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Jersey Number 33
Casey Mayes
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wichita, Kan.
- High School:
- Andover
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... A four-time Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree ... A two-time recipient of the Scholar-Athlete Award at the Spartan Academic Excellence Gala ... Tied for MSU’s career triples record with 14 and tied MSU’s single-season triples record with seven in 2022.
2023 (SENIOR): Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... Collected Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar accolades ... Started all 55 games, one of four Spartans to start and play in all 55 games, starting all 55 games in left field, one of three Spartans to start every game at same position (Brock Vradenburg at 1B and Jack Frank at RF) ... Tied MSU’s career triples record in the game at Illinois on May 6, knocking his 14th career three-bagger to lead off the sixth inning ... Tied for second in the B1G and tied for 26th in the NCAA with five triples as well as tied for third in the conference and tied for 54th in the country in triples per game (0.09) ... Finished 14th in the B1G in stolen bases (15) ... Tied for 24th in the league with four sac hits, and tied for 25th in the league with three sac flies ... Hit .262, finishing fifth on team in hits (55), as well as second in triples (5) and fifth in doubles (9), with 30 RBI, scoring 31 runs and drawing 12 walks ... Tied for fifth on team with 14 multiple hit games, tallying two hits in 12 games and three hits in two contests, vs. Fresno State (Feb. 19) and at Iowa (May 13) ... Tied for fourth on team with eight multiple RBI games, with two ribbies in five outings and three games with three RBI, vs. Fresno State (Feb. 19), vs. Western Illinois (April 15) and at Illinois (May 5) ... Registered a season-long seven-game hitting streak (March 24-April 2), tied for fifth-longest on the team ... Ranked tied for fourth on team with an 18-game on-base streak (March 4-April 7) ... Tied career-high with two doubles at Iowa (May 13), part of season-high tying five total bases, also logging five vs. Fresno State (Feb. 19) ... Swiped career-high tying two stolen bases in two games, at Presbyterian (Feb. 26) and at Indiana State (March 19) ... Tallied two runs scored in five games ... Drew career-high two walks vs. Indiana (May 19) ... Posted a .960 fielding percentage with 96 putouts and one assist.
2022 (JUNIOR): Recipient of the Scholar-Athlete Award at the Spartan Academic Excellence Gala (April 11, 2022), for having the highest GPA on the baseball team ... Earned the Jerry Sutton Student-Athlete MSU Team Award ... Garnered Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... Started all 54 games, one of three Spartans to do so, joining Mitch Jebb and Trent Farquhar ... Made 49 starts in left field and five starts at DH ... Led MSU and the Big Ten as part of ranking tied for third in the NCAA with seven triples, including two in the Penn State series and added one at Michigan on May 17, scoring on an error on the play for a “Little League” home run ... Ranked second on the team with a .306 average, also ranking second on the team in hits (68), third in total bases (104), tied for third in stolen bases (11), fourth in slugging percentage (.468), fifth in home runs (4), runs scored (29) and RBI (28), and tied for fifth in doubles (10) ... Also second on team with 21 multiple hit games with two hits in 15 games and three hits in six games ... Had a season-long eight-game hitting streak to open season (Feb. 18-March 4), including six multiple-hit games in that stretch, highlighted by back-to-back three-hit outings in games against UNLV (Feb. 19 and 20) along with four games with two hits, including in all three games of the series at Abilene Christian (Feb. 27 and 28), going 6-for-11 with a double and triple in the three games ... Knocked in multiple RBI in six games to tie for third, with two ribbies in four games, while driving in a career-high tying three RBI in two other games, at Northwestern (April 24) as part of a 3-for-5 effort with a solo home run in the second, and adding a two-run single in the fifth, and two runs scored, along with three ribbies in a 2-for-6 outing at Penn State (May 9) with a two-run home run in the seventh after an RBI single in the first to open the Spartans’ scoring, and one run scored ... Had three games with multiple extra-base hits, opening with a double and home run in second game of doubleheader at UNLV (Feb. 19); added a double and triple at Abilene Christian (Feb. 27), also in second game of twinbill; knocked two doubles vs. Western Carolina (March 12) ... Swiped career-high two stolen bases in series finale at UNLV (Feb. 20) after stealing one bag in the opener (Feb. 18), for three stolen bases through first four games ... In the outfield, made 90 putouts and had one assist.
