KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Former Western Michigan catcher Connor Charping has agreed to sign as a nondrafted free agent with Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners, it was announced on Thursday.
A native of Trenton, Mich., Charping had a banner senior season for the Broncos, earning his second straight First Team All-MAC selection and a spot on the ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region Second Team. He was also named one of 16 semifinalists for the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year award.
This spring, Charping led Western Michigan in batting average (.348), hits (72), runs scored (57) and stolen bases (26).