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Jersey Number 51
Caedon Kottinger
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Reno, Nev.
- High School:
- Reno HS
Bio
Notes
Three-year letterwinner at UCLA from 2022-24 ... Made 32 relief appearances over his Bruin career, compiling an ERA of 9.19 with 21 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings.ย
2024
Made 15 appearances out of the bullpen as a senior ... Went 0-2 with a 8.64 ERA and .246 BAA over 16 2/3 innings ... Struck out seven ... Made eight appearances in Pac-12 play, pitching to a 9.72 ERA ... Had a 3.86 ERA over seven appearances in the month of April ... Stranded nine of his 10 inherited runners on the year (90%), the best ratio among the team's regular relievers ... Posted a 2.70 ERA in road games, tied with JonJon Vaughns for the best mark on the team ... Made his season debut on Feb. 17 against Gonzaga, inducing two double plays to face the minimum over two innings of work ... Unscored upon in five straight outings from April 13 to May 7.
2023
Appeared in 15 games, all in relief, during his junior season at UCLA ... Went 0-0 with an 8.53 ERA and .327 batting average against over 12 2/3 innings ... Had 14 strikeouts against six walks and one hit batter ... Retired nine of the 10 leadoff batters he faced over the year ... Posted a 1.50 ERA over four appearances in April ... Had a 4.09 ERA through his first dozen appearances of the year ... Made his season debut on Opening Day against Omaha (Feb. 17), striking out a pair as part of a 1-2-3 ninth inning ... Stroke out a season-high three in back-to-back games against UC Irvine on Apr. 18 and LMU on Apr. 25 ... Combined to allow just two hits and no runs over 4 1/3 innings in those UCI-LMU outings ... Delivered a scoreless relief inning against Cal State Fullerton on May 9.
2022
Made two appearances on the moundย during his first season in Westwood ... Allowed four earned runs over two innings for a 18.00 ERA ... Had no record ... Made his NCAA debut on May 17 at UC Irvine, working around a one-out HBP to record a scoreless frame ... Started UCLA's divisional final game at the Pac-12 Tournament against Oregon State ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
College of San Mateo (2021)
Spent the 2021 season at College of San Mateo in Northern California ... Allowed three earned runs in 3 2/3 innings of work, all in relief ... Unscored upon in two of three outings ... Struck out a pair as part of a scoreless inning against Canada on Apr. 17 ... Had four strikeouts total on the year (9.8 strikeouts per nine innings ratio).ย
Highย School
Played high school baseball at Reno High School in Reno, Nev. โฆ Three-year varsity letterwinner โฆ Earned the title of Northern Nevada Pitcher of the Year in 2019 โฆ 2019 All-American โฆ First Team All-State 2019 โฆ First Team All-League 2019.
Personal
Caedon Kottinger was born in 2002 to parents Karen and Brad in Reno, Nev. โฆ Has one sister, Tayler โฆ Chose UCLA because โof the highly respected and consistently nationally ranked baseball program, as well as the No. 1 public education in the nationโ โฆ Loves playing baseball and watching sports โฆ Describes his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as the 2019 state championship in high school โฆย Lists Jacob DeGrom as his favorite athlete โฆ Will be studying communication at UCLA โฆ Aspires to go into sports broadcasting.
Career Highs at UCLA
Innings: 2.2 vs. UC Irvine (4/18/23)
Strikeouts: 3 (twice)
Three-year letterwinner at UCLA from 2022-24 ... Made 32 relief appearances over his Bruin career, compiling an ERA of 9.19 with 21 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings.ย
2024
Made 15 appearances out of the bullpen as a senior ... Went 0-2 with a 8.64 ERA and .246 BAA over 16 2/3 innings ... Struck out seven ... Made eight appearances in Pac-12 play, pitching to a 9.72 ERA ... Had a 3.86 ERA over seven appearances in the month of April ... Stranded nine of his 10 inherited runners on the year (90%), the best ratio among the team's regular relievers ... Posted a 2.70 ERA in road games, tied with JonJon Vaughns for the best mark on the team ... Made his season debut on Feb. 17 against Gonzaga, inducing two double plays to face the minimum over two innings of work ... Unscored upon in five straight outings from April 13 to May 7.
2023
Appeared in 15 games, all in relief, during his junior season at UCLA ... Went 0-0 with an 8.53 ERA and .327 batting average against over 12 2/3 innings ... Had 14 strikeouts against six walks and one hit batter ... Retired nine of the 10 leadoff batters he faced over the year ... Posted a 1.50 ERA over four appearances in April ... Had a 4.09 ERA through his first dozen appearances of the year ... Made his season debut on Opening Day against Omaha (Feb. 17), striking out a pair as part of a 1-2-3 ninth inning ... Stroke out a season-high three in back-to-back games against UC Irvine on Apr. 18 and LMU on Apr. 25 ... Combined to allow just two hits and no runs over 4 1/3 innings in those UCI-LMU outings ... Delivered a scoreless relief inning against Cal State Fullerton on May 9.
2022
Made two appearances on the moundย during his first season in Westwood ... Allowed four earned runs over two innings for a 18.00 ERA ... Had no record ... Made his NCAA debut on May 17 at UC Irvine, working around a one-out HBP to record a scoreless frame ... Started UCLA's divisional final game at the Pac-12 Tournament against Oregon State ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
College of San Mateo (2021)
Spent the 2021 season at College of San Mateo in Northern California ... Allowed three earned runs in 3 2/3 innings of work, all in relief ... Unscored upon in two of three outings ... Struck out a pair as part of a scoreless inning against Canada on Apr. 17 ... Had four strikeouts total on the year (9.8 strikeouts per nine innings ratio).ย
Highย School
Played high school baseball at Reno High School in Reno, Nev. โฆ Three-year varsity letterwinner โฆ Earned the title of Northern Nevada Pitcher of the Year in 2019 โฆ 2019 All-American โฆ First Team All-State 2019 โฆ First Team All-League 2019.
Personal
Caedon Kottinger was born in 2002 to parents Karen and Brad in Reno, Nev. โฆ Has one sister, Tayler โฆ Chose UCLA because โof the highly respected and consistently nationally ranked baseball program, as well as the No. 1 public education in the nationโ โฆ Loves playing baseball and watching sports โฆ Describes his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as the 2019 state championship in high school โฆย Lists Jacob DeGrom as his favorite athlete โฆ Will be studying communication at UCLA โฆ Aspires to go into sports broadcasting.
Career Highs at UCLA
Innings: 2.2 vs. UC Irvine (4/18/23)
Strikeouts: 3 (twice)
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. LSU (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Arkansas (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
Highlights - UCLA Baseball vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
