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#11 Joey Nerat OF • 5-11 204 Jr. • Campbellsport, WI (Campbellsport HS)
CAREER HONORS
2024:
Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2024 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 34 games, making 22 starts ... Hit .241 with five home runs, seven doubles, one triple, and drove in 17 runs ... ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: His solo home run in the eighth inning gave DBU a 6-5 lead on the road at No. 15 Oklahoma State (4/16) ... vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Blasted a solo homer in a series-clinching win over Sam Houston (3/23) ...Went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI against New Mexico State (3/28) ... NON-CONFERENCE: Came off the bench as a pinch- hitter and smashed a home run in his first at-bat of the year against Central Michigan (2/24) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in his first start of the season versus San Diego (3/10) ... Hit is his first career grand slam and also doubled in a 10-5 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/15) ... Homered in his second straight game as part of a two-hit day against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/16) ... Went 1-for-3 with a double and drove in two runs to help DBU complete a three-game sweep of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/17) ... Delivered his first career triple and knocked in a run at Air Force (4/14) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double versus Stephen F. Austin (4/30).
2023 (FRESHMAN)
Played in four games, making two starts ... Made his first career start at Louisiana Tech (4/1) and hit a two-run homer to tie the game in the sixth inning.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Lakeshore Chinooks in the Northwoods League last summer ... Spent the summer of 2023 with the Anchorage Bucs in the Alaska Baseball League.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Campbellsport High School ... Played for head coach Jim Krug ... Garnered First Team All-State honors as a senior ... Was a two-time First Team All-Conference selection during his prep career ... Rated the No. 5 outfielder and No. 19 overall prospect from the state of Wisconsin by Perfect Game ... Was also an All-Region defensive back in football and played basketball in high school ... Competed in the summers for the GRB Rays.
PERSONAL
Born on April 30, 2004 ... Parents are Brad and Kelly Nerat ... His father played baseball at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and was part of a team that won an NCAA Division III World Series title in 1994 ... Majoring in Criminal Justice ... Favorite Bible verse is Matthew 16:25.
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