Illinois Wesleyan

Has earned four letters (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) ... Transferred to Illinois Wesleyan after a semester at Creighton University ...

2020: Named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 7 First Team ... Appeared and started in all 10 games ... Batted .395 with 17 hits including a home run ... Led team with 14 runs, seven doubles, and a .628 slugging percentage ... Recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage with 20 putouts ... Season was cut short after 10 games, due to the COVID-19 outbreak ... Academic All-CCIW ...

2019: Chosen to first team of D3baseball.com All-Central Region Team ... Chosen to first team of College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin all-league squads ... Named College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin "Hitter of the Week" on March 5 ... Chosen as team's co-winner of "Most Valuable Player" honor ... Appeared in 36 games and started 34 ... Led the team in batting average with .399 including 57 hits ... Recorded three home runs and was walked 20 times ... Completed the season 69 put outs without errors in the outfield ... Academic All-CCIW ...

2018: One of three winners of team's "Most Valuable Player" honors ... Winner of team's "Best Defensive Player" honors ... Chosen to second team of ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-Central Region Team ... Chosen to first team of College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin all-league squads ... Named CCIW "Player of the Week" on April 17 ... Led team with .411 average, .471 on-base percentage, 38 runs and 69 hits ... Had eight doubles, two triples, three home runs and knocked in 32 runs ... Also stole six bases ... Academic All-CCIW ...

2017: Named "Top Newcomer" in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin and was selected to first team of All-CCIW baseball squads ... Chosen as the winner of team's "Best Newcomer" and "Best Defensive Player" honors ... Batted .337 with team highs of 58 hits and three triples ... Recorded eight doubles, four home runs and a .488 slugging percentage ... Drove in 26 runs and scored 34 times ... Academic All-CCIW ...

AT LINCOLN-WAY NORTH HS: Two year letterwinner and starter in baseball as center fielder ... Earned South Suburban All-Conference honors as a senior ... Played on team that won summer league state title ... Member, National Honor Society ...

PERSONAL: Nicholas Andrew Figus ... Majoring in nursing at Illinois Wesleyan ... Other interests include being a Chicago Cubs fan ...