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Western Michigan University Athletics

2022 Baseball Roster

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Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

7 Connor Charping

7 Connor Charping

  • Position:
    Catcher
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    210
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Trenton, Mich.
  • High School:
    Trenton

Summary

Biography

2022: ABCA Midwest All-Region Second Team ...  First Team All-MAC ... Academic All-MAC ... Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Semifinalist ... Started 53 of WMU's 54 games ... Led the MAC and ranked 36th nationally with 26 stolen bases ... The 26 steals were the fifth-most in a season in WMU program history ... Also topped the conference with 18 runners caught stealing ... Paced WMU in batting average (.348, 7th MAC), hits (72, 7th MAC) and runs (57, 3rd MAC) ... The 57 runs tied for third-most in a single season in Bronco history ... Posted a .440 on-base percentage (14th MAC) and .483 slugging percentage ... Belted 17 doubles (T-9 MAC), a triple, three home runs and drove in 23 ... Tied for the team lead with 20 multi-hit games ... Had a 14-game hitting streak and 17-game on-base streak during the season ... Tied career-high with four runs scored in a win over Bradley ... Closed out career with 68 stolen bases, third-most in program history. 

2021: CoSIDA Academic All-District ... First Team All-MAC ... Academic All-MAC ... Broke the single-season school record for stolen bases in a season (32) ... Started all 50 games ... Ended the season with a .355 batting average, the fifth-best mark in the MAC ... Led WMU in batting average, runs scored (42), hits (65) and stolen bases (32) ... Ranked fourth in the NCAA in stolen bases ... Ranked ninth in the NCAA in stolen bases per game (0.64) ... Posted a .447 on-base percentage and a .464 slugging percentage ... Led WMU with 19 multi-hit games ... Recorded 12 two-hit games, six three-hit games and one five-hit game ... Posted nine multi-RBI games ... Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a career-high 7 RBIs at Toledo ... Went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored at Miami ... Recorded a career-high five hits at Northern Illinois ... Ended the season having reached base safely in 10 straight games.

2020: Appeared and started in 12 games ... Ranked fourth on the team with a .293 batting average ... Tied for the team lead with 19 runs scored ... Ranked second on the team with 10 stolen bases ... Ranked second in the NCAA in runs per game (1.58) and 15th in stolen bases (10) ... Registered four mutli-hit games and two multi-RBI games ... Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and four runs scored at Alabama A&M ... Went 2-for-6 with an RBI and three runs scored vs. Northeastern ... Season canceled after 15 games due to COVID-19 pandemic. 

2019: Academic All-MAC ... Played in 24 games, starting five, with three at catcher and two as the designated hitter ... In 41 at-bats, recorded a .171 batting average with three RBIs and seven hits ... Had two hits, two runs scored and an RBI at Ball State ... Went 1-for-3 as a pinch-hitter with one run scored at Miami.

2018: Played in seven games, starting one as catcher at Notre Dame ... Registered a .364 batting average with one RBI, one double and two runs scored ... During a stretch from May 1-8 against Notre Dame and Valparaiso, went 3-for-6 with two runs scored ... Posted a .462 on-base percentage and .455 slugging percentage. 

High School: Two-year letterwinner under coach Todd Szalka at Trenton High School … Selected team captain as a junior and senior ... Led team to 2017 District Championship … Set the school record for hits in a single season (62) … Posted a .504 batting average, .547 on-base percentage, 25 RBIs, 42 runs and 32 steals … MHSAA First Team All-State Catcher selection in 2017 … Downriver League All-Academic Team member in 2017 … Selected First Team Downriver All-League Catcher in 2016 and 2017 … Also was a four-year letterwinner in wrestling … Selected team captain sophomore, junior and senior seasons … Led team to a 2017 District Championship … Four-time MHSAA All-State selection … Four-time State Qualifier … Three-time top-5 finisher in the state, including a runner-up finish in 2016 … Set the school record for career wins with 204 … Four-time Downriver All-League First Team selection ... Two-year letterwinner in football … Voted team captain senior season … MHSAA All-State quarterback selection in 2017 ... Selected First Team Downriver All-League quarterback in 2016 and 2017 … Member of the National Honor Society … Played summer ball for A Green.
 
Personal: Son of Jeff and Divina Charping … Has two siblings, Alexis and Brandon ... Majoring in Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences. 
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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2018Freshman

    Catcher
    6'0" 190 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2019Sophomore

    Catcher
    6'0" 190 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2020Junior

    Catcher
    6'0" 190 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2021-22Junior

    Catcher
    6'0" 210 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2022Senior

    Catcher
    6'0" 210 lbs
    7