University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2025 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 12
Caleb Stelly
- Position:
- Outfield
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 205
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Parkview Baptist School
CAREER HONORS
• 2024 NCAA College Station Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Sophomore)
Played in 57 games during the season and earned 46 starts … posted a .296 batting average with one home run, 33 RBI, 13 doubles and nine stolen bases … tied for second in hit-by-pitch (12) … fifth on the team in hitting, walks (18) and on-base percentage (.398) … third in stolen bases … fourth in doubles … started in both left field (5) and right field (14) before finding a home in center where he led all players with 19 starts … also earned eight starts at designated hitter … recorded a seven-game hit streak and reached base safely in a season-high 10 games … had 10 games with two or more hits with a season-high three hits coming at Troy (5/5) and against Grambling (6/1) … drove in season-high three RBI at Texas State (3/29) and Prairie View (4/9) … earned all-tournament honors at the NCAA College Station Regional after collecting six hits and driving in a pair of runs … was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI against Grambling (6/1) in an elimination game … helped the Cajuns salvage a three-game series at Troy going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in the finale … added a single in an elimination game against Texas (6/2) before posting a pair of doubles against eventual national runner up Texas A&M (6/2) in the Regional Final … finished 2-for-4 with a double and RBI against Houston (3/3) in the Astros Foundation College Classic … opened the three-game tournament with a 1-for-3 performance at the plate against Vanderbilt (3/1) … lone homer was a pinch-hit, three-run blast at Texas State … earned the start in the SBC series finale against Texas State (3/30) and went 1-for-3 with a RBI … was 2-for-3 with a double, triple and two RBI against ULM (4/7) … went 4-for-7 in the three-game sweep against the Warhawks with four RBI.
2023 (Freshman)
Earned 10 starts as a designated hitter and played in 28 games during his inaugural season at Louisiana ... hit .231 (12-for-52) on the season with a homer, eight RBI and eight runs scored ... went 4-for-14 (.286) as a pinch-hitter on the season, trailing Conor Higgs (6) for most pinch hits during the season ... had a season-best 2-for-4 performance at the plate with a pair of RBI and three runs scored in win over Maine (6/3) in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... belted his lone homer of the season the following day against Miami (6/4) with a solo blast off All-America closer Andrew Walters ... earned first career start and went 1-for-2 with an RBI at Rice (2/18) ... had pinch-hit RBI single in win over BYU (2/22) before delivering a game-winning sacrifice fly two days later against the Cougars ... drove in three of his eight runs in the BYU series, helping Louisiana to its first four-game sweep since 1996 ... earned start at DH and finished 1-for-2 with an RBI in a 22-5 win at South Alabama (3/25) in the first game of a SBC doubleheader ... added a pinch-hit double against App State (4/1).
HIGH SCHOOL
The No. 5-ranked outfielder and No. 11 overall prospect in the state of Louisiana by PerfectGame.org ... ranked as the No. 2 outfielder and No. 8-ranked prospect in the state of Louisiana by Prep Baseball Report ... played for former Ragin' Cajun Phillip Hawke at Baton Rouge's Parkview Baptist ... named the No. 7 overall baseball recruit in Louisiana by BVMSports.com ... led Eagles to 26-15 record and Division II state semifinals ... named the District MVP and was the 2022 All-Metro Class 3A and Below MVP ... the All-Region and Class 3A All-State Hitter of the Year ... posted a .459 average at the plate with 12 home runs, 12 doubles, two triples, 44 RBIs and a .936 slugging percentage as a senior ... named to the All-Region and All-State teams as an outfielder ... lettered 3 years in baseball at PBS … earned the 2022 Big Stick Award ... was the 2022 Home Run Derby champion in the Louisiana All-Star Game ... also lettered in football at PBS as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Born December 26, 2003 in Baton Rouge ... the son of Jennifer Ellis and Brandon Stelly ... has twin sisters ... father played football at LSU ... mother was a former LSU Golden Girl ... maternal grandfather was a relief pitcher at LSU ... a business major.
