2026 Catamount Baseball Roster
Biography
2026 (Junior): Played in 26 games with 13 starts, including eight as the designated hitter and five in the outfield each coming in left ... Finished the season 10-of-59 (.169), with five extra-base hits, including two doubles and three home runs ... Had three, two-hit games ... Recorded eight RBI, including three with two outs ... Drove home a fourth-inning run in the season-opening victory over George Washington (Feb. 13), before leading off the ninth inning with his first career extra-base hit on a double that eventually scored the game-tying run in the 10-inning victory ... Hit his first career home run on a three-run shot at Charlotte (March 8) ... Started at DH in the next game, going 2-for-4 with his second career homer in the win over Appalachian State (March 10) ... Belted a two-run homer in the fifth inning at The Citadel (March 27) ...Â
Named to the 2025-26 Academic All-Southern Conference team.
2025 (Sophomore): Appeared in 13 games with one start as the designated hitter … Played in the outfield twice and in the designated hitter role three times … Entered as a pinch hitting seven times and pinch running three times … Drew a pair of walks at the plate … Scored two runs, including the game-winning run as a pinch runner in WCU’s home victory over Presbyterian (May 7) … Made his first collegiate start against Eastern Illinois (March 15), collecting his first collegiate base hit with a single (1-for-3) ...Â
Named to the 2024-25 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Freshman): Played in 13 games, each coming as a reserve … Entered seven games as a pinch hitter with four times as a pinch runner … Had 10 total plate appearances and reached base three times on walks … Scored three runs and collected his first career RBI at UNC Asheville (March 19) on a ninth-inning, bases-loaded walk … Struck out nine times … Made his collegiate debut in the outfield against Iona (Feb. 17) on opening weekend … Scored his first career run at Florida State (Feb. 24), entering as a pinch runner ...Â
Named to the 2023-24 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
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Prior to Western Carolina: Batted .415 with a team-high 26 RBI, scoring 22 runs and hitting five home runs as a junior … Named All-CAA and NCSIAA 4-A All-State in 2022 … Hit for the cycle in the season opener of his senior year at Christ School … Was a member of the Main-Endwell, New York team that won the 2016 Little League World Series.
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Personal: Is the son of former Catamount slugger Matt Raleigh and nephew of former WCU player and coach Todd Raleigh … His cousin, Cal Raleigh, played at Florida State before being drafted and is in the Major Leagues with Seattle.
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Career Game Highs:
- At Bats:Â 5, AKRON (2/24/26)
- Hits:Â 2, three times - MR: at Appalachian State (3/10/26)
- Runs:Â 2, twice - MR: at Appalachian State (3/10/26)
- Doubles: 1, twice - MR: AKRON (2/24/26)
- Home Runs: 1, three times - MR: at The Citadel (3/27/26)
- RBI:Â 3, at Charlotte (3/8/26)
- Walks:Â 1, nine times - MR: MOREHEAD STATE (3/14/26)
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2024Freshman
Infield
5'10"
190 lbs
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2025Sophomore
Outfield
5'10"
190 lbs
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2026Junior
Outfield
5'10"
200 lbs