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Trent Caraway

Shortstop/third baseman
JSERRA CATHOLIC HS
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

.462

Batting Average

7

Home Runs

49

Hits

20

RBI
“Trent Caraway is a special hitter. It’s remarkable what he’s done this year, batting close to .500 against one of the toughest schedules in the state.”
Eric Borba
Head Coach head coach at Orange Lutheran High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 198-pound senior shortstop and third baseman led the Lions (24-9) to their second consecutive CIF Division 1 South Championship this past season. Caraway batted .462 with seven home runs, 11 doubles and 20 RBI. He also broke the school’s single-season record for hits (49), previously held by former MLB No. 1 draft pick Royce Lewis. MVP of the Trinity League, he was a Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-American and he’s ranked as the nation’s No. 22 prospect in the Class of 2023 by Prep Baseball Report.

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Academic Achievement

Caraway has maintained a 3.31 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Oregon State University this fall. 

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Exemplary Character

Caraway has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a Challenger League baseball program, and Olive Crest, a center for children in crisis.