Nick Loftin

Loftin attended W. B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he played baseball.[1] As a senior in 2017, he batted .465 with three home runs alongside going 11–4 with a 1.10 ERA on the mound.[2] He originally committed to play college baseball at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, but later switched his commitment to Baylor University.[3] Undrafted in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Baylor.[4]

In 2018, Loftin's freshman year at Baylor, he appeared in 55 games (making 53 starts), batting .306 with six home runs and 36 RBIs, earning Freshman All-American honors alongside being named to the Big 12 Conference All-Second Team and All-Freshman Team.[5][6] As a sophomore in 2019, Loftin started 53 games in which he hit .323 with six home runs, 41 RBIs, and 18 doubles.[7][8] He was named to the All-Big 12 First Team.[9] That summer, he played for both the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League and for the United States collegiate national baseball team.[10][11][12][13] Prior to Loftin's junior year in 2020, he was named the Big 12 Conference Preseason Player of the Year.[14][15][16] Over 14 games for his junior season, he batted .298 with two home runs and 15 RBIs before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Loftin was selected 32nd overall by the Kansas City Royals in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[17] On June 23, 2020, Loftin signed with the Royals on a $3MM bonus.

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Baylor Bears bio