Honors And Awards
- 2026: All-Big 12 Freshman Team
- 2026: Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Baseball Classic MVP
Arizona 2026 (Freshman)
All-Big 12 Freshman Team … Appeared in 50 games with 49 starts throughout the season … Hit .303 and finished second on the team in hits (66) … Had 11 doubles and five home runs … Scored 28 runs and recorded 27 RBI … Started the season-opener against Stanford (2/13) and went 1-for-3 with a double … Had one hit and one RBI against Oregon State (2/14) … Named the MVP of the Live Like Lou Las Vegas College Baseball Classic after going a combined 9-for-14 with four RBI … Opened the event by going 3-for-4 with a run scored against Oregon (2/27) … Followed that performance up by going 3-for-5 with two RBI against Vanderbilt (2/28) … Closed out the tournament with a 3-for-5 performance with a double and two RBI against UC Irvine (3/1) … Had two hits and two RBI against Grand Canyon (3/3) … Went 3-for-4 with a walk and scored two runs in the first game of the series vs. Fresno State (3/6) … In the series-finale against the Bulldogs (3/8), went 3-for-5 and hit the first home run of his career … Went 2-for-6 with two RBI against Utah (3/14) … Had a 3-for-6 performance at the plate with a double, two RBI, and two runs scored against Texas Tech (3/21) … Closed out the series against Texas Tech by going 4-for-6 with a double and a home run … Had a two-run homer in the first game of the series against UCF (3/27) … Went 2-for-4 with a walk in the series-opener at TCU (4/10) … Went 2-for-5 with a home run against Arizona State (4/13) … Had two hits, scored two runs, and recorded an RBI against Kansas State (4/19) … Went 1-for-4 with a solo homer against Kansas (5/1) … Had three hits, including two doubles against New Mexico State (5/6) … In the series opener against Houston (5/8), went 3-for-4 with a walk and scored two runs.
Arizona 2025 (Freshman)
Did not play.
High School
Attended Foothill High School in California and earned four letters in baseball under head coaches Angelo Scavone and Zeke Palma…Played multiple positions, including right field, first base, second base, third base, shortstop, and catcher…Team captain as a junior and senior…Named team MVP as a senior…Picked up First Team All-Conference and All-District honors as a senior; also selected to Second Team All-Region after senior year…During senior season in 2024, hit .427 with 20 runs scored, nine doubles, one home run, and 22 RBI…Across four-years and 87 varsity contests, posted a .339 career batting average with 50 runs, 15 doubles, five home runs, and 46 RBI.
Personal
Nate Thomas Novitske…Son of Todd and Sarah Novitske…Two older brothers, Sam and Luke, and one younger sister, Ellie…Majoring in Business Management...Father played baseball at Ripon College…Brother Sam played baseball at Oregon from 2019-22, appearing in 167 and hitting .276 with 109 runs, 28 extra-base hits, and 73 RBI…Brother Luke plays baseball at Cal State East Bay and enters 2025 as a career .332 hitter with 102 runs and 83 RBI in 151 games…Sister Ellie is committed to play softball at University of Omaha Nebraska…Enjoys fishing…Chose Arizona because, “I loved the campus and the facilities.”
