EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a five-part series on the 2019 class of the ETSU Athletics Hall of Fame that will be inducted during a ceremony Friday night at the Carnegie Hotel. 

Watching East Tennessee State baseball back in the early 2000s, you got the feeling if any player could pitch and catch at the same time, it would be Caleb Moore. 

He did the next best thing, starring at both positions for the Bucs, just not at the same time.

Moore won the NCAA Division I batting title in 2004, hitting .455. He was also ETSU’s closer and an All-Southern Conference pick as a catcher and relief pitcher. 

Moore will be part of a five-person class being inducted into the ETSU Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday night. When he got the call informing him of his selection, it caught him off guard. 

“I definitely wasn’t expecting it,” said Moore, who was the Southern Conference’s player of the year. “It’s a good feeling knowing that years of hard work are being recognized. The first thing I thought about was my teammates. Without them I’m not sure I could have pulled off a lot of the things I was able to.” 

During his junior year, Moore was as tough an out as there was in college baseball. He was hitting close to .500 late in the season but really didn’t think about where he stood nationally. 

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ABOUT CALEB MOORE…

Caleb Moore – Baseball – 2002-05

2004 SoCon Player of the Year … 2004 and 2005 Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger All-American … 2004 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-American … .455 batting average is the fourth-highest mark in SoCon history … Drafted in the fourth round (135th overall pick) in 2005 MLB Draft by Minnesota Twins … NCAA National leader in batting average and doubles per game (0.6) in 2004 … SoCon single-season record holder in doubles (31,  2004) … Led the SoCon in batting in 2004 (.455) … Led SoCon in doubles in 2004 (31) … Led SoCon in slugging percentage in 2004 and 2005 (.752 & .705) … Led SoCon in home runs in 2005 (15) … ETSU single-season leader in batting average (.455, 2004) … ETSU single-season leader in doubles (31, 2004) … Ranks second in ETSU single-season for hits (92, 2004) … Ranks second in ETSU single-season for RBI (73, 2005) … Ranks third among ETSU career leaders in doubles (63) … Ranks third among ETSU career leaders in saves (18) … Ranks third in ETSU single-season in saves (11) … ETSU single-game record holder in doubles (4, vs. College of Charleston, 2004) … Led the team in batting average (.455), hits (92), runs scored (59) and doubles (31) in 2004 …  Led the team with 15 home runs, RBI (73) and ERA (4.14) in 2005 … Led the team with three triples in 2003 … Four-time SoCon Player of the Week selection … Two-time first team All-SoCon by coaches and media as a catcher (2004-2005) … Second team all-SoCon by coaches and media as relief pitcher in 2005. 

The ETSU Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony will be held on Friday, Sept. 20 inside the Carnegie Hotel. A reception will be held from 6-7 p.m., with the program and dinner starting at 7 p.m. 

The public is invited to attend and tickets are priced at $65 per individual. A weekend Hall of Fame combo ticket, which includes entry to the event on Friday and football game on Saturday, is also available for $85 per person, while a table of eight people for the Hall of Fame can be purchased for $500. To purchase tickets, please call Jo Anne Paty at 423-439-4738 or visit ETSUBucs.com.