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2021 Baseball Roster

29 Nathan Aide

  • Position OF
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 190
  • Hometown Franklin, Wis.
  • High School Franklin
  • Prev School Madison College

Biography

Career Highs

  • Hits: 4, at Purdue, Apr 23, 2021  
  • Doubles: 1, 5 times - last at Iowa, May 16, 2021
  • Triples: 1, Ohio State, Mar 06, 2021
  • Home runs: 1, at Iowa, May 14, 2021 ; Milwaukee, Feb 14, 2020
  • Total bases: 4, at Iowa, May 14, 2021 ; at Purdue, Apr 23, 2021 ; Milwaukee, Feb 14, 2020
  • RBI: 2, 4 times - last at Rutgers, May 29, 2021
  • Runs scored: 3, vs Michigan, May 02, 2021
  • Walks: 2, at Iowa, May 15, 2021
  • Hit by pitch: 1, at Iowa, May 15, 2021
  • At bats: 5, 4 times - last at Iowa, May 16, 2021
  • Stolen bases: 2, Penn State, May 21, 2021 ; vs Michigan, May 02, 2021
  • Field chances: 5, at Iowa, May 16, 2021 
    Putouts: 5, at Iowa, May 16, 2021 
  • Assists: 1, Penn State, May 23, 2021 ; at Elon, Mar 06, 2020

Junior - 2021

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Appeared in 31 games with 25 starts in left field
  • .286/.356/.374, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 9 RBIs, 9 BB, 6 SB
  • Second on the team in stolen bases
  • Hit .474 (9-19) when leading off an inning
  • Hit his first home run of the season at Iowa 5/14/21
  • 2-for-3, 2B, BB, career-high 3 R, 2 SB vs. Michigan 5/2/21
  • Produced a career-high four hits at Purdue 4/23/21

Junior - 2020 (COVID-19 Shortened)

  • Appeared in nine games with six starts in left field
  • .276/.344/.448, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBIs
  • Third on the team in slugging percentage
  • Homered against Milwaukee in the season opener in his first career at-bat 2/14/20
  • Transferred to Illinois with two years of eligibility remaining

Sophomore - 2019 (Madison College)

  • 2019 NJCAA All-America second team
  • 2019 All-Region IV first team
  • 2019 Region IV Gold Glove
  • .358/.430/.523, 13 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 38 RBIs, 15 SB

Freshman - 2018 (Madison College)

  • 2018 All-Region IV second team
  • .341/.413/.491, 10 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 40 RBIs, 37 R, 4 SB
  • Helped Madison to a Region IV championship and a trip to the NJCAA Division II World Series

High School

  • Played for head coach Jim Hughes at Franklin
  • One-year letterwinner
  • All-Greater Metro first team
  • All-Suburban first team
  • WBCA All-State second team
  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All-Area second team

Personal

  • Born March 21, 1999
  • Son of Rick and Shelly Aide
  • One brother, Nick
  • Plans to major in communications
  • Chose Illinois because, "It's a winning program every year and has great academics."

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Junior

    OF
    6'2" 185 lbs
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    2021Junior

    OF
    6'2" 190 lbs
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