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Jersey Number 2
Caleb Stelly
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Parkview Baptist School
- Prev School:
- Louisiana
Made the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2025 semester.
2025 (Jr.): A second-team performer at designated hitter for Louisiana…Started in 56 of 57 games (30 at designated hitter, 14 in right field and 12 in center field)…Batted .302 with 10 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 33 RBI…Was second on the club in average, hits and home runs…Registered 11 of 15 in stolen bases… Tallied three-hit game versus Southeastern Louisiana (2/26) with three RBI…Enjoyed a two-hit contest at UC Irvine (3/2)…Homered twice in the UC Irvine series…Went 3-for-4 versus Southern (3/11) with an RBI…Went 6-for-15 versus Troy (3/14-16) with three runs, two doubles, a home run and four RBI…Went 2-for-4 at LSU (3/25)…Had season-best 11-game hitting streak (3/9-25)…Went .378 (17-for-45) over that stretch with five doubles, two home runs and six RBI…Added another hitting streak of nine games that included a two-homer game at Georgia State (5/3) and a 6-for-12 in the series at Southern Miss.
2024 (So.): Played in 57 games during the season and earned 46 starts…Posted a .296 batting average with one home run, 33 RBI, 13 doubles and nine stolen bases…Tied for second in hit-by-pitch (12)…Fifth on the team in hitting, walks (18) and on-base percentage (.398)…Third in stolen bases…Fourth in doubles…Started in both left field (5) and right field (14) before finding a home in center where he led all players with 19 starts…Also earned eight starts at designated hitter …Recorded a seven-game hit streak and reached base safely in a season-high 10 games…Had 10 games with two or more hits with a season-high three hits coming at Troy (5/5) and against Grambling (6/1)…Drove in season-high three RBI at Texas State (3/29) and Prairie View (4/9)…Earned all-tournament honors at the NCAA College Station Regional after collecting six hits and driving in a pair of runs…Was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI against Grambling (6/1) in an elimination game…Helped the Cajuns salvage a three-game series at Troy going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in the finale…Added a single in an elimination game against Texas (6/2) before posting a pair of doubles against eventual national runner up Texas A&M (6/2) in the Regional Final…Finished 2-for-4 with a double and RBI against Houston (3/3) in the Astros Foundation College Classic…Opened the three-game tournament with a 1-for-3 performance at the plate against Vanderbilt (3/1)…Lone homer was a pinch-hit, three-run blast at Texas State … earned the start in the SBC series finale against Texas State (3/30) and went 1-for-3 with a RBI … was 2-for-3 with a double, triple and two RBI against ULM (4/7)…Went 4-for-7 in the three-game sweep against the Warhawks with four RBI.
2023 (Fr.): Earned 10 starts as a designated hitter and played in 28 games during his inaugural season at Louisiana ... hit .231 (12-for-52) on the season with a homer, eight RBI and eight runs scored ... went 4-for-14 (.286) as a pinch-hitter on the season, trailing Conor Higgs (6) for most pinch hits during the season ... had a season-best 2-for-4 performance at the plate with a pair of RBI and three runs scored in win over Maine (6/3) in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... belted his lone homer of the season the following day against Miami (6/4) with a solo blast off All-America closer Andrew Walters ... earned first career start and went 1-for-2 with an RBI at Rice (2/18) ... had pinch-hit RBI single in win over BYU (2/22) before delivering a game-winning sacrifice fly two days later against the Cougars ... drove in three of his eight runs in the BYU series, helping Louisiana to its first four-game sweep since 1996 ... earned start at DH and finished 1-for-2 with an RBI in a 22-5 win at South Alabama (3/25) in the first game of a SBC doubleheader ... added a pinch-hit double against App State (4/1).
Prep: The No. 5-ranked outfielder and No. 11 overall prospect in the state of Louisiana by PerfectGame.org...Ranked as the No. 2 outfielder and No. 8-ranked prospect in the state of Louisiana by Prep Baseball Report...Played for Phillip Hawke at Baton Rouge's Parkview Baptist...Named the No. 7 overall baseball recruit in Louisiana by BVMSports.com...Led Eagles to 26-15 record and Division II state semifinals...Named the District MVP and was the 2022 All-Metro Class 3A and Below MVP...The All-Region and Class 3A All-State Hitter of the Year...Posted a .459 average at the plate with 12 home runs, 12 doubles, two triples, 44 RBIs and a .936 slugging percentage as a senior...Named to the All-Region and All-State teams as an outfielder...Lettered 3 years in baseball at PBS…Earned the 2022 Big Stick Award...Was the 2022 Home Run Derby champion in the Louisiana All-Star Game...Also lettered in football at PBS as a freshman.
Personal: Born December 26 in Baton Rouge...Son of Jennifer Ellis and Brandon Stelly...Has twin sisters...Father played football at LSU...Mother was a former LSU Golden Girl...Maternal grandfather was a relief pitcher at LSU...Majoring in Liberal Studies.
