#40 Cade Moss Season 2023-24

2024

• Played in 34 games, starting 19. 
• Batted .233 with 14 hits in 60 at-bats. 
• .992 fielding percentage.
• Hit first-career home run versus Florida International on May 17th.
• Went 2-2 with three RBIs and three runs scored against North Dakota St. on May 1st.
• Team captain. 

2023

• Appeared in 53 games with 46 starts being the plate
• Hit .261 with 22 RBIs and 33 runs scored to go along with eight doubles and one triple
• Had a .998 fielding percentage, with just one error in 519 chances
• Threw out 12 of 33 base runners
• Recorded his first career triple against Nebraska (4/23)
• Went 3-for-5 against Maryland (4/2) and Ohio St. (3/6)

2022

• Appeared in 28 games with 14 starts — 13 at catcher and one as the designated hitter
• Hit .353 (6-of-17) with four RBIs at the Big Ten Tournament
• Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs against Penn State (5/28) and went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against Michigan (5/28)
• Scored five runs in the three-game sweep of Indiana (5/19-21)
• Finished with a .444 (4-of-9) average with two RBIs in series win at Michigan State (5/13-15)
• Went 3-for-3 with an RBI and run scored in game one, which were a career-high in hits
• Hit .500 (4-for-8) against Purdue with two doubles and three RBIs
• Had a two-run double for his first career extra base hit in game two and went 2-for-3 with a double in series finale
• Tallied his first career hit, going 1-for-1 in the series finale at No. 8 Rutgers (4/24)
• Made his first career start against Wichita State (2/27), scoring a run and stealing a base
• Made Hawkeye debut as a pinch hitter vs. Ball State (2/19)

At Kirkwood CC (2020-21)

•  Honorable mention all-region selection after hitting .335 (58-of-173) in 50 games as a sophomore
• Had five doubles, one triple and three home runs
• Scored 33 runs and drove in 28
• Had a .449 OBP and .436 slugging percentage
• Had 13 multi-hit games and hit safely in 34 contests
• Threw out 16 base runners
• Named the ICCAC Division II Player of the Week on May 18
• Went 7-of-13 with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs scored in final two games of Region XI tournament
• Helped Kirkwood to the Region XI title and a berth in the NJCAA World Series
• Team finished with a 44-22 overall record
• Hit .250 (6-of-24) as a freshman in eight games with one double and one triple
• Named to Dean’s List both years
• 2020 and 2021 spring second-team all-academic honoree

High School

• Two-time IHSBCA Super Team selection
• Two-time first-team all-state, all-district and all-conference selection
• Two-time all-academic team honoree
• Posted a .504 on-base and .574 slugging percentage as a junior and a .417 OBP and .533 slugging percentage as a senior
• Set school record for hits in a season (65)
• Helped team to three state tournament appearances, winning a title in 2017 and finishing as runner-up in 2019
• Played for Iowa Sticks and Perfect Game Black
• Three-time state qualifier in wrestling, placing eighth in 2018 and fourth in 2019
• Four-time academic all-state in wrestling
• High school coach was Michael Barta

Personal

• Born Aug. 28, 2000
• Son of Troy and Mindy Moss
• Father wrestled collegiately at Wartburg College
• Has three younger brothers, Cole, Cale and Chase
• High school teammate of fellow Hawkeyes Peyton Williams and Ben Wilmes
• Majoring in enterprise leadership