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13 Nick Caruso

13 Nick Caruso

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    210
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Sterling Heights, Mich.
  • High School:
    De La Salle
  • Position:
    C
  • Major:
    Professional Communications (Graduate)

Summary

Biography

2021 (R-Senior) | Game-By-Game StatsPlayed in 50 games, 47 of which he started – 46 at catcher and one as the designated hitter… Named to the Horizon League All-Academic Team… Named Horizon League Batter of the Week on April 20… Batted .310 and slugged .472 with 10 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 31 RBIs… Recorded 23 runs scored, 67 total bases, 11 walks and a .375 on-base percentage… Committed four errors in 380 chances in the field for a .989 fielding percentage… Notched nine multi-hit games and seven games with multiple RBI… Hit safely in seven straight games from March 12 to March 26… Reached base safely in 12 consecutive contests at one point… Batted .400 with runners in scoring position… Went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in the season opener at Troy (2/19)… Went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored in the first game of a doubleheader against St. Bonaventure (3/20)… Went 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk and two runs scored in the second game of a doubleheader against St. Bonaventure (3/20)… Went 3-for-5 with a triple, a run scored and five RBIs against Wright State (3/26)… Hit a three-run home run and scored twice in the first game of a doubleheader against UIC (4/3)… Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, a run scored and three RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader at Milwaukee (4/9)… Went 4-for-4 with a three-run home run, three runs scored and six RBIs at Northern Kentucky (4/18)… Became the first Penguin since Blaze Glenn in 2019 to record six RBIs in a game… Went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored in the first game of a doubleheader against Milwaukee (5/22)… Went 2-for-4 with a double against UIC in the Horizon League Tournament (5/27).

2020 (R-Senior) | Game-By-Game StatsPlayed in 13 games, 10 of which he started at catcher… Named to the Horizon League All-Academic Team… Named Horizon League Batter of the Week on Feb. 24… Threw out four base runners attempting to steal in 11 chances… Posted a .990 fielding percentage with one error in 102 chances in the field… Ranked third in the Horizon League with four runners caught stealing and fourth with 91 putouts… Batted .162 with six hits and one RBI in 37 at-bats… Tied for third on the team with seven runs scored… Recorded five walks, six total bases and two stolen bases in two attempts… Had a season-high two hits and scored a run at College of Charleston (2/22)… Singled, walked and scored a run at College of Charleston (2/23)… Singled, walked and scored a run at Abilene Christian (2/29)… Hit an RBI single, walked and scored a run at N.C. Central (3/6).

2019 (Senior) | Game-By-Game StatsPlayed in three games and made two starts at catcher before having his season cut short due to an illness… Awarded a medical redshirt... Did not have a hit in six at-bats… Recorded a sacrifice bunt and stole a base in his only attempt… Committed two errors in 14 chances in the field and was credited with two assists… Caught one runner stealing in two attempts.

2018 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Played in 41 games, starting 36 at catcher and two as the designated hitter… Threw out 16 base runners attempting to steal in 35 chances… Committed six errors in 267 chances in the field overall… Batted .198 with four doubles and eight RBIs… Posted a .992 fielding percentage with one error in 129 chances during Horizon League action… Recorded six multi-hit games and three games with multiple RBIs… Had a season-high three hits including a two-run double in the season opener at Belmont (2/16)… Followed that up with two hits and another two-run double in the series finale at Belmont (2/18)… Had two hits and two RBIs against Northern Kentucky (3/25)… Recorded a pair of hits including a double in the second game of a doubleheader against UIC (3/31)… Notched a pair of singles and scored three runs at Toledo (5/8)... Went on a four-game hitting streak from March 30 to April 6.

Macomb Community College: Played two seasons for the Monarchs… Hit .340 with eight doubles and one home run as a sophomore in 2017… Also pitched 13 innings with 13 strikeouts and one save… Named Honorable Mention All-MCCAA Eastern Conference… Helped the Monarchs become regional tournament qualifiers.

High School: Earned two letters… Earned all-league honors … Named Second-Team All-Macomb County… Named his team’s Defensive MVP as a junior and a senior… Helped lead the Pilots to a district championship as a junior… Set a school record for most base runners thrown out in a season… Also played basketball and football… Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Parents are Matt and Shannon… Has two sisters (Brittney and Heather)… Major is communication studies... Recipient of the 2020-21 Stephen Bartolin, Sr. Scholarship.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2018Junior

    C
    6'4" 200 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2019Senior

    C
    6'4" 200 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2020Redshirt Senior

    C
    6'4" 210 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2021Redshirt Senior

    C
    6'4" 210 lbs
    13