California baseball junior catcher Caleb Lomavita was named to the Baseball America Preseason All-America Second Team on Monday afternoon.
 
Lomavita was one of three catchers named to the publication's three preseason All-America teams. It is the first preseason All-America honor for the native of Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
 
Lomavita finished 2023 earning All-Pac-12 honors for the second time in his career. In 2022 he was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball. He is a career .292 hitter and has 23 career home runs. He is just six home runs shy of cracking Cal's top-10 list for career home runs.
 
A mainstay at the top of the order for the Golden Bears, he led Cal with 16 home runs in 2023. He finished last season with career bests in batting average (.316), runs scored (47), doubles (13), home runs (16) and slugging percentage (.612).
 
This summer he continued to shine, earning his second consecutive All-Star appearance in the prestigious Cape Cod League playing for the Cotuit Keetleers.
 
The Bears open the season on Friday, Feb. 16, when they take on Kansas State in the MLB Desert Invitational in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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