Biography
2021 SEASON (SENIOR): Granted extra year of eligibility from NCAA due to Covid-19...Started all 61 games...Hit .320 in 247 at-bats with 79 hits, including seven doubles, four triples and nine home runs...Had five games with three hits...Scored three runs against Northern Colorado (March 7) and Oral Roberts (April 17)...Drove in three runs against Northern Colorado (March 7) and Oral Roberts (May 29)...Had two doubles against Western Illinois (March 20)...Had multiple hits in 25 games and drove in multiple runs in 10 games...Set NDSU single-season records for at-bats (247) and games played (61)...Ranked fourth in NDSU history in hits (79), while he was fifth in runs scored (60) and total bases (121)...His 16 stolen bases and 13 times being hit by a pitch both rank ninth in school history, while his four triples are the 10th most in a single-season at NDSU...He finished his career at NDSU eighth in stolen bases with 35...Was named the Summit League Player of the Week (March 8)...Selected to the Summit League Academic All-League Team...Named to the Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team, where he was named the MVP...An All-Summit League First Team selection in the outfield...
2020 SEASON (SENIOR): Appeared in 16 games, including 13 starts, before season was cut short due to coronavirus pandemic......Hit .116 with five hits in 43 at-bats, including a double...Drove in two runs, while scoring eight...Led team in stolen bases with six...Named to Summit League Academic Honor Roll...Named to Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence...
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in all 43 games, starting 42 of them … Hit .263 on 35 hits in 133 at bats with 29 runs scored, 24 RBI, a double, a triple, a home run and 22 walks with 11 stole bases and a .389 on-base percentage … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored against Oral Roberts on April 20 … Went 3-for-3 with a triple, stolen base and run scored against Dakota State on March 23 … Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll … Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 24 games, including nine starts … Hit .205 on eight hits in 39 at bats with eight runs scored, four RBI, a double, a home run and five walks … Hit his one home run of the year in a Bison rout of Dickinson State (March 13) 17-4 … Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in 23 games, including eight starts ... Posted a .161 batting average with five hits in 31 at bats ... Compiled six runs scored, two RBI, one double and six walks ... Went a career-best 2-for-3 with a run scored, double and RBI in NDSU's win over Valley City State May 2 ... Selected to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner and starter, and two-year team captain at Proctor High School ... Hit .395 and was named all-state, all-area, all-conference and all-section as a senior ... Batted .431 and was named all-conference, all-section and all-area as a junior ... Also was a standout football player at Proctor, earning first team all-conference honors as a senior and honorable mention as a junior ... Set school records for passing yards, completions, touchdowns and passing yards in a game ... Also was a two-time all-conference hockey player.
PERSONAL: Son of Jason and Teresa Malec ... Dad played baseball at Minnesota-Duluth...Has two sisters, Samantha and Lindsey ... Majoring in exercise science with a minor in psychology...
