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Jersey Number 8
Nick Monistere
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brandon, Miss.
- High School:
- Northwest Rankin HS
Bio
2025 (Jr.): A first-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), while also earning second team honors by D1Baseball.com and third team accolades by Baseball America…A second-team All-South Region pick by ABCA/Rawlings…Earned Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year honors, marking the first Golden Eagle to win that honor since Luke Reynolds earned the CUSA top accolade in 2018…A Ferriss Trophy finalist for the top collegiate baseball player in the state of Mississippi…Named semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy…A first-team All-Sun Belt selection and Sun Belt All-Tournament team selection…One of three Golden Eagles to start in all 63 games, all coming at second base…Finished the year with a .323 batting average with 12 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 72 RBI…His RBI total was the most by a Golden Eagle since Reed Trimble knocked in that many in 2021…His home run total tied for ninth-most in a season by a Southern Miss player…Led the Sun Belt in both home runs and RBI…Ranked No. 14 nationally in home runs and No. 26 in RBI…Earned the NCBWA Nation Player of the Month for April after hitting safely in 15 of 17 games, including a career-best 12 games hitting streak during that stretch…Drove in a run in 11-straight games at one totaling 28 RBI as he hit .467 (21x45) over his hitting streak…Knocked in a career-best seven runs at Texas State (4/13) and followed that with a six RBI contest at Southeastern Louisiana (4/15) in which he hit a go-ahead grand slam in the ninth which proved to be the game winner…Had two homer contests in both of those games…Followed that game with a game-winning homer in the ninth the following week against SLU (4/23)…Opened April with a five RBI performance versus Tulane (4/1)…Went four-for-five in SBC Tournament championship game against Coastal Carolina (5/25) with a home run and two RBI…Homered twice against Alabama (5/31) in NCAA Hattiesburg Regional…Tied for the team lead in multi-hit games with 25 (19-2H, 4-3H, 2-4H) and was first in multi-RBI affairs with 21 (14-2RBI, 3-3RBI, 1-4RBI, 1-5RBI, 1-6RBI, 1-7RBI)…Preseason All-Sun Belt utility player…Named to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List and Fall 2024 semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2024 (So.): Played in 62 games and made 61 starts…Started at five different positions (2B-36; 3B-13; CF-6: LF-3; RF-3)…First Golden Eagle to start in five different positions in a year since Michael Sterling did it in 2012…Batted .247 with 48 runs, 13 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 53 RBI…Finished second on the team in runs driven in and tied for second in home runs…His two triples both came in league contests and finished tied for second in league contests for that category…Also stole seven bases in eight attempts…Posted 15 multi-hit games (12-2H, 2-3H, 1-4h) and 14 multi-RBI contests (8-2RBI, 3-3RBI, 1-4RBI, 1-5RBI)…Named to Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament team…Hit three-run homer in tournament opener versus Coastal Carolina (5/22) and also belted a two-run blast versus App State (5/25)…Also scored six times in the event…Homered in opening game of NCAA Knoxville Regional versus Indiana (5/31) and drove in a pair of runs…Went 3x4 with four runs and five RBI and included a double and home run at New Orleans (2/21)…Hit safely in six-straight games from March 2-10, that included three, two-hit performances…Had three, two-hit games in Troy series (March 28-30)…Went 3x3 with a homer and four RBI against Nicholls (4/16)…Had season-best four-hit game at Tulane (4/23) with a double and four RBI…Added a season-high two stolen bases in that Tulane contest…Longest hitting streak of year was seven game and came from April 7-19, hitting .417 (10x24) with 12 runs, two doubles, a triple, three home runs and 10 RBI…Committed just one error over his final 27 games fielding 101 of 102 chances successfully…Member of the Spring 2024 semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2023 (Fr.): Used as both a pitcher and infielder during his initial season…Inserted into the lineup at Old Dominion (4/8) in the second game of a doubleheader at second base and went on to start in 37-straight games there…Batted .320 with nine doubles, a triple, five home runs and 28 RBI…Tripled in his first collegiate at bat at ODU and drove in a run, finishing the contest with two hits and three RBI…Named to the NCAA Auburn All-Regional team at second base, after going .400 (8x20) and hitting safely in all five games…Added three doubles in the regional, and drove in six runs, while scoring five times…Also successfully handled all 28 fielding chances…Had season-high four-hit game at ULM (5/14)…Drove in season-high four runs on a grand slam against Tulane (5/2)…Also homered in opening game of NCAA Hattiesburg Super Regional against Tennessee (6/10)…Had season-best eight-game hitting streak from May 27-June 10, batting .379 (11x29) with eight runs, and eight RBI over that stretch…Hit safely in 11 of his final 13 games…Had eight multi-hit games (4-2H, 3-3H and 1-4H)…Added seven multi-RBI games (4-2RBI, 2-3RBI, 1-4RBI)…Went 1-0 on the mound with a save and a 4.00 ERA…Saw action in nine games on the mound and threw nine innings…Threw a scoreless 11th-inning versus Illinois (2/25) to get his first career collegiate victory…Threw final 1 1/3 against Louisiana Tech (4/26), retiring all four batters he faced to collect his lone save…Posted season-high strikeout total of three in first game of doubleheader at Old Dominion(4/8)…Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2022 semester.
