2023 Baseball Roster
Nick Kurtz
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, Pa.
- High School:
- The Baylor School
- Deals:
Records Held
Wake Forest Career Walks (189)
Wake Forest Walks in a Single Season (78)
Career Accolades
2024 Team Captain
2024 Second Team All-American by D1 Baseball
2024 Second Team All-American by Perfect Game
2024 Third Team All-American by ABCA
2024 Third Team All-American by NCBWA
2024 First Team All-ACC
2024 ACC All-Tournament
2024 First Team All-South Region
2024 Golden Spikes Semifinalist
2024 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
ACC Player of the Week (April 15, 2024)
ACC Player of the Week (April 8, 2024)
NCAA Player of the Week (April 8, 2024)
D1 Baseball Player of the Week (April 8, 2024)
Perfect Game Player of the Week (April 8, 2024)
2024 Preseason First Team All-American by D1 Baseball
2024 Preseason First Team All-American by Perfect Game
2024 Preseason Player of the Year by Perfect Game
2023 Baseball America Second Team All-American
2023 ABCA First Team All-American
2023 NCBWA Second Team All-American
2023 Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American
2023 First Team All-ACC
2023 Winston-Salem All-Tournament Team
Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
2023 ACC All-Tournament Team
ACC Player of the Week (April 24, 2023)
ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 20, 2023)
D1Baseball Player of the Week (Feb. 20, 2023)
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (Feb. 20, 2023)
Perfect Game Player of the Week (Feb. 20, 2023)
2023 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
2023 D1Baseball First Team Preseason All-American
2023 Perfect Game Second Team Preseason All-American
2023 Baseball America Third Team Preseason All-American
2023 Perfect Game Preseason All-ACC
2022 D1Baseball First Team Freshman All-American
2022 Perfect Game First Team Freshman All-American
2022 Baseball America First Team Freshman All-American
2022 NCBWA Freshman All-American
2022 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
2022 ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-Region
2022 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Camp Invitee
2022 Third Team All-ACC
2022 All-Freshman Team
Junior (2024)
Named Preseason Player of the Year by Perfect Game… Named a Preseason All-American by D1 Baseball and Perfect Game… Earned Second-Team All-American honors by D1 Baseball and Perfect Game… Named First Team All-ACC and All-Region… Selected to the ACC All-Tournament Team… Named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes… Earned a Third Team All-American selection by the ABCA and the NCBWA... Named Team Captain by Coach Walter… Started in 54 games… Led the country in walks (78)... Broke the single-season (78) and career records for walks (189) in program history… Had 19 multi-walk performances… Led the team in home runs (22)... Recorded 53 hits and 57 RBIs… Had 18 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games… Led the team with a .531 on-base percentage while also holding a .306 batting average…Hit his first home run of the season against Illinois (Feb. 17)... Notched a two-RBI single against Akron (Feb. 18)... Walked in 14 consecutive games (Feb. 23-March 26), including being walked four times in games against Dayton (Feb. 24), North Carolina A&T (Feb. 27), and Liberty (March 26)... Hit a three-run home run against Elon (March 3) and Coastal Carolina (March 12)... Recorded a multi-home run game against North Carolina (March 31) as part of a 5 RBI series (March 29-31)... In an 11-game span (March 30-April 16), he recorded 22 hits, 30 RBIs, and 14 home runs… Also notched a 13-game hit streak (March 30-April 20), an 11-game RBI streak (March 30-April 16), and 11 home runs in a seven-game home run streak (March 31-April 12)... Recorded seven RBIs and three home runs in the finale against Virginia Tech (April 7) to cap off a 7-of-11 (.636), nine RBI, five home run series against the Hokies to earn ACC Player of the Week, as well as Player of the Week by D1 Baseball, Perfect Game, and the NCAA (April 8)... Drove in five runs off of two home runs against Coastal Carolina (April 9)... Earned a second consecutive ACC Player of the Week selection after recording three home runs, five hits, and seven RBIs in the series at Boston College (April 12-14)... Hit a two-RBI double and a solo home run against Notre Dame (April 28)... Walked a career-high six times against High Point (May 1)... Hit his 59th career home run against Clemson (May 11) to move into second all-time in program history for career home runs, passing Jamie D’Antona (2001-03)... Hit the game tying-double in the top of the ninth inning, as well as the game-winning home run in the top of the 12th in the ACC Tournament against North Carolina (May 24) to send the Demon Deacons to the semifinals… Drove in a pair of runs in the NCAA Regional against hosts East Carolina (June 1).
