2017-18 Baseball Roster

#7 Nick Podkul 2016-17 Baseball Roster

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Height 6'2''
Weight 190 lbs.
Class Junior
Hometown Schererville, IN
High School Andrean
B/T R/R
Nick Podkul - Baseball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

HONORS & AWARDS:

  • Selected with the 206th overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays
  • College Baseball Daily Preseason All-ACC Honorable Mention (2018)
  • Second Team All-ACC (2018)
  • Monogram winner (2016)

JUNIOR SEASON (2018):

  • One of three players to start all 54 games on the year
  • Led the team in batting average (.312), slugging percentage (.525), and on-base percentage (.433)
  • Also led the Irish in RBIs (40) and hit-by-pitches (13), while ranking second in stolen bases (9) and third in home runs (8)
  • Owned a 22-game on-base streak, spanning across the 2017-18 seasons
  • Set his career high with three RBI at LSU and followed that performance with another three-RBI game the next day
  • Matched a single-game career high with 4 hits against Wake Forest
  • Earned preseason All-ACC honorable mention accolades from College Baseball Daily

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017):

  • One of two players to start all 58 games on the year
  • Was second on the team with a .439 slugging percentage, while ranking third in average (.285) and on-base percentage (.386)
  • Paced the Irish with 15 hit-by-pitches, one shy of the cracking the top-10 in single-season history
  • Recorded 17 multi-hit games on the year
  • Ended the season on a six-game hitting streak
  • Had a 27-game on-base streak during the year, the longest by an Irish player since 2017
  • Hit a pair of solo home runs while going 4-for-5 in ACC Championship game against Florida State
  • Drilled a leadoff home run in first game of series at No. 19 Virginia

FRESHMAN SEASON (2016):

  • Saw action in 40 games, making 36 starts betwen third, first and DH
  • Had eight multi-hit games, as well as a pair of multi-RBI outings
  • Strung together and eight-game hitting streak (March 24-April 5) and 15-game on-base streak (April 24-May 19) during the season
  • Team posted an 8-2 record in starts at third base
  • Hit .302 against righthanded pitching, .333 with runners on base, .316 with runners on base and .318 with two outs
  • Posted a .325 average at home
  • Spent summer with Battle Creek Bombers of Northwoods League, recording six homers, 13 doubles, 30 RBI, 36 walks, 11 hit by pitch and 41 runs in 64 games

HIGH SCHOOL:

  • Earned three letters each in baseball and basketball at Andrean
  • Rated the second-best shortstop in Indiana by Perfect Game, as well as the Hoosier state’s No. 22 player overall
  • Helped Andrean to consecutive Indiana Class 3-A titles as a junior and senior, as well as three straight conference titles from sophomore to senior year
  • Named preseason Louisville Slugger All-American and honorable mention All-Central Region prior to senior year
  • Named first team all-conference as a senior
  • Hit .411 as a junior, earning first team all-conference and first team all-area honors
  • Posted a .417 average as a sophomore to garner honorable mention all-state accolades
  • Helped Andrean to sectional title as a sophomore
  • Was a first-team all-conference performer on the hardwood, helping Andrean to regional title as a junior and sectional titles as a junior and senior
  • Named an all-area basketball player as a junior, averaging 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game
  • Named academic all-state

PERSONAL:

  • Born in Munster, Indiana
  • Son of Frank Podkul Sr. and Jackie Weiser
  • Has an older brother, Frank Jr.
  • Father, Frank Sr., played baseball and football at Wabash College
  • Brother, Frank Jr., plays baseball at Franklin College
  • Enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters as an American Studies major