Cale Hennemann

Photo by: Don Claussen

Photo by: Steve Roberts, WKU Athletics

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Position:
INF
Ht./Wt.:
5-9 / 173
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Pawnee, Ill.
Prev School:
Eastern Illinois
NIL:
L/R

2018 - Redshirt Junior
Led Memphis in hitting during first season playing for the Tigers in 2018 … Batted .299 in 54 starts mostly between second base (35) and third base (18) … Finished the season with 27 runs scored and 20 RBI … Tied for the team lead with two triples … Finished second on the team with 29 walk and was first with 13 HBP … On-base percentage of .422 led the team … Tied for second on the team with 13 multiple-hit games … Had the Tigers’ longest hitting streak of the season at 12 games from March 25 to April 13 … Led Memphis in hitting during American Athletic Conference games, batting .377 in 23 starts … Finished first in the conference with a .510 on-base percentage in league games … Had a 3-for-3 game with a walk and an RBI in narrow loss at USF.

2017 - Junior
Redshirted

Eastern Illinois
Played in 92 games with 80 starts in two seasons at Eastern Illinois in 2015 and 2016 … Career .280 batting average with 50 RBI and 41 runs scored … Hit 21 doubles, one triple and two home run … As a sophomore in 2016, batted .312 with 64 hits, 14 doubles, a triple and a home run … Worked 21 walks and struck out 25 times … Hit a 10^th-inning walk-off single to beat Illinois College … Appeared in 40 games making 29 starts between second base, shortstop and third base as a true freshman in 2015 ... Finished season hitting .228 with 15 runs scored ... Had seven doubles including two during a 3-for-5 day at Morehead State ... Hit lone home run at Tennessee Tech on April 3 ... Had two three-hit games with the other a 3-for-5 game against Eastern Kentucky.

Prep
Played at Pawnee High School, helping team capture four straight conference titles with the school posting a 101-28 record in four seasons ... Team won regional title three straight years from sophomore to senior season ... Four-time All-Conference selection ... Four-time All-Area selection ... Named All-State in 2013 and 2014 ... Hit .452 as a senior finishing his career with a .446 batting average ... Had .563 on-base percentage for senior season and .580 for his career ... Played baseball for his dad Chris Hennemann.|

Personal
Son of Chris and Sarah Hennemann.