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Among the over seven thousand students who will attend Seattle University next fall, Caden Klouda and Cade McVicker, seniors, will enter on athletic scholarships. In the spring of 2027, Klouda will represent Seattle University on the baseball team, and McVicker will do the same, but through the golf program.
For Klouda, baseball has always been a major part of his life. From three years old, beginning in tee-ball, Klouda has possessed a passion for the game.
“[My] earliest memory of baseball is playing down at Fields Bridge [Park],” Klouda said, “I was down there for all the practices and all the games.”
In youth baseball, athletes play at different levels, categorized by the pitch style. Starting at tee-ball, as the players get older they progress through the levels including coach pitch, machine pitch, and eventually kid pitch.
As an 11u player (11 years old or younger), Klouda was cut from his select team. After being given the opportunity to play on the B team, Klouda decided to take his passion to a club baseball program, one of the first on his team to do so. To play on the B team would mean less competition in their league.
Simultaneously, McVicker was practicing his swing as early as the age of two. Growing up, he watched Rory McIlroy on TV with his dad. McVicker competed in his first one-day tournament at seven years old, eventually working his way up to two-day tournaments at 11 years old.
“You could say it’s club golf, but it´s really not. It’s different organizations that run through junior golf, and there’s a bunch during the summer,” McVicker said.
Golf tournaments for 14-18 year olds are often condensed in the summer, and in the winter they are harder to find due to weather and course conditions.
“I’m probably gonna have to travel a bit down to Arizona or California to play some this winter,” McVicker said.
Last summer, McVicker won the Eddie Hogan Cup, which takes place in Portland. The Eddie Hogan cup is a 36-hole competition which takes place at Riverside Golf & Country Club.
Although McVicker’s sport of choice is golf, it is not the only sport he has played. As a kid, he played baseball with Klouda, leading them to become friends as they got older.
In April of his junior year, McVicker committed to Seattle University. The following summer, Klouda committed as well.
“One day, [Klouda] messaged me and he’s like ‘I think I’m gonna get an offer from Seattle,’ and I’m like, ‘There’s no way,’ McVicker said.
As Klouda and McVicker approach their last high school sports seasons, they will be able to go through the experience together.
“There’s a lot of full-circle moments in this process. It’s an added bonus to have someone that I know,” Klouda said.
