Nate Wachter

South Dakota State's Nate Wachter watches the flight of the ball after making contact during action at Erv Huether Field in Brookings, South Dakota. Wachter went 4-for-4 with two home runs and seven runs batted in to lead the Jackrabbits to a 19-1 victory over Minnesota Morris on April 29.

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media

South Dakota State baseball player Nate Wachter prepares to swing during an at-bat in action during the 2026 season.

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media

Nate Wachter swings at a pitch during home exhibition action in the fall of 2025 at Erv Huether Field.

Photo by: SDSU Athletics

Height:
6-2
Weight:
205
Position:
Catcher/Outfielder
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Blair, Neb.
High School:
Blair H.S.
Major:
Physical Education/Teacher Education

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

All-Summit League Honorable Mention (2026)
Summit League All-Tournament Team (2026)
Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (May 5, 2026)

2026: Split time between catcher (19 starts) and right field (29 starts) ... earned honorable mention all-Summit League recognition as a utility player ... tied for second on the team with 16 multi-hit games ... drove in four runs in each of the two games of a series at Incarnate Word (2/17-18), going 2-for-5 in the opener with a double and three runs scored, followed by a 4-for-5 performance in which he hit his first collegiate home run ... hit safely in all three games of first Summit League series of the season at Oral Roberts (3/13-15) ... recorded a pair of run-scoring singles in first game of doubleheader sweep against North Dakota State (3/21) ... closed winning series at Northern Coloardo with a 3-for-4 day at the plate in which he notched a double and triple, drove in three runs and scored three times in extending his hitting streak to a season-best eight games (3/29) ... named Summit League Peak Performer of the Week after tallying multiple hits in four of five games, starting with a 2-for-3 day at the plate against Buena Vista (4/28) ... homered twice as part of a 4-for-4, seven-RBI performance against Minnesota Morris (4/29) ... solidified award with consecutive 3-for-4 outings in wins at North Dakota State, plating the game-winning run in middle game of the series (5/2) and scoring four time with an RBI in finale (5/3) ... opened final regular season series at Omaha with a three-hit game in which he drove in two runs (5/13) ... named to the all-tournament team at the Summit League Baseball Championship after hitting safely in three times, including hitting the second of back-to-back home runs in the first inning of winner-take-all title game versus Oral Roberts (5/23) ... notched a pair of hits in NCAA Regional opening-round game at Nebraska (5/29)

2025: Redshirted while making the transition to the collegiate game

BEFORE SDSU: Nate (last name is pronounced WOK-ter) was a three-time all-conference performer at Blair High School ... earned Class B all-state honors as a senior in helping lead Blair High School to the state tournament ... as a junior, he batted .333 and threw out 42 percent of would-be base-stealers ... also received academic all-conference recognition