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Jersey Number 46
Nick Powers
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Flushing, Mich.
- High School:
- Flushing
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District in senior season of 2024 ... A three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and two-time Big Ten Academic Distinguished Scholar ... Collected Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors ... Finished career with 19 career wins, ranking No. 9 on MSU’s career wins list, along with 187 career strikeouts to rank No. 9 on Spartans’ career strikeouts list, in addition to rank No. 11 on career innings pitched list with 245.1 IP, totaling 19 career wins in 51 career appearances with 45 career starts with 187 career strikeouts.
2024 (SENIOR): Collected College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District accolades ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Academic Distinguished Scholar accolades ... Was sixth in the B1G in walks allowed per nine innings (2.46), also one of nine players in the league to toss a complete game, also tying for tops in the conference in games started (14) and third in the B1G in victories (7) ... Overall, posted a 7-4 record in 14 starts with a 5.71 ERA and 1.39 WHIP in 80.1 IP, logging 65 strikeouts and 22 walks, with the Spartans’ lone complete game of the season, going the distance in Victory for MSU over Marshall (Feb. 24) ... Went 7.0 IP or more in seven of 14 starts ... Fired five or more strikeouts in eight outings, highlighted by season-high nine Ks in the complete game vs. Marshall (Feb. 24), the second-most of his career, behind top mark of 10 Ks ... Limited opposition to five or fewer hits ... Yielded one walk or less in seven outings, including first four-straights starts of season, part of doing so in six of first seven outings, highlighted by no walks vs. Western Michigan (March 2) ... Along with complete game, also went 8.0 IP in win at Maryland (March 23), the first of streak of three-straight wins and four in five starts (March 23-April 20) ... Fielded position with 10 assists and three putouts in 13 changes for perfect 1.000, including part of three double plays, leading the pitching staff, as well as part of catching six caught stealing attempts, while only allowing one stolen base against, for a .143 stolen base against percentage, leading the staff in both caught stealing by and stolen base against percentage ... Will graduate with degree in advertising management in the fall of 2024.
2023 (JUNIOR): Garnered Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Academic Distinguished Scholar accolades ... Finished third in the B1G in both fewest runs allowed (29) and WHIP (1.15); fifth in opposing batting average (.228), fewest earned runs allowed (29) and fewest hits allowed (51), seventh in fewest walks allowed (20) and 10th in ERA (4.21) ... In B1G-only action, was fifth in fewest runs allowed (18), seventh in fewest walks allowed (10th), ninth in both ERA (4.12) and fewest earned runs allowed (18), as well as 10th in opposing batting average (.240) ... Posted a 5-3 record with 11 starts in 15 appearances, logging 41 strikeouts in 62.0 IP ... Fired three or more strikeouts in six appearances, including in four-straight outings, highlighted by season-high six Ks in win over Northwestern (April 30) ... Went at least 5.0 IP in seven starts, including stretch of five in a row, in addition to over 7.0 IP in three outings, highlighted by 8.0 in a Victory for MSU at Michigan (April 23) ... Had two appearances without a run, vs. Indiana (May 20) and vs. Charleston Southern (March 4) ... Tallied nine outings with one or less walks ... Fielded position with a perfect 100 percent fielding percentage with nine chances with seven assists and two putouts.
2022 (SOPHOMORE): Collected Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... Made 13 appearances with 11 starts, registering three wins with 46 strikeouts and a 6.29 ERA in 58.2 IP ... Fired a career-high 10 strikeouts in 6.0 IP vs. Western Carolina (March 12) at Fluor Field in Greenville, yielding just one run on four hits to earn the win in a 5-2 Victory for MSU ... The 10-K outing was part of three-straight appearances with five or more strikeouts, coming on heels of a five punchout, two-hit, no-run outing vs. Kansas (March 4) a week earlier also in Greenville, as part of four total outings on the season with five or more punchouts, along with eight outings with three or more Ks ... Had three appearances without yielding a run, and four outings with just one earned run ... Went 5.0 IP or more in six outings ... Came on in relief vs. Minnesota (April 30), going 4.1 IP without two strikeouts, two hits and no runs in a 2-1 Victory for MSU ... Fielded position with one putout and five assists, including two assists vs. Houston Baptist (March 20).
