Nick Vaage

Photo by: Michael Stires

Photo by: Steve Roberts, WKU Athletics

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
OF
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 203
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Savage, Minn.
Prev School:
Prior Lake HS
NIL:
L/L

Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.

2018 - Redshirt Sophomore
Emerged as one of the team’s offensive leaders in 2018, playing in 48 games with 43 starts as a redshirt sophomore … Batted .247 with 38 total hits … Finished third on the team with 10 doubles and added one home run … Drove in 22 runs and scored 20 runs … One of only two players on the team to finish with more walks (21) than strikeouts (20) …Third on the team with six multiple-RBI games and fourth with nine multiple-hit games … Started in multiple positions throughout the season – designated hitter (30), left field (9), first base (3) and right field (1) … Went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored at Ole Miss (2/20) … Produced a 2-for-5 game with two RBI against Eastern Illinois (2/24) … Had a 2-for-4 game with two RBI and one run at Middle Tennessee (3/6) … Went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run scored vs. Mississippi Valley (3/20) … Went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a double and one run scored at Arkansas State (4/11) … Had back-to-back three-hit games against Murray State (4/24) and USF (4/28) … Hit a walk-off sacrifice fly against Belmont (5/8).

2017 - Redshirt Freshman
Played in 26 games as a redshirt freshman, starting 11 times … In 52 at bats, picked up nine hits on the year … Shot his only home run of the season in a win over Illinois State (2/24) … Picked up two hits in four at bats in a win against Mississippi Valley (3/14) … As an outfielder, successfully fielded 29 of 30 plays, resulting in a .967 fielding percentage … Recorded a season high six putouts against Illinois State (2/24).

2016 - Freshman
Redshirted

Prep
Named an all-conference selection in the South-Suburban division at Prior Lake High School in Minnesota … Member of state playoff team in 2014 before 2015 team finished with an 11-13 record … Hit .360 with 30 hits including seven doubles and six home runs in 2014 … Finished the year with 15 RBI in the 25 games played. For his career, Vaage has a .340 average with eight home runs and 25 RBI spread across 50 games.

Personal
Son of Martin and Elizabeth Frost-Vaage.