High School: Played his prep baseball at Northwest Rankin High School where he was chosen the SBLive National Player of the Year in 2022…Selected by SBLive as one of 20 finalists across the country for the award which was voted on by fans…Received over 22,000 votes to claim the top spot…Max Preps first-team All-American…SBLive Mississippi Player of the Year…Class 6A Player of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Coaches…Named the Mississippi Scoreboard Metro Jackson Player of the Year…Posted great numbers, helping lead the Cougars to the 6A State Championship with a 34-3 record and a No. 5 national ranking by Baseball America…Was 11-1 with a 1.53 ERA…In 73 innings of work, he struck out 115 batters with 22 walks…Opponents hit just .188 against him…Hit .422 with eight home runs, 37 RBI, and 33 runs scored…Registered 13 doubles and three triples with 18 stolen bases…Batted .384 with 11 doubles, a triple, 5 home runs and 30 RBI as a junior, while posting an 11-1 record with a 1.88 ERA on the mound, spanning 70 2/3 innings over 14 appearances…Fanned 97 and walked just 21, as he posted three complete games…Team finished as the 2021 Class 6A runners-up with a 27-9 mark and was a Mississippi Association of Coaches first-team all-state pick at utility, while also garnering first-team honors by MississippiScoreboard.com.
Personal: Son of Brian and Bridgett Monistere…Born on January 27…Majoring in Business Administration.
2024 (So.): Played in 62 games and made 61 starts…Started at five different positions (2B-36; 3B-13; CF-6: LF-3; RF-3)…First Golden Eagle to start in five different positions in a year since Michael Sterling did it in 2012…Batted .247 with 48 runs, 13 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 53 RBI…Finished second on the team in runs driven in and tied for second in home runs…His two triples both came in league contests and finished tied for second in league contests for that category…Also stole seven bases in eight attempts…Posted 15 multi-hit games (12-2H, 2-3H, 1-4h) and 14 multi-RBI contests (8-2RBI, 3-3RBI, 1-4RBI, 1-5RBI)…Named to Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament team…Hit three-run homer in tournament opener versus Coastal Carolina (5/22) and also belted a two-run blast versus App State (5/25)…Also scored six times in the event…Homered in opening game of NCAA Knoxville Regional versus Indiana (5/31) and drove in a pair of runs…Went 3x4 with four runs and five RBI and included a double and home run at New Orleans (2/21)…Hit safely in six-straight games from March 2-10, that included three, two-hit performances…Had three, two-hit games in Troy series (March 28-30)…Went 3x3 with a homer and four RBI against Nicholls (4/16)…Had season-best four-hit game at Tulane (4/23) with a double and four RBI…Added a season-high two stolen bases in that Tulane contest…Longest hitting streak of year was seven game and came from April 7-19, hitting .417 (10x24) with 12 runs, two doubles, a triple, three home runs and 10 RBI…Committed just one error over his final 27 games fielding 101 of 102 chances successfully…Member of the Spring 2024 semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2023 (Fr.): Used as both a pitcher and infielder during his initial season…Inserted into the lineup at Old Dominion (4/8) in the second game of a doubleheader at second base and went on to start in 37-straight games there…Batted .320 with nine doubles, a triple, five home runs and 28 RBI…Tripled in his first collegiate at bat at ODU and drove in a run, finishing the contest with two hits and three RBI…Named to the NCAA Auburn All-Regional team at second base, after going .400 (8x20) and hitting safely in all five games…Added three doubles in the regional, and drove in six runs, while scoring five times…Also successfully handled all 28 fielding chances…Had season-high four-hit game at ULM (5/14)…Drove in season-high four runs on a grand slam against Tulane (5/2)…Also homered in opening game of NCAA Hattiesburg Super Regional against Tennessee (6/10)…Had season-best eight-game hitting streak from May 27-June 10, batting .379 (11x29) with eight runs, and eight RBI over that stretch…Hit safely in 11 of his final 13 games…Had eight multi-hit games (4-2H, 3-3H and 1-4H)…Added seven multi-RBI games (4-2RBI, 2-3RBI, 1-4RBI)…Went 1-0 on the mound with a save and a 4.00 ERA…Saw action in nine games on the mound and threw nine innings…Threw a scoreless 11th-inning versus Illinois (2/25) to get his first career collegiate victory…Threw final 1 1/3 against Louisiana Tech (4/26), retiring all four batters he faced to collect his lone save…Posted season-high strikeout total of three in first game of doubleheader at Old Dominion(4/8)…Earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2022 semester.
High School: Played his prep baseball at Northwest Rankin High School where he was chosen the SBLive National Player of the Year in 2022…Selected by SBLive as one of 20 finalists across the country for the award which was voted on by fans…Received over 22,000 votes to claim the top spot…Max Preps first-team All-American…SBLive Mississippi Player of the Year…Class 6A Player of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Coaches…Named the Mississippi Scoreboard Metro Jackson Player of the Year…Posted great numbers, helping lead the Cougars to the 6A State Championship with a 34-3 record and a No. 5 national ranking by Baseball America…Was 11-1 with a 1.53 ERA…In 73 innings of work, he struck out 115 batters with 22 walks…Opponents hit just .188 against him…Hit .422 with eight home runs, 37 RBI, and 33 runs scored…Registered 13 doubles and three triples with 18 stolen bases…Batted .384 with 11 doubles, a triple, 5 home runs and 30 RBI as a junior, while posting an 11-1 record with a 1.88 ERA on the mound, spanning 70 2/3 innings over 14 appearances…Fanned 97 and walked just 21, as he posted three complete games…Team finished as the 2021 Class 6A runners-up with a 27-9 mark and was a Mississippi Association of Coaches first-team all-state pick at utility, while also garnering first-team honors by MississippiScoreboard.com.
Personal: Son of Brian and Bridgett Monistere…Born on January 27…Majoring in Business Administration.
True Grit: Final Episode
Friday, October 20
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Tuesday, August 22
Episode 5: Battle for the Belt
Thursday, August 17
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Saturday, August 12
