#7 Nick Podkul 2016-17 Baseball Roster

Career & Game-by-Game Stats 

HONORS & AWARDS:

• Monogram winner (2016)

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