Kansas State University Athletics
2021 Baseball Roster
Ceballos, Chris
Jersey Number 30
Chris Ceballos
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chino Hills, Calif.
- High School:
- Chino Hills HS
- Prev School:
- Orange Coast College
Bio
HONORS
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2021)
Big 12 Player of the Week (May 3, 2021)
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (May 13, 2019)
Buster Posey Catcher of the Year Watch List (2020)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2021)
SENIOR (2021)
Appeared in 46 games with 45 starts at catcher at designated hitter ... Put together a slash line of .233/.329/.493 with five doubles, 11 home runs and 36 RBI ... Five multi-hit games, with a season-high three hits and five RBI in a 13-8 victory over Missouri on April 27 ... Homered in six straight games beginning with the contest with Missouri, driving in 17 runs over the six-game stretch (April 27-May 8) ... Hit a walk-off, three-run home run in the series' rubber game with No. 5 TCU on May 22 ... During Big 12 play, he hit .231(18-for 78) with two doubles, seven homers and 14 RBI.
2020 SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Amarillo (Texas) Sod Squad of the Texas Collegiate League ... Posted a slash line of .211/.348/.281 with a homer, eight RBI, eight walks and four runs scored in 18 games ... Reached base safely in nine of his last 11 games, including a six-game hitting streak from July 22-30 ... He hit his first home run and drove in three during a 11-6 victory against the Sod Dogs on July 22 ... The Sod Squad finished the regular season 21-9 and claimed the North Division title ... They dropped a three-game series to the Tulsa Drillers in the semifinal round of the TCL playoffs.
SENIOR (2020)
Started 16 of 17 games in 2020, 23 behind the plate and four at designated hitter ... Named to Buster Posey Catcher of the Year Watch List ... Registered a slash line of .212/.317/.308 with a home run, two doubles and eight RBI ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBI at Stanford on March 1 and homered against Missouri on February 21 ... Went 2-for-2 in the season finale on March 11 against South Dakota State ... Had two multi-hit games with three multi-RBI efforts ... Drove in a pair against Fairleigh Dickinson on February 29 ... Drew nine walks and reached base in 11 straight games from February 17-March 7.
JUNIOR (2019)
Appeared in 57 games (57 starts) in his first season at K-State, with 51 starts behind the plate ... Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on May 13 ... Hit .292 with a .333 on-base percentage and a .510 slugging percentage with 12 doubles, 10 home runs an 40 RBI ... Tied for the team lead with 10 home runs while leading K-State with 40 runs batted in and 103 total bases ... Recorded 14 multi-hit games with nine multi-RBI games ... Season-high two homers and four driven in on March 16 against UT Rio Grande Valley ... Turned in a pair of four-hit games, going 4-for-5 at CSUN on February 18 and 4-for-5 at Baylor on May 5 ... Season-long seven-game hitting streak from April 6-16 ... Finished second on the team with a .282 average in BIg 12 play while leading the team in slugging at .529 with six homers ... Recorded 13 RBI in conference play with three doubles.
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE (2018)
As a sophomore at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, he hit .319 with an on-base percentage of .428 and slugged .482 ... Hit three home runs and drove in 28 in 46 games, scoring 39 runs and stealing two bases ... Posted 14 multi-hit games with 16 doubles and a triple ... Helped lead the Pirates to a 34-15 record (15-6 CCCAA) and an appearance in the CCCAA Baseball State Championship.
CAL STATE FULLERTON (2016)
Did not appear in a game for Cal State Fullerton as a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California ... A three-year letterwinner under head coach Kevin Chavez ... Twice named First Team All-Sierra League and was named First Team All-State ... Single-season record 12 home runs for Chino Hills, earning team MVP along with Inland Valley All-America and San Bernadino All-America honors.
PERSONAL
Born in Chino Hills, California ... Son of Marcus and Rhonda Ceballos ... Has one brother, Marcus.
