College Profile: Nick Shumski

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Updated: January 6, 2021

NICK SHUMSKI
Merrimack College

Position: Shortstop/Infielder
Height/Weight: 5-foot-10, 185 pounds
Class: Graduate Student
B/T: R/R
Hometown: Salem, N.H.
High School: Salem

2020

NEC Player of the Week
Played and started in 15 games
Registered a .443 batting average over 61 at bats
Lead the NEC in batting average, hits, and runs batted in
Posted a career high slugging percentage of .508
Accounted for 11 double plays, and assisted on 39 outs
Ranked top 20 in the NEC with a .938 fielding percentage

2019

ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove (SS)
NE10 All-Conference Second Team (SS)
Put a forth a career season, setting career highs in batting average (.297), OPS (.802), runs scored (42) and RBI (29)
Tied for the NE10 lead with a career-high five triples
Added career highs in hits (57), slugging percentage (.406), OBP (.396), extra-base hits (13) and steals (17)
Played superb defense at shortstop, setting career highs in putouts (86), assists (145) and fielding percentage (.971)
Committed just seven errors over 238 chances
Hit his first career homer during Merrimack’s Florida trip against Adelphi (3/14)
Led Merrimack with 20 multi-hit games and was third with 10 multi-RBI contests
Ended the season on a five-game hitting streak, hitting .500 (10-20) in the NE10 Championship

2018

One of three Warriors to start in every game (52), taking over as Merrimack’s SS
Took 183 at-bats after only 19 as a freshman
Set a career high with 43 hits, nine doubles, three triples and 18 RBI
Posted a team-best 142 assists, ranking third in the NE10, with a .932 fielding percentage
Hit safely in 10 of the final 14 games of the season
Posted 13 multi-hit efforts
Led Merrimack with 22 walks

2017

Hit .368 over 10 games played in his debut season for the Warriors
Collected seven hits over 19 at-bats
Registered a slash line of .368/.400/.368
Scored two runs, notched two RBI, one walk and one SB

High School Highlights

Four-year letterwinner at Salem High School. … Team captain as a junior and three-year starting shortstop. … Hit .368 as a senior with 21 runs scored, 13 RBI and 13 stolen bases. … Named to the NHHSBCA All-State Second Team following his senior year. … Also played football at Salem.

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