Nick Jones

Position:
C
Ht./Wt.:
5-9 / 227
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Coal City, Ill.
Prev School:
Providence Catholic HS
NIL:
R/R

Academic Honors:
- 2019 AAC All-Academic Team

2020 (Redshirt Freshman):
Started six games during the Tigers’ 17-game season … tallied one double and one home run at the dish … also plated a pair of runs.

2019 (Freshman):
Appeared in five games with three starts … missed the majority of the year due to injury and qualified for a redshirt season … collected a pair of hits, including a double in his first collegiate plate appearance against Murray State (Feb. 20) … blasted his first collegiate home run in a pinch-hit at-bat at Arkansas (Feb. 27).

Prep:
Member of back-to-back Illinois State Championship teams … named all-area as a senior after batting .430 with 12 doubles, two homers and 29 RBI … batted .412 with four home runs and 21 RBI in 2017 … named all-conference despite missing several games with a broken hand during junior season … prior to senior season, batted .403 with 11 homers, 80 RBI and 53 walks … also plays at defensive tackle on the football team and won a powerlifting meet … member of the National Honor Society … named a 2018 Illinois State Scholar.

Personal:
Jones is the son of Scott and Treva Jones.