KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan catcher Connor Charping has been named among the top 50 catchers in the country by D1Baseball.com. The WMU senior came in at #27 on the publication's list of top backstops.
An All-MAC First Team and CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree following the 2021 campaign, Charping started all 50 games for Western Michigan and hit .355, the fifth-highest batting average in the MAC. The Trenton, Mich., native led the Broncos in batting average, runs (42), hits (65) and stolen bases (32) for the season. His 32 stolen bases set a new single-season program record and ranked fourth nationally.