C Connor Caskenette, 12th Round (364th) -- Miami Marlins — signed $100,000

Hometown: Duncan, BC

Height/Weight: 6’ 0” 215 lbs.

Bats/Throws: R-R

School: Purdue.

Coach: Greg Goff

Previous Teams: Cochise College, Mid-Island Pirates Junior National Team.

Previous Coaches: Todd Inglehart, Larson Bauck, Greg Hamilton,

Good genes: Parents Christopher and Nicole Caskenette. Has older sister Tianna.

Top sports moment prior to Purdue: Walk-off win with Cochise against Arizona Western

2024 spring as a senior at Purdue _ Batted .309 with 11 doubles, 13 homers and 69 RBIs ... He had a 1.004 OPS in 55 games ... Three hits with a double and a homer, knocking in six runs in a four game series against Stony Brook ... Two hits and three RBIs in three-game series against George Mason ... Two hits and three RBIs in win over Cal State Fullerton ... Two-run single against Notre Dame ... Two hits, three RBIs against Albany ... Had a two-run homer and single in win against Northern Illinois ... Three hits, including a double and a homer, plus four RBIs in four-game series against Samford ... Two hits and two homers against Illinois-Chicago ... Three hits and four RBIs in three-game set against Iowa ... Doubled against Indiana State ... Had three hits, including a homer with two RBIs against Ohio State ... Four hits, including a double and a homer, plus six RBIs against Rutgers ... Singled against Indiana State ... Four hits facing Michigan State ... Doubled, homered and knocked in seven against Ball State ... Was 2-for-2 with an RBI facing Evansville ... Six hits and nine RBIs with two homers in series against Northwestern ... Doubled and homered and had two RBIs in win against DePauw ... Four hits and six RBIs thanks to a double and a homer going up against Indiana ... Singled against UIC ... Three hits and two RBIs thanks to a double and homer against Michigan ... Three hits and an RBI against Illinois ... Singled in loss to Indiana.

2023 spring as a junior at Purdue _ Batted .279 with 10 doubles, six homers and 35 RBIs ... Owned an .825 OPS in 33 games Played in 44 games and made 40 starts, including a team-high 37 at catcher ... Beginning with the March 31 Big Ten home opener, started 28 of the final 30 games -- starting behind the plate in 17 consecutive Big Ten games ... A middle of the lineup hitter in 29 of his 37 starts ... Led team with five home runs and 24 RBIs in Big Ten play, as well as leading the with five home runs and 22 RBIs at Alexander Field ... Posted an 18-game hit streak from April 8-to-May 10, (Purdue’s longest since 2011) batting .311 with nine extra-base hits and 16 RBIs during the streak ... Recorded an RBI in six consecutive games during the seven-game homestand, powering Boilermakers to consecutive series wins ... Made his debut as the starting catcher in game No. 6 after an untimely injury in Purdue’s first practice in Texas 48 hours before Opening Day ... Homered in back-to-back games in the Rutgers series; also went deep against Michigan State, Penn State, Nebraska and Evansville ... Doubled twice in the series-opening win against Northwestern, driving in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning ... Threw out a team-high six base stealers, including three in Big Ten play ... Had Purdue’s best strikeout rate among the regulars, fanning just 20 times in 147 at-bats ... Ranked second on team with 11 multi-RBI games, including a season-high four RBI in the rubber game of the Michigan State series ... Had five RBIs in three different Big Ten series -- Michigan State, Penn State, Rutgers ... Went 6-for-12 with a .647 on-base mark during the six games over spring break ... Hit go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning of the comeback win against Nebraska.

2022 summer with Nanaimo NightOwls, West Coast League _ Hit .229 with two doubles, five homers and 13 RBIs ... Had an .809 OPS in 23 games.

2022 spring at Cochise as a sophomore _ He batted .364 with 23 doubles, six homers and 58 RBIs. He threw out 18 attempted base stealers ... Powered Cochise to a 44-18 record as the team’s leading hitter and run producer.

2021 spring at Cochise as a freshman _ Batted .379 with six homers, 32 RBIs and threw out 11 attempted base stealers. Had a 1.069 OPS in 48 games.

Honors

2024 as a senior at Purdue _ Buster Posey award semifinalist ... Third Team All-Big Ten at catcher ... Big Ten Player of the Week ... 2023 as a junior at Purdue _ Academic All-Big Ten ... Recognized as the team’s Defensive Player of the Year for his work behind the plate while starting 22 of the 24 Big Ten games ... 2022 at Cochise _ First-team all-conference and all-region as a sophomore ... Won a gold glove at catcher ... Honor roll student ... 2021 at Cochise _ Second-team all-conference and all-region ... Honor roll student ... 2000 season with Mid-Island _ First-team Premier League honoree ... Area Code Games participant.