2026-27 Fall Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 25
Cal Schembra
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 205
- Position:
- 1B/OF
- Hometown:
- Bargersville, Ind.
- High School:
- Center Grove HS
2027 // Illinois
- Enters the 2026-27 season with four years of eligibility.
2026 // Valparaiso
- Started all 50 games and hit .262.
- Tied for the team lead with seven home runs.
- Led the team in RBIs with 33, becoming the first Valpo freshman to do so since at least 1981.
- Tied for third in the Missouri Valley Conference with four triples.
- Tied for the runner-up in the league’s Freshman of the Year voting.
- Named the MVC Freshman of the Week following the opening week of the season, when he was also No. 77 in D1Baseball’s Top 100 hitters of the week and had the No. 2 play of the week on defense according to D1Baseball.
- Had 23 extra-base hits, 37 runs scored, 21 walks, an OBP of .337, and a slugging percentage of .481.
- Collected a season-high three hits in the season opener on Feb. 13 at Gardner-Webb and on Feb. 22 at Presbyterian.
- Started the season with multiple hits in each of his first three games.
High School/Club
- Hit .340 with four home runs.
- Three-year varsity letter winner.
Personal
- Born on Feb. 8, 2007.
- Parents are Jasen and Delanie Owen.
- Has 6 siblings: Kegan, Justus, Malia, Jude, Anabelle, and Olive.
- Majoring in recreation, sport, and tourism.
- Chose Illinois “because I felt like it was the place I could help a team win and be a part of something bigger than myself. I feel like the coaches will push me to my limit.”
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