Completed Event: Baseball versus Arizona State on May 30, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 17
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 15
Nic Werk
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Position:
- Utility/Pitcher
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Madison Lake, Minn.
- High School:
- Mankato East H.S.
- Major:
- Construction Management
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
2026: Dramatically improved his offensive numbers during his sophomore season ... drew a team-best 29 bases on balls and ranked second on the team with 12 doubles ... posted nine multi-hit games ... started 48 of the team's final 49 games at a variety of positions, primarily at second base (36 starts) but also including left field (8), shortstop (2), right field (1) and center field (1) ... delivered a two-run double in victory at Central Arkansas to start a career-best six-game hitting streak (2/28) ...  reached base safely in 9 of 10 plate appearances in two-game series at Oklahoma State by going 4-for-5 at the plate and drawing five walks (3/17-18) ... recorded first career three-hit game with a double, RBI and two walks in series finale at Oklahoma State ... was 2-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored in first game of doubleheader sweep against North Dakota State (3/21) ... also scored three times in comeback win at Northern Colorado (3/28) ... cleared the bases with a three-run double as part of a six-run fourth inning in series-clinching win at St. Thomas (4/11) ... notched back-to-back two-hit games in series finale win at North Dakota State (5/3) and series-opening win versus St. Thomas (5/8) ... named to all-tournament team at the Summit League Baseball Championship after hitting safely in three of four games for a .308 batting average (5/20-23) ... hit first collegiate home run and later came through with the go-ahead two-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning of winner-take-all championship game against Oral Roberts (5/23) ... tallied a hit in each of the Jackrabbits' two games at the NCAA Regional (5/29-30)
2025: Earned the Opening Day start in left field and also saw some action at second base for the Jackrabbits during freshman season ... played in 47 games with 43 starts ... led team in outfield assists with four ... notched first collegiate hit in series finale against Pacific (Calif.) (2/23), then hit safely in each of the first two games of series at Sacramento State (2/26-27), including a double in series opener ... scored twice in series opener at Saint Louis (3/7) ... reached base three times via a hit and two walks and scored three runs in home win over Southwest Minnesota State (3/25)Â ... doubled and put down a pair of sacrifice bunts in series-opening win against Omaha (4/11) ... drove in key run in series finale against North Dakota State (4/27) ... walked and scored twice in victory over Northern Colorado (5/3) ... plated two runs with a triple to open scoring in Game 2 of doubleheader versus Oral Roberts (5/15) ... hit safely in both Jackrabbit games at Summit League Baseball Championship (5/21-22), while also scoring twice in elimination game versus Omaha
BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time all-conference and all-section selection who also received all-state recognition his senior season at Mankato East High School ... as a junior, batted .324 with three home runs and was honored with his team's Gold Glove award ... combined for 44 stolen bases between the 2023 high school and American Legion seasons ... excelled as a two-way player during his senior campaign by batting .313 and going 5-1 on the mound with a 1.60 earned run average and striking out 66 batters in 39 1/3 innings ... led team to fifth-place finish at Class AAA state tournament and earned a spot on the all-tournament team ... stole 26 bases his senior season en route to becoming the career school-record holder ... named team MVP for South squad at Minnesota All-Star Series ... academic all-state honoree by the Minnesota High School Baseball Coaches Association ... played his first two seasons at SDSU alongside his older brother, Matthew
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Summit League All-Tournament Team (2026)
2026: Dramatically improved his offensive numbers during his sophomore season ... drew a team-best 29 bases on balls and ranked second on the team with 12 doubles ... posted nine multi-hit games ... started 48 of the team's final 49 games at a variety of positions, primarily at second base (36 starts) but also including left field (8), shortstop (2), right field (1) and center field (1) ... delivered a two-run double in victory at Central Arkansas to start a career-best six-game hitting streak (2/28) ...  reached base safely in 9 of 10 plate appearances in two-game series at Oklahoma State by going 4-for-5 at the plate and drawing five walks (3/17-18) ... recorded first career three-hit game with a double, RBI and two walks in series finale at Oklahoma State ... was 2-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored in first game of doubleheader sweep against North Dakota State (3/21) ... also scored three times in comeback win at Northern Colorado (3/28) ... cleared the bases with a three-run double as part of a six-run fourth inning in series-clinching win at St. Thomas (4/11) ... notched back-to-back two-hit games in series finale win at North Dakota State (5/3) and series-opening win versus St. Thomas (5/8) ... named to all-tournament team at the Summit League Baseball Championship after hitting safely in three of four games for a .308 batting average (5/20-23) ... hit first collegiate home run and later came through with the go-ahead two-run double in the bottom of the fifth inning of winner-take-all championship game against Oral Roberts (5/23) ... tallied a hit in each of the Jackrabbits' two games at the NCAA Regional (5/29-30)
2025: Earned the Opening Day start in left field and also saw some action at second base for the Jackrabbits during freshman season ... played in 47 games with 43 starts ... led team in outfield assists with four ... notched first collegiate hit in series finale against Pacific (Calif.) (2/23), then hit safely in each of the first two games of series at Sacramento State (2/26-27), including a double in series opener ... scored twice in series opener at Saint Louis (3/7) ... reached base three times via a hit and two walks and scored three runs in home win over Southwest Minnesota State (3/25)Â ... doubled and put down a pair of sacrifice bunts in series-opening win against Omaha (4/11) ... drove in key run in series finale against North Dakota State (4/27) ... walked and scored twice in victory over Northern Colorado (5/3) ... plated two runs with a triple to open scoring in Game 2 of doubleheader versus Oral Roberts (5/15) ... hit safely in both Jackrabbit games at Summit League Baseball Championship (5/21-22), while also scoring twice in elimination game versus Omaha
BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time all-conference and all-section selection who also received all-state recognition his senior season at Mankato East High School ... as a junior, batted .324 with three home runs and was honored with his team's Gold Glove award ... combined for 44 stolen bases between the 2023 high school and American Legion seasons ... excelled as a two-way player during his senior campaign by batting .313 and going 5-1 on the mound with a 1.60 earned run average and striking out 66 batters in 39 1/3 innings ... led team to fifth-place finish at Class AAA state tournament and earned a spot on the all-tournament team ... stole 26 bases his senior season en route to becoming the career school-record holder ... named team MVP for South squad at Minnesota All-Star Series ... academic all-state honoree by the Minnesota High School Baseball Coaches Association ... played his first two seasons at SDSU alongside his older brother, Matthew
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