• 2024 NCAA College Station Regional All-Tournament Team
• 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2022-23 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Sophomore)
Played in 57 games during the season and earned 46 starts … posted a .296 batting average with one home run, 33 RBI, 13 doubles and nine stolen bases … tied for second in hit-by-pitch (12) … fifth on the team in hitting, walks (18) and on-base percentage (.398) … third in stolen bases … fourth in doubles … started in both left field (5) and right field (14) before finding a home in center where he led all players with 19 starts … also earned eight starts at designated hitter … recorded a seven-game hit streak and reached base safely in a season-high 10 games … had 10 games with two or more hits with a season-high three hits coming at Troy (5/5) and against Grambling (6/1) … drove in season-high three RBI at Texas State (3/29) and Prairie View (4/9) … earned all-tournament honors at the NCAA College Station Regional after collecting six hits and driving in a pair of runs … was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI against Grambling (6/1) in an elimination game … helped the Cajuns salvage a three-game series at Troy going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in the finale … added a single in an elimination game against Texas (6/2) before posting a pair of doubles against eventual national runner up Texas A&M (6/2) in the Regional Final … finished 2-for-4 with a double and RBI against Houston (3/3) in the Astros Foundation College Classic … opened the three-game tournament with a 1-for-3 performance at the plate against Vanderbilt (3/1) … lone homer was a pinch-hit, three-run blast at Texas State … earned the start in the SBC series finale against Texas State (3/30) and went 1-for-3 with a RBI … was 2-for-3 with a double, triple and two RBI against ULM (4/7) … went 4-for-7 in the three-game sweep against the Warhawks with four RBI.
2023 (Freshman)
Earned 10 starts as a designated hitter and played in 28 games during his inaugural season at Louisiana ... hit .231 (12-for-52) on the season with a homer, eight RBI and eight runs scored ... went 4-for-14 (.286) as a pinch-hitter on the season, trailing Conor Higgs (6) for most pinch hits during the season ... had a season-best 2-for-4 performance at the plate with a pair of RBI and three runs scored in win over Maine (6/3) in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional ... belted his lone homer of the season the following day against Miami (6/4) with a solo blast off All-America closer Andrew Walters ... earned first career start and went 1-for-2 with an RBI at Rice (2/18) ... had pinch-hit RBI single in win over BYU (2/22) before delivering a game-winning sacrifice fly two days later against the Cougars ... drove in three of his eight runs in the BYU series, helping Louisiana to its first four-game sweep since 1996 ... earned start at DH and finished 1-for-2 with an RBI in a 22-5 win at South Alabama (3/25) in the first game of a SBC doubleheader ... added a pinch-hit double against App State (4/1).
HIGH SCHOOL
The No. 5-ranked outfielder and No. 11 overall prospect in the state of Louisiana by PerfectGame.org ... ranked as the No. 2 outfielder and No. 8-ranked prospect in the state of Louisiana by Prep Baseball Report ... played for former Ragin' Cajun Phillip Hawke at Baton Rouge's Parkview Baptist ... named the No. 7 overall baseball recruit in Louisiana by BVMSports.com ... led Eagles to 26-15 record and Division II state semifinals ... named the District MVP and was the 2022 All-Metro Class 3A and Below MVP ... the All-Region and Class 3A All-State Hitter of the Year ... posted a .459 average at the plate with 12 home runs, 12 doubles, two triples, 44 RBIs and a .936 slugging percentage as a senior ... named to the All-Region and All-State teams as an outfielder ... lettered 3 years in baseball at PBS … earned the 2022 Big Stick Award ... was the 2022 Home Run Derby champion in the Louisiana All-Star Game ... also lettered in football at PBS as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Born December 26, 2003 in Baton Rouge ... the son of Jennifer Ellis and Brandon Stelly ... has twin sisters ... father played football at LSU ... mother was a former LSU Golden Girl ... maternal grandfather was a relief pitcher at LSU ... a business major.
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