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2021)
Big 12 Player of the Week (May 3, 2021)
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (May 13, 2019)
Buster Posey Catcher of the Year Watch List (2020)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2021)
SENIOR (2021)
Appeared in 46 games with 45 starts at catcher at designated hitter ... Put together a slash line of .233/.329/.493 with five doubles, 11 home runs and 36 RBI ... Five multi-hit games, with a season-high three hits and five RBI in a 13-8 victory over Missouri on April 27 ... Homered in six straight games beginning with the contest with Missouri, driving in 17 runs over the six-game stretch (April 27-May 8) ... Hit a walk-off, three-run home run in the series' rubber game with No. 5 TCU on May 22 ... During Big 12 play, he hit .231(18-for 78) with two doubles, seven homers and 14 RBI.
2020 SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Amarillo (Texas) Sod Squad of the Texas Collegiate League ... Posted a slash line of .211/.348/.281 with a homer, eight RBI, eight walks and four runs scored in 18 games ... Reached base safely in nine of his last 11 games, including a six-game hitting streak from July 22-30 ... He hit his first home run and drove in three during a 11-6 victory against the Sod Dogs on July 22 ... The Sod Squad finished the regular season 21-9 and claimed the North Division title ... They dropped a three-game series to the Tulsa Drillers in the semifinal round of the TCL playoffs.
SENIOR (2020)
Started 16 of 17 games in 2020, 23 behind the plate and four at designated hitter ... Named to Buster Posey Catcher of the Year Watch List ... Registered a slash line of .212/.317/.308 with a home run, two doubles and eight RBI ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBI at Stanford on March 1 and homered against Missouri on February 21 ... Went 2-for-2 in the season finale on March 11 against South Dakota State ... Had two multi-hit games with three multi-RBI efforts ... Drove in a pair against Fairleigh Dickinson on February 29 ... Drew nine walks and reached base in 11 straight games from February 17-March 7.
JUNIOR (2019)
Appeared in 57 games (57 starts) in his first season at K-State, with 51 starts behind the plate ... Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on May 13 ... Hit .292 with a .333 on-base percentage and a .510 slugging percentage with 12 doubles, 10 home runs an 40 RBI ... Tied for the team lead with 10 home runs while leading K-State with 40 runs batted in and 103 total bases ... Recorded 14 multi-hit games with nine multi-RBI games ... Season-high two homers and four driven in on March 16 against UT Rio Grande Valley ... Turned in a pair of four-hit games, going 4-for-5 at CSUN on February 18 and 4-for-5 at Baylor on May 5 ... Season-long seven-game hitting streak from April 6-16 ... Finished second on the team with a .282 average in BIg 12 play while leading the team in slugging at .529 with six homers ... Recorded 13 RBI in conference play with three doubles.
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE (2018)
As a sophomore at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, he hit .319 with an on-base percentage of .428 and slugged .482 ... Hit three home runs and drove in 28 in 46 games, scoring 39 runs and stealing two bases ... Posted 14 multi-hit games with 16 doubles and a triple ... Helped lead the Pirates to a 34-15 record (15-6 CCCAA) and an appearance in the CCCAA Baseball State Championship.
CAL STATE FULLERTON (2016)
Did not appear in a game for Cal State Fullerton as a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California ... A three-year letterwinner under head coach Kevin Chavez ... Twice named First Team All-Sierra League and was named First Team All-State ... Single-season record 12 home runs for Chino Hills, earning team MVP along with Inland Valley All-America and San Bernadino All-America honors.
PERSONAL
Born in Chino Hills, California ... Son of Marcus and Rhonda Ceballos ... Has one brother, Marcus.
K-State BSB | Postgame Press Conference vs Texas
Sunday, June 01
K-State Baseball | Game Highlights vs Houston Christian (Austin Regional)
Sunday, June 01
K-State BSB | Game Highlights vs Houston Christian (Austin Regional)
Saturday, May 31
K-State BSB | Postgame Press Conference vs Houston Christian
Saturday, May 31
