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Jersey Number 31
Caleb Freeman
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Abilene, Texas
- High School:
- Cooper
Bio
JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
Appeared in 18 games as a quality bullpen option for the Red Raiders … helped the Red Raiders to a 46-20 overall record, their third Big 12 title in four years and their fourth College World Series in six seasons … helped Tech to a No. 8 national seed and its deepest run in Omaha in program history, posting a No. 4 final ranking to match the highest final ranking in team history … posted a 2-0 record with a 6.61 ERA … struck out 15 in 16.1 innings of work … earned wins over Wichita state (Mar. 9) and No. 22 Michigan (Mar. 23) … recorded season highs of 2.0 innings pitched and four strikeouts at K-State (Mar. 31) … went five outings before allowing a run … did not allow a run in seven of his first eight appearances … MLB DRAFT … taken in the 15th round at No. 332 overall by the Detroit Tigers … one of seven overall draft picks for the Red Raiders in 2019 and four right-handed pitchers chosen … HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … appeared in Tech’s loss to Michigan (June 21) with 0.2 innings of scoreless relief, striking out two of the four batters he faced … NCAA TOURNAMENT … saw time in two games, allowing a run on two hits in 0.2 innings against Army (May 31) … also appeared against Michigan in the CWS … turned in a 5.40 ERA in his 1.2 innings of work with three strikeouts and three walks … BIG 12 GAMES … made two appearances during conference play, posting an 8.10 ERA in 3.1 innings of work … did not record a decision … struck out five and allowed only one walk … opponents hit .286 against him … recorded season highs of 2.0 innings pitched and four strikeouts in a road loss at K-State (Mar. 31) … also pitched against Baylor (Apr. 18) … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … went 2-0 with a 6.23 ERA in 16 appearances … struck out 10 and walked 14 in 13.0 innings of work … opened the season with five scoreless appearances … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … went 1-0 in seven appearances … struck out seven in 6.1 innings pitched … allowed five runs one eight hits for a 7.11 ERA … picked up the win over No. 22 Michigan (Mar. 23) … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … went 1-0 in 11 appearances and was in on a combined shutout … struck out eight in 10.1 innings … allowed 12 runs – eight earned – on 12 hits for a 6.97 ERA … HOME GAMES … went 2-0 at home in nine appearances … posted three strikeouts in 8.0 innings … allowed seven runs on 14 hits for a 7.88 ERA … AWAY GAMES … appeared in four games, posting a 5.79 ERA in 4.2 innings of work … DAY GAMES …went 2-0 in 12 appearances with a 5.56 ERA … struck out 10 over 11.1 innings, allowing eight runs – seven earned – on 20 hits … NIGHT GAMES …made six appearances and pitched a total of 5.0 innings … allowed six runs – five earned – for a 9.00 ERA … struck out five and walked six.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018)
Made 22 appearances on the mound, tied for the second-most on the team … also tied for second on the team with three saves … a key bullpen arm that helped the Red Raiders finish 45-20 with their third trip to the College World Series and a No. 9 national seed … had a 5.18 ERA and a 1-0 record after tossing 33.0 innings … struck out 31 batters while walking 18 … allowed 19 earned runs off 35 hits … struck out a career-high four batters in 2.1 innings of shutout work at No. 14 Oklahoma State in a 14-6 win on May 18 … threw a season-high 3.0 frames to earn his third save in a 9-4 win over Northeastern on Mar. 25, recording three strikeouts … NCAA TOURNAMENT … tossed 2.2 innings in two appearances during the tournament … finished with six runs on eight hits and two strikeouts … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … threw 1.2 innings against No. 1 Florida on June 21, giving up three runs on four hits with a strikeout … BIG 12 GAMES … compiled a 4.66 ERA in eight appearances … struck out nine over 9.2 innings of work, allowing two earned runs on four hits … delivered four scoreless relief appearances … tossed 2.0 scoreless innings at Baylor in an 11-4 win on Mar. 18 … , combined for 1.0 scoreless innings in two appearances against No. 14 Oklahoma on Apr. 20 and on Apr. 22 … went 2.1 scoreless frames on May 18 in a win at No. 14 Oklahoma State … HOME GAMES … compiled a 4.60 ERA in 10 home appearances … went 1-0 with a save ... AWAY GAMES … earned two of his three saves on the road … compiled a 2.19 ERA over 12.1 innings pitched … combined for a shutout over his eight appearances … struck out 10 while allowing three earned runs on 11 hits and two walks.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017)
