Northern Illinois University Athletics

2024:
- CSC Academic All-District
- MAC All-Academic Team
- Started all 54 games at shortstop
- Reached base safely in nine of the first 10 games of the year
- Drew three walks at Iowa (Feb. 27)
- Was 6-for-13 at the plate in the series at Cincinnati (Mar. 1-3)
- Had two hits, including a three-run home run, at Illinois State (Mar. 20)
- Also drove in three runs at Northwestern (Mar. 26) and against Ball State (May 5)
- Was 3-for-5 with three runs scored in win over St. Thomas (May 8)

2023:
- Academic All-MAC
- Played in 50 games, making 49 starts
- Hit .276 with eight doubles, five triples and 27 runs batted in
- Led NIU with five triples and was second on the team in walks (37), on-base percentage (.404) and runs scored (38)
- Reached base in each of the first 31 games of the season ending the streak with a 14-game hitting streak
- Had three hits with a double and an RBI at Kent State on March 11; was 5-for-12 in the series with three runs scored
- Also had three hits in NIU’s 11-1 win over Ohio on March 26, going 3-for-4 with a career-high three RBI
- Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in NIU’s 6-5 win over Central Michigan on April 9
- Hit a two-run home run and drove in a third run on a bases loaded walk in second game of doubleheader at Ball State on April 22
- Drove in a career-high four runs against Toledo on May 7; went 2-for-5 with an RBI double and a three-run triple

2022:
- Started 42 of the 43 games played at shortstop
- Recorded his first hit at NIU in the second game of a doubleheader at Sacramento State on Feb. 19
- Went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two walks at Lipscomb on March 4
- Had two hits, including a double, and two RBI in NIU’s 9-5 win at Akron on March 18
- Hit his first home run as a Huskie against Miami on April 1
- Drew three walks and scored three runs in NIU’s 14-6 win over Bowling Green on May 19

Prior to NIU: Hit .388 with three home runs, 25 RBI and eight stolen bases at Florence Darling Technical College in 2021.
 
Personal: Son of Tanya and Chris Demetral…Father played baseball as Western Michigan…Corporate Communication major.

Career Highs:
At-Bats: 6, twice (M.R. at Bowling Green, 5/13/23)
Runs: 3, 3x (M.R. vs. St. Thomas, 5/8/24)
Hits: 3, 5x (M.R. vs. Eastern Michigan, 5/17/24)
RBI: 4 vs. Toledo (5/7/23)
Home Runs: 1, 3x (M.R. at Illinois State, 3/20/24)
Walks: 3, 2x (last at Iowa, 2/27/24)
Stolen Bases: 1, 12 times (M.R. at Abilene Christian, 2/16/24)