Nolan Metcalf

Position C/1B

B/T R/R

Class R-Sr.

Height 6-3

Weight 240

Hometown Granger, Ind.

High School Penn

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SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS

Hits: 5, at Furman, Apr 26, 2019 ; at Air Force, Apr 27, 2022
Doubles: 3, at Air Force, Apr 27, 2022
Triples: 1, Texas Tech, Apr 01, 2022 ; at Texas, May 19, 2022
Home runs: 2, at Missouri, Apr 06, 2022
Total bases: 11, at Air Force, Apr 27, 2022
RBI: 6, at Air Force, Apr 27, 2022
Runs scored: 5, at Air Force, Apr 27, 2022
Walks: 2, 4 times
Hit by pitch: 2, Texas Southern, Apr 06, 2021
Sac flies: 1, 5 times
Sac bunts: 1, at Belmont, Feb 16, 2020
At bats: 6, Oklahoma, Apr 23, 2022 ; Creighton, Mar 19, 2021 ; vs K-State, May 23, 2019
Field chances: 17, TCU, May 13, 2022
Putouts: 16, TCU, May 13, 2022
Assists: 4, vs Western Carolina, Mar 11, 2022
Runners CS: 1, 9 times

HONORS & AWARDS

REDSHIRT SENIOR – 2022

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Academic All-Big 12 First Team
Started 52 games (36 at catcher, 11 at first base, five at DH)
.315/.377/.538 (62-for-197), 16 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 49 RBI, 33 R, 10 BB
Hit .327 (19-for-58), 7 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 14 R in his final 15 G
Led the team in RBI (49); tied for 10th most during the regular season in the Big 12
Led the team in HBP (11); tied for third most during the regular season in the Big 12
Tied for the most doubles on the team (16)
5-for-5, 3 2B, Grand Slam, 6 RBI, 5 R at Air Force 4/27/22
First Jayhawk with three doubles in a game since 2016; first Jayhawk with 4 extra-base hits since 2008; first Jayhawk with 5 runs since at least 2003; only Jayhawk with 5 hits in 2022
17 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games
First career multi-home run game at Missouri 4/6/22
Hit his first HR of the season vs. Texas Tech 4/3/22
Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Watch List

REDSHIRT JUNIOR – 2021

JUNIOR – 2020 (SHORTENED SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)

Appeared in 15 games with 12 starts at first base, finishing with a .244 batting average (10-for-41) with 10 RBI, two doubles, two home runs and six walks
Tallied a season-high three RBI, three runs and two walks at Charleston Southern (2/22)
Three multiple-RBI games – at Charleston Southern (2/22), at Charleston Southern (2/23) and vs. Creighton (3/4)
Hit first home run of the season at Charleston Southern (2/22) and second vs. Indiana State (3/7)

SOPHOMORE – 2019

Started in 27 of the 44 games he appeared in
Batted .256 (30-for-117) with seven doubles, four home runs and 23 RBIs
Made season debut in a start at designated hitter at USC Upstate (2/16)
Career-high four at bats vs. Texas Southern (2/23)
Hit first-career home run vs. Northern Illinois (3/2)
Knocked in a career-high three RBIs, at West Virginia (4/21), vs. Creighton(4/24) and vs. Texas (5/5)
Recorded a career-high five hits at Furman (4/26)

FRESHMAN – 2018

Started one of the 14 games he played
Batted .077 (1-for-14) with one RBI
Made career debut and recorded first hit against Northwestern (2/24)
Career-high three at bats against Texas Southern (3/2)
Recorded an at bat at then-No. 4 Florida State (3/6)
Drove in first-career RBI on a sacrifice fly against Omaha (3/14)

HIGH SCHOOL

Played for head coach Greg Dikos at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Indiana
Also lettered in football
Career .379 hitter in high school
Holds record for most hit-by-pitches in school history
Team was four-time conference and sectional champion; three-time regional champion; two-time state semi-finals and won one state championship
Three-time all-conference honoree with one District Player of the Year recognition
An all-state player
Earned a spot on the High Honor Roll four times

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