Nick Hutchins

Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-0
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Franklin, Tenn.
High School:
Franklin

Drafted in the 27th round (No. 810 overall) of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals

2017 (JUNIOR)

Played in 56 games and started 49, mostly at catcher ... Earned a spot on the Johnny Bench Award Watch List, which is given to the top collegiate catcher ... Hit 16 doubles, three triples and a home run ... Slugged .358 ... Scored 33 runs, which was fourth on the team ... Had a .985 fielding percentage ... Went 7-for-9 stealing bases ... Caught 12 opponents trying to steal ... Went 5-for-14 against nationally-ranked Missouri State during the regular season ... 20 of his 44 hits were for extra bases.

2016 (SOPHOMORE)

Played in 41 games and started 35 ... Started 31 games as catcher and four as designated hitter ... Hit by pitch 10 times, which ranked eighth in the MVC ... His 10 HBPs ranked seventh-most in SIU single-season history ... Hit in seven of his last nine games of the season ... Went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored against Belmont (4/5) ... Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs at Missouri State (5/8) ... Went 2-for-5 with two RBIs against Dallas Baptist in the MVC Tournament ... SUMMER: Earned the Big Stick Award for having the highest batting average among catchers in the Northwoods League ... Hit .325, which was 12th overall in the NWL ... Northwoods League All-Star.

2015 (FRESHMAN)

Played in 35 games with 29 starts, mostly at catcher… Finished the season with three home runs… Hit .241 on the year with 27 hits… Had a career-high three RBI against Austin Peay on 3/25.

PRIOR TO SIU

Was the 11-AAA Player of the Year as a senior... Was a four-year starter for Franklin High School... During his senior year, he hit .467 with seven hime runs and 42 RBIs... Named to the All-Region team... Earned Second Team All-State honors... As a sophomore, he helped his team to District 11-AAA and Region 6AAA championships.

PERSONAL

Son of Mike and Angela Hutchins... Has one sibling, Zack... His grandfather played football at Marshall University.