2024 Baseball Roster
Dardas, Nick
Jersey Number 23
Nick Dardas
- Position:
- C/IF
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Hometown:
- Bay City, Mich.
- High School:
- Bay City Western
Bio
2024: Catcher/second baseman wrapped up solid five-year career by earning Mid-American Conference Medal of Excellence and earning Academic All-MAC honors for third consecutive season … appeared in 44 games, 42 of them starts … started 23 games at catcher, 15 at second base, four at designated hitter … was hit by a pitch a team-high 14 times … led team with four sacrifice bunts … ranked third on the team with nine stolen bases … ranked second on the team with four home runs and 22 walks.
2023: Made 50 appearances, starting 31 at catcher … tied for fifth on the team with 30 walks … ranked sixth on the team with seven doubles and was one of eight Chippewas with an on-base percentage of at least .400 … drew three walks and delivered two RBI in a win at San Jose State (March 6) … hit home runs in back-to-back games against Saginaw Valley State (March 15) and Ohio (March 17) … had two hits and scored three runs in a win over Toledo (May 12) ... named Academic All-MAC.
2022: Appeared in 40 games with 31 starts at catcher … hit first career homer at Bowling Green (April 15) … homered in 12-3 MAC Tournament victory at Ball State (May 28) … had two doubles vs. Western Michigan (May 7) ... earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2021: Backup catcher made 38 appearances, 24 of them starts in place of injured starter Griffin Lockwood-Powell … had two doubles and two RBI vs. Northwood (May 11).
2020: Appeared in seven games with three starts … hit .222 .
High School: Hit .293 with a .460 on base percentage during his junior year in 2018 … hit .423 with 27 RBI and scored 18 runs as a sophomore in 2017 … named to All-State Second Team by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association in '17 … named to Midland Daily News All-Area First Team in 2018 and to the publication's second team in '17 … two-time All-Saginaw Valley League first teamer … MHSBCA Academic All-District, All-Region and All-State in 2018 … named to all-district team in 2017 and in 2018 … named all-region in 2017 … American Legion regional MVP in 2018 … coached at Western by CMU great Tim McDonald.
2023: Made 50 appearances, starting 31 at catcher … tied for fifth on the team with 30 walks … ranked sixth on the team with seven doubles and was one of eight Chippewas with an on-base percentage of at least .400 … drew three walks and delivered two RBI in a win at San Jose State (March 6) … hit home runs in back-to-back games against Saginaw Valley State (March 15) and Ohio (March 17) … had two hits and scored three runs in a win over Toledo (May 12) ... named Academic All-MAC.
2022: Appeared in 40 games with 31 starts at catcher … hit first career homer at Bowling Green (April 15) … homered in 12-3 MAC Tournament victory at Ball State (May 28) … had two doubles vs. Western Michigan (May 7) ... earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2021: Backup catcher made 38 appearances, 24 of them starts in place of injured starter Griffin Lockwood-Powell … had two doubles and two RBI vs. Northwood (May 11).
2020: Appeared in seven games with three starts … hit .222 .
High School: Hit .293 with a .460 on base percentage during his junior year in 2018 … hit .423 with 27 RBI and scored 18 runs as a sophomore in 2017 … named to All-State Second Team by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association in '17 … named to Midland Daily News All-Area First Team in 2018 and to the publication's second team in '17 … two-time All-Saginaw Valley League first teamer … MHSBCA Academic All-District, All-Region and All-State in 2018 … named to all-district team in 2017 and in 2018 … named all-region in 2017 … American Legion regional MVP in 2018 … coached at Western by CMU great Tim McDonald.
Dave Keilitz interview on Zach McKinstry
Friday, July 11
Jake Sabol Interview on Zach McKinstry
Friday, July 11
Baseball vs Oakland
Tuesday, May 13
Baseball vs Eastern Michigan
Sunday, May 11
