Here's a Schocker: Former Tiger Kale Gaden

■ From the Wichita Eagle, June 30:

Roster moves — Without O'Brien, Wichita State U's depth at catcher looked thin. Sophomore Bob Arens played eight games, starting one, last season.

WSU added to that position with the transfer of Kale Gaden, a junior from Seminole (Okla.) State College. Ryan Hege, who quit the team near the end of the season, is returning. WSU also has freshman Tyler Baker, who caught for Shawnee Heights and can play other positions.

Gaden, from Stillwater, Okla., is playing for the Valley Center Diamond Dawgs this summer. He spent his freshman season at Missouri. He can also play second base and the outfield, which is where he starts for Valley Center.

"He's a gamer," Valley Center coach Pat Hon said. "The kid plays really hard."
Gaden (5-foot-11, 185 pounds) is a left-handed hitter who throws with his right hand. He is hitting .400 with five doubles and four triples for Valley Center.

"He goes up there expecting and knowing he's going to have a good at-bat," Hon said.
Gaden hit .305 with nine doubles and four home runs for Seminole State. He walked 23 times and was hit by a pitch 12 times in 177 at-bats, producing a .399 on-base percentage. In 2010, he started 17 games at Missouri and hit .200.