Outlook

Cal Kilgore joins the Cavaliers after stints at Arkansas and New Mexico State ... Listed on Prep Baseball Report's 2024 'Hotlist' for position players in Kansas ... Has impressive tools across the board showcasing power potential ... Also possesses some of best catch-and-throw traits in the country according to Prep Baseball Report.

Sophomore Year 2023

Redshirted the 2023 season at the University of Arkansas.

Freshman Year 2022

Played in 35 games with 33 starts at New Mexico State, helping the Lobos to a Western Athletic Conference championship …  Slashed .250/.307/.337 (23-for-92) with 11 runs batted in, 12 runs scored ... Had eight doubles, drew seven walks, was hit by a pitch and was 5-for-7 in stolen base attempts … Produced eight multi-hit games and a pair of multi-RBI games … Defensively, had a .974 fielding percentage with 235 putouts, 30 assists and only seven errors ...  Threw out 10-of-38 (26.3%) attempted base stealers … In WAC play, slashed .302/.321/.415 with six doubles and five RBI … Had two hits, including a double, and an RBI against California Baptist (2-27-22) … Racked up a season-best two RBI on two hits, including a double, against UTRGV (4-15-22) … Season-high three hits against Dixie State (5-1-22) … Started behind the plate in both of the Aggies’ games in the NCAA Corvallis Regional: at Oregon State (6-3-22) and vs. Vanderbilt (6-4-22).

High School  

Was a three-year starter for coach Tyler Kincaid at Blue Valley Southwest High School, Overland Park Kan. … Graduated 2021 … Rated the No. 14 overall prospect in the state of Kansas, and the No. 3 catcher by Perfect Game … Ranked the No. 174 catcher and a top-500 overall prospect in the country by Perfect Game … 2021 Collegiate Baseball High School All-American … Also named All-State first-team by Sports in Kansas and All-Eastern Kansas League first-team his senior year … Helped the Wolves win the Kansas 6A State Championship and set a single season record for wins at 22-3 his senior year … Also was a three-year starter for the Timberwolves football team … Garnered All-Eastern Kansas League second-team at defensive back his senior year.

Personal  

Born Cal Kenneth Kilgore on May 22, 2003, in Shawnee, Kan. … Nickname is Killy … Son of Land and Laurie Kilgore … Has three siblings, Connelly, Caileigh and Cooper … His father played baseball at Missouri Western State University … Majoring in marketing … Favorite food is Italian … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Cupini’s … Favorite TV shows are The Ranch, Yellowstone and Friends … Favorite movies are The Wolf of Wall Street and Good Will Hunting … Favorite sport movie is Moneyball … Favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston … Favorite book is Harry Potter … Favorite music entertainer is Beastie Boys … Favorite cartoon character is Korg from Thor Ragnarok … Favorite athlete is Bryson Stott … Greatest sports moment was winning a state championship.