Baseball NSW congratulates Sydney native and Greenway Giants Junior, Jimmy Nati, for being named as a 2B finalist for the 2025 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I Gold Glove Team.
The ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America & Coach of the Year Committee voted on and ultimately selected this year’s Gold Glove finalists and Jimmy’s performance with Stanford this season has stood out.
Nati received the honor as a second baseman playing at Stanford. During his tenure there, he has won a Pac-12 championship in 2023 and received a Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention in 2024. As a junior, he was also named one of the Top 50 D1 Baseball Preseason Third Basemen.
Stanford ended their 2025 campaign with a 27-25 overall record and an 11-19 record inter-conference in the ACC. Their season ended on a 7-4 first-round loss to Virginia Tech at the ACC Baseball Championship.
Still, Jimmy Nati finished with another strong year since entering the team in the 2022-2023 season.
In his most recent season with Stanford, Nati played 52 games and finished with a batting average of .300 and an OBP of .367 with 203 at-bats. He led the team with 16 homers this season, compared to 8 in 2023-2024. He also raised his RBI from 45 in 2024 to 50 in 2025.
Earlier in his Australian career, Nati played for Team Australia’s U12 squad in 2016, and the U15 team at the U15 World Cup and Oceanic Qualifier in 2018, where he also tied for home run leader.
Once again, Baseball NSW congratulates Jimmy for yet another feather in his cap. May this honor encourage other NSW hopefuls to pursue promising college opportunities abroad!
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