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2018 Baseball Roster

Nick Hammonds
Dave Winder

12 Niko Hulsizer

  • Hometown Mohnton, Pa.
  • Position Outfielder
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 225
  • High School Governor Mifflin

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Drafted in the 18th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers … Named MVP of the OVC Tournament … Named Second-Team All-OVC … Started all 42 games in which he appeared … Hit .314 with 50 runs, 53 hits, 11 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs, 38 RBI, and 104 total bases … Hit for the cycle, in reverse order, at SIUE on 4/13/18, going 4-for-5 with five RBI and four runs scored … Recorded a season-high four hits on two occasions … Ranked fourth in the OVC, being plunked by 14 pitches … Had 14 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games … Had season-high seven game hitting streak and 17 game reached-base streak.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Named Ohio Valley Conference Co-Player of the Year ... Named First-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association, Perfect Game/Rawlings and College Sports Madness ... Named Second-Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings ... Named First-Team All-South Region by ABCA/Rawlings ...  Named First-Team All-OVC  ... Named the Golden Spikes Award Gold Standard Performer of the Week on April 3 ... Earned OVC Player of the Week once ... Finished the regular season as the nation's leader in home runs (27), RBI (82) and total bases (193) ... Set the MSU and OVC record for home runs and total bases ... Ranked second nationally in slugging percentage (.775) and third in runs scored (69) ... Also ranked 16th nationally with his 87 hits ... Finished with a .349 batting average in the Eagles’ 59 games and had a .435 on-base percentage while also recording six outfield assists ... Tallied 28 multi-hit games, including 12 with three or more and also had 19 multiple-RBI efforts ... Drove in four or more runs eight times and finished with a team-best OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 1.210 ... Also ranked second on the team with a personal-best 21-game reached-base streak early in the year ... Opened the year with home runs in the first two games vs. Jacksonville and Jackson State ... Was 3-for-6 with two homers and six RBI in final game of Eastern Kentucky series ... Recorded three home runs and had six RBI versus Alabama A&M ... Was 3-for-6 with two homers and six RBI in second game of SIU Edwardsville series ... Drove in season-high seven runs, including two homers, against West Virginia Tech.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
Named OVC All-Newcomer and OVC Player of the Week on May 16 … Led the conference in batting average (.424) versus league pitching ... Started 25 games and saw action in 39 games ... Hit .345 with 27 runs, 40 hits, nine doubles, two triples, five home runs, and 25 RBI ... Recorded a perfect fielding percentage (1.000) … Had 11 multi-hit games ... Was 10-for-14 with eight RBI as the Eagles swept Jacksonville State at home May 13-15.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for USA Elite ... Perfect Game rated him as the 33rd-best player in his state and the eighth-best outfielder in Pennsylvania ... Was named First-Team All-County as well as First-Team Quad A All-State in 2013 and 2014 ... Batted .480 with 21 RBI as a sophomore and hit .465 as a junior with three home runs and 19 RBI ... Was selected to play for the New York Yankees and Mets' Scout Team where he clubbed a home run at Yankee Stadium ... Father, Al, was a professional bowler who claimed two national titles, five state titles and tossed 44 perfect games.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2016Freshman

    Outfielder
    6'1" 210 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2017Sophomore

    Outfielder
    6'1" 210 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2018Junior

    Outfielder
    6'2" 225 lbs
    12