Made 11 appearances on the mound, starting two games, in his freshman season in Lubbock … had an 8.83 ERA and an 0-1 record after tossing 17.1 innings … rung up 15 batters while walking 15 … allowed 17 earned runs on 25 hits, with just eight for extra bases … posted a season-high three strikeouts at New Mexico on April 25 … had a strikeout in all but one of his 11 outings on the mound … BIG 12 GAMES … made three appearances during conference play, totaling 5.2 innings of work … did not allow a run and struck out four … walked three and allowed six hits … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … made eight appearances, two starts during non-conference play … pitched 11.2 innings, striking out 11 and walking 12, while surrendering 17 earned runs on 19 hits … HOME GAMES … pitched in five games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park, including two starts … had a 4.66 ERA over 9.2 innings of work … rung up six batters and walked seven … allowed five earned runs on 11 hits, three for extra bases ... NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … made three appearances on a neutral site … struck out four and walked four over 1.2 frames … BIG 12 TOURNAMENT … made on appearance in Oklahoma City … AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS … pitched in two games against ranked opponents, totaling 2.2 innings of work … struck out three, walked one and gave up two hits.
ABILENE COOPER HIGH SCHOOL
Played for coach Cody Salyers and Todd Moebles at Abilene Cooper High School … helped Abilene Cooper to a third round berth in the Texas State playoffs … earned First Team All-District honors … played summer ball for the AirHogs under the direction of Steve Martin … finished 6-1 overall with a 1.97 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 53.0 innings pitched summer of junior year … also a three-year letterwinner as a tight end with the Abilene Cooper football team, helping the program to a third round berth in the Texas State playoffs … also earned All-State Honorable Mention in football.
PERSONAL
Born in Abilene, Texas … parents are Michael and Nora Freeman … brother to Matt, who played football at Texas State … father graduated from Abilene Christian … majoring in sports management.
Appeared in 18 games as a quality bullpen option for the Red Raiders … helped the Red Raiders to a 46-20 overall record, their third Big 12 title in four years and their fourth College World Series in six seasons … helped Tech to a No. 8 national seed and its deepest run in Omaha in program history, posting a No. 4 final ranking to match the highest final ranking in team history … posted a 2-0 record with a 6.61 ERA … struck out 15 in 16.1 innings of work … earned wins over Wichita state (Mar. 9) and No. 22 Michigan (Mar. 23) … recorded season highs of 2.0 innings pitched and four strikeouts at K-State (Mar. 31) … went five outings before allowing a run … did not allow a run in seven of his first eight appearances … MLB DRAFT … taken in the 15th round at No. 332 overall by the Detroit Tigers … one of seven overall draft picks for the Red Raiders in 2019 and four right-handed pitchers chosen … HONORS … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … appeared in Tech’s loss to Michigan (June 21) with 0.2 innings of scoreless relief, striking out two of the four batters he faced … NCAA TOURNAMENT … saw time in two games, allowing a run on two hits in 0.2 innings against Army (May 31) … also appeared against Michigan in the CWS … turned in a 5.40 ERA in his 1.2 innings of work with three strikeouts and three walks … BIG 12 GAMES … made two appearances during conference play, posting an 8.10 ERA in 3.1 innings of work … did not record a decision … struck out five and allowed only one walk … opponents hit .286 against him … recorded season highs of 2.0 innings pitched and four strikeouts in a road loss at K-State (Mar. 31) … also pitched against Baylor (Apr. 18) … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … went 2-0 with a 6.23 ERA in 16 appearances … struck out 10 and walked 14 in 13.0 innings of work … opened the season with five scoreless appearances … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … went 1-0 in seven appearances … struck out seven in 6.1 innings pitched … allowed five runs one eight hits for a 7.11 ERA … picked up the win over No. 22 Michigan (Mar. 23) … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … went 1-0 in 11 appearances and was in on a combined shutout … struck out eight in 10.1 innings … allowed 12 runs – eight earned – on 12 hits for a 6.97 ERA … HOME GAMES … went 2-0 at home in nine appearances … posted three strikeouts in 8.0 innings … allowed seven runs on 14 hits for a 7.88 ERA … AWAY GAMES … appeared in four games, posting a 5.79 ERA in 4.2 innings of work … DAY GAMES …went 2-0 in 12 appearances with a 5.56 ERA … struck out 10 over 11.1 innings, allowing eight runs – seven earned – on 20 hits … NIGHT GAMES …made six appearances and pitched a total of 5.0 innings … allowed six runs – five earned – for a 9.00 ERA … struck out five and walked six.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018)
