021)
  • Named to the All-WCC Preseason Team
  • Started 43 of San Diego’s games, including 35 at first base and eight at catcher
  • Batted .280 (47-for-168) with 35 runs scored, 13 doubles, two home runs, and 21 RBIs
  • Recorded 14 multi-hit games and a 12-game hit streak
  • Put together three consecutive three-hit performances on May 7, 8, and 20.
SOPHOMORE (2020)
  • Started 15 games, splitting time between first base and catcher
  • Recorded a .351 average which ranked third for USD, finishing second in hits (20) with four doubles and one triple
  • Ranked sixth in the WCC in runs batted in, driving in a team-high 16 runs and finishing with a .456 slugging percentage
  • Tied for first on the team in runs scored (13), recording a .418 on-base percentage
  • Was 4-for-6 in stolen base attempts
  • Went 3-for-5 with four RBIs against Minnesota (Feb. 16)
  • Went 9-for-14 with four runs, two doubles, a triple, and six RBIs in series with Monmouth, including going 5-for-5 in the finale (Mar. 1)
  • Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, a double and an RBI at Indiana (Mar. 8)
FRESHMAN (2019)
  • Appeared in 32 games, making 26 starts and splitting time between first base and designated hitter
  • Batted .253 with 24 hits including three doubles and a triple 
  • Drove in 18 runs and scored 12 times
  • Went 2-for-3 with a double and a triple, a walk, a stolen base, six RBI and one run scored against Missouri State (Feb. 23)
  • Went 3-for-5 with two walks, five RBI and three runs scored at UC Riverside (Mar. 5)
  • Was sidelined with an injury in mid-April that kept him out for the remainder of the season
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif. 
  • Was voted captain his senior year (2018)
  • Helped team to two National High School Invitational Championships (2017, 2018)
  • Selected All-Trinity League (2016, 2018)
  • Played for the SoCal Birds Club from 2015-2017
  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude as well as being named to the honor roll and a member of the National Honor Society 
PERSONAL
  • Born in Newport Beach, Calif. to Jodie and David Ricketts
  • Has one younger brother, Ben
  • Anticipates majoring in Business with a History minor
  • In his free time, enjoys going to the beach and playing Spikeball

Statistics

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2022

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    UTL
    6'4" 205 lbs
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    2020Sophomore

    UTL
    6'4" 205 lbs
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  • 19

    2021Sophomore

    UTL
    6'4" 205 lbs
    19
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    2022Junior

    C
    6'4" 225 lbs
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