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Earned Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar accolades ... Played in 18 games, making 10 starts between outfield and designated hitter ... Ranked third on team hitting .289 (11-for-38) with three doubles and one triple, logging three RBI and scoring six runs, in addition to drawing two walks ... Ranked fourth in slugging percentage (.421), along with tied for third in triples (1) ... Had pair of three-game hitting streaks in a stretch of seven games, including back-to-back contests with two-hit outings, doing 2-for-2 with a double and two runs scored at Illinois (April 17), then was 2-for-3 later in the day in split DH vs. Purdue ... Added second three-game spurt April 24-30, scoring a run in all three outings, including going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a walk vs. Nebraska (April 25), along with 1-for-4 with a triple and run scored at Penn State (April 30) ... Made nine putouts in the outfield.
2020 (SOPHOMORE): Collected Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... Played in 11 of the 15 games in shortened season, making 10 starts, drawing six starts in left field and two starts each in right field and as designated hitter ... Posted a .273 average, adding a .424 slugging percentage and a .333 on-base percentage ... Knocked two doubles and one home run ... Was fifth on team in slugging percentage and tied for the team lead in home runs, one of four Spartans with a round-tripper ... Posted four multi-hit outings, including two as part of a three-game hitting streak, along with part of three in a four-game span, going 2-for-5 with a career-high four RBI, sharing the single-game team-high, with a home run vs. Merrimack on Feb. 23, blasting two-run home run going opposite field over the Green Monster of Fluor Field in Greenville, in the third inning ... Added a 2-for-3 outing with a run scored, walk, stolen base and sac bunt against homestate team, Kansas (Feb. 28) ... Also had a 2-for-4 plate performance with a double, RBI and a stolen base vs. USC-Upstate (March 4) ... Notched another 2-for-4 outing with a double and RBI vs. Morehead State (Feb. 15) ... Made 13 putouts in field.
2019 (FRESHMAN): Played in 30 games, making 16 starts, splitting starting time based on opposition pitching ... Hit .238 (15-for-63) with three doubles, one triple and four home runs, ranking third on team in round-trippers ... Led team and ranked 11th in Big Ten with a .508 slugging percentage and also had a .294 on-base percentage ... Added 10 RBI, four walks and one stolen base ... Posted three multi-hit games, led by season-high three hits in 3-for-4 outing vs. Indiana State (April 7), including blasting a two-run home run over the wall in right center and into the Red Cedar River, ending with two RBI and two runs scored ... Posted four multi-RBI games with a season-high three vs. Indiana (April 19), part of 2-for-4 outing with a HR and a run scored ... Made Spartan debut on Feb. 17 at New Orleans as a pinch runner ... Knocked first hit of MSU career on Feb. 24 vs. Kent State ... Drew first start in Green & White on March 2 at Arizona State ... Bashed first home run of Spartan career on March 24 at Nebraska ... Also knocked a round-tripper vs. Northwestern (April 26), then went 2-for-5 with a double and triple, with run scored and RBI the next day vs. Northwestern (April 27), part of a season-long four-game hitting streak ... Made nine putouts in the field.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Andover High School for head coach Chris Weidert ... Earned all-state honors as a junior ... A three-time all-league honoree, collecting first-team honors as a junior after second-team accolades as a sophomore and honorable mention kudos as a freshman ... Posted a .391 average with a .631 slugging percentage, hitting three HR and swiping 19 SB ... Played summer league for Arsenal Stars, winning the 17U Five Tool Midwest tournament, while hitting .340 with a .480 slugging percentage, posting 10 doubles and three triples, to go with swiping 12 stolen bases ... Rated as the No. 2 outfielder and No. 12 player overall in Kansas by Perfect Game as well as the No. 3 outfielder and No. 13 player overall by Prep Baseball Report ... Also a two-year letterwinner in football, earning honorable mention all-state and second-team all-league plaudits as a linebacker ... Picked the Spartans over Wichita State.
PERSONAL: Son of Tracy and Craig Mayes ... Father, Craig, was a Spartan baseball player from 1989-1992, and was team captain in 1992, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors in 1992, ending MSU career fourth on career hits list with 194 and getting drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 28th round of the 1992 MLB Draft, playing eight seasons in the minor leagues before retiring in 1999 ... Mother, Tracy, was on the Spartan track & field team, and was the 1991 Indoor Big Ten Champion in the high jump, and an All-Big Ten honoree ... Uncle, Gary Mayes, played football at Tennessee Tech; Aunt Shelley Herbers played volleyball at Friends University; cousin, Kyle Mayes, played baseball/football at Birmingham Southern ... Chose MSU because of the baseball culture, the coaching staff, the beautiful campus that provides world class academics and because both of his parents were successful Spartan student-athletes ... Majoring in communication.
