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Jersey Number 10
Nick Williams
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Racine, Wis.
- High School:
- Union Grove HS
- Prev School:
- Wabash Valley CC
Bio
2024 (JUNIOR): Played in 50 games, making 49 starts, making 41 starts in left field, along with making seven starts at first base while Sam Busch was out with an injury, and also one start at designated hitter ... Posted a .309 average, .459 slugging percentage and .427 on-base percentage, logging 56 hits with 15 doubles and four HR, notching 37 RBI and matched that with 37 walks, adding three stolen bases ... Led MSU and ranked tied for 11th in the B1G in walks (37), while also ranked second on team and 27th in the B1G in on-base percentage (.427), in addition to third on team and tied for 18th in conference in doubles (15) ... Also fourth on team in slugging percentage (.459), along with leading team in sac flies (5), while ranking tied for second in runs scored (41), third in both RBI (37) and total bases (83), fourth in hits (56), hit by pitch (4) and at bats (181), tied for fourth in HR (7) and tied for fifth in stolen bases (3) ... Led team in multiple RBI games with 11, driving in a pair of runs in seven games, while knocking three RBI in four contests ... Fourth on team in multiple hit games with 16, knocking two hits in 10 games, while posting five three-hit outings and season-high four hits in one game ... Also shared MSU lead in longest reached base streak of 16 games (April 14-May 14), matching teammates Dillon Kark and Ryan McKay for tops on the team ... Notched a season-long six-game hitting streak (March 31-April 21), with two hits in four of the six games, also added a five-game streak (Feb. 24-March 3), with 13 hits in the four games, highlighted by season-high four hits going 4-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored vs. Western Michigan at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C., adding three hits both vs. Marshall (Feb. 24) and Illinois (March 3), along with two hits at Georgia (Feb. 28) ... Added a four-game hitting streak with 2+ hits in all four games, starting with two each vs. Penn State (April 20-21) and at Ohio State (April 26) and adding three hits next day vs. OSU (April 27) ... Added a three-hit outing at Minnesota (May 12), with all three hits being doubles ... Burst onto scene going 3-for-4 with a run and stolen base in Spartan debut on Feb. 16 vs. Merrimack at Charleston, S.C. ... Blasted first homer for the Green & White on March 3 vs. Illinois at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. ... One of four regular defenders with perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, ranking fourth in putouts with 126 and adding one assist.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played two years at Wabash Valley CC ... Named to First-Team NJCAA Division I Baseball All-America Team ... Also named Most Outstanding Hitter Award at the NJCAA D1 World Series and tabbed to the NJCAA World Series All-Tournament Team ... Helped Wabash to the NJCAA World Series, falling in the national championship game, finishing with a 57-13 record, as the Warriors made back-to-back trips to the World Series for the first time in program history and made it all the way to the championship game after not having any position players back from previous season and under first-year head coach Aaron Biddle ... Earned first-team All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference honors ... Posted slash line of .482 / .595 / .824 with 102 RBI, 15 HR, in 222 at bats, swiping 21 stolen bases in 70 games ... Logged streak of four HR in three games, including two vs. Carl Albert State (Feb. 25, 2023), part of 3-for-4 finish with eight RBI and three runs scored ... Led the Warriors to a 60-10 mark as a freshman in 2022 ... Hit .333 with nine RBI and 12 runs scored in 28 games ... Played summer league for the Madison Mallards in the Northwoods League with in the summer of 2023, after playing for the Owensboro Riverdawgs in the summer of 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-year letterwinner at Union Grove High School for coach Nate Meyer ... Helped the Broncos to a 25-4 record as a senior, advancing to the WIAA Division 1 state quarterfinal, capping consecutive state tournament appearances for Union Grove, after not appearing in the state tourney since 1952 ... Named Conference Player of the Year in senior season ... Went 3-for-3 with two triples, four RBI and two runs in state tournament game ... Rated as the No. 11 utility player and the No. 36 overall player in the state of Wisconsin by Prep Baseball Report, while rated as the No. 12 utility player and No. 48 overall player in the state of Wisconsin by Perfect Game coming out of high school ... Also a two-year letterwinner on the Union Grove football team at running back, and was team captain as a senior ... Rushed for 975 yards with six catches for 115 yards.
PERSONAL: Son of Patricia and Neil Williams ... Father, Neil, attended Michigan State ... Majoring in advertising management at MSU ... Names father as biggest baseball influence because of his help in overcoming some bumps in the road and keeping him accountable and focused on continuing to improve and the task at hand ... Lists greatest athletic achievement as having opportunity to be at the JUCO World Series in back-to-back years and being able to play and contribute to his team’s success as a sophomore was second-to-none and such an amazing experience made better by all the amazing teammates and people got to experience it with.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played two years at Wabash Valley CC ... Named to First-Team NJCAA Division I Baseball All-America Team ... Also named Most Outstanding Hitter Award at the NJCAA D1 World Series and tabbed to the NJCAA World Series All-Tournament Team ... Helped Wabash to the NJCAA World Series, falling in the national championship game, finishing with a 57-13 record, as the Warriors made back-to-back trips to the World Series for the first time in program history and made it all the way to the championship game after not having any position players back from previous season and under first-year head coach Aaron Biddle ... Earned first-team All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference honors ... Posted slash line of .482 / .595 / .824 with 102 RBI, 15 HR, in 222 at bats, swiping 21 stolen bases in 70 games ... Logged streak of four HR in three games, including two vs. Carl Albert State (Feb. 25, 2023), part of 3-for-4 finish with eight RBI and three runs scored ... Led the Warriors to a 60-10 mark as a freshman in 2022 ... Hit .333 with nine RBI and 12 runs scored in 28 games ... Played summer league for the Madison Mallards in the Northwoods League with in the summer of 2023, after playing for the Owensboro Riverdawgs in the summer of 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-year letterwinner at Union Grove High School for coach Nate Meyer ... Helped the Broncos to a 25-4 record as a senior, advancing to the WIAA Division 1 state quarterfinal, capping consecutive state tournament appearances for Union Grove, after not appearing in the state tourney since 1952 ... Named Conference Player of the Year in senior season ... Went 3-for-3 with two triples, four RBI and two runs in state tournament game ... Rated as the No. 11 utility player and the No. 36 overall player in the state of Wisconsin by Prep Baseball Report, while rated as the No. 12 utility player and No. 48 overall player in the state of Wisconsin by Perfect Game coming out of high school ... Also a two-year letterwinner on the Union Grove football team at running back, and was team captain as a senior ... Rushed for 975 yards with six catches for 115 yards.
PERSONAL: Son of Patricia and Neil Williams ... Father, Neil, attended Michigan State ... Majoring in advertising management at MSU ... Names father as biggest baseball influence because of his help in overcoming some bumps in the road and keeping him accountable and focused on continuing to improve and the task at hand ... Lists greatest athletic achievement as having opportunity to be at the JUCO World Series in back-to-back years and being able to play and contribute to his team’s success as a sophomore was second-to-none and such an amazing experience made better by all the amazing teammates and people got to experience it with.
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