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Nick English

Catcher
OLATHE SOUTH HS
OLATHE, KANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

.418

Batting Average

5

Home Runs

20

RBI

15

Runs Scored
“Nick English is the best player in the state of Kansas—no doubt. The dude is a complete hitter and absolutely shuts down the running game. Best player in the state.”
Brad Stoll
Head Coach head coach at Lawrence High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 180-pound senior catcher batted .418 with five home runs, 20 RBI and 15 runs scored this past season, leading the Falcons (15-7) to the Class 6A regional final. The unanimous Class 6A Player of the Year, English also had a .523 on-base percentage and a .746 slugging percentage. The state’s top-ranked catcher by both Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report, he threw out six of 10 attempted base stealers, picked off seven other runners and was unable to corral only eight wild pitches over 117 innings behind the plate.

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Academic Achievement

English has maintained a weighted 3.67 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Kansas State University this fall. 

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Exemplary Character

English started his own fence-staining operation and has volunteered locally cooking and bringing meals to his grandparents and elderly neighbors.