Caden Kendle - Baseball - UCI Athletics

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Senior

Corvallis All-Regional Team
Named All-Big West First Team
USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
Big West Field Player of the Week March 4
NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
All-Big West Preseason Team
D1Baseball Preseason Big West Offensive Player of the Year
Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
Started and played 51 games as an outfielder
Hit .387 with 82 hits to tie for the team hight
Added a team-best 19 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 61 RBI, and 56 runs scored
Hit two grand slams, one coming March 3 vs. UCLA at Dodger Stadium and the other March 9 vs. Columbia
Top streaks of nine games with a hit and seven games with an RBI

Junior

Drafted 10th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, elected to return for senior season as highest-drafted college player to return to college
Big West co-Field Player of the Year
All-West Region Second Team
All-Big West First Team
Named to Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
Selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round of the 2023 MLB Draft
Named to Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
Preseason All-Big West
Finished among the Big West leaders in hitting (8th), on-base (5th), OPS (8th), hits (2nd), RBIs (2nd), doubles (T10th), and hit by pitch (T2nd)
Set a program record with 69 runs scored and finished atop the Big West and ranking 45th nationally
Started all 55 games and hit .335 with 77 hits, 27 for extra bases, seven home runs, and drove in 56
Six outfield assists to tie for Big West lead
Reached base in 54 of 55 games which included a 43-game on-base streak and 16-game run scored streak
Changed to #5 after wearing #12 his first two seasons

Sophomore

First Team All-Big West
Led the squad with a .328 average with 40 hits, .631 slugging, and .465 on-base in 46 games, starting 33 times
Hit six home runs with five doubles, one triple, driving in 17 with 26 runs scored
Added five stolen bases and 13 hit by pitch
Posted streaks of 10 straight games with a hit, six games with an RBI, and five straight with a run scored
Alaska Baseball League champion with the Anchorage Glacier PIlots with UCI teammate Jacob King hitting .270 (30-for-111) in 30 games with five doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 23 RBI, and five stolen bases

Freshman

Appeared in 29 games in 2021, five times as a starter, twice as a defensive replacement, and served as the team's primary pinch-runner
Hit .111 (3-for-27) with one double, one RBI, and eight runs scored
Made his debut off the bench on opening day March 20 vs. Washington
First career hit came March 13 at Stanford as an RBI single, and scored first career run that game
In summer ball, won the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League championship with Saugerties Stallions - hit .191 (9-for-47) with one double, one triple, one home run, six RBIs, six stolen bases, and 14 runs scored in 18 games played

Prep

Personal

Dad attended Chapman University while mom attended Long Beach State
One younger sister
Majoring in social ecology
Aspires to play in the MLB or join the military as as Navy Seal, Armed Forces, or SWAT
Fan of Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Angels
Enjoys watching his favorite movie, Wolf of Wall Street and listening to NBA youngboy
Hobbies include weightlifting, body surfing, fishing, and backflips

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