2024 Baseball Roster

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15 Caleb Lomavita

  • Position Catcher
  • Class Junior
  • Height/Weight 5-11 / 200
  • Bat/Throw R/R
  • Hometown Ewa Beach, Hawaii
  • High School Saint Louis HS
  • Major Undeclared
  • Twitter braddahcaleb
  • Instagram braddahcaleb

Biography

After Cal
  • Drafted in the first round with the 39th pick overall of the MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals (2024)
Accolades
  • Perfect Game Third Team All-American (2024)
  • ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region Second Team (2024)
  • All-Pac-12 First Team (2022, 2024)
  • All-Pac-12 Defensive Team (2024)
  • Dick Howswer Trophy Semifinalst (2024)
  • Buster Posey Award Semifinalist (2024)
  • Golden Spikes Midseason Watch List (2024)
  • Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2023)
  • Pac-12 Player of the Week (May 22, 2023)
  • Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American (2022)
  • Cape Cod League All-Star selection (2022, '23)
  • Baseball American Preseason Second Team All-American (2024)
  • Golden Spikes Award Watch List (2024)
  • Preseason All-Pac-12 Team (2023, '24)
Career Records
- Home Runs - 7th - 38
- RBI - T-9th - 141

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At Cal
2024 (Jr.)
  • Perfect Game Third Team All-American
  • ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region Second Team
  • All-Pac-12 Team
  • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
  • Named a Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
  • Named a Semifinalist for the Buster Posey Award
  • Named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
  • Named a Baseball American Preseason Second Team All-American
  • Named to the Preseason All-Pac-12 Team.
  • Played and started all 55 games. 
  • Slashed .322/.395/.586
  • Put up career-bests in runs scored (51), hits (73), doubles (13), RBI (52), OB% (.395)
  • Hit a career-high .322 (73-for-227) - the .322 was second on the team 
  • His 133 total bases led the team and was fifth most in the Pac-12.
  • Finished the year with 26 mult-hit games which led the team
    • Had 21 2-hit games, 4 3-hit games, and one 4-hit game.
  • Hit .328 (43-for-131) with runners on base, and .320 (24-for-75) with runners in scoring position.
  • Hit 15 home runs which led the team - giving him 38 for his career. 
    • Hit two grand slams on the year - first against UCONN on Feb. 24. Second came against Arizona State on Mar. 28
  • Hit a walk-off 3-run home run to complete the sweep over UCLA on Mar. 10. 
  • Had 29 extra base hits on the year (13 doubles, 1 triple, and 15 home runs)
  • In Pac-12 play he hit .300 (39-for-13) 
    • Had a .920 OPS 
    • Drove in 26 in Pac-12 play - with eight doubles and eight home runs. 
  • Hit his final home run in the semifinal loss to USC in the Pac-12 Championships - hit a solo home run in the top-of the first to give the Bears a 1-0 lead. 
  • Hit .500 in the Pac-12 Tournament going 6-for-12 with a team-leading five runs scored
  • Went 12-for-16 in stolen base attempts. 
  • One of eight catchers nationally with 10 or more stolen bases and 10 or home home runs
2023 (So.)
  • Named to the Pac-12 Honorable Mention Team. 
  • Played and started 48 games. 
  • Slashed .316/.367/.612
    • Hit .316 (12-for-38) against lefties and .315 (53-for-168) against righties. 
  • Clubbed a team-high 16 home runs, also hit 13 doubles. 
  • His 126 total bases led the team and was 19th in the Pac-12. 
  • Had 17 multi-hit games which was tied for second on the team. 
  • Drove in 43 which was second on the team and had 12 multiple RBI games.
    • Drove in four against USC on Mar. 18. 
    • Had 14 2-out RBIs which was second most on the team.
  • In Pac-12 play he hit .287 (35-for-122) with eight doubles and 10 home runs. 
  • In the road series win over No. 24 Washington he hit .583 with five extra-base hits, including four home runs.
  • Against Stanford in the final game of the season at the Pac-12 Tournament he went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBI.
    • He hit two doubles and a home run in that contest. 

2022 (Fr.)
  • Set the foundation for an impactful collegiate career with a productive freshman campaign
  • Recognized as a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball & was one of six true freshmen to earn a spot on the All-Pac-12 First Team
    • Became the first Cal freshman to earn all-conference first-team honors since Andrew Vaughn in 2017
  • Started all 55 games played (missed one game due to illness) & was Cal's primary designated hitter while handling backup catcher duties
  • Slashed .272/.345/.414 with 63 hits, 10 doubles & seven home runs
  • Tied for second on the team with 46 RBIs & added 37 runs scored
  • Stole a team-leading 15 bases in 17 attempts, tied for the sixth most in the Pac-12
  • Was one of just five Pac-12 players with at least seven home runs & 15 stolen bases
  • Batted .300 (33-for-110) with at least one hit in 22 of Cal's final 28 games & ended the campaign with a 13-game reached base streak 
  • Burst onto the scene with a two-hit, two-RBI effort vs. Houston on Opening Day (Feb. 18) that included a game-tying solo home run in the top of the ninth inning
  • Piled up four games with three-plus RBIs, including a season-high five RBIs in a blowout win at San Jose State (March 15)
    • Belted his first career grand slam, scored three times & reached base safely four times in the 17-5 victory
  • Notched a season-high four hits in a 4-for-5, four-RBI performance in Cal's series-clinching win vs. Washington (April 10)
  • Left the yard with an opposite-field solo home run against #4 Oregon State in the second round of the Pac-12 Tournament (May 26)
  • Stole two bases on a pair of occasions at San Jose State (March 15) & vs. Utah (May 20)
  • Entered his rookie season in Bear Territory ranked by D1Baseball as the No. 9 preseason impact freshman in the Pac-12
Before Cal
High School
  • Graduated from Saint Louis High School (Honolulu, Hawaii) in spring of 2021
  • 2021 Gatorade Hawaii Baseball Player of the Year
  • Led Saint Louis to the 2021 IHL title, batting .400, slugging .758 and hitting three home runs in addition to posting a 1.71 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 28.2 innings pitched
  • Played in USA Baseball's National Team Development Program
  • Played club ball for TB SoCal
Personal
  • Full name is Caleb Kaimi Kaleipomaikai Lomavita
  • Born on Nov. 18, 2002 in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Son of Sione Lomavita and Kehaulani Lobetos
  • Has two siblings, Carlee and Camille Lomavita
Last Updated
August 1, 2024

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Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2022Freshman

    Catcher
    5'11" 200 lbs
    47
  • 15

    2023Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'11" 200 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2024Junior

    Catcher
    5'11" 200 lbs
    15