Wichita State Athletics

2022 Senior
Played in 45 games, all starts...finished his career at Wichita State with 175 starts...had 45 career multi-hit games...hit .244 as a senior with five doubles, three home runs and 25 RBI...threw out 17 opposing base stealers...had a season-high three hits twice (vs. Iowa, February 27 and at Oklahoma, April 19)...hit all three of his home runs during a seven-day stretch at the beginning of May against Memphis and Houston (2x)...drove in a season-high three runs in a win over Washington State on March 5...named to AD Honor Roll in both Fall 2021 and Spring 2022...named to AAC All-Academic Team.

2021 Junior
Granted extra year of eligibility by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic...Played in 52 games, including 49 starts...Hit .274 with 51 hits in 186 at bats, in addition to 41 runs, 14 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 26 RBI, a .403 slugging percentage, 19 walks, a .359 on-base percentage and four sacrifice flies...Threw out 17 out of 44 runners attempting to steal -- second-most in The American...Had 15 multi-hit games, including four, three-hit contests...Drove in a career-high four RBI, going 2-for-4 with a grand slam at Cincinnati April 25...Named to the Buster Posey Award Catcher of the Year Watch List...Earned a spot on the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 

2020 Junior*
Was the starting catcher in all 15 games for Wichita State...Hit .271 with 16 hits in 59 at bats, going along with 10 runs, six RBI, two doubles, three walks and a pair of stolen bases...Matched his career-best with a 3-for-4 showing with three RBI in the Shockers' 19-10 win against Hofstra Feb. 28 in Reno, Nev...Did not commit an error and ranked third in The American in both chances (164) and putouts (150)...Tied for the conference lead by throwing out five runners attempting to steal.

* Season suspended after 15 games due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 Sophomore
Saw action in 55 games, including 54 starts...Hit .248 with 50 hits, 30 runs, eight doubles, two homers (Oral Roberts, March 12; at UConn, May 4), 24 RBI, 20 walks and three stolen bases...Compiled a career-best three hits three times (last vs. ECU May 21)...Had 14 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests...Drove in a career-best three runs twice (last vs. Oral Roberts, March 12)...Had a season-best 16-game reached base safely streak and seven-game hitting streak...Ranked third on the team in fielding percentage at .986 behind the dish...Threw out 22 runners in 64 stolen bases against...Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

2018 Freshman
Played in 19 games, including 12 starts…Hit .261 with 12 hits, eight runs, one double, eight RBI and six walks…Tallied multi-hit games against South Florida May 13 and vs. UConn in the American Athletic Conference tournament May 23…Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

High School
Attended Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas…Lettered three years in baseball…Named first team all-district catcher and second team all-state…As a senior, hit .396, accumulated 33 RBI, had 19 extra base hits, totaled a .703 SLG, and a 1.247 OPS…Helped his team to the state semifinals...Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American…Perfect Game Texas all-region first team…Listed as a Perfect Game top 500 recruit and No. 36 overall player in the state of Texas.
 
Personal
Son of Christine Potts and Andrew Cadena…Has two brothers, Luke and Hudson, and one sister, Avery…Criminal justice major at WSU.