2025 Baseball Roster
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Berry, Caleb
Jersey Number 31
Caleb Berry
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 177
- B/T::
- R/R
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Halls HS
- Prev School:
- Milligan
Bio
PRIOR TO MSU: Played two seasons at Milligan University (Tenn.) for coach Skyler Barnett ... Also played two seasons at Lincoln Memorial University ...
JUNIOR and SENIOR (2023 and 2024): Helped lead Milligan to a 35-22 overall record and placed fourth in the Appalachian Athletic Conference regular season with a 19-3 league record, as the Buffaloes received an at-large bid to the NAIA National Championship Tournament, after an impressive run in the AAC Championship Tournament, marking the team’s first national postseason appearance of all time ... Earned Gold Glove award as well as first-team All-Appalachian Athletic Conference accolades in 2024 after earning second-team All-Conference honors in 2023 ... Let team with a .349 average, knocking 74 hits in 212 AB with 42 RBI, adding 32 extra-base hits on 17 doubles, four triples and 11 HR in playing 57 games ... Also drew 39 walks and added eight stolen bases ... Behind the plate, also caught nearly half of opposing base stealers, nabbing 10 out of 21 on the season, with only four passed balls on the season ... Finished Milligan career hitting .348 with a .439 on-base percentage and a .605 slugging percentage with 138 hits and 89 RBI ... In the classroom, earned Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators and also earned Academic All-AAC accolades.
REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2022): Saw limited action in 2022 at Lincoln Memorial, playing in four games with six at bats.
FRESHMAN (2021): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Halls High School in Halls Crossroads, Tennessee for coach Doug Polston ... Earned Five Star Preps 3-AAA All-District Team honors in 2019, as well as being named to the 2019 Team TN at the Southeast Shootout ... Also a TBCA Showcase Team member and Travel Baseball Rankings (TBR) All-Region Team selection in 2019 ... Tabbed a Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association (TBCA) Super Sophomore in 2018 ... In the classroom, earned All-Academic honors all four years ... Played travel ball with the Knoxville Stars.
PERSONAL: Son of Tammy and Steve Berry ... Has one sister, Jordan, who was a cheerleader at NCAA Division III Maryville College in Maryville, Tenn. ... Lists biggest baseball influence as his time at Milligan as it showed him what it meant to have a process and to invest in himself to get the results he wanted ... Lists greatest athletic experience as his 2024 season at Milligan in helping the Buffaloes become the first baseball team to reach the NAIA Regionals ... Working on his master’s in sports coaching, leadership and administration.
JUNIOR and SENIOR (2023 and 2024): Helped lead Milligan to a 35-22 overall record and placed fourth in the Appalachian Athletic Conference regular season with a 19-3 league record, as the Buffaloes received an at-large bid to the NAIA National Championship Tournament, after an impressive run in the AAC Championship Tournament, marking the team’s first national postseason appearance of all time ... Earned Gold Glove award as well as first-team All-Appalachian Athletic Conference accolades in 2024 after earning second-team All-Conference honors in 2023 ... Let team with a .349 average, knocking 74 hits in 212 AB with 42 RBI, adding 32 extra-base hits on 17 doubles, four triples and 11 HR in playing 57 games ... Also drew 39 walks and added eight stolen bases ... Behind the plate, also caught nearly half of opposing base stealers, nabbing 10 out of 21 on the season, with only four passed balls on the season ... Finished Milligan career hitting .348 with a .439 on-base percentage and a .605 slugging percentage with 138 hits and 89 RBI ... In the classroom, earned Academic All-District honors by College Sports Communicators and also earned Academic All-AAC accolades.
REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2022): Saw limited action in 2022 at Lincoln Memorial, playing in four games with six at bats.
FRESHMAN (2021): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Halls High School in Halls Crossroads, Tennessee for coach Doug Polston ... Earned Five Star Preps 3-AAA All-District Team honors in 2019, as well as being named to the 2019 Team TN at the Southeast Shootout ... Also a TBCA Showcase Team member and Travel Baseball Rankings (TBR) All-Region Team selection in 2019 ... Tabbed a Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association (TBCA) Super Sophomore in 2018 ... In the classroom, earned All-Academic honors all four years ... Played travel ball with the Knoxville Stars.
PERSONAL: Son of Tammy and Steve Berry ... Has one sister, Jordan, who was a cheerleader at NCAA Division III Maryville College in Maryville, Tenn. ... Lists biggest baseball influence as his time at Milligan as it showed him what it meant to have a process and to invest in himself to get the results he wanted ... Lists greatest athletic experience as his 2024 season at Milligan in helping the Buffaloes become the first baseball team to reach the NAIA Regionals ... Working on his master’s in sports coaching, leadership and administration.
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