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Jersey Number 3
Caleb Hobson
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pontotoc, Miss.
- Previous School:
- Northwest Mississippi CC
- High School:
- Pontotoc HS
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
Bio
BEFORE UTM: Was a dynamic centerfielder for head coach Mark Carson at Northwest Mississippi Community College, located in Senatobia, Miss….Racked up a pair of All-Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference accolades (first team in 2022, honorable mention in 2021), helping lead the Rangers to postseason appearances in each of his two seasons…Hit .350 (103 hits in 294 at-bats) during his junior college career, tallying 14 doubles, four triples, six home runs, 34 RBI’s, 89 runs scored, a .486 slugging percentage, .447 on-base percentage and 50 stolen bases (in 56 attempts) over 88 games…Additionally sported a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 146 total chances (five outfield assists) in his NMCC career…Ranked in the top-10 in the school record book in stolen bases (33, third), triples (4, fifth) and runs scored (55, ninth) as a sophomore, producing a slash line of .355/.453/.494 with seven doubles, three homers and 15 RBI’s…Accounted for 18 multi-hit games in 2022, including a pair of 5-for-5 performances in the span of eight days (against Southwest Mississippi on April 29, at Meridian in the NJCAA Region 23 playoffs on May 6)…Cranked a pair of home runs and collected a season-high four RBI’s in the aforementioned contest at Meridian…Scored at least three runs on six separate occasions, including a season-best four runs against Holmes on April 12…Stole multiple bases in nine different games, including three swipes in back-to-back outings (at Mississippi Delta on April 20, against Copiah-Lincoln on April 23)…Topped the Rangers in batting average (.344), hits (42) and stolen bases (17) as a freshman, lacing seven doubles, three home runs, 19 RBI’s, 34 runs scored, a .475 slugging percentage and .438 on-base percentage…Produced 10 multi-hit games, including a season-best four base knocks against Coahoma on March 16…Was responsible for a 12-game hitting streak from March 3 through March 20…Scored three runs apiece in three straight games during the season’s opening four games…Drove in a season-best four runs on March 24 at Holmes…Had three multi-steal performances...Played for head coach Josh Dowdy at Pontotoc High School, hitting .368 with a .520 on-base percentage and .473 slugging percentage during his senior season before it was halted due to the COVID-19 global pandemic…Helped the Warriors to a 22-11 record, a Region 2-4A championship and a semifinal appearance in the Class 4A playoffs during his junior season…Hit .442 with 18 RBI’s, a .568 slugging percentage, a .522 on-base percentage and 33 stolen bases in 2019, chalking up second team all-state accolades…Was part of a PHS squad who went 22-7 and advanced to the second round of the Class 4A playoffs in 2018…Hit .372 with 22 RBI’s, a .521 slugging percentage, a .500 on-base percentage and 30 stolen bases in his sophomore campaign…Helped the Warriors go 18-13 with a quarterfinal appearance in the Class 4A playoffs as a freshman.
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PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 24, 2002…Son of Neal and Sonja Hobson…Has two siblings, Chevonda King and Robbie King...Majoring in health and human performance.
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PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 24, 2002…Son of Neal and Sonja Hobson…Has two siblings, Chevonda King and Robbie King...Majoring in health and human performance.
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