West Virginia University Athletics

Drafted in the 7th round with the 200th overall selection by the Athletics in the 2025 MLB Draft

2025 (Jr.)

• All-Big 12 First Team
• Clemson Regional All-Tournament Team
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
• Big 12 Player of the Week (April 14)
• Played in 54 games with 53 starts
• Hit .276 with eight home runs and 36 RBI
• Third on the team with 46 runs scored
• 8-for-8 on stolen bases
• Threw out 24.4% of base stealers
• Went 3-for-5 with a two RBI against Ohio (Feb. 26)
• Went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored against Kennesaw State (March 8)
• Reached base five times, hit a home run, and scored four runs against BYU (March 29)
• Went 3-for-3 with two walks and three RBI against Ohio State (April 1)
• Had two home runs and four RBI at Houston (April 13)
• Scored three runs and hit a home run against Cincinnati (April 19)
• Hit a home run and drove in two runs against Kentucky in Clemson Regional title game (June 1)

2024 (So.)

• Tucson Regional All-Tournament Team
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
• Played in 45 games with 44 starts
• Hit .308 with eight home runs and 37 RBI
• Third on the team with 42 runs scored
• Reached base four times and hit a home run at Stetson (Feb. 19)
• Went 4-for-4 with two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored at Charlotte (Feb. 24)
• Went 5-for-7 with a home run, four RBI, and three runs scored at Kansas (April 7)
• Had two hits with a home run, three RBI, and three runs against Kansas State (May 11)
• Went 2-for-3 with a home run against TCU in the Big 12 Tournament (May 21)
• Hit a three-run home run in win over Dallas Baptist in the NCAA Tucson Regional (May 31)
• Went 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs in NCAA Tucson Regional Final against Grand Canyon (June 2)

2023 (Fr.)

• All Big 12 Honorable Mention
• Played in 53 games, making 43 starts behind the plate and at DH
• Hit .267 with four home runs, nine doubles, 24 RBI, and 31 runs scored
• Threw out 29% of would-be base stealers
• Had two hits and three RBI at Maryland (Feb. 21)
• Reached base five times and scored three runs at App State (March 15)
• Had two hits, two walks, an RBI, and a run scored against Hofstra (March 22)
• Hit first home run and drove in three runs against Kansas (April 8)
• Had two doubles at Oklahoma State (April 16)
• Hit a home run against Penn State (April 25)
• Went 2-for-4 with a home run, double, four RBI, and two runs scored against Oklahoma (May 7)
• Drove in two runs and scored three times against Texas Tech (May 13)
• Hit a home run and had three RBI against Ball State in the NCAA Lexington Regional (June 3)

High School

• Played at Cumberland Valley High for coach Levi Mumma
• PennLive All-Star
• Hit .493 at the plate as a junior and .423 as a senior
• Played at East Coast Pro prior to his senior season
• Also was a member of the Boston Red Sox Scout Team
• Ranked as the No. 1 catcher in Pennsylvania and a top-500 national recruit by Perfect Game

Personal

• Son of Jeffrey and Danielle Sauve
• Father was a two-sport athlete at Clemson, was drafted by the Boston Red Sox and played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers
• Has one sister
• Majoring in General Business
• Birthday is July 18
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll