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Elliott Caldwell

  • position Of
  • height 6-2
  • weight 220
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Easley, S.C.
  • Previous School Spartanburg Methodist College
  • position Of
  • height 6-2
  • weight 220
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Easley, S.C.
  • Previous School Spartanburg Methodist College

Elliott Caldwell Bio

2/26/2015

Caldwell off to hot start for the Gamecocks

By Collyn Taylor (Spurs & Feathers)

Elliott Caldwell’s Career Stats Get Acrobat Reader

AWARDS/HONORS/CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Set single-season school record with eight triples in 2015
2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2015 (SENIOR)

  • Played in 56 games with 54 starts, hit .328 (64-for-195) with 34 runs scored, five doubles, eight triples, three homers and 41 RBI
  • Also finished with a .426 on-base percentage and a .48 slugging percentage, stole 13 bases and tallied five assists from the outfield
  • Set a single-season school record with eight triples
  • Drove in a pair of runs and scored a run in 10-7 win over LSU (5/14)
  • 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in 8-7 win over Texas A&M (5/10)
  • 2-for-5 with a homer, two RBI and three runs scored in 15-14 loss at Texas A&M (5/9)
  • 2-for-5 with a RBI and a run scored in 9-7 win over Texas A&M (5/8)
  • 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and a run scored in 5-3 win over Wofford (5/6)
  • 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBI in 10-1 win over Auburn (5/1)
  • 1-for-2 with a triple, a run scored and three RBI in 10-4 loss at Tennessee (4/26)
  • 2-for-4 with a RBI in 4-0 win at Tennessee (4/24)
  • 2-for-5 with a triple, run scored and two RBI in 7-4 loss to Presbyterian (4/14)
  • 2-for-4 with a double in 12-2 loss at Florida (4/12)
  • 1-for-2 with fifth triple of the year with two runs scored in 11-1 win vs. Appalachian State (4/7)
  • 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in 13-7 win at Mississippi State (4/4)
  • 2-for-4 with a triple, RBI and a run scored in 7-5 loss at Mississippi State (4/3)
  • 2-for-4 in 13-2 loss at Mississippi State (4/2)
  • 2-for-4 with a triple and a RBI single in 2-0 win over The Citadel (3/31)
  • 1-for-4 with a pair of RBI in 9-8 loss at Coastal Carolina (3/24)
  • 2-for-5 with RBI single in 7-5 win at Missouri (3/22)
  • 2-for-5 with RBI single and made ESPN’s SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays at No. 8 with a diving catch in 4-3 loss at Missouri (3/21)
  • 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a RBI in 7-5 loss to Winthrop (3/17)
  • Hit .636 (7-for-11) in the Kentucky series with four runs scored, a triple, two homers and four RBI
  • 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, a homer and two RBI in 6-4 win over Kentucky (3/15)
  • 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in 4-3 win over Kentucky (3/14)
  • 2-for-4 in 10-1 win over Kentucky (3/13)
  • Three walks, a RBI and a run scored in 13-3 win over Penn State (3/11)
  • 2-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored in 11-3 win over High Point (3/4)
  • Key-two out RBI single, went 3-for-4 with a run scored as well in 6-4 win over Northeastern (2/22)
  • Career-high in hits, 4-for-4 with two doubles and a three-run triple in 5-2 win over Furman (2/17)

2014 (JUNIOR)

  • Played in 39 games with 35 starts, hit .254 (31-for-122) with 10 runs scored, five doubles and 14 RBI
  • 2-for-4 in 4-1 loss vs. Charleston Southern (4/15)
  • 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in 8-0 win over Tennessee (3/30)
  • 2-for-4 with a RBI in 4-2 win vs. College of Charleston (3/25)
  • 2-for-4 with a double and two assists from the outfield in 5-4 win over Ole Miss (3/15)
  • 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI in 5-0 win vs. Furman (3/11)
  • Game-winning sac fly in 1-0 win over Brown (3/9)
  • 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two doubles and four RBI in 13-0 win over Brown (3/8)
  • 1-for-4 with two runs scored in 10-2 win vs. Clemson (3/1)
  • 2-for-4 in 2-0 win over Eastern Kentucky (2/22)
  • 2-for-3 in 4-0 win over Presbyterian (2/18)
  • Tallied first career RBI in first career start in 17-4 win over Bucknell (2/15)

JUNIOR COLLEGE

  • Rated No. 8 best junior college prospect in the nation by Perfect Game USA
  • Rated No. 16 best overall prospect in South Carolina for 2013 MLB Draft by Baseball America
  • Hit .371 (76-for-205) in 2013 with three homers, 44 RBI, 63 runs scored as well as 15 doubles and four triples for Spartanburg Methodist College
  • Helped lead SMC to 2013 JUCO World Series, named to 2013 JUCO World Series All-Tournament Team
  • 2013 Region X All-Region Team
  • Rated by Baseball America as the No. 1 prospect of the Prospect League, a collegiate summer baseball league where he played for the Butler BlueSox in 2012
  • Named to 2012 Summer Collegiate All-America team by Perfect Game USA; earned second-team honors
  • Hit .388 with seven homers and 47 RBI for Butler, also stole 27 bases, set a league single-season record with 99 hits.

COLLEGE

  • Played at Winthrop in 2012, saw action in 30 games with 10 starts

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Prepped at Wren HS, was rated No. 3 best third baseman in South Carolina by Diamond Prospects
  • Also lettered in football and basketball in high school

PERSONAL

  • Born on September 11, 1992
  • Parents are Mark and Daphanie Caldwell
  • Major is history