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Nik Balog
Position: INF
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Saratoga, CA
High School: Archbishop Mitty HS
Height: 6-4
Weight: 210
Experience: 1V
2009 SEASON: Started 28 and played in 38 games as a freshman... finished the season batting .336 (36-for-107) with seven doubles, one triple, three homeruns, 21 RBI, 15 runs scored, and one stolen base... began the season with a nine game hit streak (3/8-3/24) batting .444... doubled in his collegiate debut versus Gonzaga in the Palm Springs Tournament (3/8)... doubled and drove in a run at Washington (3/15)... homered on a 2-for-5 day at New Mexico State (3/20)... had three hits and drove in two the next day (3/21)... doubled versus Gonzaga (3/27)... had two hits including a double in the final game of the series against GU (3/29)... went 2-for-3 at Sacramento State (4/14)... stole first career base against Santa Clara (4/19)... homered, doubled, and drove in three versus Pepperdine (4/24)... homered and doubled again on a 3-for-5 day at then No. 13 Cal Poly (5/2)... finished the series with Cal Poly (5/2-4) batting .583 (7-for-12) with a double, a homerun, and four RBI... scored twice on a 2-for-5 day at Portland (5/15)... went 2-for-4 with a double in last game at Portland (5/17).
PREP CAREER: Batted .368 as a senior at Archbishop Mitty High School... had 10 doubles, four homeruns, and batted in 26... earned First Team All-WCAL and Second Team All-CCS.
PERSONAL: Born in October of 1989 in Los Gatos, CA... son of Steven and Barbara Balog... cousin Jason Haniger is a catcher for Georgia Tech... goal for the season is to make it to a regional... chose USF because of the coaches and the city... thinks the best thing about being a student athlete is the relationships you make... likes the diversity in San Francisco... lists his grandmother as the most impressive person he has met... favorite movie is Step Brothers... favorite book is The Alchemist... favorite musical artist is Toby Keith... favorite food is Sushi... hobbies include weight lifting... majoring in Business Marketing.