Honors and Awards
- 2021: Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Arizona 2021 (Freshman)
Logged time in 21 games with three starts in his second year at Arizona...Hit .143 (3x21) with one run, one double, and six RBI...Picked up multiple RBI twice; March 14 versus Air Force (1x4, R, 2B, 2 RBI) and May 18 versus New Mexico State (1x2, 2 RBI)...Posted a 4.04 (28ERx62.1IP) catcher ERA in just over 60 innings behind the plate...Registered an impressive .988 fielding percentage on 80 chances and threw out 2-of-6 attempted base stealers.
POSTSEASON: Made two postseason appearances off the bench and logged one at-bat...Saw time in game two of the Tucson NCAA Super Regional versus Ole Miss (0x1) and game one of the College World Series against Vanderbilt.
Arizona 2020 (Freshman)*
Saw limited time in freshman season, playing in four games...Logged two plate appearances, drawing one walk and scoring one run...Made collegiate debut on Feb. 14 vs. Albany; went 0-for-0 with a run...Logged time defensively at catcher, making 12 putouts.
High School
Attended Redlands East Valley High School in Redlands, Calif. and played baseball under head coach Bryan Ducey…As a senior, hit .426 with 25 runs scored, 15 RBI, and two home runs…First team All-Conference as a sophomore and senior…Second team All-Conference as a junior…Participated in the 2018 Perfect Game National Showcase.
Personal
Kaden Mark Hopson…Son of Mark and Kelly Hopson…Younger brother, Kamron…In his spare time enjoys listening to rap music and hanging out with his brother…Majoring in Literacy Learning & Leadership…Chose Arizona because, “I wanted to win a National Championship.”
*2020 season cut short (15 games) due to COVID-19 pandemic.
