We will highlight them by class, starting with the seniors and ending with the brand new freshmen Catamounts.
#12 Kitt Capell
POSITION Catcher
HEIGHT 6-0
WEIGHT 220
CLASS Senior
HOMETOWN Prosperity, S.C.
HIGH SCHOOL Ben Lippen HS
2019 (Junior): Played in 22 of the team’s 53 games including five starts – three as the designated hitter and twice behind the plate at catcher … Finished the season 5-for-29, .172 with two of his five hits coming against Wofford (April 5) to match his career-high … Drove in a run on a bases-loaded walk in game three against Oakland (Feb. 16) … Nearly blasted a game-winning pinch-hit home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against Furman (April 20) but his bid was pulled back over the fence in the right field … Made one relief appearance on the mound, tossing an inning at eighth-ranked Georgia Tech (May 3) allowing two runs – one earned – on three hits with an HBP and a strikeout ... Named to the 2018-19 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (Sophomore): Saw action in 29 of the team’s 58 seasonal games with nine starts … Started as the designated hitter six times with three starts coming behind the plate … Batted .167 on the season with eight hits in just 48 trips, driving in five runs while scoring three … Finished the season with the most pinch hits in the WCU lineup with three … Drew three walks to add to his .212 on-base percentage … His first collegiate base hit was a two-run home run coming in a pinch-hit role in game one of a doubleheader against Canisius (Feb. 23) … Tallied his first career multi-hit game with a two-hit outing as the starting catcher at home against Tennessee (March 27).
2017 (Freshman): Did not see game action.
Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations
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