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#3 Nick Roscetti

Position IF
Height 6-3
Weight 190 lbs.
Class Sr.
Hometown Sherman, Ill.
High School Williamsville

Hawk Item — Selected in the 26th round (771st pick) of the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers… finished his career with 147 career singles, the eighth-most all-time in school history.

2016 Honors — First-team All-Big Ten selection… semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award… one of four team captains. 2016 — One of three Hawkeyes to start every game, starting all 56 contests at shortstop… hit .305 with 72 hits, 43 runs, and 39 RBIs… had 10 doubles and three home runs… ranked in top-14 of Big Ten in three categories… was 11th in RBIs (39), tied for 12th in hits (72), and tied for 14th in runs (43)… finished with 25 multi-hit games (22 two-hit, one three-hit, two four-hit) and a team-leading 13 multi-RBI contests… hit safely in 41 games, including a career-best 15 straight contest from Feb. 26-March 22… one of the best defensive shortstops in the nation, committing just five errors in 249 chances for a .980 fielding percentage… scored six runs in four Big Ten Tournament games… went 2-for-6 with two runs, two RBIs, and a double in semifinal win over Maryland (2/28)… went 1-for-4 with a run scored, singling and scoring on a three-base error in the series finale against Michigan State (5/15)… went 2-for-5 with two RBIs in game two win at Ohio State (5/7)… finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs in win over Western Illinois (5/3)… went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in series finale against Kansas State (5/1)… had six straight multi-hit games and eight in 10 contests from March 6-22… had a .429 average (6-of-14) with three runs scored in three-game series against No. 18/21 Michigan (4/22-24) with three straight two-hit games… hit .500 (6-of-12) with two mult-hit games and four runs scored at Indiana (4/15-17)… tied a career-high, going 4-for-5 with three runs scored in series finale… scored the game-winning run in the 10th inning… drove in three runs and scored a pair in a game two victory over Air Force (4/13)… hit .385 during three-game series against Illinois (4/9-10) with two multi-hit games… went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the series opener… finished 2-for-5 with a solo home run against Northern Illinois (3/29)… went 3-for-4 with a double and tied career-high with four RBIs in walk-off victory over Bradley (3/22)… had the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning… posted a .462 average in the three-game series at Missouri State (3/18-20), posting two-hit games in all three contests… hit .400 with four runs and five RBIs at Spring Swing… had two multi-hit games, including a 2-for-3, three run, two RBI game against Point University (3/14)… hit his second career home run against Omaha (3/11)… went 2-for-3 with a career-high four runs scored, three walks, and two RBIs against Northwestern College (3/8)… went 2-for-3 with a run scored in series finale at Southern Illinois (3/6)… hit .500 (7-of-14) with six runs, three doubles, and three RBIs at the Snowbird Classic… went 2-for-3 with a run scored against Indiana State (2/26) before finishing with a career-high four hits against Chicago State (2/28)… went 4-for-6 with two doubles, a career-best three runs, and two RBIs… preseason Third-Team All-Big Ten selection by College Sports Madness… rated as the 20th-best prospect in the Big Ten by Perfect Game… named to the Big Ten Players to Watch List… voted as the player with the best infield arm leading into 2016 by Baseball America.

2015 Honors — Third-team All-Big Ten selection. 2015 — Appeared in 56 games with 55 starts at shortstop… hit .303 (60-of-198) with 27 runs and 27 RBIs… hit .391 (36-of-92) — the fourth-best average in Big Ten only games — with 15 runs and 18 RBIs… 36 hits were tied for the second-most in the league… had a .436 on-base percentage in B1G games, which was 12th-best… tied for second on the team with 21 multi-hit games (18 two-hit, three three-hit) and led the team lead with eight multi-RBI games… had 10 multi-hit games in April (in 18 games), where he hit .378 with 11 runs and 11 RBIs… hit a team-best .313 (5-of-16) with four runs and two RBIs at NCAA Regionals… posted two hit games in both meetings with Missouri State (5/30, 5/31) and scored a run in all four contests… posted a .385 (5-for-13) average with three runs and two RBIs at Rutgers (5/14-16) with two multi-hit games… went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the opener (5/14) and 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in game two (5/15)… posted a .500 (6-for-12) average with four RBIs and two runs scored at Michigan (5/1-3)… went 2-for-4 with a career-high four RBIs in series opener before going 3-for-4 in the finale… hit .385 (5-for-13) with three RBIs vs. Nebraska (4/25-26)… posted a .545 (6-for-11) average with three runs scored, tallying two hits in all three games vs. Northwestern (4/17-18)… tied a school record with nine assists against Northwestern (4/18)… posted a team-best .364 (4-for-11) average in three-game series at No. 16 Maryland (4/10-12)… went 2-for-3 with a run scored in game two… hit .545 (6-for-11) with five runs and six RBIs in three-game series at Purdue (4/3-5)… finished 3-for-4 with a double, tying a career-high in hits, with career-bests in runs (3) and RBIs (3) to go along with two steals in series opener… drove in two runs in game two before finishing 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and run scored in finale… went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and run scored against Grand View (3/31)… missed three games with a back injury before returning March 14 at Houston Baptist… finished 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in series finale at HBU (3/17)… went 1-for-3 with two steals in game two vs. Cincinnati (2/28)… posted a two-hit game against UALR, finishing 2-for-4 — his first multi-hit game of the season.

