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Ht/Wt
6'
4"
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200 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Danville,
California
Last School
San Ramon Valley High School
Roster Years
2007 | 2010-2012
Personal
- Born in San Jose
- Parents are Kraig and Julie
- Is an Eagle Scout
- Played summer ball for the Danville Hoots
- Recruited by St. Mary's, Cal Poly SLO, Cal Berkeley and Pacific
- Served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Chile Rancagua
- Married to Erin James in August 2010
- Majoring in exercise science with a minor in business management
Before BYU
- Was a U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete at San Ramon Valley High where he was coached by Rick Steen
- Was first-team all-league as an infielder
- Was team MVP
- Recruited to play football at USC
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-SBA 2007 .313 35-29 112 27 35 10 3 1 30 54 19 32 8-9 2010 .313 45-43 182 42 57 9 5 6 36 94 17 56 8-9 2011 .296 56-53 199 40 59 16 5 2 28 91 23 67 19-23 2012 .291 46-40 165 23 48 13 2 1 19 68 10 50 8-9
Mission
- Rancagua
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2007
- Academic All-Mountain West Conference
- Thrust into the starting lineup for nine games after Dan Vargas went down with an injured knee at UNLV
- That experience provided needed flexibility at the end of the season when he started at second base
- Had game-winning RBI with a double vs. SUU, a single vs. UVSC in the opening game of the series and a double vs. UVSC in last game of the series
Sophmore Year
2010
- Ended the season with a current 12-game hitting streak
- Academic All-Mountain West Conference
- Had four game-winning RBI, at Gonzaga, at San Jose State, at Air Force, and at San Diego St.
- His grand slam vs. Utah in the MWC Tournament combined with Sean McNaughton's two slams tied an NCAA team record
Junior Year
2011
- Played 46 games at first base, played in four at third base and three at shortstop
- Considered one of the better defending first basemen in the league
- In on five of the six double plays turned by BYU vs. UNM, one shy of NCAA record, a new MWC record
- Had a pair of game-winning RBI: a sac-fly, vs. No. Illinois and a two-run triple vs. No. Illinois
- Batted .347 in league games
Senior Year
2012
- Drafted in the 33rd round by the Milwaukee Brewers
- Academic All-West Coast Conference
- West Coast Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll, bronze level
- Honorable mention All-West Coast Conference
- 2nd Team All-WCC, College Sports Madness
- Co-captain
- Pitched in two games, consequently played every position in career at BYU except catcher
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
- Baseball | Jul, 18
Ten Named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
- ImageBaseball | Jun, 15
2012 Season Summary
- ImageBaseball | Jun, 06
Capper, Hall Selected in Major League Draft
- ImageBaseball | May, 30
Caldwell, Teammates Get All-WCC Honors
- ImageBaseball | May, 26
Baseball ends series on a loss
- ImageBaseball | May, 25
Seven receive All-WCC Academic Honors
- ImageBaseball | May, 24
Marshall, Whitney lead Cougars to victory
- ImageBaseball | May, 19
Santa Clara tops BYU in wild 14-10 contest
- ImageBaseball | May, 08
Seventh-Inning Rally Pushes BYU to Victory
- ImageBaseball | Apr, 17
BYU Drops 6-4 Contest to Utah
- ImageBaseball | Feb, 25
Two-out RBI, Miller Help Take St. Mary's Series
- ImageBaseball | Feb, 23
Gaels Ruin Inaugural Game in WCC
- ImageBaseball | Feb, 23
Gaels Ruin Inaugural Game in WCC
- ImageBaseball | Jul, 06
Eleven Named 2011 Academic All-MWC
- ImageBaseball | Jul, 05
2011 Season Review