TROY, Ala. – Troy catcher Caleb Bartolero has garnered preseason Second Team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball, the publication announced Tuesday. Bartolero was one of two Sun Belt players to be recognized.
Bartolero, a Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American in 2020, showed remarkable consistency at the plate after hitting safely in all 17 games of the shortened season, a career-long hitting streak for the sophomore. A .394 hitter in 2020, Bartolero recorded 28 hits and nine doubles which ranked 12th and sixth in the nation, respectively, and were both league bests.