2021 (FRESHMAN): Earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team accolades, as well as B1G Co-Freshman of the Week on March 30 ... Burst onto the scene first season as a Spartan, before suffering a season-ending injury at Penn State on May 1 ... At the time of injury, was leading MSU and ranked tied for fifth in the B1G with four wins, logging a 4-3 record with a 4.87 ERA in 44.1 IP with 35 strikeouts ... Was also ranked 24th in the B1G in innings pitched, 28th in ERA and 33th in strikeouts at the time of his injury ... The first-year Spartan hurler chalked up five or more strikeouts in four outings, led by a career-high of seven Ks vs. Purdue (April 11) in a career-long 7.2 IP ... Named the B1G Co-Freshman of the Week on March 30, for performance against Indiana on March 28, as the Hoosiers were leading the B1G at the time ... In first-ever game at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field, fired 6.2 IP shutout innings in earning the win against Indiana, running scoreless inning streak to 15-straight innings, before yielding a run with two outs in the seventh ... Finished with three strikeouts, and did not allow an Indiana runner past second base until the seventh, his final inning, in limiting the Hoosiers to a season-low four hits while tying a season-low with just one run, after Indiana entered the game among the B1G leaders in hits and runs ... At the time, the Spartan southpaw was the only pitcher in the Big Ten to defeat the top two teams in the league standings in Indiana and Michigan, and accomplished the feat in his last two starts over the span of less than a week, beating Michigan on Monday, March 22, and Indiana on Sunday, March 28 ... Collected MSU’s first Big Ten Freshman of the Week award since March 12, 2018 when teammate Mason Erla earned the accolade ... Fielded his position making eight assists, which ranked second among MSU pitchers, without an error.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Flushing High School for head coach Stephen Burdis ... A two-time first-team All-Conference and All-District honoree, as well as a two-time first-team Flint Metro League selection ... A team captain ... Posted an ERA of 0.77 as a junior, a Flushing High School record and No. 55 on the all-time lowest ERA list in the MHSAA record book ... Also recorded a new school record with 92 strikeouts ... Named the Flint-area Athlete of the Week by MLive on May 3 for his performance with a 14 K, three hit outing without a walk in a 1-0 win over Fenton, as well as adding two hits in a separate game including a game-tying two-run single ... Played summer league for Michigan Select ... Rated the No. 2 pitcher and the No. 18 overall player in Michigan by Prep Baseball Report ... Rated as the No. 3 pitcher and No. 27 overall player in Michigan by Perfect Game ... Named to two All-Tournament teams by Perfect Game ... Also a two-year letterwinner on the Raiders’ football team, playing quarterback, safety and wide receiver ... A three-time Flushing High School Scholar-Athlete ... Selected Michigan State over Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Saginaw Valley and Ball State..
PERSONAL: Son of Denise and Steve Powers ... Majoring in advertising management . . . Chose MSU because he’s been a Spartan fan for as long as he can remember and the academic programs at MSU provide students with the skills to be successful beyond graduation; he’s always dreamed of playing baseball for the Spartans and it’s a dream come true, and the close-knit relationship of the coaches and players.
2024 (SENIOR): Collected College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District accolades ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Academic Distinguished Scholar accolades ... Was sixth in the B1G in walks allowed per nine innings (2.46), also one of nine players in the league to toss a complete game, also tying for tops in the conference in games started (14) and third in the B1G in victories (7) ... Overall, posted a 7-4 record in 14 starts with a 5.71 ERA and 1.39 WHIP in 80.1 IP, logging 65 strikeouts and 22 walks, with the Spartans’ lone complete game of the season, going the distance in Victory for MSU over Marshall (Feb. 24) ... Went 7.0 IP or more in seven of 14 starts ... Fired five or more strikeouts in eight outings, highlighted by season-high nine Ks in the complete game vs. Marshall (Feb. 24), the second-most of his career, behind top mark of 10 Ks ... Limited opposition to five or fewer hits ... Yielded one walk or less in seven outings, including first four-straights starts of season, part of doing so in six of first seven outings, highlighted by no walks vs. Western Michigan (March 2) ... Along with complete game, also went 8.0 IP in win at Maryland (March 23), the first of streak of three-straight wins and four in five starts (March 23-April 20) ... Fielded position with 10 assists and three putouts in 13 changes for perfect 1.000, including part of three double plays, leading the pitching staff, as well as part of catching six caught stealing attempts, while only allowing one stolen base against, for a .143 stolen base against percentage, leading the staff in both caught stealing by and stolen base against percentage ... Will graduate with degree in advertising management in the fall of 2024.
2023 (JUNIOR): Garnered Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Academic Distinguished Scholar accolades ... Finished third in the B1G in both fewest runs allowed (29) and WHIP (1.15); fifth in opposing batting average (.228), fewest earned runs allowed (29) and fewest hits allowed (51), seventh in fewest walks allowed (20) and 10th in ERA (4.21) ... In B1G-only action, was fifth in fewest runs allowed (18), seventh in fewest walks allowed (10th), ninth in both ERA (4.12) and fewest earned runs allowed (18), as well as 10th in opposing batting average (.240) ... Posted a 5-3 record with 11 starts in 15 appearances, logging 41 strikeouts in 62.0 IP ... Fired three or more strikeouts in six appearances, including in four-straight outings, highlighted by season-high six Ks in win over Northwestern (April 30) ... Went at least 5.0 IP in seven starts, including stretch of five in a row, in addition to over 7.0 IP in three outings, highlighted by 8.0 in a Victory for MSU at Michigan (April 23) ... Had two appearances without a run, vs. Indiana (May 20) and vs. Charleston Southern (March 4) ... Tallied nine outings with one or less walks ... Fielded position with a perfect 100 percent fielding percentage with nine chances with seven assists and two putouts.
