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2026 Baseball Roster

Tom Silknitter

2 Caleb Strawhecker

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown West Grove, PA
  • Highschool Avon Grove

Biography

2026: One of three players on the team to appear and start in all 60 games…batted .344 (67-for-195) with 15 doubles, eight home runs, and a pair of triples…scored 66 runs and drove in 45 more…registered a .564 slugging percentage and a .482 on-base percentage…third-best OPS on the team…worked a program-record 49 walks...was 6-for-21 (.286) with five runs scored and a pair of RBI in five games in National Finals in Cary…batted .377 (20-for-53) for the postseason overall with four doubles, 16 runs scored, and 12 RBI…had 16 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games in the 2026 season…enjoyed an 11-game hitting streak and a 16-game on base streak along with another 15-game on base streak that carried through the postseason…broke single game records for home runs, home runs in consecutive at bats, and RBI in 14-10 win over Division I Saint Joseph’s with three home runs in three straight at bats and eight RBI…caught 14 would-be base stealers from behind the plate…posted a .985 fielding percentage…PSAC East First Team All Conference…ABCA and D2CCA All-Region selection.

2025: Appeared in 43 games with 38 starts…posted a .325 (37-for-114) batting average with nine doubles, one triple, and five home runs…registered 10 multi-hit games, including a three-hit day vs Mansfield on 5/1, which saw him hit two home runs, score three runs, and drive in four…finished the year with 30 runs scored and 31 RBI…nine multi-RI games, including his four RBI day at Mansfield…enjoyed a seven-game hitting streak and a 10-game on base streak…posted a .553 slugging percentage and a .413 on-base percentage…worked 15 walks…stole five bases on six attempts…threw out 10 would be base stealers…posted a .988 fielding percentage with only three errors and four passed balls in rookie season behind the plate…PSAC East Rookie of the Year…fourth player to earn Rookie of the Year honors…second under LaRosa, joining Julian Costa in 2023.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2025Freshman

    Catcher
    6'0" 190 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2026Sophomore

    Catcher
    6'0" 195 lbs
    2