University of California Athletics

• 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)

• 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. 

• 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