2014 — Appeared in 33 games with 16 starts… served as a defensive specialist and started games at first, second and third base… posted a .246 (14-of-57) batting average with 10 runs and four RBIs… hit .333 (1-for-3) with two runs in a pair of games at Purdue (5/15-17)… hit .667 in three games against Northwestern with six hits, four runs, and a triple (4/11-12)… went 2-for-3 with two runs and 3-for-5 with two runs and a double in the April 12 doubleheader sweep… went 1-for-3 with two RBIs in the series finale against Indiana (4/7)… scored two runs in two games in the Stetson Invitational.

2013 — Started 28 games (15 at shortstop, seven at second base, six at third base)… one of seven true freshman to see playing time… ranked third on the team in stolen bases (7) and fifth in batting average (.272)… posted a 20-game reached-base streak from April 5-May 12, the second-longest streak by a Hawkeye in 2013… posted a season-best eight-game hitting streak from April 6-20, going 13-of-27 (.481) over the stretch… tallied six multi-hit games, including a season-best three hits against Kansas (April 9) and Penn State (April 20)… drove in two runs May 17 at Purdue, setting a season-best in RBIs and posting his first career multi-RBI game… went 5-of-9 (.556) during three-game series at Penn State (April 20-21), posting multi-hit efforts in the first two contests… went a perfect 3-of-3 in the second game of the series… started first two games of Kansas State series (April 12-13), going 2-of-6 (.333) at the plate… went 3-for-5 with a run scored against Kansas on April 9… registered two RBIs during a three-game set April 5-7 vs. Nebraska… drove in the first collegiate run in Indiana series finale March 31… registered the first hit of Hawkeye career against Northwestern on March 22, singling in the top of the fifth inning… went 2-for-3 in the series finale (March 23), recording the first multi-hit game and extra-base hit of collegiate career… saw action at shortstop at UALR on March 2, going 0-for-1 at the plate… made collegiate debut Feb. 16 against Austin Peay… was hit by pitch in first at-bat as a Hawkeye after pinch-hitting.

High School — Named State Journal Register Area Male Athlete of the Year as a senior… class 2A first team all-state selection as a shortstop/pitcher by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association… three-time all-conference and all-area honoree… team captain and team MVP in 2012… recipient of the Players Choice Award… led team to a conference and regional title as a senior, batting .525 with 62 hits, 54 runs, 29 RBIs, 22 steals and a .573 on-base percentage… also pitched 61 innings, compiling a 9-3 record, 84 strikeouts and a 1.84 ERA… led his team to a conference championship as a junior after tallying a .465 batting average, 25 RBIs, 14 stolen bases, and a .574 on-base percentage… also pitched 54 innings, compiling a 6-3 record with 68 strikeouts and a 1.81 ERA… listed as a Perfect Game Top Prospect… batted .474 with 35 RBIs, 13 stolen bases and a .552 on-base percentage as a sophomore… also a standout basketball and football player, earning all-conference honors in both… led his team to a conference championship, undefeated season, and state quarterfinals appearance as a senior as the team’s starting quarterback… recognized as a 2011 Class 2A first team all-state quarterback by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association… four-year honor roll member… Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Academic All-State team member and a National Honor Society member.

Personal — Born Nov. 6, 1993… son of Rick and Teri Roscetti… has two siblings, Joe and Ashleigh… father played football at Western Illinois… mother was a Junior Olympic gold medalist in trampoline… biology major.