FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State head baseball coach Tod Brown announced the hiring of Toran Shahidi as the new volunteer assistant coach for the Bison baseball team on Sept. 3.

Shahidi, a 2019 graduate of St. Cloud State, will work primarily with the catchers, as well as serving as the first base coach for the Bison. During his senior season with the Huskies, he helped St. Cloud State to a top-20 national ranking to end the season and a spot in the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament. 

During his senior season, Shahidi hit .327 with a .535 slugging percentage. He ranked second on the team with seven home runs, while also scoring 33 runs with 47 RBI. As a catcher, he threw out 13 base runners in 2018, tied for the third most in school history. Shahidi earned All-NSIC Second Team honors. 

Prior to his season at St. Cloud State, Shahidi played at Kirkwood Community College from 2014-2017 and South Carolina-Upstate in 2018. The Ames, Iowa native led the team in doubles, while starting 41 of 51 games for South Carolina-Upstate. Coming out of high school, Shahidi was a Top 1,000 player in Perfect Game's class of 2014 as a four-year letterwinner at Ames High School.