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Caden Kratz

  • Award
    Scholar Athlete of the Month
  • Week Of
    3/22/2024
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • Bio
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Whether on the mound for the Leatherneck baseball team or in the classroom, Caden Kratz has been closing things down. So far this spring, Kratz has five saves and a .55 ERA for Western Illinois. He has recorded 19 strikeouts in 16.1 innings of work, making eight appearances.

Kratz has also been strong in the classroom, posting a 4.0 grade point average. The right-handed pitcher from Mason City, Iowa is majoring in Exercise Science. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
9/9/2021 Isabel Navas Rodriguez Women's Soccer
5/5/2020 Tyler Stewart Baseball
5/5/2020 Carrissa Tinsley Women's Track and Field
3/31/2020 Wyatt Spier Men's Golf
3/31/2020 Cassidy Jurkaites Women's Golf
1/31/2020 James Claar Men's Basketball
1/31/2020 Madison Chao Women's Swimming and Diving
11/1/2019 Mariah Mitchell Women's Volleyball
11/1/2019 Quintin Thurman Men's Cross Country
10/1/2019 Ryan DeBois Men's Soccer
10/1/2019 Hailey Tranchitella Women's Cross Country
9/30/2019 Amy Andrews Women's Soccer
9/30/2019 Nathan Erickson Football
4/1/2019 Nick Olson Men's Track and Field
4/1/2019 Laura Ballesteros Women's Tennis
3/8/2019 Olivia Kaufmann Women's Basketball
3/7/2019 Jackson Wetherbee Men's Golf
2/6/2019 Samir Almhiemid Men's Swimming and Diving
2/6/2019 Bo Brasseur Women's Track and Field
1/2/2019 Taylor Higginbotham Women's Basketball
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