Career: Finished his career as the all-time home run leader for the Cougars with 33…Collected 58 career doubles-the second-most in school history…His 212 games, and 209 starts were fourth-most in school history…Was the only SIUE player to hit into a triple play (May 5, 2012 vs. Austin Peay).
2014: Earned Second Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors … Started all 54 games in right field… Hit .309, recording a career-high 69 hits which were the second most on the team … Contributed 21 multi-hit games … Blasted a team-high 10 home runs, which was tied for fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference … His 18 doubles tied him for the team lead and were tied for fourth in the OVC … Finished the year in the top 10 in the OVC in both on-base percentage and slugging percentage … Posted a 10-game hitting streak March 29- April 12 … Reached base safely in 18 straight contests April 18- May 15.
2013: Was one of two players (Joel Greatting) on the roster to play in all 51 games for SIUE...Led the team with 10 home runs to become the first player since 2009 with at least 10 HRs in a season...Second on the team in slugging percentage (.429)...Was third on the squad with 24 RBIs...Finished the year with a .208 batting average (35-168)...Had nine multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games...Had one multi-HR game, in which he hit a pair of homers against Belmont April 14.
2012: Hit .266 as a sophomore while being one of just two players (Joel Greatting) to appear in all 55 games for SIUE...Started all 55 in right field...Led the team, and tied for fifth in the Ohio Valey Conference with a career-high 17 doubles...Also led the team, and tied for ninth in the OVC with 45 runs scored, also a career high...Finished with 16 multi-hit games, including four three-hit games...Connected on a career-high seven home runs, good for second on the team...Added 31 RBIs...Was CollegeMadness.com's OVC Player of the Week Apri 23 after recording five hits in a series sweep of UT Martin...Has the distinction of being the only player in school history to hit into a triple play, doing it in the fourth inning May 5 vs. Austin Peay.
2011: Named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team by Collegiate Baseball News...Finished third on the team with a .314 batting average...Led the team in doubles (16), home runs (6), RBIs (53), total bases (98), and slugging percentage (.513)...His 60 hits were third-most by a freshman in school history and third-most on the team...Finished 2 for 4 with a triple and two RBIs in his Cougar debut Feb. 18 at Central Arkansas...Was second on the team with 41 runs scored...Also was second in walks with 21... Finished with three hits in a game three separate times...Finished with five RBIs in a game April 17 at Murray State...Tied with Mitch Matecki to lead the team with six sacrifice flies during the year...Finished 5 of 7 in stolen base attempts...Also tied with Matecki to lead the team with five outfield assists during the year...One of three players to start all 52 games during the season.
High School: Baseball team's Most Valuable Player as junior and senior at Civic Memorial High School ... Four-time All-Conference selection ... Twice named All-Metro honorable mention ... Three-time All-Area selection by Alton Telegraph ... Belleville News-Democrat first team as junior and second team as senior ... Led Mississippi Valley Conference in batting average, doubles, and stolen bases during senior season ... Received Knights of Columbus Player of the Year honors as a junior in football ... Named first team All-Conference, first team Belleville News Democrat, and honorable mention All-Metro as junior in football ... All-Conference selection in football as a senior ... Six-time Knights of Columbus Football Player of the Week ... Played with Midwest Mules and Bethalto American Senior Legion ... Member of Honor Roll all four years ... Earned four baseball letters and three football letters at Civic Memorial. Parents are Jack Caldwell and Jamie Keith.
CAREER STATISTICS Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB ATT 2011 .314 52 52 191 41 60 16 2 6 53 21 41 5 7 2012 .266 55 55 203 45 54 17 2 7 31 25 32 6 7 2013 .208 51 48 168 24 35 7 0 10 24 27 36 0 2 TOTAL .265 158 155 562 110 149 40 4 23 108 73 109 11 16 ALL-TIME RANKINGS: Most times hit into triple play: 1st (1) Most times hit by pitch: t-4th (26) Most home runs: t-5th (23) Most times reached on FC: 9th (26) Most times struck out: 10th (109) Most picked off: t-10th (2) SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS: Most times hit into triple play: 1st (1 in 2012) Most picked off: t-3rd (2 in 2012) Most sacrifice flies: t-4th (6 in 2011) Most times hit by pitch: t-10th (10 in 2011)
