2020 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 40
Nick Menken
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 180
- Position:
- OF
- Hometown:
- South Elgin, Ill.
- High School:
- South Elgin
Redshirt Senior - 2020
- Enrolled at Illinois as a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility
Senior - 2019 (Virginia Tech)
- Started seven games in center field before receiving a medical redshirt
- Missed the first month of the season and the last two months to injury
- .161/.333/.193 with five hits, one double, seven runs and three RBIs
- One multi-hit game, one multi-RBI game and two multi-run scoring games
Junior - 2018 (Virginia Tech)
- Started 52 of 54 games played, with all starts in center field
- .246/.308/.347 with 49 hits, eight doubles, four home runs, 28 runs, 30 RBIs, and six steals
- Tied for third on the team with 13 multi-hit games, including three games with three
- Had five multi-RBI games, including a season-high four at VMI 4/25/18
- Led the team with six outfield assists, which included two against William & Mary 5/15/18 that tied the school record for most in a single game by an outfielder
Sophomore - 2017 (Iowa Western CC)
- 2017 Academic All-Region
- .317 with 38 hits, nine doubles, three triples, two home runs, 31 RBIs and 48 runs
- Team-best 33 walks
- Team-best 18 steals
- Led Iowa Western to a 44-16 record and Region XI tournament title game
Freshman - 2016 (Iowa Western CC)
- 2016 All-Region XI first team
- 2016 Academic All-Region
- .358 in 58 games, with 53 hits, four doubles, three triples, three home runs, 38 RBIs, and 43 runs
- Team-best 18 steals
- Second on the team with 18 walks
- Helped Iowa Western to a 52-15 record, the Region XI Tournament and the Region 4 District titles, and a berth in the semifinals of the NJCAA World Series
High School
- Played for head coach Jim Kaiting at South Elgin
- Four-year letterwinner
- Two-time Fox Valley All-Area
- Two-time all-conference first team
- Led South Elgin to the Class 4A third-place finish
- .398 (35-91)/.505/.568 with six doubles, three triples, one home run, 24 steals, 21 RBIs, and 24 runs as a senior
- Also played football in high school
Personal
- Born Sept. 24, 1996
- Son of Thomas and JoAnn Menken
- One brother, John, who played baseball at Winthrop
- Majored in criminology at Virginia Tech
- Enrolled in the recreation, sport, and tourism graduate program at Illinois
- Plans to become a financial adviser following his playing career
- Chose Illinois because, "it felt like home. It offers a tremendous education. The other commits feel like family to me and I believe we will be able to compete with anyone as a baseball team."
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