Mitch was killed in a car
accident on Aug. 23, 2010. A
memorial has been established in his name. Gifts may be directed to The Mitch
Caster Memorial with the WSU Foundation, 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0002.
A portion of the gifts will go to the Carl Hall Fund.
Mitch received his Associate of Arts degree from WSU posthumously on Dec. 12, 2010.
2011 SENIOR
Played summer ball for the
Rochester (Minn.) Honkers.
2010 JUNIOR
Played in five games and
made eight appearances on the mound, all in relief...Went 0-1 with a 9.82
ERA...Pitched 7 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts...Pitched a season-high two
innings at Evansville on April 4...Struck out a season-high three against Bethany
on April 21.
2009 SOPHOMORE
Played in 44 games with 32
starts, 17 in right field, 12 in left field, two as the designated hitter and
one in centerfield...Hit .231 with 11 runs, 27 hits, four doubles, 10 RBI and
five stolen bases...Made five appearances, all in relief...Went 0-0 with a 6.75
ERA...Pitched 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts...Had two six-game hitting
streaks...Had three multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI games...Had a
season-high four hits against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on March 17...Scored a
season-high two runs against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on March 17...Had a season-high
three RBI against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on March 17...Went 2-for-4 with a double
against Illinois State on April 4...Went 1-for-3 with two RBI against Indiana
State on May 2...Pitched a season-high two innings against Indiana State on May
3...Struck out a season-high two against Tabor on April 28 and against Indiana
State on May 3.
2008 FRESHMAN
Played in 26 games with nine
starts, four in left field, four in right field and one as the designated
hitter...Hit .267 with six runs, one double, one home run, five RBI and one
stolen base...Had two multiple-hit games...Had a four-game hitting streak from
May 4-10...Had a season-high two hits against Kansas on April 22 and against
Central Arkansas on May 6...Had a season-high one RBI five times...Went 2-for-4
with an RBI against Central Arkansas on May 6...Went 1-for-1 with an RBI and a
home run at Florida State on June 7.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Goddard High School
in Goddard, Kan...Lettered three years in baseball and three years in
basketball...In baseball, named first team all-AVCTL, first team all-Metro,
first team all-state and AVCTL Player of the Year in 2006...During junior
season hit .600 with two home runs and 35 RBI...Did not play during senior
season due to knee injury...Member of team that was state champions during
freshman season...Member of team that was AVCTL League champions all four years
and went to state three times...In basketball, named second team all-AVCTL
during senior season...Named to the honor roll all four years.
PERSONAL
Son of Mike and Susie
Caster...Born March 27, 1989, in Wichita, Kan...Has two sisters, Melanie and
Melissa...Is a field major/sociology major at WSU...Also recruited by Kansas
and Kansas State.
