Caleb Stayton

Photo by: Mike Janes Photography

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Photo by: Mike Janes Photography

Photo by: Mike Janes Photography

Position:
Catcher/First Base
Height:
6-3
Weight:
225
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Goshen, Ind.
Prev School:
Elkhart Christian Acad.
High School:
Elkhart Christian Acad.

Awards and Honors:
2016, 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team
2016, 2017 MAC Baseball Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
2016, 2017 Academic All-Mid-American Conference
2017 All-Mid-American Conference Second Team
2017 Senior CLASS Award Finalist
2016 ABCA/Rawlings All-Mideast Region First Team
2016 Gregg Olson Award Semifinalist
2016 All-Mid-American Conference First Team
2016 Ball State Offensive Player of the Year
MAC West Division Player of the Week (April 11, 2016)

Stayton's Statistics
CAREER | 2017 GBG | 2016 GBG | 2015 GBG | 2014 GBG

2017 (Sr.): Started 45 games, 42 at first base and three at catcher … missed 13 games in March due to an injury … led the team in batting average (.331) and on-base percentage (.455) … led the MAC in on-base percentage and sacrifice fly balls (6) … put together a 14-game hitting streak in early April … went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBIs and four runs scored in the win over Bowling Green on April 15 … hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning against Toledo on May 6 to tie the score at 5-all … his two-run home run gave Ball State the lead for good at Ohio State on May 10 … finished with four RBIs and three runs scored in the 14-4 win against the Buckeyes … produced the game-winning hit at Central Michigan on May 18, a two-run single in the seventh inning

2016 (Jr.): Started all 58 games at first base … ranked 10th nationally in RBIs (71) … his 71 RBIs were the second most ever by a Ball State player in a single season (Brad Miller – 76 in 2006) … notched at least five RBIs three times, including equaling a career high with six RBIs in two contests – versus Milwaukee on Feb. 26 and versus Western Michigan on April 10 … led the MAC in batting average (.377), RBIs, walks (42) and on-base percentage (.482) … reached base safely in the final 20 games of the season … racked up multiple RBIs in 18 contests … hit a pair of grand slams – May 17 at Butler and April 3 versus Ohio … went 5-for-6 with two doubles, a triple, six RBIs and four runs scored in the win over Western Michigan on April 10 … his six RBIs versus Milwaukee on Feb. 26 were the most by a Cardinal in five years … put together a 13-game hitting streak in early March … came up with the game-winning hit, a two-run single, in the top of the eighth in Ball State’s 10-7 win at Central Michigan on April 16 … provided the game-winning sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth in the 4-2 win at Central Michigan on April 17.

2015 (So.): Appeared in 26 games with 26 starts … ranked fifth for the Cardinals in batting average (.278) … tallied three hits vs. Toledo on April 26 … set a season high with four RBIs in 6-3 win over High Point on Feb. 21 … hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to lift Ball State to a 6-5 win over IPFW on May 6 … his three-run homer put the Cardinals ahead for good in a 7-4 win over Northern Illinois on May 15.

2014 (Fr.): Appeared in 54 games with 45 starts … managed 10 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI contests … put together an eight-game hitting streak during the season … ranked third for the Cardinals in home runs … three hits in three different games … first career hit at Wofford on Feb. 16 … first career RBI vs. Milwaukee on Feb. 21, including first career home run … ranked fourth for Ball State in slugging percentage (.418), tied for fourth in total bases (69), fifth in runs scored (30), fifth in hits (47) and fifth in RBIs (31).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner at Elkhart Christian Academy for coach Chris Lemert … helped team to a 21-8 mark as a senior … managed a .585 batting average and 1.106 slugging percentage as a senior along with 55 hits, 19 doubles, 10 home runs and 50 RBIs … career pitching statistics included a 16-3 record and a 1.27 ERA … Elkhart Christian Academy’s Offensive Player and Defensive Player of the Year as a junior … Elkhart Christian Academy’s Offensive Player of the Year as a senior … academic all-state … helped team win first baseball sectional championship in school history as a senior … two-year letter winner in basketball … earned one letter in soccer and cross country.

PERSONAL: Son of Fred and Cheryl Stayton … born March 14, 1995, in South Bend, Indiana … … four sisters and one brother … full name is Caleb Bryant Stayton.