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University of Rhode Island

2025 Baseball Roster

Naje' Murray/Atlantic 10
Nora Kelley
Naje Murray/Atlantic 10
Emma Roberts
Connor Caldon
Connor Caldon
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Connor Caldon
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26 DJ Perron

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 192
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Swansea, Mass.
  • High School Diman Regional (UMass Dartmouth)

Biography

Career Honors & Awards
  • Atlantic 10 Tournament MVP (2025)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team (2025)
  • 2023 ABCA All-Region II First Team
  • 2023 D3Baseball.com All-Region II Player of the Year
  • 2023 D3Baseball.com All-Region II First Team
  • 2023 Little East Conference Player of the Year
  • 2023 First Team All-LEC
  • 2023 CSC Academic All-District
  • 2022 ABCA Third Team All-Region
  • 2022 Third Team All-LEC
  • 2022 LEC All-Academic Team
  • 2021 Second Team All-LEC
  • 2021 LEC All-Academic Team
2025 (Graduate Student)
  • Played in 60 games, earning the start in 57 as the team’s primary first baseman
  • Hit .279 with a .548 slugging percentage and a .408 on-base percentage
  • Belted out 11 doubles and 15 home runs en route to racking up 68 RBI
  • Stole both bases he attempted
  • Finished his time at URI eighth all-time in career home runs (22)
  • Fielded .991 in his career, the seventh-best percentage in program history
  • Recorded the sixth-most RBI in the program’s single-game history when he racked up seven at William & Mary (Feb. 16)
  • Homered twice at New Mexico (March 1)
  • Drilled a game-winning, two-run homer that helped the team beat George Mason in the Atlantic 10 Championship Final (May 24)
2024 (Graduate Student)
  • The only player that started in all 47 of Rhode Island’s games
  • Hit .259 with a .408 slugging percentage and a .365 on-base percentage
  • Cranked out 45 total hits with 31 runs scored and registered 31 RBI
  • Fourteen of his hits were for extra bases, as he had eight doubles and six home runs 
  • Fielded .983 from both the infield and outfield with 48 assists
  • Led the team with 10 multi-RBI games
2023 (Senior at UMass Dartmouth) 
  • Appeared and started in 37 games 
  • Batted a conference-leading .431 from the plate, tallying 59 hits over 137 at bats
  • Led the team with 14 home runs and 46 RBI’s while scoring 40 runs himself
  • Sported a conference-best slugging percentage of .796 and an on base percentage of .509
  • Named NCBWA's Division III National Hitter of the Week for his efforts in a 7-0 week for the Corsairs in March, batting .593 (16-for-27) with 17 RBI's, scoring 10 runs with four home runs over that stretch
  • Had a career game against Suffolk (4/20), going a perfect 5-for-5 from the plate, including three home runs, a ground-rule double, six RBI’s and scored five runs

2022 (Junior at UMass Dartmouth)
  • The only Corsairs to appear in all 41 games this season and started in 40
  • Batted .362 from the plate, tallying 54 hits over 149 at bats
  • Led the team in doubles (13), triples (3) and RBI’s (45) while scoring 30 runs
  • Sported a slugging percentage of .686 which was the third highest in the conference
  • Went 4-for-5 from the plate against Rivier (4/5), including a three-run home run, a double, and knocked in eight total RBI’s while scoring three runs himself 
 
2021 (Sophomore at UMass Dartmouth)
  • One of two Corsairs to start all 26 games this season
  • Batted a team-best .327 from the plate, tallying 34 hits over 104 at bats, including 11 doubles, two triples and three home runs for 19 RBI’s
  • Sported an on base percentage of .402 and led the team with a .558 slugging percentage
  • Went 3-for-5 against Keene State (5/6) with a double, a triple and two RBI’s while crossing home plate three times 
 
2020 (Freshman at UMass Dartmouth)
  • Appeared and started in all 10 games this season
  • Batted .250 from the plate, tallying nine hits over 36 at bats
  • Knocked home 10 RBI’s and scored nine run
  • First career home run came against Dubuque (3/9)
  • Went 2-for-4 against Lesley (3/8) with a double and three RBI’s 
Personal
  • Son of Cindy and Daniel
  • Chose Rhode Island because of the family atmosphere of the baseball program
  • Favorite team is the Boston Red Sox
  • Favorite athlete is Bryan Reynolds
  • Enjoys playing golf

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2024Graduate Student

    Infielder
    6'0" 192 lbs
    6
  • 26

    2025Graduate Student

    Infielder
    6'0" 192 lbs
    26