Quad City Hitmen Baseball Hall of Fame

2010 Inductee - Caleb Rangel

March 21, 2010, as read by Patrick Rangel, Executive Director, Quad City Hitmen Baseball and Softball Academy -

Caleb is the youngest son of our founder, Brian Rangel, and began his Hitmen career at the age of 8 just months after his father's untimely passing.

Caleb was a member of the 1999 Quad City Hitmen 10-year-old Super Series National Championship team in Omaha, Nebraska and received Most Valuable Player honors for his performance, most notably hitting a walk-off grand slam home run in the semi-final game to position the Hitmen to win their second National title.

Caleb went on to become a 3-year Varsity letter-winner and starter at Alleman High School, earning 1st team All-Metro recognition his junior and senior years, and receiving 1st team All-Western Big Six honors his senior year.

Currently, Caleb is fulfilling his dad's dream of playing collegiate baseball and attaining a degree. He is a junior at Central College in Pella, Iowa. Caleb has already received two varsity letters for the Dutch baseball team, and received Honorable Mention All-Conference his freshman season in 2008. He was awarded the 2008 Most Valuable Newcomer of the Year, leading his team in hits as a freshman. Last season, Caleb received 1st-team All-Conference honors, the teams Most Valuable Player, and the 2009 Offensive Player of the Year, batting .390 with 12 doubles, two homers, and a team high 40 RBI's while compiling a .981 fielding percentage.

Caleb is currently attaining straight A's while majoring in Exercise Science. His aspirations are to become an athletic trainer and someday coach collegiate baseball.

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