2023 (SENIOR): Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... Collected Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar accolades ... Started all 55 games, one of four Spartans to start and play in all 55 games, starting all 55 games in left field, one of three Spartans to start every game at same position (Brock Vradenburg at 1B and Jack Frank at RF) ... Tied MSU’s career triples record in the game at Illinois on May 6, knocking his 14th career three-bagger to lead off the sixth inning ... Tied for second in the B1G and tied for 26th in the NCAA with five triples as well as tied for third in the conference and tied for 54th in the country in triples per game (0.09) ... Finished 14th in the B1G in stolen bases (15) ... Tied for 24th in the league with four sac hits, and tied for 25th in the league with three sac flies ... Hit .262, finishing fifth on team in hits (55), as well as second in triples (5) and fifth in doubles (9), with 30 RBI, scoring 31 runs and drawing 12 walks ... Tied for fifth on team with 14 multiple hit games, tallying two hits in 12 games and three hits in two contests, vs. Fresno State (Feb. 19) and at Iowa (May 13) ... Tied for fourth on team with eight multiple RBI games, with two ribbies in five outings and three games with three RBI, vs. Fresno State (Feb. 19), vs. Western Illinois (April 15) and at Illinois (May 5) ... Registered a season-long seven-game hitting streak (March 24-April 2), tied for fifth-longest on the team ... Ranked tied for fourth on team with an 18-game on-base streak (March 4-April 7) ... Tied career-high with two doubles at Iowa (May 13), part of season-high tying five total bases, also logging five vs. Fresno State (Feb. 19) ... Swiped career-high tying two stolen bases in two games, at Presbyterian (Feb. 26) and at Indiana State (March 19) ... Tallied two runs scored in five games ... Drew career-high two walks vs. Indiana (May 19) ... Posted a .960 fielding percentage with 96 putouts and one assist.
2022 (JUNIOR): Recipient of the Scholar-Athlete Award at the Spartan Academic Excellence Gala (April 11, 2022), for having the highest GPA on the baseball team ... Earned the Jerry Sutton Student-Athlete MSU Team Award ... Garnered Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... Started all 54 games, one of three Spartans to do so, joining Mitch Jebb and Trent Farquhar ... Made 49 starts in left field and five starts at DH ... Led MSU and the Big Ten as part of ranking tied for third in the NCAA with seven triples, including two in the Penn State series and added one at Michigan on May 17, scoring on an error on the play for a “Little League” home run ... Ranked second on the team with a .306 average, also ranking second on the team in hits (68), third in total bases (104), tied for third in stolen bases (11), fourth in slugging percentage (.468), fifth in home runs (4), runs scored (29) and RBI (28), and tied for fifth in doubles (10) ... Also second on team with 21 multiple hit games with two hits in 15 games and three hits in six games ... Had a season-long eight-game hitting streak to open season (Feb. 18-March 4), including six multiple-hit games in that stretch, highlighted by back-to-back three-hit outings in games against UNLV (Feb. 19 and 20) along with four games with two hits, including in all three games of the series at Abilene Christian (Feb. 27 and 28), going 6-for-11 with a double and triple in the three games ... Knocked in multiple RBI in six games to tie for third, with two ribbies in four games, while driving in a career-high tying three RBI in two other games, at Northwestern (April 24) as part of a 3-for-5 effort with a solo home run in the second, and adding a two-run single in the fifth, and two runs scored, along with three ribbies in a 2-for-6 outing at Penn State (May 9) with a two-run home run in the seventh after an RBI single in the first to open the Spartans’ scoring, and one run scored ... Had three games with multiple extra-base hits, opening with a double and home run in second game of doubleheader at UNLV (Feb. 19); added a double and triple at Abilene Christian (Feb. 27), also in second game of twinbill; knocked two doubles vs. Western Carolina (March 12) ... Swiped career-high two stolen bases in series finale at UNLV (Feb. 20) after stealing one bag in the opener (Feb. 18), for three stolen bases through first four games ... In the outfield, made 90 putouts and had one assist.
