Ethan Navratil

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Position:
Infielder
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 230
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Albany, Minn.
High School:
Albany
Bats/Throws:
L/R

CAREER NOTES
Athletic: NSIC Gold Glove First Baseman (2022)…

2024 (JUNIOR): Made 39 starts and played in 47 games, all at first base in junior season with the Huskies, hitting .268 with a .341 on-base percentage and a .470 slugging percentage for a .811 OPS … Hit six home runs with 33 RBI, eight doubles, two triples, 25 runs and 13 walks … Had nine multi-hit games, including two three-hit games … Had nine multi-RBI games, including three three-RBI games … Launched a solo home run against Arkansas Tech (Feb. 3) … Went 2-for-5 with two RBI against Missouri Western (Feb. 10) … Went 2-for-4 with a home run, double, three RBI and two runs against UC Colorado Springs (Feb. 25) … Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs against Sioux Falls (March 29) … Hit 2-for-5 with a double, triple and run against Sioux Falls (March 30) … Went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI at Northern State (April 4) … Went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and two runs against Concordia-St. Paul (April 10) … Launched two home runs, hitting 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs in win over Mary (April 14) … Had a three-hit game at Wayne State (April 21).

2023 (SOPHOMORE): Served as an everyday starter at first base and a strong lefthanded hitting option as a true sophomore in the Huskies lineup... appeared in 49 games and started 42... producing a .289/.357/.535 slash for a .892 OPS while smashing 12 doubles, 45 RBI and scoring 37 runs and homering nine times... drew walks at a 10.6% rate and maintained a healthy 12.5 K clip... had 10 multi-run games... stole two bases without being thrown out... went on a three game homerun streak in the NISC Tournament... with the glove he lead the team in putouts with 294 and in fielding doubles with 19 working to a healthy .987 fielding percentage... Southwest Baptist (2/3): Began the season as a starter for the Huskies going 0-for-3 drawing a hit-bypitch, scored two runs... Missouri Southern (2/3): Went 2-for-2 while ripping a double... Southwest Baptist (2/4): Ripped a double going 1-for-1 and scoring a run... Missouri Southern (2/5): Served as a starter going 2-for-4, scored a run and three RBI... Ark. Monticello (2/11-13): Went 3-for-6 plating three runs and his first homer of the season... drew a hit-by-pitch, scored two runs and an RBI in the doubleheader... started the game, drew five walks, scored three runs and two RBI... Nova Southeastern (3/9-11): Served as a started in the final two games of the series, went 1-for-6 and drew a walk plating one run... Caldwell (3/13): Went 1-for-2 as a starter... Bentley (3/14): Entered the game as a pinch runner... Pace (3/15): Appeared as a pinch hitter... Caldwell (3/15): Went 3-for-3 as a starter, scored a run and three RBI... Southwest Minn. State (3/23): Went 2-for-5 while ripping a double and scoring two RBI in the doubleheader... Augustana (3/24): Served as a starter going 0-for-4... Augustana (3/25): Started the doubleheader... went 0-for-2 in the opener... went 1-for-3 scoring one run and one RBI, hit a homer in the final game... Upper Iowa (3/28): Entered the game off the bench and drew a walk... Concordia-St. Paul (4/7-8): Started the series... went 3-for-4 ripping a double and plating a run and one RBI in the opener... hit another double, scored a pair of runs and two RBI in the final game... Minnesota Crookston (4/13): Started the doubleheader going 0-for-7... Sioux Falls (4/16-17): Ripped a double, scored a run and two RBI going 1-for-4 in the series opener... went 1-for-8 and drew two walks in the doubleheader, scoring two runs and one RBI... Mary (4/23-24): Had an RBI in both games of the doubleheader going 3-for-7 while ripped a double and a homer, scored two runs... went 1-for-3 in the final game of the series... Bemidji State (4/27): Started the doubleheader... ripped a homer early in the first, went 3-for-4 recording a pair of RBI and two runs... went 0-for-5 and drove in an RBI... Minnesota Duluth (4/29-30): Started the doubleheader... went 0-for-4 drawing a walk... went 2-for-4 scoring one run and four RBI, ripped his fourth homer of the season... ripped two doubles and scored a run in final game of the series... Northern State (5/2): Drew a walk in both games of the doubleheader, went 1-for4 scoring three runs and two RBI.. Wayne State (5/5): Went 1-for-4 in the doubleheader... NSIC Tournament (5/10-14): Started all five games in NSIC Tournament play... drew a walk and recorded an RBI against Southwest Minnesota... went 2-for-5 scoring a run and three RBI, started a three-game homer streak against Augustana... scored a run against Minnesota State... scored two runs and three RBI in the opener... ripped a double, scored a run and two RBI against Minnesota State to help the team win the NSIC Tournament... Warrensburg Regional (5/18-20): Started all three game in Regional play... smashed his sixth homer of the season and scored a run against Central Missouri... went 2-for-6 scoring a run and an RBI against Ouachita Baptist... went 1-for-4 against Central Missouri...