Sophomore (2023)
Named Preseason All-American by D1Baseball, Perfect Game and Baseball America… Named Preseason All-ACC by Perfect Game… Golden Spikes Preseason Watch List … Garnered First Team All-American honors by ABCA… Second Team All-American from Baseball America and NCBWA… Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball… Named First Team All-ACC… Semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award … Appeared in and started 56 games… Finished second in the ACC in home runs (24), walks (63), runs scored (76) and slugging percentage (.784) … Also drove in the fifth-most RBIs (69) and collected the eighth-most total bases in the conference (149) … Finished top-10 nationally in walks (sixth), on-base percentage (seventh) and slugging percentage (ninth) … Batted .353 (12th in the ACC) with 34 of his 67 hits going for extra bases… Went 5-for-5 on stolen base attempts… Provided an elite glove at first with a .998 fielding percentage… Went 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs in the first game of the season against Youngstown State (February 17) … Finished the first weekend batting .500 with six hits, 10 RBIs, four home runs and eight runs scored across four games … Earned national player of the week from multiple outlets for his performance in week one … Opened the season with a 16-game on-base streak … Had a career day against Pitt with four hits, nine RBIs, two runs scored, a home run and a double, which earned him ACC Player of the Week honors (April 22) … Put together a 15-game hit streak which spanned from May 7-June 4 … Recorded 20 multi-hit games, including four multi-HR performances … Picked up five hits, four RBIs, nine runs scored, six walks and a pair of doubles in the Winston-Salem Regional, earning a spot on the All-Regional team.
Freshman (2022)
Named Freshman All-American by D1Baseball, Perfect Game, Baseball America, the NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball... Garnered Third Team All-ACC and ACC All-Freshman Team honors... Made 54 appearances in first collegiate season, including 53 starts at first base... Posted one of the best freshman seasons in program history, tying the freshman runs scored record (65) and finishing in the top 10 in home runs (tied for second), walks (second), RBIs (tied for second), hits (fifth) and doubles (tied for ninth) by a Demon Deacon rookie... Finished second team with 48 walks, a .637 slugging percentage and a .471 on-base percentage... Also finished third in home runs (15) and fourth with a .338 batting average and 130 bases... Led the ACC with a .422 batting average and .548 on-base percentage in conference play... Also posted the second-highest OPS (1.254) and fifth-highest slugging percentage (.706) against ACC foes... Registered a historic day at the plate in Wake Forest's 27-7 victory against Georgia Tech, becoming the first Wake Forest batter since 2005 to record six hits in a game.. Sits as the second most hits in program history and the most by a Wake Forest freshman ever... Notched a career-high six RBIs in the 20-run win as well... Blasted a career high two home runs against Liberty (March 22) and Clemson (April 17)... Posted 21 multiple hit games and 15 multiple RBI games... Notched first collegiate triple versus High Point (May 11)... Hit home runs in back-to-back games during Wake Forest's first ever sweep in Raleigh (May 20-21)... Set a career high with a pair of doubles against Georgia Tech (March 19) and NC State (May 24)... Helped Wake Forest tie ACC Tournament record in home runs with his three-run shot against the Hurricanes in Charlotte.
Background
Ranked the No. 10 recruit from Pennsylvania (No.2 first baseman)... Earned All-Region honors in baseball.. Named an All-State representative... Also played basketball and was a two-time All-Region honoree... Received seven total varsity letters (four in baseball, and three in basketball).
Personal
Born on March 12, 2003... Son of Jeff and Marie Kurtz... Has three siblings, two brothers, Brandon and Logan, and one sister, Grace…. Brother, Logan, played baseball at Penn State-Berks (2012-2013).
