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Jersey Number 33
Kade Kretzschmar
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Height/Weight:
- 6-2 / 205
- Bat/Throw:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Carlsbad, CA
- High School:
- San Marcos HS
- Prev School:
- Dartmouth
Accolades
At Cal
2022 (Gr.)
Before Cal
2022 (Jr.) (Dartmouth)
- Pac-12 All-Conference Team (2023)
- Dick Howser Trophy Player of the Month (April)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 17)
- National Collegiate Baseball Writers National Player of the Week (April 17)
- D1Baseball.com National Player of the Week (April 17)
- Signed professional contract with St. Louis Cardinals
- Kade's Hit Parade (Inside the Lair)
At Cal
2022 (Gr.)
- Named to the All-Pac-12 Team.
- Became the first Cal Player since Andrew Vaughn in 2019 to earn National Player of the Week honors.
- One of three Cal players to play and start all 52 games.
- Slashed .322/.417/.608 on the year.
- Hit 313 (15-for-48) against lefties and .325 (49-for-151) against righties.
- Hit .489 (23-for-47) when leading off an inning.
- His 64 was second most on the team.
- Finished the season with 29 extra-base hits (14 doubles, 2 triples, 13 home runs)
- The 13 home runs were tied for 18th in the Pac-12.
- The .608 slugging percentage was also 18th in the conference.
- After hitting .197 through the first 21 games he hit .391 (50-for-128) the final 31 games.
- In conference action he hit .322 which was second-best on the team and clubbed 13 home runs.
- Caught fire in April hitting .462 (36-for-78)
- Had 12 multi-hit games that month, including a four-hit game against Utah April 16.
- Had a nine-game hitting streak Apr. 6-Apr. 18 had seven multi-hit games during that stretch.
- Was named the Pac-12 and National Player of the Week on April 17
- Slashed .714/.680/1.143 that week with five extra-base hits
- Scored six runs and drove in 10.
Before Cal
2022 (Jr.) (Dartmouth)
- Named to the ABCA All-Region Second Team
- Was named the 2022 Ivy League Player of the Year and earned First Team All-Ivy League honors
- Hit .353 (59-for-167) with 28 extra base hits (16 doubles, 5 triples, 7 home runs)
- Finished third in the Ivy League with 46 RBI, and was also third in total bases with 106.
- Was named the Ivy League Player of the Week on May 16 after going 6-for-14 in the series win over Co-Champion Columbia.
2021 (Jr.) (Dartmouth)
- Season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 (So.) (Dartmouth)
- Started six of the seven games, all in right field
- Went 2-for-3 with a sacrifice fly to help Dartmouth defeat Chicago State, 6-2
- Stroked a two-run single in the 8-1 triumph over Omaha …
- Singled and drove in a run in the tough 4-3 loss at Virginia, the Big Green’s final game before the season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic …
- Named to the All-Decade First Team for the North Shore Navigators in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
2019 (Fr.) (Dartmouth)
- Appeared in 31 games, starting 16, including the first six games of the season
- Went 2-for-4 in the season opener to help the Big Green defeat UTSA, 4-3
- Contributed a single, walk, RBI and a stolen base to the 4-2 win over St. Joseph’s
- Ended the season on a high note, going 2-for-4 with a double in the opener against Cornell.
High School
- Two-year letterman at San Marcos High School for coach Jeff Dufek
- Helped team to a 77-20-1 record over three seasons, winning three Avocado East League championships and a pair of CIF San Diego Section Division II titles
- Member of the CIF San Diego Section All-Star Team as a senior
- Led the team with 41 hits to go with a .376 average, 10 doubles, four homers, 29 runs and 35 RBIs
- Earned Perfect Game Preseason All-America Honorable Mention before his senior campaign
- Chosen for coaches' association all-south team as a junior
- Hit .545 with three homers, five runs and seven RBIs during the postseason as a junior as well …
- Two-time San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team
- Member of travel teams that won 15U and 17U Team USA West Baseball championships in Phoenix, Arizona.
Personal
- Son of Kevin and Kandi Kretzschmar
- Has two brothers
- Born June 9, 2000, in San Diego, California
Monday, July 15
Tuesday, February 06
Thursday, May 25
Sunday, May 21