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Earned Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar accolades ... Played in 18 games, making 10 starts between outfield and designated hitter ... Ranked third on team hitting .289 (11-for-38) with three doubles and one triple, logging three RBI and scoring six runs, in addition to drawing two walks ... Ranked fourth in slugging percentage (.421), along with tied for third in triples (1) ... Had pair of three-game hitting streaks in a stretch of seven games, including back-to-back contests with two-hit outings, doing 2-for-2 with a double and two runs scored at Illinois (April 17), then was 2-for-3 later in the day in split DH vs. Purdue ... Added second three-game spurt April 24-30, scoring a run in all three outings, including going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a walk vs. Nebraska (April 25), along with 1-for-4 with a triple and run scored at Penn State (April 30) ... Made nine putouts in the outfield.
2020 (SOPHOMORE): Collected Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... Played in 11 of the 15 games in shortened season, making 10 starts, drawing six starts in left field and two starts each in right field and as designated hitter ... Posted a .273 average, adding a .424 slugging percentage and a .333 on-base percentage ... Knocked two doubles and one home run ... Was fifth on team in slugging percentage and tied for the team lead in home runs, one of four Spartans with a round-tripper ... Posted four multi-hit outings, including two as part of a three-game hitting streak, along with part of three in a four-game span, going 2-for-5 with a career-high four RBI, sharing the single-game team-high, with a home run vs. Merrimack on Feb. 23, blasting two-run home run going opposite field over the Green Monster of Fluor Field in Greenville, in the third inning ... Added a 2-for-3 outing with a run scored, walk, stolen base and sac bunt against homestate team, Kansas (Feb. 28) ... Also had a 2-for-4 plate performance with a double, RBI and a stolen base vs. USC-Upstate (March 4) ... Notched another 2-for-4 outing with a double and RBI vs. Morehead State (Feb. 15) ... Made 13 putouts in field.
2019 (FRESHMAN): Played in 30 games, making 16 starts, splitting starting time based on opposition pitching ... Hit .238 (15-for-63) with three doubles, one triple and four home runs, ranking third on team in round-trippers ... Led team and ranked 11th in Big Ten with a .508 slugging percentage and also had a .294 on-base percentage ... Added 10 RBI, four walks and one stolen base ... Posted three multi-hit games, led by season-high three hits in 3-for-4 outing vs. Indiana State (April 7), including blasting a two-run home run over the wall in right center and into the Red Cedar River, ending with two RBI and two runs scored ... Posted four multi-RBI games with a season-high three vs. Indiana (April 19), part of 2-for-4 outing with a HR and a run scored ... Made Spartan debut on Feb. 17 at New Orleans as a pinch runner ... Knocked first hit of MSU career on Feb. 24 vs. Kent State ... Drew first start in Green & White on March 2 at Arizona State ... Bashed first home run of Spartan career on March 24 at Nebraska ... Also knocked a round-tripper vs. Northwestern (April 26), then went 2-for-5 with a double and triple, with run scored and RBI the next day vs. Northwestern (April 27), part of a season-long four-game hitting streak ... Made nine putouts in the field.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Andover High School for head coach Chris Weidert ... Earned all-state honors as a junior ... A three-time all-league honoree, collecting first-team honors as a junior after second-team accolades as a sophomore and honorable mention kudos as a freshman ... Posted a .391 average with a .631 slugging percentage, hitting three HR and swiping 19 SB ... Played summer league for Arsenal Stars, winning the 17U Five Tool Midwest tournament, while hitting .340 with a .480 slugging percentage, posting 10 doubles and three triples, to go with swiping 12 stolen bases ... Rated as the No. 2 outfielder and No. 12 player overall in Kansas by Perfect Game as well as the No. 3 outfielder and No. 13 player overall by Prep Baseball Report ... Also a two-year letterwinner in football, earning honorable mention all-state and second-team all-league plaudits as a linebacker ... Picked the Spartans over Wichita State.
PERSONAL: Son of Tracy and Craig Mayes ... Father, Craig, was a Spartan baseball player from 1989-1992, and was team captain in 1992, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors in 1992, ending MSU career fourth on career hits list with 194 and getting drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 28th round of the 1992 MLB Draft, playing eight seasons in the minor leagues before retiring in 1999 ... Mother, Tracy, was on the Spartan track & field team, and was the 1991 Indoor Big Ten Champion in the high jump, and an All-Big Ten honoree ... Uncle, Gary Mayes, played football at Tennessee Tech; Aunt Shelley Herbers played volleyball at Friends University; cousin, Kyle Mayes, played baseball/football at Birmingham Southern ... Chose MSU because of the baseball culture, the coaching staff, the beautiful campus that provides world class academics and because both of his parents were successful Spartan student-athletes ... Majoring in communication.
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