It’s been an outstanding 2018 season for Stony Brook sophomore SS Nick Grande (Smithtown West 2016). He was a key cog in the Sea Wolves’ 32-win season which ended just short of winning the American East Championship.
He capped that season with being named First-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, an accomplishment not often achieved by shortstops from the northeast. His season, though, speaks for itself. He hit the ground running from Day 1 at finished the campaign with a triple slash line of .377/.468/.560 with six HR and 32 stolen bases. He drew 28 walks and was also hit by 10 pitches. He committed only seven errors at shortstop in 226 chances for a fielding percentage of .970.
With this historic season, he now puts himself in the conversation for the 2019 MLB Draft.
He was one of the original guests on our YouTube series back in 2016 following his All-Long Island season for Smithtown West, we ranked him as the No. 5 prospect on Long Island behind Matt Hogan, Kyle Young, Brian Morrell and Straton Podaras. You can watch that by clicking here.
