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2024 Baseball Roster

Mark Duffel
Mark Duffel
Mark Duffel
Mark Duffel
Mark Duffel
Mark Duffel
Mark Duffel
Mark Duffel
Mark Duffel

11 Nick Salas

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Bakersfield, Calif.

Biography

2024 (SENIOR): Appeared in 52 games, starting 49 times, all at second base…Led team in batting average (.293), on-based percentage (.413), and walks (31) while ranking second in slugging percentage (.371)…Posted the 10th-longest streak of reaching base safely (25 games) in program history…Ranks Top 10 in CSUB Career history in several categories: walks (2nd, 98), games started (9th, 159), games played (10th, 168), hit by pitch (9th ,17), OB% (7th, .388), game started (9th, 159) assists (5th, 356)…Went 4-for-5 in season opener vs. Minnesota…Went 1-for-2 with 3 walks in win vs. Fresno State…Earned Academic All-Big West and CSC Academic All-District honors.

2023 (JUNIOR): Continued as CSUB's primary second base and/or shortstop option as the only player on the team to play and start all 52 games of the season...Was second among eligible starters with a .391 on-base percentage...Tallied 33 hits, 17 RBI, and 31 runs through 153 at-bats...Reset a pair of CSUB walks records, getting four walks in a single-game vs. UC Irvine on Apr. 29 while amassing 36 total walks on the season...With a record-setting year of walks, moves into 4th all-time for CSUB's career walks with 77 thus far...Put together his best year from the field with 132 assists and a .969 fielding percentage...Helped CSUB to an upset series win over Long Beach State, going 4-for-10 with 3 RBI and 2 Runs…Earned Academic All-Big West honors.

2022 (SOPHOMORE): Served as the team’s primary second baseman, appearing in 48 games while starting 44 of those enroute to a .209 batting average and .371 on-base percentage…Collected 22 runs, with 28 hits, 13 RBI, and a team-leading 32 walks and 6 stolen bases…Had pair of two-hit games against UC Riverside, nabbing a double, three runs, and an RBI…Hit game-winning RBI against Pacific…Enjoyed good series against Cal State Fullerton, going 3-for-6 with two doubles, three runs, and three RBI…Third most single-season walks in CSUB history…Earned Academic All-Big West honors.

2021 (FRESHMAN): Started 31 games and appeared 33 times in his freshman season...Hit .265 with a .333 on-base percentage...Doubled four times, drove in six runs and scored 12 times...Collected first career hit on Feb. 27 at Fresno State...Was 2-for-5 with a double and a run in a win over UC Riverside...Finished the series at Hawai'i 6-for-16...Season-high 11-game hitting streak from Apr. 16 to May 2...2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in game two versus Cal Poly...Was 6-for-12 with a pair of RBI in four games at Long Beach State...Stole three bases....943 fielding percentage in 87 chances in the infield...Hit .330 for the San Francisco Seagulls with seven extra-base hits, 20 RBI and 29 runs scored. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Highland High School in Bakersfield, Calif...Coached by Mike Garza...Four-Time All-Southwest Yosemite League selection and two-time team MVP with the Scots...Led Highland to a four consecutive SYL Championships and a pair of CIF Central Sectional titles...Also competed in football, leading the team to a pair of in 2017 and 2019...Two-time All-League Selection and two-time team MVP on the gridiron...HHS Scholar Athlete Award Winner.  

PERSONAL: Plans to major in Kinesiology and pursue a career in athletic training or physical therapy.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2021Freshman

    Infielder
    5'9" 168 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2022Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'9" 168 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2023Junior

    Infielder
    5'9" 168 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2024Senior

    Infielder
    5'8" 185 lbs
    11
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