2023 Baseball Roster

15 Caden Kaelber

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • B/T R/R
  • Major Social Science/PB-English
  • Hometown Pasco, Wash.
  • Height 6-7
  • Highschool Chiawana HS
  • Weight 185
  • Prev School Spokane Falls CC
  • Letters 2

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE 
CAREER:
Played three seasons…appeared in 70 games, 11 as a starter…seventh in WSU history with 12 saves…tallied five wins…posted 4.56 ERA with 143 strikeouts in 130.1 innings…2022 All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention…graduated with degree in social science.
 
RS-SENIOR (2023): Appeared in 20 games, 10 as a starter…went 4-5 with four saves and 5.22 ERA…second on team with 87 strikeouts and 70.2 innings…seventh in the Pac-12 in strikeouts…set career-high with eight strikeouts and allowed one earned run in six innings to earn win against UC Riverside in Arizona (2/18)…struck out seven, allowed one earned run on three hits in six innings to earn win at San Diego State in San Diego (2/24)…earned save with four strikeouts in 1.2 scoreless innings of win over UNLV in San Diego (2/27)…matched career high with eight strikeouts against Southern Indiana (3/4)…earned win, struck out eight, allowed two earned runs in seven innings in win at No. 15 Oregon State (3/11)…worked two innings of relief in series-clinching win over No. 12 UCLA (4/2)…earned save with five strikeouts in four shutout innings in win over Santa Clara (4/22)…earned win in relief with 1.1 scoreless innings of work against Gonzaga (5/2)…earned save with 2.1 scoreless innings against Washington (5/5)…struck out five in three innings to earn save in win at California (5/12)…closed out series-clinching win at California (5/14) with two scoreless innings.
 
RS-JUNIOR (2022): Named All-Pac-12 Conference Honorable Mention…made 28 appearances, one as a starter…went 1-1 with seven saves and a 3.64 ERA…tied fourth in Pac-12 with seven saves…struck out 37, walked 18 and held hitters to .230 batting average in 42 innings…in conference play, appeared in 15 games, collected three saves and held hitters to .186 batting average…earned save with two strikeouts in two scoreless innings of win at Hawaii (2/19)…worked final two innings scoreless in win over Long Island (2/26) in Arizona…made first career start at Tarleton State (3/2)…struck out career high six in three innings against Wichita State (3/5) at the Frisco Classic in Texas…made two appearances against No. 4 Oregon, worked 1.1 innings in win (3/13)…struck out two in scoreless inning of work at Washington (3/18)…recorded final out of eighth inning in win at No. 9 Arizona (4/8)…earned save with three shutout innings in win at Seattle U (4/20)…worked in all three games of series win at No. 10 Oregon, worked perfect tenth inning to earn save in series-clinching win (4/24)…earned win after working final 2.2 innings against No. 11 Gonzaga (4/26)…notched save with 1.2 scoreless innings against USC (4/30)…recorded save with 1.1 scoreless innings in win over Utah Valley (5/7)…struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings in win at UC Riverside (5/11)…struck out three in career-high 3.2 innings at No. 15 UCLA (5/15)…earned save with perfect ninth inning at Portland (5/17)…earned save with three strikeouts in 3.1 scoreless innings against Arizona State (5/20).

RS-SOPHOMORE (2021): Appeared in 22 games, all out of bullpen…recorded one save with a 4.08 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 17.2 innings…opened season with six straight scoreless appearances…in WSU debut, struck out three in two scoreless innings in game one of doubleheader at UC Davis (2/20)…made two appearances in series sweep at Dixie State (2/25, 2/28)…struck out the side in scoreless inning at Utah Valley…earned series-clinching save with two strikeouts in ninth at Utah (4/11)…worked scoreless appearances against Portland (5/11) and at USC (5/14)…closed season with scoreless inning in series-opening win over Washington (5/27)...played for the Walla Walla Sweets in the West Coast League… in 23 games, had a 3.33 ERA with 63 strikeouts and went 3-1 while saving three games…named First-Team All-WCL.

JUNIOR COLLEGE
RS-SOPHOMORE (2020):
Attended Spokane Falls Community College in Washington…went 1-0 with one save and six strikeouts in five innings...season canceled due to Covid-19.

SOPHOMORE (2019): Attended Spokane Falls Community College in Washington…redshirt season.

FRESHMAN (2018): Attended Walla Walla Community College in Washington…appeared in two games...struck out three in four innings.

PERSONAL
Mom, Chris and stepdad Damon…dad, Patrick and stepmom, Kara…older brother, Will…sister, McKenna plays volleyball at Montana Tech where she is a two-time All-Frontier Conference selection and was the 2022 Conference Co-Setter of the Year…younger brother, Tristan…stepmom, Kara graduated from WSU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'7" 185 lbs
    13
  • 15

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'7" 190 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'7" 185 lbs
    15