2025 (Jr.): A second-team performer at designated hitter for Louisiana…Started in 56 of 57 games (30 at designated hitter, 14 in right field and 12 in center field)…Batted .302 with 10 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 33 RBI…Was second on the club in average, hits and home runs…Registered 11 of 15 in stolen bases… Tallied three-hit game versus Southeastern Louisiana (2/26) with three RBI…Enjoyed a two-hit contest at UC Irvine (3/2)…Homered twice in the UC Irvine series…Went 3-for-4 versus Southern (3/11) with an RBI…Went 6-for-15 versus Troy (3/14-16) with three runs, two doubles, a home run and four RBI…Went 2-for-4 at LSU (3/25)…Had season-best 11-game hitting streak (3/9-25)…Went .378 (17-for-45) over that stretch with five doubles, two home runs and six RBI…Added another hitting streak of nine games that included a two-homer game at Georgia State (5/3) and a 6-for-12 in the series at Southern Miss.
2024 (So.): Played in 57 games during the season and earned 46 starts…Posted a .296 batting average with one home run, 33 RBI, 13 doubles and nine stolen bases…Tied for second in hit-by-pitch (12)…Fifth on the team in hitting, walks (18) and on-base percentage (.398)…Third in stolen bases…Fourth in doubles…Started in both left field (5) and right field (14) before finding a home in center where he led all players with 19 starts…Also earned eight starts at designated hitter …Recorded a seven-game hit streak and reached base safely in a season-high 10 games…Had 10 games with two or more hits with a season-high three hits coming at Troy (5/5) and against Grambling (6/1)…Drove in season-high three RBI at Texas State (3/29) and Prairie View (4/9)…Earned all-tournament honors at the NCAA College Station Regional after collecting six hits and driving in a pair of runs…Was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI against Grambling (6/1) in an elimination game…Helped the Cajuns salvage a three-game series at Troy going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in the finale…Added a single in an elimination game against Texas (6/2) before posting a pair of doubles against eventual national runner up Texas A&M (6/2) in the Regional Final…Finished 2-for-4 with a double and RBI against Houston (3/3) in the Astros Foundation College Classic…Opened the three-game tournament with a 1-for-3 performance at the plate against Vanderbilt (3/1)…Lone homer was a pinch-hit, three-run blast at Texas State … earned the start in the SBC series finale against Texas State (3/30) and went 1-for-3 with a RBI … was 2-for-3 with a double, triple and two RBI against ULM (4/7)…Went 4-for-7 in the three-game sweep against the Warhawks with four RBI.
2023 (Fr.): Earned 10 starts as a designated hitter and played in 28 games during his inaugural season at Louisiana ... hit .231 (12-for-52) on the season with a homer, eight RBI and eight runs scored ... went 4-for-14 (.286) as a pinch-hitter on the season, trailing Conor Higgs (6) for most pinch hits during the season ... had a season-best 2-for-4 performance at the plate with a pair of RBI and three runs scored in win over Maine (6/3) in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... belted his lone homer of the season the following day against Miami (6/4) with a solo blast off All-America closer Andrew Walters ... earned first career start and went 1-for-2 with an RBI at Rice (2/18) ... had pinch-hit RBI single in win over BYU (2/22) before delivering a game-winning sacrifice fly two days later against the Cougars ... drove in three of his eight runs in the BYU series, helping Louisiana to its first four-game sweep since 1996 ... earned start at DH and finished 1-for-2 with an RBI in a 22-5 win at South Alabama (3/25) in the first game of a SBC doubleheader ... added a pinch-hit double against App State (4/1).
Prep: The No. 5-ranked outfielder and No. 11 overall prospect in the state of Louisiana by PerfectGame.org...Ranked as the No. 2 outfielder and No. 8-ranked prospect in the state of Louisiana by Prep Baseball Report...Played for Phillip Hawke at Baton Rouge's Parkview Baptist...Named the No. 7 overall baseball recruit in Louisiana by BVMSports.com...Led Eagles to 26-15 record and Division II state semifinals...Named the District MVP and was the 2022 All-Metro Class 3A and Below MVP...The All-Region and Class 3A All-State Hitter of the Year...Posted a .459 average at the plate with 12 home runs, 12 doubles, two triples, 44 RBIs and a .936 slugging percentage as a senior...Named to the All-Region and All-State teams as an outfielder...Lettered 3 years in baseball at PBS…Earned the 2022 Big Stick Award...Was the 2022 Home Run Derby champion in the Louisiana All-Star Game...Also lettered in football at PBS as a freshman.
Personal: Born December 26 in Baton Rouge...Son of Jennifer Ellis and Brandon Stelly...Has twin sisters...Father played football at LSU...Mother was a former LSU Golden Girl...Maternal grandfather was a relief pitcher at LSU...Majoring in Liberal Studies.
True Grit: Final Episode
Friday, October 20
Episode 1: War Damn Golden Eagle
Tuesday, August 22
Episode 5: Battle for the Belt
Thursday, August 17
Episode 4: Battle for the Belt
Saturday, August 12
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