2022 (SOPHOMORE): Collected Academic All-Big Ten recognition ... Made 13 appearances with 11 starts, registering three wins with 46 strikeouts and a 6.29 ERA in 58.2 IP ... Fired a career-high 10 strikeouts in 6.0 IP vs. Western Carolina (March 12) at Fluor Field in Greenville, yielding just one run on four hits to earn the win in a 5-2 Victory for MSU ... The 10-K outing was part of three-straight appearances with five or more strikeouts, coming on heels of a five punchout, two-hit, no-run outing vs. Kansas (March 4) a week earlier also in Greenville, as part of four total outings on the season with five or more punchouts, along with eight outings with three or more Ks ... Had three appearances without yielding a run, and four outings with just one earned run ... Went 5.0 IP or more in six outings ... Came on in relief vs. Minnesota (April 30), going 4.1 IP without two strikeouts, two hits and no runs in a 2-1 Victory for MSU ... Fielded position with one putout and five assists, including two assists vs. Houston Baptist (March 20).
2021 (FRESHMAN): Earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team accolades, as well as B1G Co-Freshman of the Week on March 30 ... Burst onto the scene first season as a Spartan, before suffering a season-ending injury at Penn State on May 1 ... At the time of injury, was leading MSU and ranked tied for fifth in the B1G with four wins, logging a 4-3 record with a 4.87 ERA in 44.1 IP with 35 strikeouts ... Was also ranked 24th in the B1G in innings pitched, 28th in ERA and 33th in strikeouts at the time of his injury ... The first-year Spartan hurler chalked up five or more strikeouts in four outings, led by a career-high of seven Ks vs. Purdue (April 11) in a career-long 7.2 IP ... Named the B1G Co-Freshman of the Week on March 30, for performance against Indiana on March 28, as the Hoosiers were leading the B1G at the time ... In first-ever game at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field, fired 6.2 IP shutout innings in earning the win against Indiana, running scoreless inning streak to 15-straight innings, before yielding a run with two outs in the seventh ... Finished with three strikeouts, and did not allow an Indiana runner past second base until the seventh, his final inning, in limiting the Hoosiers to a season-low four hits while tying a season-low with just one run, after Indiana entered the game among the B1G leaders in hits and runs ... At the time, the Spartan southpaw was the only pitcher in the Big Ten to defeat the top two teams in the league standings in Indiana and Michigan, and accomplished the feat in his last two starts over the span of less than a week, beating Michigan on Monday, March 22, and Indiana on Sunday, March 28 ... Collected MSU’s first Big Ten Freshman of the Week award since March 12, 2018 when teammate Mason Erla earned the accolade ... Fielded his position making eight assists, which ranked second among MSU pitchers, without an error.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Flushing High School for head coach Stephen Burdis ... A two-time first-team All-Conference and All-District honoree, as well as a two-time first-team Flint Metro League selection ... A team captain ... Posted an ERA of 0.77 as a junior, a Flushing High School record and No. 55 on the all-time lowest ERA list in the MHSAA record book ... Also recorded a new school record with 92 strikeouts ... Named the Flint-area Athlete of the Week by MLive on May 3 for his performance with a 14 K, three hit outing without a walk in a 1-0 win over Fenton, as well as adding two hits in a separate game including a game-tying two-run single ... Played summer league for Michigan Select ... Rated the No. 2 pitcher and the No. 18 overall player in Michigan by Prep Baseball Report ... Rated as the No. 3 pitcher and No. 27 overall player in Michigan by Perfect Game ... Named to two All-Tournament teams by Perfect Game ... Also a two-year letterwinner on the Raiders’ football team, playing quarterback, safety and wide receiver ... A three-time Flushing High School Scholar-Athlete ... Selected Michigan State over Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Saginaw Valley and Ball State..
PERSONAL: Son of Denise and Steve Powers ... Majoring in advertising management . . . Chose MSU because he’s been a Spartan fan for as long as he can remember and the academic programs at MSU provide students with the skills to be successful beyond graduation; he’s always dreamed of playing baseball for the Spartans and it’s a dream come true, and the close-knit relationship of the coaches and players.
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