MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State baseball player Caleb Stayton was recently named a semifinalist for the 2016 Gregg Olson Award, an annual award presented to college baseball’s breakout player of the year. Stayton is one of 44 semifinalists and the only player selected from the Mid-American Conference.
Stayton, a junior from Goshen, Indiana, is a three-year starter for the Cardinals, but missed half of the 2015 season with a broken thumb. He finished with a .278 batting average, two home runs and 16 RBIs as a sophomore.
This year, Stayton ranks second nationally in RBIs (71) and is five RBIs away from tying the program’s single season mark of 76 set by Brad Miller in 2006.