Northwestern University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Nick Barron
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- Position:
- INF
- Class:
- First-Year
- Hometown:
- Acton, Mass.
- High School:
- IMG Academy
2026: Finished his first-year season tied for second on the team in batting average (.295) and was first on the team in doubles (15)... Slugged nine home runs and 33 RBI in his debut campaign... Went 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI in his first career appearance at Rice (2/13)... Logged back-to-back three-hit games against Rice (2/15) and Cornell (2/20)... Launched his first career home run in a 13-5 win over Cornell (2/20)... Hit safely in five consecutive games from 2/21 to 3/1... Homered for the second time this season against Boston College (2/21) to spur a three-run comeback victory... Logged at least one RBI in four consecutive games from 3/1-3/8... Recorded a go-ahead RBI double in a 2-1 win over No. 25 USC (3/14)... Homered and drove in another run with a double in a 3-for-5 outing in a 10-9 win over Washington (3/28)... Roped a game-tying RBI single in a 13-9 comeback win over Valparaiso... Went 2-for-5 with an RBI single in a 10-9 win over Michigan State (4/4)... Posted the first two-homer game of his career when he went 2-for-2 with a walk and a pair of home runs against UIC (4/8)... Launched his sixth homer of the year and went 2-for-4 with three RBI in a win over UIC (4/14)... Added a walk, a hit and an RBI in a win over St. Thomas (4/22)... Was one of four ‘Cats to homer in a 10-8 win over Milwaukee (4/28)... Went 3-for-5 with a solo homer in a 9-6 win over Indiana (5/3)... Ended the season on a five-game hitting streak in which he went 10-for-18 with a home run, three doubles and four RBI... Roped three doubles in the season finale against Rutgers (5/16).
High School: Rated as the top position player out of Massachusetts and the 16th best first baseman nationally by Perfect Game… Posted a .388 career batting average at IMG Academy… Named team MVP in freshman and junior seasons… Won the MaxPreps National Championship with IMG in his senior year… Was twice named a preseason High School All-American… National Honor Society Student.
Personal: Parents are Heidi and Jon Barron… Sister Hannah plays lacrosse at Southern California.
Why Northwestern: “I chose Northwestern because of the unparalleled dynamic of sports and academics.”
