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Nolan Metcalf

Position C/1B
B/T R/R
Class R-Sr.
Height 6-3
Weight 240
Hometown Granger, Ind.
High School Penn


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

  • All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
  • 2022 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team

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

  • Appeared in 30 games with 30 starts
  • Hit .276 (29-for-105) with six doubles, three home runs and 21 RBI
  • Big 12 Player of the Week after opening series against South Dakota State
  • Eight multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games
  • Recorded a season-high four hits and four RBI against South Dakota State (2/21)
  • Hit home runs vs. South Dakota State (2/20 & 2/21) and at Omaha (3/12)
  • Logged three RBI at Omaha (3/12)
  • Tallied three hits with two RBI and two runs scored against Creighton (3/20)
  • 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball First Team, 4.0 GPA in Sports Management

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

PERSONAL

  • Born on May 11, 1998
  • Son of Dave and Leslie Metcalf
  • Father, Dave, wrested at DePauw
  • Has one sister, Lexie
  • Earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management
  • Pursing a master’s in business administration