2022 (FRESHMAN): Became the Huskies’ everyday starter at first base as a true freshman, earning an NSIC Gold Glove for his work in the field while providing lefthanded pop to the order…played in 49 games with 45 starts, slashing .238/.349/.363 for a .712 OPS while smashing eight doubles and homering four times…scored 29 runs and drove in 27…drew walks at a 12.2% clip while maintaining a healthy 17.5% K rate, mitigating a bad-luck .274 BABiP to produce a .331 wOBA…stole two bases on three tries…truly shined with the glove, starting 43 games at first base and logging 342.0 innings with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, converting all 291 chances in the field…was a part of 16 double plays and recorded a 7.66 range factor/9…collected nine multi-hit games…drove in multiple runs five times…held a season-best nine game hitting streak from April 16-29…found his swing late in the season, slashing .328/.409/.483 for a .892 OPS over his final 17 games with three doubles, two homers and 12 RBI…

HSU Invitational (2/10-13): Became one of just three Huskies true freshman to crack the Opening Day lineup since 2013, joining John Nett (2020, CF) and Reid Conlee (2018, DH) by drawing the start at first base in the season opener…went 1-for-11 in his debut weekend, scoring a pair of runs and drawing a walk…had his first collegiate hit and went 1-for-4 with a run scored against Ouachita Baptist… Colorado Trip (2/26-3/1): Enjoyed a stellar trip out west, going 5-for-15 with four runs scored, three doubles, a home run and six RBI…provided two pulti-hit games…was 1-for-3 with a double at UC-Colorado Springs…collected his first collegiate multi-hit game against Mary with two doubles in three trips to the plate, scoring twice and plating a pair…crushed his first collegiate home run and was 2-for-5 with a career-high four RBI in the finale at UC-Colorado Springs… Florida Trip (3/7-3/13): Went 4-for-21 with four runs scored and drove in four…plated two and was 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Ashland…went 1-for-4 with two RBI against Bentley… Augustana (3/19-20): Started two of three games in the conference opener, going 1-for-4 with a solo homer in game two… Winona State (3/24): Had a hit in both games of the midweek, going 2-for-8 with a run scored… Wayne State (3/26-27): Scored a run in all three games, going 2-for-10 with four runs scored, a double and an RBI… Sioux Falls (4/3-4): Went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in the series finale… Concordia-St. Paul (4/10-11): Doubled and went 1-for-2 with a run scored in game two… Upper Iowa (4/12): Had a 2-for-4 day at the plate in game one and drove in a run before crossing home once in game two… Southwest Minnesota State (4/15-16): Belted a solo home run and went 1-for-3 in the finale, opening up a nine game hitting streak… Northern State (4/21): Had a 3-for-6 series, scoring three times and driving in four…went 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored in game one…matched his career best with four RBI as part of a 2-for-4 finale… Bemidji State (4/23-24): Stayed red-hot with a 5-for-14 weekend, scoring three runs and driving in three…had his first collegiate three-hit contest with a 3-for-5 opener…went 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI in game two…crossed home twice and went 1-for-5 with a solo shot in the finale… Minnesota Duluth (4/27): Was 2-for-3 with an RBI in the opener…drove in a run and went 1-for-4 in game two… Minnesota Crookston (4/29): Went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and one RBI in the opener… Mary (5/4): Went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI in game one… Minot State (5/6-7): Had a 2-for-3 day in game one… NSIC Tournament (5/13): Started all three games in NSIC Tournament play, going 2-for-10 with a double while drawing three walks…

Prep: A 2021 graduate of Albany High School...five-year baseball letterman...three-year football and basketball letterman... 2021 St. Cloud Times Baseball Player of the Year...four-time All-Granite Ridge Conference honoree...earned All-Granite Ridge Conference recognition twice in both football and basketball...

Personal: The son of Mike and Sharon Navratil...sister Erin (22’) was a two-sport star at St. Cloud State, starting as an outside hitter for Volleyball for two years and playing significant minutes for Women’s Basketball...Social Studies Education major…member of Letter Club and Captains and Leaders in high school...enjoys ice fishing, pond hockey and hanging with friends...