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2023 Baseball Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU

29 Nick Bonk

  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Position Pitcher
  • Hometown Buffalo Grove, Ill.
  • High School Stevenson

Biography

2023:
- Academic All-MAC

- Made 15 relief appearances
- Earned his first save of the year with two scoreless innings in NIU’s 18-10 win at WKU on March 5 in the first game of a doubleheader, striking out three Hilltoppers
- Also earned the save in the Huskies’ 6-5 11-inning game in game two of doubleheader at WKU on March 5, throwing a perfect 11th inning
- Had back-to-back scoreless outings at Purdue on March 15 and against Ohio on March 26
- Threw 1.2 scoreless innings against Central Michigan on April 9, earning the win in NIU’s 6-5 win over the Chippewas

2022:
- Academic All-MAC
- Made 13 appearances on the mound, 12 in relief
- Had three strikeouts in 1.2 innings at Central Michigan on April 10
- Threw a season-high 4.2 innings against Ball State on April 24, allowing no runs on two hits and two walks with four strikeouts
- Earned the save in NIU’s 7-1 win at Western Michigan on April 30, striking out three in 2.2 innings
- Had five strikeouts in the final three innings of the Huskies’ 9-5 win over Eastern Michigan, getting his second save
- Struck out a career-high six batters in three innings of relief in 8-1 win at Toledo on May 13
- Had four strikeouts in two scoreless innings on May 19 against Bowling Green

2021:
- Pitched in eight games, making a start against Akron on May 2
- Earned the win in NIU’s 10-7 victory at Miami on March 28, throwing a scoreless seventh inning with a strikeout
- Had a season-high three strikeouts in 1.1 innings of relief against Central Michigan on April 3
- Threw 2.1 innings of scoreless relief at Ball State on April 24, allowing no hits with two strikeouts and two walks

2020:
- Made two relief appearances

2019:
- Appeared in six games, making four starts
- Threw a scoreless inning in his collegiate debut at California Baptist on Feb. 16
- Made his first career start at Kansas State on March 12
- Had his longest outing of the season at Milwaukee on May 14, striking out four in five innings.

Prior to NIU: Was 3-1 in his senior year at Stevenson with a 1.06 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched… Member of Stevenson’s IHSA 4A Regional runner-up squad in 2018… Also lettered in basketball.

Career-Highs:
Innings: 5.0 at Milwaukee (5/14/19)
Walks Allowed: 6 at Purdue (4/5/22)
Strikeouts: 6 at Toledo (5/13/22)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2019Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'7" 215 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2020Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'7" 215 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2021Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'7" 215 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2022Junior

    Pitcher
    6'7" 215 lbs
    29
  • 29

    2023Senior

    Pitcher
    6'7" 215 lbs
    29