Nick Kurtz

Nicholas Jeffrey Kurtz (born March 12, 2003) is an American college baseball first baseman for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Career
Kurtz played for the USA 12U National Team and won a gold medal at the 2015 World Cup. He attended Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He committed to Wake Forest University to play college baseball.

As a freshman at Wake Forest in 2022, Kurtz was named a freshman All-American after hitting .338/.471/.637 with 15 home runs and 56 runs batted in (RBI) over 204 at-bats in 54 games. As a sophomore in 2023, he hit .353/.527/.784 with 24 home runs and 69 RBI over 190 at-bats in 56 games.

Kurtz entered his junior season in 2024 as a top prospect for the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. He was drafted fourth overall by the Oakland Athletics.