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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The 25th annual Drury University Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony will include Marshalltown High School graduate Nick Thimesch.
Thimesch, a 2010 MHS graduate, will be inducted on Jan. 11, 2020, in recognition of his four-year baseball career at Drury. Thimesch was the program's first-ever NCAA Division II All-American after receiving first-team honors from Daktronics. He was the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year in 2014 as well as the ABCA Midwest Region Player of the Year after closing his collegiate career as Drury's all-time leader in batting average (.377), hits (314), runs scored (198), stolen bases (77) and at-bats (832).
Thimesch was a first-team all-state outfielder for Marshalltown High School in 2010. He received the Lanny Peterson Award from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association after being named the Large Schools West team MVP and the captain of the academic all-state team at the Senior All-Star Series. He played in back-to-back state tournaments for the Bobcats in 2008 and 2009.