Made 22 appearances on the mound, tied for the second-most on the team … also tied for second on the team with three saves … a key bullpen arm that helped the Red Raiders finish 45-20 with their third trip to the College World Series and a No. 9 national seed … had a 5.18 ERA and a 1-0 record after tossing 33.0 innings … struck out 31 batters while walking 18 … allowed 19 earned runs off 35 hits … struck out a career-high four batters in 2.1 innings of shutout work at No. 14 Oklahoma State in a 14-6 win on May 18 … threw a season-high 3.0 frames to earn his third save in a 9-4 win over Northeastern on Mar. 25, recording three strikeouts … NCAA TOURNAMENT … tossed 2.2 innings in two appearances during the tournament … finished with six runs on eight hits and two strikeouts … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … threw 1.2 innings against No. 1 Florida on June 21, giving up three runs on four hits with a strikeout … BIG 12 GAMES … compiled a 4.66 ERA in eight appearances … struck out nine over 9.2 innings of work, allowing two earned runs on four hits … delivered four scoreless relief appearances … tossed 2.0 scoreless innings at Baylor in an 11-4 win on Mar. 18 … , combined for 1.0 scoreless innings in two appearances against No. 14 Oklahoma on Apr. 20 and on Apr. 22 … went 2.1 scoreless frames on May 18 in a win at No. 14 Oklahoma State … HOME GAMES … compiled a 4.60 ERA in 10 home appearances … went 1-0 with a save ... AWAY GAMES … earned two of his three saves on the road … compiled a 2.19 ERA over 12.1 innings pitched … combined for a shutout over his eight appearances … struck out 10 while allowing three earned runs on 11 hits and two walks.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017)
Made 11 appearances on the mound, starting two games, in his freshman season in Lubbock … had an 8.83 ERA and an 0-1 record after tossing 17.1 innings … rung up 15 batters while walking 15 … allowed 17 earned runs on 25 hits, with just eight for extra bases … posted a season-high three strikeouts at New Mexico on April 25 … had a strikeout in all but one of his 11 outings on the mound … BIG 12 GAMES … made three appearances during conference play, totaling 5.2 innings of work … did not allow a run and struck out four … walked three and allowed six hits … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … made eight appearances, two starts during non-conference play … pitched 11.2 innings, striking out 11 and walking 12, while surrendering 17 earned runs on 19 hits … HOME GAMES … pitched in five games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park, including two starts … had a 4.66 ERA over 9.2 innings of work … rung up six batters and walked seven … allowed five earned runs on 11 hits, three for extra bases ... NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … made three appearances on a neutral site … struck out four and walked four over 1.2 frames … BIG 12 TOURNAMENT … made on appearance in Oklahoma City … AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS … pitched in two games against ranked opponents, totaling 2.2 innings of work … struck out three, walked one and gave up two hits.
ABILENE COOPER HIGH SCHOOL
Played for coach Cody Salyers and Todd Moebles at Abilene Cooper High School … helped Abilene Cooper to a third round berth in the Texas State playoffs … earned First Team All-District honors … played summer ball for the AirHogs under the direction of Steve Martin … finished 6-1 overall with a 1.97 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 53.0 innings pitched summer of junior year … also a three-year letterwinner as a tight end with the Abilene Cooper football team, helping the program to a third round berth in the Texas State playoffs … also earned All-State Honorable Mention in football.
PERSONAL
Born in Abilene, Texas … parents are Michael and Nora Freeman … brother to Matt, who played football at Texas State … father graduated from Abilene Christian … majoring in sports management.
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
